Patent ID: 7943004

Claim:
A method of securely attaching a slipcover to an article of furniture, the slipcover having an underside and an opposed topside, the method comprising: providing a double sided adhesive tape, the double sided adhesive tape comprising at least one pressure sensitive adhesive, at least one heat activated adhesive, and a flexible substrate, providing said double sided adhesive tape between said article of furniture and said underside of said slipcover at one or more locations, such that said double sided adhesive tape makes contact with said article of furniture and said underside of said slipcover, installing said slipcover on to said furniture, and applying heat to said topside of said slipcover on top of where said double sided adhesive tape lies between said article of furniture and said underside of said slipcover, wherein the applied heat causes said slipcover to adhere to said article of furniture.