Modular upholstered furniture construction

• US 6,715,837 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2002
• Issued: 04/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Windtalker Holdings, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Alfred G. Niederman
• Inventors: Pate, Travis D., Niederman, Alfred G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelson, Jr., Milton
• Application Number:
  US10/090,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20020093235A1
• Time in Patent Office: 763 Days
• Field of Search: 297/440.1, 297/440.14, 297/440.15, 297/440.16, 297/440.22
• US Class Current: 297/440.14
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 13/005 Modular seating chairs connectible into a row A47C1/124
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 4/02 Dismountable chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 4/028 Upholstered chairs, e.g. metal, plastic or wooden chairs

Abstract

An easily assembled and disassembled modular furniture system is disclosed. The furniture system includes a base frame having a front member, a first side member, a second side member and a rear member. A plurality of furniture modules including a first arm module, a second arm module and one of a spring nest module and a sleeper module are mounted to the base frame using a plurality of fastener assemblies. Each fastener assembly includes two portions: a stud member and an aligning receptacle bracket. Each of the stud members and said brackets are secured to opposing locations of the base frame and at least one of the modules so that the modules may be positioned upon the frame by engaging the aligning receptacle brackets upon the corresponding stud members without the use of tools.

Claims

1. An easily assembled and disassembled modular furniture system, comprising:

a base frame;

a plurality of furniture modules including a first arm module, a second arm module and a seat suspension module;

a plurality of fastener assemblies having a stud member and an aligning receptacle bracket;

one of said stud member and said bracket being secured to opposing locations of said base frame and at least one of said modules so that said modules may be positioned upon said frame by engaging said aligning receptacle brackets upon said corresponding stud members without the use of tools; and

at least one of said brackets having an open bottom portion in communication with a laterally extending notch portion so that at least one of said first and second arm modules are engageable upon said base frame in an initial vertical locating motion, followed by a sliding locking motion including a lateral sliding motion relative to said frame.

2. The modular furniture system of claim 1 further including a corner bracket, comprising:

a first wall and a second wall joined at a right angel to form a corner;

a first said stud member projecting normally from said first wall in a first direction;

a second said stud member projecting normally from said second wall in a second direction; and

said first direction being normal to said second direction.

3. An easily assembled and disassembled modular furniture system, comprising:

a base frame;

a plurality of furniture modules including a first arm module, a second arm module, a backrest module and a seat suspension module;

a plurality of fastener assemblies, each said fastener assembly including two portions;

a stud member and an aligning receptacle bracket, one of said stud member and said bracket being secured to opposing locations of said base frame and at least one of said modules or to adjoining modules so that said modules may be positioned upon said frame or joined to each other by engaging said aligning receptacle brackets upon said corresponding stud members without the use of tools;

said arm modules having a pair of said assemblies constructed and arranged to correspondingly engage said frame and said backrest module in a vertical sliding action of said arm module.

4. A modular furniture system of claim 3 further including a corner bracket, comprising:

a first wall and a second wall joined at a right angle to form a corner;

a first said stud member projecting normally from said first wall in a first direction;

a second said stud member projecting normally from said second wall in a second direction; and

said first direction being normal to said second direction.