Faux cotton material and associated furniture assembly utilizing the same (i)

Abstract

A furniture assembly adapted to support a human in a seated position, including a novel core sub-assembly and an optional slip cover, wherein the novel core sub-assembly comprises a seat member, a base member, a left side, a right side, a front side, a back side, an optional back support member, an optional left arm, and an optional right arm, and wherein the novel core sub-assembly and/or the optional slip cover comprises or is associated with a novel faux cotton material that provides an occupant with a sensory experience that imitates the look and feel of genuine cotton.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is: 
     
         1 . A furniture assembly adapted to support a human in a seated position, comprising:
 a novel core sub-assembly, wherein the novel core sub-assembly comprises a seat member, a base member, a left side, a right side, a front side, a back side, an optional back support member, an optional left arm, and an optional right arm; and   wherein at least part of the novel core sub-assembly is associated with a novel faux cotton material that provides an occupant with a sensory experience that imitates the look and feel of genuine cotton.   
     
     
         2 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the faux cotton material comprises mechanically brushed and/or sanded polyester and/or chemically etched polyester. 
     
     
         3 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the novel core sub-assembly is fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of a natural polymeric resin, a synthetic polymeric resin, polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethane, bark, cork, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the novel core sub-assembly is fabricated from polystyrene. 
     
     
         5 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the polystyrene comprises a density ranging from approximately 0.8 g/cm 3 to approximately 4.3 g/cm 3 . 
     
     
         6 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the polystyrene comprises a density ranging from approximately 1.0 g/cm 3 to approximately 2.0 g/cm 3 . 
     
     
         7 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the novel core sub-assembly is at least partially covered with a slipcover. 
     
     
         8 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein the slipcover comprises a padded seat member. 
     
     
         9 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein the slipcover comprises a padded back support member. 
     
     
         10 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein the slipcover comprises a padded seat member and a padded back support member. 
     
     
         11 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein the slipcover is fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of a natural material, a synthetic material, cotton, wool, denim, felt, vinyl, leather, rayon, polyester, and combinations thereof and/or a novel faux cotton material that provides an occupant with a sensory experience that imitates the look and feel of genuine cotton. 
     
     
         12 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein a coating is applied to at least a portion of an outer surface of the novel core sub-assembly. 
     
     
         13 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein the coating comprises a material selected from the group consisting of an elastomer, a saturated rubber, an unsaturated rubber, polyurea, vinyl, polyvinylchloride, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the novel core sub-assembly comprises one or more drainage apertures. 
     
     
         15 . A furniture assembly adapted to support a human in a seated position, comprising:
 a novel core sub-assembly, wherein the novel core sub-assembly is fabricated from polystyrene and comprises a seat member, a base member, a left side, a right side, a front side, a back side, a back support member, a left arm, and a right arm;   wherein the novel core sub-assembly is at least partially covered with a slipcover and/or a coating is applied to at least a portion of an outer surface of the novel core sub-assembly, wherein the coating comprises polyurea; and   wherein at least one of novel core sub-assembly and the slip cover is associated with a novel faux cotton material that provides an occupant with a sensory experience that imitates the look and feel of genuine cotton.   
     
     
         16 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 15 , wherein the polystyrene comprises a density ranging from approximately 1.0 g/cm 3  to approximately 2.0 g/cm 3 .