Patent ID: 7857384
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A slipcover for a piece of furniture including a base, a back, first and second arms, and a seat portion, the slipcover comprising: a back portion for covering the back of the furniture; first and second arm portions for covering the first and second arms; and back pleats located at respective back corners of the slipcover and having pleated seams and elastic, each back pleat joining the back portion to one of the first and second arm portions by at least in part extending between and being attached to a side of the back portion and a side of the respective arm portion that the respective back pleat joins to the back portion, the elastic running through the pleated seams and traveling across an outer surface of the back pleats to allow the slipcover to expand over a largest perimeter of the furniture and then relax to fit the base of the furniture as the slipcover is placed on the furniture, wherein the back pleats each comprise a top pleat and a bottom pleat, and the bottom pleat is larger than the top pleat.