Bendable Fastening Assembly and Cushion Formed with the Same
A bendable fastening assembly disclosed in the present invention includes: a plurality of fastening units, each of the fastening units including: a strip including a top surface and a bottom surface being opposite to the top surface; a plurality of hooks disposed on the top surface of the strip and distant from an edge of the top surface with an interval, where an area within the interval forming an isolated area; a magnetic component disposed on the bottom surface of the strip; and a bendable thin body being bendable and shape-fixed after bending, the bendable thin body partially disposed on the bottom surface of the strip and serially connecting the fastening units; wherein a gap exists between the neighboring fastening units to provide a bendable range for the bendable thin body.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to a fastening assembly, and more particularly to a fastening assembly to be molded with a foam material.
2. Description of the Prior Art
It is well known that a conventional fastening strip was invented by a Swiss engineer George de Mestral in accordance with the idea of burrs. The fastening strip is generally configured to connect a component with tiny hooks and another component with hair loops together. When the hooks and loops are pressed together, the two pieces fasten or bind together.
The fastening strip is easy to assemble and detach. In recent years, the fastening strip is usually applied to operate in coordination with other components. When the fastening strip is used with a foam component, such as a cushion or chair cushion, the hook of the fastening strip is configured to face outside. The fastening strip is combined with the chair cushion for connecting to another component with a corresponding hair loop. The manufacturing method of the fastening strip and the chair cushion is to put the fastening strip in a predetermined position of a mold, and a foam material is filled therein. After the foam material is solidified, the fastening strip and the chair cushion are formed together.
However, the hook-side fastening strip used in the chair cushion is a hard and straight strip, which is not bendable. Consequently, the strip formed on the foam object can only be the hard and straight strip, such as the hard and straight strip on the chair cushion. Therefore, when desiring to form bendable strips on the foam object, a fastening strip must in advance be cut into several small pieces and then all of the small pieces of the fastening strip are in turn connected together to form a fastening strip set, which is arranged in a bendable shape. This kind of method requires many times of working procedures and wastes time as well as increases manufacturing cost.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn order to solve the problems described above, one main object of the present invention is to provide a fastening assembly to be embedded in a foam material. By using a bendable thin body to connect isolated fastening units, a bendable fastening assembly can be formed in one procedure and the bendable fastening assembly can be bended and shaped to have any desired curvature.
According to objects above, a bendable fastening assembly is disclosed in the present invention and includes a plurality of fastening units, each of the fastening units including: a strip including a top surface and a bottom surface being opposite to the top surface; a plurality of hooks disposed on the top surface of the strip and distant from an edge of the top surface with an interval, where an area within the interval forming an isolated area; a magnetic component disposed on the bottom surface of the strip; and a bendable thin body being bendable and shape-fixed after bending, the bendable thin body partially disposed on the bottom surface of the strip and serially connecting the fastening units; wherein a gap exists between the neighboring fastening units to provide a bendable range for the bendable thin body.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cushion formed with a fastening assembly. By using a bendable thin body to connect isolated fastening units, a bendable fastening assembly can be formed in one procedure and the bendable fastening assembly can be bended and shaped to have any desired curvature.
According to objects above, a cushion formed with a bendable fastening assembly includes a foam material chair body and at least one bendable fastening assembly, the foam material chair body and the at least one bendable fastening assembly being integrally formed, and the bendable fastening assembly includes a plurality of bendable fastening units and a bendable thin body. Each of the bendable fastening units includes: a strip including a top surface and a bottom surface being opposite to the top surface; a plurality of hooks disposed on the top surface of the strip and distant from an edge of the top surface with an interval, where an area within the interval forming an isolated area; a magnetic component disposed on the bottom surface of the strip; and a bendable thin body being bendable and shape-fixed after bending, the bendable thin body partially disposed on the bottom surface of the strip and serially connecting the fastening units; wherein a gap exists between the neighboring fasteningunits to provide a bendable range for the bendable thin body.
By virtue of the bendable fastening assembly disclosed in the present invention, it is easy to form a chair cushion with bendable fastening assembly. The manufacturing time is saved and the manufacturing cost is reduced.
The foregoing aspects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will become more readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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Moreover, in the preferred embodiment, the foam material chair body 80 further includes at least one curved concave 801 for disposing the bendable fastening assembly 1 in the first embodiment or the second embodiment of the present invention to facilitate the assembling of the chair cushion 3 with any other objects with corresponding fastening structure. The objects with corresponding fastening structure can be a chair cushion leather cover or the chair body with loops.
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By the bendable fastening assembly provided in the present invention, the chair cushion 3 having curved concave 801 provided with fastening assembly can be easily made in one manufacturing procedure. The manufacturing time is saved and cost is reduced.
Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention, which is intended to be limited solely by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A bendable fastening assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of fastening units, each of the fastening units comprising: a strip including a top surface and a bottom surface being opposite to the top surface; a plurality of hooks disposed on the top surface of the strip and distant from an edge of the top surface with an interval, where an area within the interval forming an isolated area; a magnetic component disposed on the bottom surface of the strip; and a bendable thin body being bendable and shape-fixed after bending, the bendable thin body partially disposed on the bottom surface of the strip and serially connecting the fastening units;
- wherein a gap exists between the neighboring fastening units to provide a bendable range for the bendable thin body.
2. The bendable fastening assembly of claim 1, wherein the bendable thin body partially disposed on the top surface of the strip is covered by a covering layer.
3. The bendable fastening assembly of claim 1, wherein a retaining wall is disposed on the isolated area of the top surface of the strip and the retain wall has a height larger than a height of the hooks.
4. The bendable fastening assembly of claim 1, wherein the magnetic component is in a form of powder.
5. The bendable fastening assembly of claim 4, wherein the magnetic component is iron powder.
6. The bendable fastening assembly of claim 4, wherein the magnetic component is iron alloy powder.
7. The bendable fastening assembly of claim 1, wherein the strip is made of non-woven fabric.
8. The bendable fastening assembly of claim 1, wherein the strip is made of fiber cloth.
9. The bendable fastening assembly of claim 1, wherein a material of the strip is plastic.
10. The bendable fastening assembly of claim 1, wherein the bendable thin body is made of metal.
11. A cushion formed with a bendable fastening assembly comprising a foam material chair body and at least one bendable fastening assembly, the foam material chair body and the at least one bendable fastening assembly being integrally formed, the cushion is characterized in that the at least one bendable fastening assembly is one selected from the group consisting of the bendable fastening assembly according to claim 1.
12. The cushion formed with the bendable fastening assembly of claim 11, wherein the foam material chair body covers the bendable thin body located between the fastening units.
13. The cushion formed with the bendable fastening assembly of claim 11, wherein the foam material chair body includes at least one curved concave for disposing the bendable fastening assembly.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 8, 2013
Publication Date: May 22, 2014
Applicant: TAIWAN PAIHO LIMITED (Chang Hua Hsien)
Inventor: Allen CHENG (Chang Hua Hsien)
Application Number: 13/790,757
International Classification: A47C 31/02 (20060101);