One-piece slipcover with separate pockets for seat cushions for a fitted appearance

Abstract

A one-piece slipcover for covering pieces of furniture. The slipcover includes first and second pouches where the first pouch defines a seat cushion covering and the second pouch defines a furniture base covering portion. Each of the portion has its own perimeter adjusting portion in the form of a cinching element. The outer cinching element for the main body portion circumscribes the inner cinching element for the seat cushion covering with a portion of the two cinching elements extending substantially parallel to one another with a predetermined spacing therebetween, so as to allow the entirety of the first cinching elements to be tucked under the seat cushion.

1 . A slipcover for a piece of furniture including at least a base and at least one seat cushion, said slipcover comprising: 
 a pouch-like seat cushion covering portion including an endless, circumference adjusting member for varying a peripheral dimension thereof;    a pouch-like main body portion for covering the base of the piece of furniture;    a ruffle attached to the main body portion along a stitch line;    the stitch line surrounds the major portion of the circumference adjusting member with the stitch line approaching the circumference adjusting member at first and second locations thereof, so that the first and second locations define therebetween a front portion of the slipcover; and    first and second pairs of ties located adjacent the first and second locations so as to enable a gathering and tightening of the main body portion about the base of the piece of furniture.    
   
   
       2 . The slipcover of  claim 1 , in which the circumference adjusting member is constructed substantially entirely of an elastic band material.  
   
   
       3 . The slipcover of  claim 1 , wherein each pair of ties is constructed as an elongated band or material that is folded in half with the free ends thereof being sewn to the slipcover with each fastening tie defining a loop.  
   
   
       4 . The slipcover of  claim 1 , further including no-slip pads attached to the seat cushion covering portion adjacent the circumference adjusting member.  
   
   
       5 . The slipcover of  claim 1 , wherein the piece of furniture is a sofa.  
   
   
       6 . The slipcover of  claim 1 , wherein the piece of furniture is an upholstered chair.  
   
   
       7 . A slipcover for a piece of furniture in the form of a chair having a substantially rectangular base and a tall backrest that has height, width and thickness dimensions wherein the height is substantially longer than the width and thickness of the chair, the slipcover comprising: 
 a single-piece, unitary construction fabric having different portions sewn together including a substantially rectangular base and extending therefrom, a high pouch for the backrest of the chair and including enough material in the height dimension so that the pouch is longer than the height of the backseat on which the slipcover is mounted, with an excess portion of the pouch being folded back behind the chair; and    first and second pairs of ties extending substantially parallel and in spaced relation to one another along the back of the chair for under folding the excess portion and holding the excess portion against the backrest of the chair.    
   
   
       8 . The slipcover of  claim 7 , wherein each tie of said first and second pairs of ties is constructed as an elongated band of material that is folded in half with the free ends thereof sewn to the slipcover and each tie defining a loop.