Modular furniture and components thereof

• US 3,241,885 A
• Filed: 02/25/1963
• Issued: 03/22/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Charles U. Deaton
• Original Assignee: Charles U. Deaton
• Inventors: Deaton, Charles U.
• Application Number:
  US04/260,727
• Time in Patent Office: 1,121 Days
• US Class Current: 297/440.14
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2220/0072 Hinges for furniture
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 47/047 Modular arrangements of similar assemblies of elements
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 87/00 Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units , e.g. assemblies of furniture units of the same kind such as linkable cabinets, tables, racks or shelf units switchboards or switch cubicles for the distribution of electric power H02B
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 12/20 using clamps, clips, wedges, sliding bolts, or the like

Claims

1. MODULAR FURNITURE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF BASEFRAMES, EACH OF SAID BASE-FRAMES HAVING A FRONT END, A REAR END, AND OPPOSABLY PRESENTED SIDES, ALL OF SAID BASEFRAMES HAVING A COMMON FRONT-TO-REAR DIMENSION SO THAT WHEN AT LEAST TWO OF SAID BASE-FRAMES ARE ARRANGED IN LATERAL RELATION THE FRONT ENDS OF EACH WILL BE CONTIGUOUS TO A COMMON STRAIGHT LINE, SAID BASE-FRAMES HAVING A TRANSVERSE DIMENSION WHICH IS THE PRODUCT OF A FIRST SELECTED UNIT DIMENSION MULTIPLIED BY AN INTEGER, A PLURALITY OF FIRST AND SECOND FRAME-FORMING MEMBERS, INTERLOCKING MEANS AT ONE TRANSVERSE END OF EACH OF SAID FIRST FRAMEFORMING MEMBERS, COMPLEMENTARY INTERLOCKING MEANS AT THE OTHER TRANSVERSE END, THE INTERLOCKING MEANS OF ONE FIRST FRAME-FORMING MEMBER BEING ADAPTED FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE COMPLEMENTARY INTERLOCKING MEANS OF ANOTHER FIRST FRAME-FORMING MEMBER, A PLURALITY OF FIRST SLEEVELIKE ELEMENTS SECURED TO SAID ONE TRANSVERSE END OF EACH OF SAID FIRST FRAME-FORMING MEMBERS AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM, A PLURALITY OF SECOND MATCHING SLEEVELIKE ELEMENTS SECURED TO A TRANSVERSE END OF SAID SECOND FRAME-FORMING MEMBERS AND BEING LOCATED FOR ALIGNMENT WITH THE SLEEVE-LIKE ELEMENTS ON SAID FIRST FRAME-FORMING MEMBERS, A PLURALITY OF THIRD SLEEVE-LIKE ELEMENTS SECURED TO THE OPPOSITE TRANSVERSE END OF SAID SECOND FRAME-FORMING MEMBERS AND BEING LOCATED FOR ALIGNMENT WITH SAID FIRT AND SECOND SLEEVE-LIKE ELEMENTS, A PIN-LIKE ELEMENTS PROVIDED FOR INSERTION INTO THE ALIGNED SLEEVE-LIKE ELEMENTS FOR ATTACHING A PAIR OF SAID SECOND FRAME-FORMING MEMBERS TO ONE OF SAID FIRST FRAME-FORMING MEMBERS, SAID BASE-FRAMES BEING FORMED BY ATTACHING THE PLURALITY OF FIRST AND SECOND FRAME-FORMING MEMBERS, A PLURALITY OF SUPPORT RAILS FOR ENDWISE CONNECTING SAID BASE-FRAMES, AND AT LEAST ONE UPPER FURNITURE ELEMENT ATTACHED TO SAID BASE-FRAMES.