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Modular furniture assembly

  • US 4,765,253 A
  • Filed: 09/23/1985
  • Issued: 08/23/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A modular furniture assembly having quickly attachable and detachable parts comprising:

  • a top member having an upper surface and a plurality of keyways;

    a plurality of legs to support said top member, each said leg including at least one key bolt member sized and shaped for sliding engagement within one said keyway to attach said leg to said top member;

    stabilizing rails disposed opposite each other and interconnecting paired members of said legs to provide support and stability to said legs, said rails being keyed to interlock with notched portions disposed in said legs; and

    a cross member interconnecting said oppositely disposed stabilizing rails to provide fixed support for said legs, the end portions of said cross member being keyed to interlock with said stabilizing rails;

    each said stabilizing rail including an apertured portion for receiving and engaging the associated cross member end portion, said apertured portion including an elongated through slot centrally disposed in said stabilizing rail, each said cross member end portion extending through said elongated slot of the associated stabilizing rail and each said cross member end portion including a narrowed neck for firm interlocking engagement within said slot;

    wherein each said key bolt comprises a shaft portion and a key tab projecting radially outwardly from the end of said shaft portion, and wherein each said keyway comprises a central opening extending vertically upwardly into said top member and sized for receiving said key bolt and a shelf portion extending radially outwardly from the upper end of said opening sized and shaped to receive said key tab, each said key bolt being attached at an upper end surface of an associated leg member, said key bolt and said keyway being sized and shaped so that said top member is firmly sandwiched between said key tab and the upper end surface of said leg when said key bolt is fully engaged within said keyway.

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