Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Listing bead for upholstery clips
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Application No.: US14839386Application Date: 2015-08-28
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Publication No.: US09834431B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Jeffrey A. Agonia , Andrew W. Santin , Aleksandr V. Boguk
- Applicant: Hope Global, Division of NFA Corp.
- Applicant Address: US RI Cumberland
- Assignee: Hope Global, Division of NFA Corp.
- Current Assignee: Hope Global, Division of NFA Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US RI Cumberland
- Agency: Loginov & Associates
- Agent William A. Loginov
- Main IPC: A47C31/02
- IPC: A47C31/02 ; B68G7/12 ; B60N2/58

Abstract:
A listing bead for use in securing upholstery trim covers to upholstery clips embedded in a foam substrate that includes finger-friendly formations on its surface. The formation in an illustrative embodiment defines a flat top at the upper end of a neck that extends between the bead and the top. Illustratively, the top is formed in two outwardly bent L-shapes extending at right angles in opposing directions from the neck. The bead, neck and flat top define confronting halves, joined at the bottom edge, which encase a web that is constructed and arranged to be secured to the trim cover by adhesives, welding or stitching. The web illustratively includes punched and/or cut holes (tactile indicia) at predetermined intervals therealong that provide visual and tactile feedback to the installer on the approximate location of clips in the substrate during assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170057807A1 LISTING BEAD FOR UPHOLSTERY CLIPS Public/Granted day:2017-03-02
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