Assembly made from dove tail panels and the method of assembling

• US 5,803,561 A
• Filed: 01/23/1997
• Issued: 09/08/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Richard J. Puehlhorn
• Original Assignee: Richard J. Puehlhorn
• Inventors: Puehlhorn, Richard J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Peter R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Allred, David E.
• Application Number:
  US08/787,949
• Time in Patent Office: 593 Days
• Field of Search: 312/263, 312/264, 312/265.5, 312/265.6, 312/195, 312/257.1
• US Class Current: 312/264
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 47/04 made mainly of wood or plastics
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 12/125 using mortise and tenon joints

Abstract

A piece of furniture has side panels, each having a front and rear dove tail shaped vertical channel. A channel access aperture is positioned proximate a lower end of each channel. Lower support members are coupled between the side panels using dove tail shaped ends. A front panel having dove tail shaped ends is slidably coupled between the front dove shaped channels of the side panels. A rear panel is positioned between the rear channels. Two tipper support members having dove tail shaped ends are coupled between the side panels in similar fashion to the lower support members. A top panel having bracing members with dove tail shaped ends is positioned atop the side panels such that the bracing member ends are positioned within dove tail shaped brace receivers in the side panels.

Claims

1. A piece of furniture comprising:

a first and a second side panel, each side panel having a front dove tail shaped vertical channel and a rear dove tail shaped vertical channel, each channel having an upper end and a lower end and a channel access aperture positioned proximate said channel lower end;

a first lower support member having dove tail shaped ends, each first lower support member end coupled to a respective said side panel front channel such that said first lower support member is positioned between said side panels, the dove tail ends of said first lower support member being positioned at the lower end of the front channel of each of said side panels;

a second lower support member having dove tail shaped ends, each second lower support member end coupled to a respective said side panel rear channel such that said second lower support member is positioned between said side panels and substantially horizontally parallel to said first lower support member, the dove tail ends of said second lower support member being positioned at the lower end of the rear channel of each of said side panels;

a front panel having dove tail shaped vertical ends and at least one door, each front panel end coupled to a respective said side panel front channel such that said front panel is positioned between said side panels and resting on said first lower support member;

a rear panel having ends, each rear panel end coupled to a respective side panel rear channel such that said rear panel is positioned between said side panels and opposite said front panel and resting on said second lower support member;

a first upper support member having dove tail shaped ends, each first upper support member end coupled to a respective said side panel front channel such that said first upper support member is positioned between said side panels and resting on said front panel;

a second upper support member having dove tail shaped ends, each second upper support member end coupled to a respective said side panel rear channel such that said second upper support member is positioned between said side panels and resting on said rear panel; and

a top panel having a front bracing member and a rear bracing member, said front bracing member having dove tail shaped ends, each front bracing member end coupled to a respective dove tail shaped front brace receiver space from said front vertical channels in said first and said second side panels, said rear bracing member having dove tail shaped ends, each rear bracing member end coupled to a respective dove tail shaped rear brace receiver spaced from said rear vertical channels in said first and said second side panels, said top panel further resting on and being supported by said first and second upper support members.

2. A piece of furniture as in claim 1, wherein the piece of furniture is made of a material selected from the group consisting of plastic and wood.

3. A piece of furniture as in claim 1, wherein each side panels includes a number of legs extending downwardly from said side panel.