US 11,678,748 B2
Upholstery support arrangement, including airflow arrays for conditioned furniture, and associated systems and methods
Barry Van Doornewaard, Baarn (NL); and Michiel Maria Augustinus Steegmans, Baarn (NL)
Assigned to Pure-Development 1 B.V., Baarn (NL)
Filed by Pure-Development 1 B.V., Baarn (NL)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/198,098.
Prior Publication US 2022/0287470 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. A47C 21/04 (2006.01); A47C 7/74 (2006.01); A47C 27/14 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 21/044 (2013.01) [A47C 7/744 (2013.01); A47C 27/14 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An upholstery arrangement for a conditioned furniture item, comprising:
an upholstery support structure having a support platform, the support platform having a support array of apertures positioned within a ventilation area and to allow a flow of air through the support platform;
upholstery carried by the support platform, and having a bottom face facing the support platform, the upholstery including an upholstery array of apertures positioned to allow the flow of air through the bottom face into the upholstery;
wherein:
the upholstery bottom face has upholstery dimensions corresponding to support dimensions of the support platform such that in a pre-determined aligned position of the upholstery relative to the support platform, the bottom face is supported by the support platform;
the support array has a first support periodicity;
the upholstery array has a first upholstery periodicity; and
the first upholstery periodicity and the first support periodicity correspond to one another; and
wherein:
in a first relative position of the upholstery bottom face and the support platform, an aperture of the support array overlaps with a first one of two neighbouring apertures of the upholstery array; and
in a second relative position, which is shifted from the first relative position, the aperture of the support array overlaps with a second one of the two neighbouring apertures of the upholstery array.