Tape combination for positioning slats on a slatted frame

Abstract

A ribbon combination for holding the ends of a plurality of laths in a grid-like arrangement comprises a row of pouches which are open to at least one side. The ribbon combination, is manufactured as a combination of ribbon parts ( 3 and 4 ) which lie essentially flat against each other which ribbon parts are joined to one another in a suitable manner. The first ribbon part ( 3 ) consists of a shrinkable material (e.g., cotton material) and the second ribbon part ( 4 ) consist of a non-shrinkable or less shrinkable material (e.g., nylon or pre-shrunken cotton material). The ribbon combination is then subjected to a shrinking process. By this, the pouches which were flat beforehand, comprise now a shrunken pouch bottom and a pouch part arching over the bottom. The ribbon combination is very easy to manufacture and comprises a constant length, independent of whether lath ends are inserted in the pouches or not. The ribbon combination can easily be stitched on to a lattice apron or a mattress cover with the shrunken ribbon part lying flat thereon.

1 . A ribbon combination with a first ribbon part ( 3 ) and a second ribbon part ( 4 ) lying substantially against each other and being joined to one another in such a manner, that together they form a row of pouches being open at least on one side, the row extending over the length of the ribbon combination, characterized in that the first ribbon part ( 3 ) is shortened through shrinkage relative to the second ribbon part ( 4 ), so that the first ribbon part ( 3 ) forms a pouch bottom in every pouch and the second ribbon part ( 4 ) arches over the pouch bottom.  
     
     
         2 . A ribbon combination in accordance with  claim 1 , characterized in that the first ribbon part ( 3 ) consists at least partially of a material which has been shrunk under predefined conditions and the second ribbon part ( 4 ) consists at least partially of a material, which under the predefined conditions is either non-shrinkable or else less shrinkable than the material of the first ribbon part.  
     
     
         3 . A ribbon combination according to  claim 1  or  2 , characterized in that the first ribbon part ( 3 ) consists at least partially of shrinkable cotton material and the second ribbon part ( 4 ) consists at least partially of a non-shrinkable or less shrinkable synthetic fabric.  
     
     
         4 . A ribbon combination in accordance with  claim 1  or  2 , characterized in that the second ribbon part ( 4 ) consists at least partially of pre-shrunken cotton material and the first ribbon part ( 3 ) consists at least partially of non-preshrunken cotton material.  
     
     
         5 . A ribbon combination according to one of  claims 2  to  4 , characterized in that the two ribbon parts ( 3  and  4 ) are woven with warp threads and weft threads and that the warp threads of the first ribbon part ( 3 ) consist of a shrinkable material and the warp threads of the second ribbon part ( 4 ) consist of the non-shrinkable or less shrinkable material.  
     
     
         6 . A ribbon combination in accordance with  claim 5 , characterized in that the warp threads of the first ribbon part ( 3 ) consist of cotton material and the warp threads of the second ribbon part ( 4 ) consist of nylon material.  
     
     
         7 . A ribbon combination according to one of  claims 1  to  6 , characterized in that it is manufactured in a single weaving process and that it comprises alternating over its length single-layer sectors ( 2 ) and double-layer sectors ( 1 ), wherein in the single-layer sectors the two ribbon parts ( 3  and  4 ) are integrated in each other and in the double-layer sectors ( 1 ) the two ribbon parts are separate from one another.  
     
     
         8 . A ribbon combination in accordance with one of  claims 1  to  6 , characterized in that the two ribbon parts ( 3  and  4 ) are two ribbons having been manufactured independently of one another and being stitched together to form the row of pouches.  
     
     
         9 . A ribbon combination according to one of  claims 1  to  8 , characterized in that the second ribbon part ( 4 ) is narrower than the first ribbon part ( 3 ).  
     
     
         10 . Use of a ribbon combination in accordance with one of  claims 1  to  9  for fixing laths in a grid-like arrangement.  
     
     
         11 . Process for manufacturing a ribbon combination comprising a first ribbon part ( 3 ) and a second ribbon part ( 4 ), the two ribbon parts lying against each other and being joined together to form a row of pouches open at least on one side, the row of pouches extending over the length of the ribbon combination, characterized in that the first ribbon part ( 3 ) which consists at least partially of a material being shrinkable under predefined conditions and the second ribbon part ( 4 ) which consists at least partially of a material being non-shrinkable or less shrinkable than the material of the first ribbon part under the predefined conditions are positioned flat against each other and are joined to one another to form a row of pouches being open at least on one side, and that the two joined ribbon parts ( 3  and  4 ) are subjected to the predefined conditions.  
     
     
         12 . Process in accordance with  claim 11 , characterized in that the two ribbon parts ( 3  and  4 ) are manufactured and joined to one another in a single weaving process.  
     
     
         13 . Process according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the ribbon parts ( 3  and  4 ) are woven separately and are then stitched together.  
     
     
         14 . Process in accordance with one of  claims 11  to  13 , characterized in that the first ribbon part ( 3 ) consists at least partially of cotton material and that, for the shrinking process, the ribbon combination is washed at a predefined temperature and thereupon is dried under tension.