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Woven chairWoven chair description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070114833, Woven chair. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates in general to the field of furniture constructed with structural frames and woven materials, and more particularly, to furniture constructed with frames featuring elements adapted to permit the woven material to remain in a tight configuration, even after extended use. The frame of the present invention also includes features permitting the woven material to completely cover the frame, and not leave gaps in the woven material where the frame may be exposed. [0002] Natural wicker has been used in the manufacture of furniture, baskets, and other articles for many centuries. Natural wicker articles are conventionally manufactured from the twigs or branches of various plants. The twigs and branches are first soaked in water to make them pliable, then woven to form an article which holds form once the twigs and branches are permitted to dry. Furniture manufactured from wicker offers great comfort due to wicker's natural compliancy. Further, wicker is light weight and reasonably strong, making it especially suited for manufacture of furniture. [0003] The popularity of wicker furniture continues to increase. The casual, informal appearance of wicker has made it especially popular for use in enclosed porches and other informal settings in homes, hotels, and other establishments. Natural wicker, however, has had limited use in the outdoor furniture market, including patio furniture, pool furniture, and the like. This disfavor is partially due to natural wicker's tendency to soften and weaken when wet, as the natural material regains some of its pliancy. In addition, after being moistened, natural wicker is more susceptible to rotting and promoting mildew growth than many other natural and synthetic furniture materials. [0004] Woven wicker typically comprises a warp yarn, i.e., a yarn running straight through the woven material between a frame to provide support and a weft yarn, i.e., a yarn used as a filler material that is woven around the warp yarn. Numerous styles of weave are used in the manufacture of wicker furniture. The various styles of weave result in different looks, feels, strengths, and weights of the finished woven product. In a simple weave pattern, the warp yarns are spaced apart and arranged parallel to each other. The weft yarns are then woven over and under the warp yarns in an alternating pattern. Adjacent weft yarns pass on opposite sides of a given warp yarn. Variations of this pattern, such as passing the weft yarn over two adjacent warp yarns, are also known in the art. [0005] Various synthetic yarns have now been introduced to manufacture wicker-like furniture. As in the case of natural wicker, the synthetic yarns are woven into a woven material of warp and weft weaves within a structural frame. Typically, the structural frame is manufactured from various metals or alloys thereof. Such synthetic materials may be more environmentally stable than typical natural wicker. Given the stable characteristics of the synthetic materials used, such furniture featuring synthetic yarns have found popularity in the-outdoor furniture market, including patio furniture, pool furniture, and the like. The synthetic yarn woven material has also been found popular for indoor use. [0006] Notwithstanding this newfound popularity, it has been found that the conventional weave patterns utilized for manufacturing furniture, and particularly chairs, tend to become loosened over time. This slackening of the weave material is aesthetically unpleasing, as the previously consistent overall look of the article may be compromised. In severe cases, the slackening of the weave material may adversely affect the structural integrity of the article of furniture by leaving large gaps in the weave pattern. [0007] In the case of woven chairs, the seat portion is particularly susceptible to such slackening as the weight of individuals utilizing the chairs may stretch the synthetic warp and weft material over the course of repetitive use. Even if the warp and weft material's actual length remains constant, conventional frames and weaving techniques may cause the material to work its way tighter and tighter around the frame, thus loosening the interior portions of the weave. In addition, conventional frames and weave patterns typically leave gaps in the weave where the frame is exposed. These gaps are considered unsightly and tend to increase in size through use of the article. [0008] The present invention has arisen to solve the need for a furniture, frame which supports a weave system having features that prevent the weave system from slackening, and which creates and overall more aesthetically appealing article of furniture by, for example, completely covering the frame and not leaving any sizeable gaps. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0009] The present invention overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art by providing, in various combinations, a woven chair having a novel frame and novel weave system, which substantially hides the frame from view and limits slackening of the weave pattern. [0010] In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a woven chair may include a frame with first and second end bars opposed from each other, the first and second end bars spanning opposed side bars, and a first end secondary bar extending parallel to the first end bar and spanning the side bars. The chair may also include a first end tertiary bar spanning the side bars. The chair may also include a second end secondary bar and second end tertiary bar, each parallel to the second end bar. Yarn may be configured around the bars (whichever are provided) to form a woven chair. The woven chair may also include front and rear support struts, and attachment mechanisms to attach the chair to a base. [0011] In accordance with other aspects of the present invention, a chair frame may have an outer main frame with a pair of end bars and a pair of side bars and inner framing engaged with the outer frame. The inner framing may comprise a plurality of inner bars, at least one of the plurality of inner bars being adjacent to each of the end bars and side bars. Each of the bars may be utilized to weave yarn to form a woven chair. [0012] In accordance with still further aspects of the present invention, a woven chair may comprise a frame having a first end bar and a second end bar opposed from the first end bar, a first side bar extending between the first end bar and the second end bar and a second side bar opposed from the first side bar extending between the first end bar and the second end bar, and a first end secondary bar extending parallel to the first end bar and spanning the first side bar and the second side bar. Yarn may be configured around the first end bar, second end bar, first side bar, second side bar, and first end secondary bar to form a woven chair. [0013] The woven chair may further comprise a first side secondary bar adjacent to the first side bar, wherein yarn may be configured around the first side secondary bar to form a woven chair. The woven chair may further comprise a second side secondary bar, adjacent to the second side bar, wherein yarn may be configured around the second side secondary bar to form a woven chair. The woven chair may still further comprise a first end tertiary bar extending parallel to the first end bar, wherein yarn may be configured around the first end tertiary bar to form a woven chair. The woven chair may further comprise a second end secondary bar extending parallel to the second end bar and spanning the first side bar and the second side bar, wherein yarn may be configured around the second end bar to form a woven chair. The woven chair may further comprise a second end tertiary bar extending parallel to the second end bar, wherein yarn may be configured around the second end tertiary bar to form a woven chair. [0014] In any of the previous configurations, the woven chair yarn may be comprised of warp yarn and weft yarn. [0015] In any of the previous configurations, the frame may further comprise a plurality of attachment mechanisms, the plurality of attachment mechanisms adapted to permit attachment of the frame to a base. The plurality of attachment mechanisms may be a plurality of bosses. [0016] In any of the previous configurations, the woven chair may further comprise a rear support strut extending between the first side bar and the second side bar. The woven chair may further comprise a front support strut extending between the first side bar and the second side bar. [0017] The first side bar and the second side bar may be curvilinear. [0018] In accordance with additional aspects of the present invention, a chair frame may comprise an outer main frame having a pair of end bars and a pair of side bars in continuous relation, and inner framing engaged with the outer frame. The inner framing may comprise a plurality of inner bars, at least one of the plurality of inner bars being adjacent to each of the end bars and the side bars. Each of the bars may be utilized to weave yarn to form a woven chair. [0019] The bars forming the outer main frame may have a first diameter and the bars forming the inner framing may have a second diameter. The first diameter may be greater than the second diameter. [0020] The plurality of inner bars may include two inner bars adjacent to each of the end bars. [0021] The chair may further comprise a support strut spanning the pair of side bars. The chair may further comprise a second support strut spanning the pair of side bars. [0022] The chair may further comprise attachment mechanisms associated with the outer main frame, the attachment mechanisms adapted to attach to a base. Continue reading about Woven chair... 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