Modular seating system
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1. A bracket for a sofa, the sofa comprising a plurality of seating units, the plurality of seating units including at least one recliner seating unit and one stationary seating unit coupled thereto, the reclining unit including a motion unit configured to rest upon the ground and a seat and a back coupled thereto, and a stationary unit coupled to the reclining unit, the bracket comprising:
- an elongate member having first and second ends, the member being configured to extend between the motion unit of the recliner seating unit and the stationary seating unit;
a first coupling disposed at the first end of the member and configured to be coupled to a first of the plurality of seating units; and
a second coupling disposed at the second end of the member and configured to be releasably coupled without fasteners to a second of the plurality of seating units that abuts the first one.
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Abstract
A seating system includes several individual seating units that are coupled together with at least one bracket, where the bracket extends between two seating units.
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1. A bracket for a sofa, the sofa comprising a plurality of seating units, the plurality of seating units including at least one recliner seating unit and one stationary seating unit coupled thereto, the reclining unit including a motion unit configured to rest upon the ground and a seat and a back coupled thereto, and a stationary unit coupled to the reclining unit, the bracket comprising:
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an elongate member having first and second ends, the member being configured to extend between the motion unit of the recliner seating unit and the stationary seating unit;
a first coupling disposed at the first end of the member and configured to be coupled to a first of the plurality of seating units; and
a second coupling disposed at the second end of the member and configured to be releasably coupled without fasteners to a second of the plurality of seating units that abuts the first one. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A bracket configured to couple together two adjacent units of multi-unit upholstered sofa having at least one recliner seating unit including a motion unit, the bracket comprising:
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an elongate member having first and second ends and a length in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the sofa less than the width of two seating units;
a first coupling means disposed at the first end of the elongate member and configured to couple the elongate member to a frame of a motion unit; and
a second coupling means disposed at the second end of the elongate member and configured to couple the elongate member to a frame of a second seating unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A bracket for coupling two seating units together, the bracket comprising:
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an elongate member having one end configured to couple to a front-to-rear member of a motion unit;
a first vertical member coupled to the elongate member and configured to engage one surface of a sidewall of an adjacent seating unit; and
a second vertical member coupled to the elongate member and configured to engage another surface of the sidewall of an adjacent seating unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A multi-unit sofa, comprising:
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a first seating unit including a motion unit configured to recline;
a second seating unit; and
at least one bracket extending between and coupling the two seating units together;
wherein the bracket is configured to couple and uncouple the seating units together without additional fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A multiunit sofa, comprising:
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a first seating unit;
a second seating unit;
at least a first bracket extending between and coupling the first and second seating units and not coupling the third seating unit;
a third seating unit; and
at least a second bracket extending between and coupling the second and third seating units and not coupling the first seating unit. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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