Stretch wing chair cover

Abstract

A cover for a chair having wings extending from the back portion of the chair and having exposed legs. The cover may be formed of elastic fabric and is an enclosed structure with an open bottom. The cover is placed over the chair and is secured at the base using a series of binders which attach to one another under the chair. The binders prevent accidental removal of the cover.

1 . A cover for a chair having a base, a back extending from an upper surface of the base, and one or more exposed legs extending from a lower surface of the base, the cover comprising: 
 a first plurality of panels for covering the back of the chair and upper surface of the base of the chair;    a second plurality of panels for covering side surfaces of the base;    a plurality of under-flaps each extending at an upper edge from a lower edge of one of the second plurality of panels, each one of the plurality of under-flaps being separated at a side edge by a predetermined distance from the side edge of an adjacent one of the plurality of under-flaps; and    one or more binders confined or attached at lower edges of the plurality of under-flaps, the one or more binders being configured to be secured to apply tension between the side edges of adjacent ones of the plurality of under-flaps when the under-flaps are folded onto the lower surface of the base of the chair, thereby securing the cover to the chair;    wherein the predetermined distance established between the adjacent ones of the under-flaps permits passage of one of the one or more exposed legs between the adjacent under-flaps when the adjacent under-flaps are folded onto the lower surface of the base of the chair.    
     
     
         2 . The cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the chair is a wing chair having two wings each extending laterally from the back of the chair, the cover further comprising; 
 two wing pockets each extending laterally from the panels in the first plurality of panels that cover the back of the chair, wherein the two wing pockets are respectively configured to cover the two wings of the wing chair.    
     
     
         3 . The cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the chair further comprises a seat cushion positioned on the upper surface of the base of the chair, and wherein the second plurality of panels further covers the seat cushion of the chair.  
     
     
         4 . The cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the chair further comprises one or more arms extending upwardly at side edges of the base of the chair, the cover further comprising; 
 two arm sections each extending upwardly from the panels in the second plurality of panels that cover the base of the chair, wherein the two arm sections are respectively configured to cover the two arms of the chair.    
     
     
         5 . The cover according to  claim 3 , wherein the chair comprise four exposed legs extending from a lower surface of the base, the first plurality of panels comprising: 
 a front section for covering a front side surface of the back;    a rear panel for covering a rear-side surface of the back and a rear-side surface of the base;    a seat section for covering the seat cushion;    the second plurality of panels comprising:    two side-base panels for covering lateral-side surfaces of the base; and    a front-base panel for covering a front-side surface of the base.    
     
     
         6 . The cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a textile material.  
     
     
         7 . The cover according to  claim 6 , wherein the textile material is a material providing at least a 40% fabric stretch in pattern width and at least a 60% fabric stretch in pattern length under ASTM D 2594 stretch testing.  
     
     
         8 . The cover according to  claim 6 , wherein the textile material comprises an elasticized yarn material.  
     
     
         9 . The cover according to  claim 8 , wherein the elasticized yarn material comprises a spandex material.  
     
     
         10 . The cover according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one binder that is confined or attached to an under-flap is configured to be secured to another binder confined or attached to an adjacent under-flap in order to provide the tension between side edges of adjacent under-flaps.  
     
     
         11 . The cover according to  claim 10 , wherein the at least one binder is configured to be secured to the other binder by one or more fasteners selected from the group consisting of hooks, clasps and snaps.  
     
     
         12 . The cover according to  claim 10 , wherein the at least one binder is configured to be secured to the other binder by a hook and loop fastening material.  
     
     
         13 . The cover according to  claim 10 , wherein the at least one binder is configured to be secured to the other binder by tying the at least one binder and the other binder together.  
     
     
         14 . The cover according to  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of under-flaps comprises: 
 a front under-flap extending from the front-base panel;    two side under-flaps each extending from one of the two side-base panels; and    a rear under-flap extending from the rear panel.    
     
     
         15 . The cover according to  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of under-flaps comprises: 
 two side under-flaps each extending from one of the two side-base panels; and    a rear under-flap extending from the rear panel.    
     
     
         16 . The cover according to  claim 15 , wherein one of the binders confined or attached to the lower edge of one of the two side under-flaps extends at a front-facing side edge of the side under-flap, another one of the binders confined or attached to the lower edge of the other of the two side under-flaps extends at a front-facing side edge of the other side under-flap, and the two binders extending from the front-facing side edges of the side-under-flaps are configured to be respectively secured to each other.  
     
     
         17 . The cover according to  claim 16 , wherein the one binder is configured to be secured to the other binder by tying the one binder and the other binder together.  
     
     
         18 . The cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more binder materials comprise an elastic material.  
     
     
         19 . The cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more binders are confined and extend through passages provided at the lower edges of the plurality of under-flaps.  
     
     
         20 . The cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more binders are attached at the lower edges at the lower edges of the plurality of under-flaps.  
     
     
         21 . The cover according to  claim 5 , wherein: 
 the plurality of under-flaps comprises two side under-flaps each extending from one of the two side-base panels;    wherein: 
 two or more binders are confined or attached to the lower edge of each of the two side under-flaps, extending from each side under-flap at a front-facing side edge and a rear-facing side edge of the side under-flap,  
 the two or more binders extending from each of the two side under-flaps at the front-facing side edge are configured to be respectively secured to each other, and the two or more binders extending from each of the two side under-flaps at the rear-facing side edge are configured to be respectively secured to each other.  
   
     
     
         22 . A cover for a piece of furniture including a base having an upper surface, a plurality of side surfaces and a lower surface with one or more exposed legs extending from the lower surface, the cover comprising: 
 a plurality of panels for covering the upper surface and side surfaces of the base;    a plurality of under-flaps each extending at an upper edge from a lower edge of one of the plurality of panels covering one of the side surfaces, each one of the plurality of under-flaps being separated at a side edge by a predetermined distance from the side edge of an adjacent one of the plurality of under-flaps; and    one or more binders confined or attached at lower edges of the plurality of under-flaps, the one or more binders being configured to be secured to apply tension between the side edges of adjacent ones of the plurality of under-flaps when the under-flaps are folded onto the lower surface of the base of the chair, thereby securing the cover to the chair;    wherein the predetermined distance established between the adjacent ones of the under-flaps permits passage of one of the one or more exposed legs between the adjacent under-flaps when the adjacent under-flaps are folded onto the lower surface of the base of the chair.