Patent ID: 7775589
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. An upholstery mounting system for an article of furniture, the upholstery mounting system comprising: an upholstery backing member with an outer surface, an inner surface, a first end, and a second end; a furniture member comprising a portion of an article of furniture; a plurality of mounting clips fixed to the inner surface of the upholstery backing member or to the furniture member wherein each mounting clip comprises an elongate engaging member disposed at an acute angle away from the member to which the mounting clip is fixed; and a plurality of mounting brackets fixed to the furniture member or to the inner surface of the upholstery backing member in correspondence to the plurality of mounting clips wherein each mounting bracket comprises a raised central portion spaced from the furniture member or the inner surface of the upholstery backing member to define an aperture between the raised central portion and the furniture member or the inner surface of the upholstery backing member; whereby the upholstery backing member can be retained relative to the furniture member by an insertion of the elongate engaging members of the mounting clips through the apertures of correspondingly disposed mounting brackets between the raised central portion and the furniture member or the inner surface of the upholstery backing member.