SEAT, UPHOLSTERY ATTACHMENT MEANS, AND UPHOLSTERING METHOD

摘要

A method and apparatus for securing fabric (12) to a seat (10) having a frame, such as an automobile seat. The apparatus includes an elongated web (20) of material having a cord (22) incorporated therein which extends along the perimeter of the web. The cord may be extracted at various points along the length of the web. Hooks (14) are provided on the underside of the seat to which the web is attached. The web may be either elastic or nonelastic, and the cord may be either elastic or nonelastic. The web may be knitted, woven or braided. In the method of this invention, a web with an incorporated cord is secured to an edge of the fabric which is desired to be secured to a seat. The cord is extracted from the web at preselected points and attached to hooks on the seat.