Patent ID: 9247820
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A47C,B68G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for installing a fabric decking material in an article of furniture, the apparatus comprising: a cylindrical base having a central axis and adapted to be placed in proximity to a frame of the article of furniture; a plurality of spaced needles extending away from said base and aligned in a row parallel to said axis of said cylindrical base, said row encompassing only a portion of a circumferential surface of said cylindrical base and said needles extending a distance greater than a thickness of the fabric decking material; a plate hingedly coupled above said cylindrical base and positioned to extend over said needles when said plate is in a closed position; and a rotation mechanism coupled to said cylindrical base and operable to impart a rotational movement to said cylindrical base about said axis, between a first, ready position for engagement with the fabric decking material, and a second stretched position.