Patent ID: 6022072
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A47C,Y10S

Abstract:
A debris collecting device for use in a piece of upholstered furniture, the upholstered furniture having a seat cushion support, a backrest adjacent the seat cushion support and side supports on opposite sides of the seat cushion support and at least one seat cushion supported on the seat cushion support comprising:a. a longitudinally extended member, said member comprised of:i. a first, slightly flexible, generally wedge shaped lower member,ii. a second, slightly flexible, generally wedge shaped member extending upwardly at an obtuse angle from the first wedge shaped lower member in the direction of, and to be positioned against the backrest or side supports of the piece of furniture, the wedge shaped lower member,iii. a third, slightly flexible, wedge shaped member extending laterally outwardly at an obtuse angle away from the second wedge shaped member and at an acute angle from the first wedge shaped member,b. said first, second and third wedge shaped members being integrally secured to each other at a central location, with a junction formed between the second and third wedge shaped members, in a configuration adapted to block a gap existing between the backrest or side supports and the seat cushion support of the piece of furniture and collect debris at the junction of the second and third wedge shaped members under the at least one seat cushion of said piece of furniture when the first wedge shaped member is inserted into such gap,c. said device additionally comprising rounded, frictional protuberances on at least one side of the first wedge shaped member to releasably maintain the device within the gap, andd. said integrally secured wedge shaped members having perforations along the longitudinal axis of the device to facilitate severing of the device into different lengths.