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Granted Patent B2
US 11,812,868 · App. 18/083,560 · Granted Nov 14, 2023

Methods and apparatus for furniture protection

Inventor: Thomas Jacob Flitsch (Moorpark, CA)
A47C31/11A47C27/144B60N2/60
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,812,868
App. No.
18/083,560
Granted
Nov 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and apparatus for creating furniture protection which may be easily installed and removed are disclosed. The stored furniture protection may be designed to function as decorative items for the furniture such as pillows, bolsters and the like. In some examples, the stored furniture protection may take a form as a pillow and then when unfolded may form a lightweight impermeable cover for the furniture.

Claims (8)

1. An apparatus to cover a piece of furniture, the apparatus comprising:

a first solid foam component, wherein the first solid foam component comprises at least a portion of a cavity;

a fabric covering, wherein the fabric covering surrounds at least a portion of the first solid foam component;

a panel of a furniture covering material;

wherein the panel covers a furniture during a use state; and

wherein the panel is stored within the cavity during a storage state;

wherein when a screw top is joined to the apparatus to cover a piece of furniture, the apparatus forms a pillow when the panel is stored within the cavity further comprising a screw interface, wherein the foam component and the screw interface form a screw top container further comprising a screw interface, wherein the screw interface joins the first solid foam component to a second solid foam component with a second screw interface.

2. The apparatus to cover a piece of furniture of claim 1 wherein when the screw interface is joined to the second screw interface, the apparatus forms a pillow when the panel is stored within the cavity.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 17620576
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