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Granted Patent B2
US 7,076,939 · App. 10/290,638 · Granted Jul 18, 2006

Method of making furniture with synthetic woven material

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Patent No.
US 7,076,939
App. No.
10/290,638
Granted
Jul 18, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

An article of furniture is made from elongated polymer filaments. The polymer filaments may be monofilaments or plural filaments which are twisted together and heat set to prevent their untwisting during the subsequent weaving process. The heat setting of the polymer filaments is achieved by heating the polymer material either before or after the twisting process.

Claims (16)

1. An article of furniture comprising a frame having a shape of an article of furniture and at least one panel attached thereto formed as a weave from a plurality of elongated members of polymer material, said panel forming an occupant supporting portion, said plurality of elongated members at least including an elongated first yarn twisted together with an elongated second yarn forming a composite yarn having a twisted shape, wherein each of said plurality of elongated members at least includes an outer layer formed from the same polymer material, and wherein one of said first and second yarns is different from the other one of said first and second yarns in at least one of shape, surface configuration and surface appearance.

2. The article of claim 1 , further including an elongated third yarn of said polymer material twisted together with said first and second yarns.

3. The article of claim 2 , wherein said third yarn is substantially similar to one of said first and second yarns in at least one of size, shape, surface, configuration and surface appearance.

4. The article of claim 2 , wherein said third yarn is different from said first and second yarns in at least one of size, shape, surface configuration and surface appearance.

5. The article of claim 2 , wherein said third yarn is similar to one of said first and second yarns in size, shape, surface configuration and surface appearance.

6. The article of claim 2 , wherein said third yarn is different from said first and second yarns in size, shape, surface configuration and surface appearance.

7. The article of claim 1 , wherein said one of said first and second yarns is different from the other one of said first and second yarns in size, shape, surface configuration and surface appearance.

8. The article of claim 1 , wherein said surface appearance comprise coloration.

9. An article of furniture comprising a frame having a shape of an article of furniture and at least one panel attached thereto formed as a weave from a plurality of elongated members of polymer material, said panel forming an occupant supporting portion, said plurality of elongated members at least including an elongated first yarn, an elongated second yarn and an elongated third yarn, said first, second and third yarns twisted together to form a composite twisted yarn, wherein each of said plurality of elongated members at least includes an outer layer formed from the same polymer material, and wherein one of said first, second and third yarns is different from at least one of the other two yarns in at least one of shape, surface configuration and surface appearance, wherein each of said first, second and third yarns include a longitudinally extending core of a polymer material.

10. The article of claim 9 , wherein said surface appearance comprises coloration.

11. The article of claim 9 , wherein each of said first, second and third yarns are different from each other in at least one of size, shape, surface configuration and surface appearance.

12. The article of claim 9 , wherein each of said first, second and third yarns are different from each other in size, shape, surface configuration and surface appearance.

13. The article of claim 1 , wherein at least one of said plurality of elongated members includes an inner core of polymer material.

14. The article of claim 9 , wherein at least one of said plurality of elongated members includes an inner core of polymer material.

15. The article of claim 1 , wherein said first and second yarns are the same length in said composite yarn.

16. The article of claim 9 , wherein said first and second yarns are the same length in said composite twisted yarn.

Assignments (15)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2021
From: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: BROWN JORDAN INC. (F/K/A BROWN JORDAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.); BROWN JORDAN COMPANY, LLC; CASUAL LIVING WORLDWIDE, INC.; LOEWENSTEIN, INC.; TROPITONE FURNITURE CO., INC.; WINSTON FURNITURE COMPANY OF ALABAMA, LLC
Reel/Frame 058520/0377 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2021
From: BROWN JORDAN INC.; BROWN JORDAN COMPANY, LLC; WINSTON FURNITURE COMPANY OF ALABAMA, LLC; CASTELLE FURNITURE CO., INC.; TROPITONE FURNITURE CO., INC.; CASUAL LIVING WORLDWIDE, INC.
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
Reel/Frame 058526/0145 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2021
From: BROWN JORDAN INC.; BROWN JORDAN COMPANY, LLC; WINSTON FURNITURE COMPANY OF ALABAMA, LLC; CASTELLE FURNITURE CO., INC.; TROPITONE FURNITURE CO., INC.; CASUAL LIVING WORLDWIDE, INC.
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
Reel/Frame 058579/0122 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2017
From: BROWN JORDAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.; BROWN JORDAN COMPANY, LLC; CASUAL LIVING WORLDWIDE, INC.; LOEWENSTEIN, INC.; TROPITONE FURNITURE CO., INC.; WINSTON FURNITURE COMPANY OF ALABAMA, LLC
To: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 041581/0875 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2017
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: CASUAL LIVING WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 041581/0656 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2017
From: CASUAL LIVING WORLDWIDE, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 041131/0931 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 5, 2016
From: BROWN JORDAN SERVICES, INC
To: CASUAL LIVING WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 040235/0930 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2014
From: BROWN JORDAN SERVICES, INC.
To: U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 033757/0684 →
AMENDMENT TO GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2014
From: BROWN JORDAN SERVICES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION AS ADMINSTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 033764/0430 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 21, 2011
From: BROWN JORDAN SERVICES, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS CASUAL LIVING WORLDWIDE, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 027431/0029 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 21, 2011
From: BROWN JORDAN SERVICES, INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CASUAL LIVING WORLDWIDE, INC.)
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 027431/0097 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 20, 2011
From: CASUAL LIVING WORLDWIDE, INC.
To: BROWN JORDAN SERVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 027422/0779 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2007
From: SUN ISLE USA, LLC
To: CASUAL LIVING WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 019419/0342 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2005
From: SUN ISLE CASUAL FURNITURE, LLC
To: SUN ISLE USA, LLC
Reel/Frame 016967/0441 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2003
From: SCHWARTZ, LARRY
To: SUN ISLE CASUAL FURNITURE, LLC
Reel/Frame 013772/0142 →