Patent ID: 8464376
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A cover for a pillow or cushion, the cover comprising: a generally planar first panel having an exterior surface and an opposing interior surface; a generally planar second panel having an exterior surface and an opposing interior surface, at least a portion of an outer periphery of the second panel being secured to at least a corresponding portion of an outer periphery of the first panel to form a cavity between the interior surface of the first panel and the interior surface of the second panel; a flap extending from a portion of the outer periphery of one of the first and second panels toward the cavity, the flap including a first lateral edge, an opposing second lateral edge and a free edge extending from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge, each of the first and second lateral edges of the flap being secured to a portion of the outer periphery of at least one of the first and second panels; and at least one fastener proximate the free edge of the flap, the fastener extending generally parallel to the free edge of the flap, the fastener biasing or holding the flap toward the interior surface of one of the first and second panels to at least partially surround and secure one of a pillow and a cushion within the cavity, wherein, when a pillow or cushion is positioned in the cavity, the flap is positioned between an exterior surface of the pillow or cushion and the interior surface of one of the first and second panels; and wherein, when the pillow or cushion is positioned in the cavity, the first panel, the second panel and the flap combine to surround an entire periphery of the pillow or cushion.