Abstract: An anchoring strip for a pull-in rod is used for shaping the profile of upholstery materials for upholstered parts, which are covered on their outside by a covering material. For this purpose, an anchoring strip has a sewing-on flag, which can be connected with the covering material. The anchoring strip consists of a molded plastic body which is formed in one piece and has a basic connector bar, which can be anchored flexibly to the upholstery material. Along the longitudinal extent of the basic connector bar, receiving elements for a pull-in rod are provided and which are disposed at intervals from one another and point to the outside of the upholstered part. The pull-in rod can be interlocked from the outside of the upholstered part with the receiving elements to form a firm holding engagement.

Abstract: An apparatus for fitting a cover to a body structure comprises a main frame; a first body-holding assembly mounted in the main frame, and a second body-holding assembly mounted in the main frame in spaced relationship with the first body-holding assembly. The first body-holding assembly includes an upwardly open, first body-holder means which has at least two mutually opposite and mutually spaced side surfaces and which is intended to receive and to hold one end of the body structure. When fitting a cover to a body structure, the first holder means has draped therearound an inverted back-like cover to be fitted to the body structure. Pressing means are arranged adjacent each of the side surfaces of the first holder means and are arranged for vertical movement in a direction towards the second body-holding assembly while undraping the cover and fitting the same around the defining surfaces of the body structure.