Cushion construction

Application filed. July 23,

The present invention relates to an upholstered cushion construction particularly adapted for use in: chairs, sofas, and the like, but·, which may be used for other seats and 5 chairs, generally, where desired.

The. object of the present invention is the provision of an upholstered cushion construction including a spring unit and upper pad unit so arranged that the front edge of the 1 >' cushion will be supported by springs alone in order to maintain the front edge at all times in a neat and well-defined extended position and against sagging, while the center and rear portions of the. cushion are ¹⁵ padded with down or other soft stuffing material so as to give the requisite softness and comfort to the cushion.

With the above and other· objects in view : the invention resides in the sundry details 20 of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described .and pointed out in the appended claims. \ < In the accompanying drawings, one form ··-.> of the invention is disclosed, by way of example, in which:—

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cushion with one side edge broken away to : illustrate the interior construction of the ^s'j cushion; and

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 2—2 of Figure 1.

Broadly considered the cushion C consists v _ of a unitary structure having a bottom spring ⁰⁰ unit 12 and an upper pading unit 13, the spring unit having a plurality of coil springs of graduated heights and the padding unit being superimposed on the spring unit and _4i; so shaped as to be reversely graduated to the springs, the combined construction being a rectangular body.

With detailed reference to the drawings, . the cushion C is substantially rectangular 45 in transverse cross-section from its front edge f to its rear edge r and has an outer covering of any suitable material 10 which will cover all sides of the cushion. Under the covering material 10 is disposed a cottom batting 11 50 which is coextensive therewith and of suit2

1,852,943 rality of coil springs of graduated heights from the front to the rear end thereof, a padding unit of suitable stuffing material disposed upon said spring unit and having a substantially flat top surface and a forwardly ⁷and upwardly inclined bottom surface cqmplemental to the top surface of said spring unit, and a covering for said cushion.

5. A cushion construction comprising a bottom spring unit composed of a plurality ^sof coil springs having its upper surface rearwardly and downwardly inclined from its front edge, and a padding unit of a stuffing material disposed upon said spring unit and _ having a substantially flat top surface and ⁸⁰a forwardly and upwardly inclined bottom surface complemental to the top surface of said spring unit, the front edge of said padding unit terminating at a point remote from the'front edge of said spring unit, and a cov- ⁸⁸ering for said cushion.

6. A unitary cushion structure having subtantially flat top and bottom surfaces, a spring unit in the bottom of said cushion comprising a plurality of coiled springs of ⁹⁰gradually decreasing heights from one end to an opposite end of said cushion, a flexible enclosure enveloping said springs and maintaining them in position, a padding unit comprising a flexible enclosure filled with a 85 stuffing material and disposed on said spring unit and having the surface thereof opposite said springs reversely graduated complementary to the springs, and a covering enclosing said units, the combined structure Ιθο forming a substantially rectangular body in cross-section.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature. RICHARD L. SWANSON.

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The spring unit is first laid in position, the pad unit is then superimposed upon the spring unit to assume the position substantially illustrated in the drawing, and the parts may be c then secured together at the points 16. A layer of cotton batting 11 is then laid around all sides of the structure thus far fabricated, and the entire structure then covered by a suitable covering material 10. It will thus be 10 seen that there are provided complementary members, that is the spring unit and the padding unit whose cross sectional contours permit the superposed relation of the spring unit and padding unit in which the latter can ter15 minate a distance remote from the front edge.

In this specification and the annexed drawings, the invention is disclosed in the form in which it is considered to be the best, but the invention is not limited to such form be20 cause it is capable of being embodied in other forms; and it is to be understood that in and by the claims following the description herein it is intended to cover the invention in whatever form I may embody within the 25 scope thereof.