US2241466A - Pad or cushion for toboggans and the like - Google Patents

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.MRY'13 1941- F. LovlcK 2,241,466

PAD 0R CUSHION FOR TOBOGGANS AND THE LIKE I Filed Feb. 9, 1959 Patented May 13, 1941 PAD 0R CUSHION FOR TOBOGGANS AND THE LIKE Frank Lovck, St.'Pau l, Minn., assigner to Twin City Bedding Company, St. Paul, Minn., a, corporation 0f Minnesota Application February 9, 1939, Serial No. 255,440

2 Claims.

My invention relates to an improvement in pads or cushions for toboggans and the like wherein it is desired to provide a pad which may be irmly secured to the toboggan and which will not readily be accidentally separated therefrom.

It has been common practice to manufacture pads for toboggans which t on the upper surface oi the toboggan and upon which the occupants of the toboggan may rest. These cushions have ordinarily been secured to screw eyes or Iother projections on the toboggan by means of ties which are sewed to the edges of the cushion. As the toboggan slides against some projection on the ground, these ties are often broken or torn from the toboggan pad. Furthermore, the occupants of the toboggan often grasp the pad, and if they fall or are thrown fnom the toboggan, the ties are often torn or broken. It is often found that virtually all of the ties will be torn fronithe pad before the pad is injured in any other way, and as it is diicult to attach new ties to the pad and to anchor these ties securely, many pads are discarded after the ties are broken.

It is a purpose of the present invention to provide a means of securing the pad or cushion to the toboggan in such a way that if the ties are broken they may be readily replaced with new ties with no difculty. In preferred form, my

construction includes a pad having a pair of flexible edges along the same, and to provide openings through this flexible edge through which ties may be secured. Thus ordinary rope or cord may be used to provide the ties, and if this cord or rope is broken, it can be replaced by anyone.

It is a further feature of my invention to provide a pad lfor toboggans or the like which is provided with an edge which is exible with respect to the remainder of the pad. I provide a flexible strip of material bordering opposed sides of the pad, which strip does not contain padding and which therefore may flex withA respect to the portion of the pad contain` ing padding or cushioning material. Through this strip eyelets may be secured or attaching means in the form of a wire rod may be extended through or to which the ties may beV secured. Accordingly, if the portion of the pad to which the ties are secured becomes torn, the padding will not be released and the cushion will retain its proper form.

It is a purpose of my invention to provide a pad or cushion having attaching means secured thereto on a portion oi the cushion spaced from the padding. By positioning the anchoring means for the pad in a portion of the pad not containing padding, injury to this anchoring portion will not injure the pad as a whole.

These and other objects and novel features of my invention will be more clearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claims.

In the drawing forming a part of my specication:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a pad made in accordance with the principles of my invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional View through a lateral edge of the pad, showing one type of construction which may be used.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, illustrating a slightly different form of construction.

Figure 4 is a sectional view similar to Figures 2 and 3, showing still another slightly different form of construction.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a similar portion of the edge of the pad, showing a modified form of construction. y

Figure 6 is a sectional View through the pad edge, the section being indicated by the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

The pad A illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing is shown as an elongated pad having an upper covering I0, a lower covering II, and intermediate padding I2. the pad are closed in any suitable manner to hold the padding in place.

Along opposed longitudinal edges I4 of the pad A, I provide a pair of reinforcing strips I5 and attach the upper cover I 0, the lower covering II and the reinforcing members by means of a longitudinal row of stitching I5 extending the length of the pad. The padding I2 is held in place by the stitching I6, and the stitching I6 extends through the coverings and reinforcing members at a point considerably spaced from the extreme edge of the coverings.

A second row of stitching Il extends through the upper and lower coverings Il) 'and II and through the reinforcing strips I5 near the extreme edges of the same. Thecoverings I0 and I I are such that the edges I4 will not readily ravel. In other words, these are selvedge edges of the cloth.

It will be noted that I have provided opposed edges on the pad' which are flexible with respect to the pad'and which will readily bend from the stitching I6 either up ordown with no difi'lculty. In the space between the rows of sttch ing I6 and I1, I p-rovide eyelets or grommets I9,

Y the head 20 of which overlies the edge of the upper covering I9, while the lower end 2| of lthe grommet is riveted' over the washer 22. Ties such as 23 may be inserted through the eyelets or grommets I9 and may be used to secure the pad to the edges of the toboggan. It will be noted that the ties can be readily removed and replaced when they break, and there is much more likelihood that the ties will break than that the edge of the pad will tear. Thus if the pad is accidentally pulled away from the toboggan,

The ends I3 of Y the ties 23 will break and it will be only necessary to insert new ties in the grommets i9 to repair the pad.

It will be further noted that in the construction of my pad A, the row of stitching I6 limits the extent to which the padding I2 may extend and therefore, even though the edges i4 of the pad become torn, the padding will not be released from thepad. This is important as the pad may be used for a long time even if the edges of the same become torn.

In Figure 3 of the drawing, I disclose the edge of a pad B which is slightly different from the pad A in construction. The principle involved in the pads A and B is'identical, the only difference in the two constructions being that the extreme edges of the upper and lower coverings are folded inwardly to prevent any danger of ravelling the cloth along the edge.

In the pad B I provide a top cover sheet 24 and a bottom cover sheet 25 which encloses padding 26. The edge of the top lcover sheet 24 is folded inwardly, and a reinforcing member 21 may be folded'within the inwardly folded edge 29 of the cover 24 if desired. Similarly, the reinforcing strip 39 may be folded within the folded edge 3l of the lower covering sheet 25 if desired. A row of stitching 32 extends through thelupper covering sheet 24, the reinforcingA strip 21, the inwardly folded edge 29, the inwardly folded edge 3l, the reinforcing strip 39, and the lower covering 25, holding all of these parts Vin proper relationship. The row of stitching 32 limits the movement of the padding 25. y Y

A second row of stitching' extends through all of the elements through which the stitching 32 extends,Y and this second row of stitching 33 -is spaced from ,the stitching 32 and is closely adjacent the folded edges Vv34 of the covering sheets 24 and 25." Grommets 35 similar to the grommets I9 extend through all of the elements through which the stitching 32 and 33 extends and suitable lties may be placedthrough the grommets 35.

In Figure 4 of the drawing, I disclose a slightly 'different type of pad which is provided with asquare side edge. In this type of construction, thepad C is provided with a top covering sheet 36 and a lower covering sheet 31. 'Ihe top covering sheet extends over the top of the padding 39, is folded upon itself at 49, and'is secured in this folded relation by stitching 4|.' The upper covering then extends downwardly at 42 and is secured by stitching 43 to the inwardly folded edge v44 of the lower covering. 31.

Interposed between the coverings 35 and 31 I provide `a strip 45 longitudinally centrally folded at 45 to enclose a pair of reinforcing strips 41. These reinforcing strips 41 as well as the folded'sides 49 of the strip 45 extend betwenftlie coverings 36 and 31 and are secured thereto by the Vstitching 43.

Afsecond row of stitchingl 59 extends through both sides 49 of the strip 475 and through the reinforcing strips 4T near the folded edge 46 of the same. rGrommets I which may be identical to the grommets I9 o-r 35v extend through all the elements through which the stitching 59 extends, and suitable ties such asf23 may be extended V through the Vgrommets 5| to hold the pad C in place. Y

.In Figuresv and 6 of the drawing, I disclose a slightlydifferent form of construction. The

pad D illustrated in-these figures is provided with an upper covering 52 and a lower covering 53. The upper covering 52 overlies the edge 54 of the lower covering l53, and the edge of the upper covering designated at 55 is folded beneath the edge 54 of the lower covering to enclose the same. spaced rows of stitching 56 and 51 extend through the upper covering 52, the folded edge 55 thereof and the edge 54 of the lower covering 53. A flexible edge extending along the pad D is thus provided.

Within the fold 59 between the portion of the covering 52 overlying the edge 54 of the lower covering 53 and the folded edge 55 of the upper covering, I extend a rod 60. This rod is enclosed within the fold throughout the major portion of its length. Notches 5| are provided in the edge of the coverings 52 and 53 as illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawing to expose spaced portions of the rod 69. In preferred form, loops 62 areformed in the rod 69 through which ties such as 23 may be extended to hold the pad D in position upon a toboggan or the like. The padding B3 between the coverings 52 and 53 is confined along either side by the stitching 5l'.

Because of the fact that the ties used in conjunction with my pads are removable and replaceable, the life of my pad when used upon a toboggan is materially increased, as the ties are injured much more often than is the remainder of the pad. It will be noted that injury to the edge of any form of my pad will not injure the pad` itself and the padding between the covering sheets of the pad will not be released by injury to the pad edges.

In accordance with the patent statutes. I have described the principles of construction and operation of my pad or cushion for toboggans and the like, and while I have endeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that this is only illustrative of a meansof carrying out my invention and that obvious changes may be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A cushion comprising an upper covering, a lowercovering, inturned edges thereon, a flexible strip folded between its edges, a reinforcing strip enclosed in said flexible strip, grommets extending through said flexible strip and said reinforcing strip, and stitching extending through said inturned edges on said coverings, said flexible strip and said reinforcing strip to hold said strip to said coverings.

2. A cushion comprising a lower covering, an upper cover in juxtaposed relation thereto, said uppercovering being folded at a point substantially spaced from opposed marginal edges thereof and stitched along a line parallel each line of fold through the folded fabric, the marginal edges of the upper covering beyond the stitching forming side walls; inwardly folded extreme marginal lcontiguo-us edges on said side Walls of said upper covering and on said lower covering, a flexible strip between said extreme marginal edges and projecting outwardly therefrom, means connecting the inner edge of the strip to the inwardly folded edges of the upper and lower covers, and grommets extending through said strip in spaced relation.

FRANK LOVICK.

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