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

Abstract

A furniture assembly adapted to support a human in a seated position, including an outer liner; an optional inner liner; a fill material positioned within at least one of the outer liner and the optional inner liner; and wherein at least one of the outer liner, the optional inner liner, and the fill material comprises and/or is associated with a soft and/or low sheen faux cotton material.

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:
 an outer liner;   an optional inner liner;   a fill material positioned within at least one of the outer liner and the optional inner liner; and   wherein at least one of the outer liner, the optional inner liner, and the fill material comprises and/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.   
     
     
         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 fill material comprises undoped, doped, coated, treated, and/or impregnated nylon, polystryrene, polyurethane, and/or expanded polypropylene. 
     
     
         4 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the polystyrene comprises a density ranging from approximately 0.8 g/cm 3 to approximately 4.3 g/cm 3 . 
     
     
         5 . 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 . 
     
     
         6 . The furniture assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the furniture assembly utilizes an outer liner that comprises a soft and/or low sheen faux cotton material.