Furniture

Abstract

Articles of furniture having a frame are covered with a material made of a flexible backing sheet and an exterior breathable blanket formed of a mass of elastic filaments that are intertwined and looped upon themselves and form an intricate network body having thickness and a multitude of open spaces imparting compressibility and breathability to the material.

1 . A process of making an article of furniture comprising the steps of providing a furniture frame and covering the furniture frame with a material comprised of a flexible backing sheet and an exterior breathable blanket comprised of a mass of elastic filaments that are intertwined and looped upon themselves and form an intricate network body having thickness and a multitude of breathable open spaces.  
   
   
       2 . A process as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the furniture comprises indoor/outdoor furniture.  
   
   
       3 . A process as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the furniture comprises outdoor or patio furniture.  
   
   
       4 . A process as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the furniture comprises a chaise lounge.  
   
   
       5 . A process as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the article of furniture comprises a hammock having a pair of spaced frames and including the steps of extending a sheet of said material between and securing the same at its ends to said frames.  
   
   
       6 . A process as set forth in  claim 1  including the steps of forming said mass of elastic filaments with weldable plastic filaments and welding a decorative pattern into said blanket.  
   
   
       7 . A process as set forth in  claim 1  including the step of forming said material with a flexible backing sheet having a first decorative appearance and an exterior blanket having a second decorative appearance and revealing the first decorative appearance of the backing sheet through the multitude of open spaces in the blanket.  
   
   
       8 . A process as set forth in  claim 7  including the steps of forming said mass of elastic filaments with weldable plastic filaments and welding a decorative pattern into said blanket.  
   
   
       9 . In an article of furniture having a frame and a material covering the frame, the improvement wherein the covering material is comprised of a flexible backing sheet and an exterior breathable blanket comprised of a mass of elastic filaments that are intertwined and looped upon themselves and form an intricate network body having thickness and a multitude of open spaces.  
   
   
       10 . The improvement claimed in clam  9  wherein the article comprises indoor/outdoor furniture.  
   
   
       11 . The improvement claimed in  claim 9  wherein the article of furniture comprises outdoor or patio furniture.  
   
   
       12 . The improvement claimed in  claim 9  wherein said mass of elastic filaments comprise weldable plastic filaments and a decorative pattern is welded into said blanket.  
   
   
       13 . The improvement claimed in  claim 9  wherein said flexible backing sheet has a first decorative appearance and said exterior blanket has a second decorative appearance and reveals the first decorative appearance of the backing sheet through the multitude of open spaces in the blanket.  
   
   
       14 . The improvement claimed in  claim 13  wherein said mass of elastic filaments includes weldable plastic filaments and a decorative pattern is welded into said blanket.