Mounting platform for modular furniture assembly

• US 9,277,826 B2
• Filed: 07/16/2014
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lovesac Company
• Original Assignee: Sac Acquisition LLC (SAC Acquisition)
• Inventors: Nelson, Shawn D., Underwood, David, Pearson, Spencer
• Primary Examiner(s): WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT
• Application Number:
  US14/332,705
• Publication Number:
  US 20140368010A1
• Time in Patent Office: 601 Days
• Field of Search: 297/440.1, 297/440.14, 297/440.15, 297/440.16, 297/452.27, 297/271.6, 297/272.1, 403/395, 403/397, 248/345.1, 248/188, 248/188.2, 248/188.8, 248/188.9
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 13/005 Modular seating chairs connectible into a row A47C1/124
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 17/045 Seating furniture having loose or by fabric hinge connected cushions changeable to beds
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 3/029 with curved rocking members resting on the floor
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/002 Chair or stool bases A47C3/20 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/7164 One rod held between bight and other rod extending through aperture in leg of connector
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/7176 Resilient clip

Abstract

A modular furniture assembly includes: a base member having a frame assembly, a transverse member having a frame assembly, a foot configured to contact a support surface, and a mounting platform having a plurality of apertures therethrough. The mounting platform is configured to be mounted on the base member frame assembly and the transverse member frame assembly, thereby connecting the frame assemblies. The foot is selectively mounted on the mounting platform, such that the foot is configured to contact the support surface when the modular furniture assembly is in an upright configuration. The mounting platform connects the base and transverse member frame assemblies together and also acts as a platform for receiving a variety of different types of feet.

Claims

1. A mounting kit for use with a modular furniture assembly, the modular furniture assembly comprising at least one a base member coupled to at least one transverse member having a height that is greater than a height of the base member, the at least one base member and the at least one transverse member each comprising a frame assembly configured to have at least one foot removably coupled thereto, the mounting kit comprising:

a platform assembly comprising;

a platform configured to be selectively mounted on both the base member frame assembly and the transverse member frame assembly to thereby couple the base member frame assembly to the transverse member frame assembly, the platform having a plurality of coupling apertures and at least one mounting aperture; and

at least one mounting foot configured to be selectively mounted on the platform to thereby contact a support surface when the modular furniture assembly is in an upright configuration with the platform assembly coupled thereto.

2. A mounting kit as recited in claim 1, wherein the platform comprises a rigid plate.

3. A mounting kit as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one mounting foot is configured to be directly mounted to the base member frame assembly or the transverse member frame assembly.

4. A mounting kit as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one mounting foot comprises a threaded member and the at least one mounting aperture is threaded and configured to threadedly receive the threaded member of the at least one mounting foot.

5. A mounting kit as recited in claim 1, wherein the platform comprises four coupling apertures placed in a square pattern, the four coupling apertures comprising two upper coupling apertures separated by a first distance and two lower coupling apertures separated by a second distance.

6. A mounting kit as recited in claim 5, wherein the at least one mounting aperture is disposed in the center of the square pattern.

7. A mounting kit as recited in claim 6, wherein the platform comprises a plurality of mounting apertures, wherein at least one mounting aperture is disposed between the two upper coupling apertures and at least one mounting aperture is disposed between the two lower coupling apertures.

8. A mounting kit as recited in claim 7, wherein the at least one mounting aperture disposed between the two upper coupling apertures is disposed equidistantly between the two upper coupling apertures, the at least one mounting aperture disposed between the two lower coupling apertures is disposed equidistantly between the two lower coupling apertures, and the at least one mounting aperture disposed in the center of the square pattern is disposed equidistantly between the at least one mounting aperture disposed between the two upper coupling apertures and the at least one mounting aperture disposed between the two lower coupling apertures and equidistantly between the two upper coupling apertures and two lower coupling apertures.

9. A mounting kit as recited in claim 1, wherein the platform assembly further comprises at least one fastener configured to couple the platform to at least one of:

(i) the base member frame assembly; and

(ii) the transverse member frame assembly, the base member frame assembly and the transverse member frame assembly each having an aperture therein for receiving the at least one fastener, the at least one fastener being configured to extend through at least one of the plurality of coupling apertures of the platform and into at least one of;

(i) the aperture of the base member frame assembly; and

(ii) the aperture of the transverse member frame assembly.

10. A mounting kit as recited in claim 9, wherein the aperture of the base member frame assembly and the aperture of the transverse member frame assembly comprise a threaded receiving aperture, the fastener comprises a threaded member corresponding to the threaded receiving aperture, and the coupling aperture of the platform is unthreaded.

11. A mounting kit as recited in claim 9, wherein the platform assembly further comprises a plurality of threaded fasteners configured to couple the platform to both the base member frame assembly and the transverse member frame assembly, the base member frame assembly and the transverse member frame assembly each having a threaded receiving aperture therein for receiving one of the plurality of threaded fasteners, the platform comprising a plurality of unthreaded coupling apertures, the threaded fasteners each being configured to extend through a respective unthreaded coupling aperture of the platform and into a respective threaded receiving aperture of the base member frame assembly or transverse member frame assembly.

12. A mounting kit as recited in claim 1, wherein the platform assembly further comprises a plurality of mounting feet configured to be selectively mounted on the mounting platform, wherein the plurality of mounting feet comprise at least two mounting feet selected from the group consisting of a roller, a roller member, a rocker member, and a peg.

13. A mounting kit as recited in claim 12, wherein the plurality of mounting feet comprise at least two different types of mounting feet selected from the group of types of mounting feet consisting of a roller, a roller member, a rocker member, and a peg.

14. A mounting kit as recited in claim 12 wherein the platform assembly further comprises a plurality of platforms configured to be selectively mounted on both the base member frame assembly and the transverse member frame assembly to thereby couple the base member frame assembly to the transverse member frame assembly.

15. A reconfigurable foot system for use with a modular furniture assembly, the modular furniture assembly comprising at least one a base member coupled to at least one transverse member having a height that is greater than a height of the base member, the at least one base member and at least one transverse member each having a frame assembly configured to have at least one foot removably coupled thereto, the reconfigurable foot system comprising:

a plurality of platform assemblies each comprising;

a platform configured to be selectively mounted on both the base member frame assembly and the transverse member frame assembly to thereby couple the base member frame assembly to the transverse member frame assembly, the platform comprising at least one coupling aperture and at least one mounting aperture;

at least one mounting foot configured to be selectively mounted on the platform via the at least one mounting aperture and configured to contact a support surface when the modular furniture assembly is in an upright configuration with the platform assembly coupled thereto; and

at least one fastener configured to couple the platform to at least one of;

(i) the base member frame assembly; and

(ii) the transverse member frame assembly, the base member frame assembly and the transverse member frame assembly each having an aperture therein for receiving the at least one fastener, the at least one fastener being configured to extend through the at least one coupling aperture of the platform and into at least one of;

(i) the aperture of the base member frame assembly; and

(ii) the aperture of the transverse member frame assembly.

16. A reconfigurable foot system as recited in claim 15, wherein the at least one mounting foot is configured to be directly mounted to the base member frame assembly or the transverse member frame assembly.

17. A reconfigurable foot system as recited in claim 16, wherein the at least one mounting foot comprises a plurality of mounting feet configured to be selectively mounted on the mounting platform, the plurality of mounting feet comprising at least two mounting feet selected from the group consisting of a roller, a roller member, a rocker member, and a peg.

18. A reconfigurable foot system as recited in claim 15, wherein the plurality of platform assemblies each comprise a plurality of fasteners and the platform of each of the plurality of platform assemblies comprises a plurality of coupling apertures.

19. A method for coupling two modules of a modular furniture assembly, the modular furniture assembly comprising:

(i) a base member; and

(ii) a transverse member having a height that is greater than a height of the base member, the base member having a base member frame assembly and at least one foot removably coupled to the base member frame assembly, and the transverse member having a transverse member frame assembly and at least one foot removably coupled to the transverse member frame assembly, the method comprising;

coupling the base member frame assembly to the transverse member frame assembly by mounting a platform on both the base member frame assembly and the transverse member frame assembly, the platform having a plurality of coupling apertures and at least one mounting aperture, wherein mounting a platform on both the base member frame assembly and the transverse member frame assembly comprises extending a fastener through each of the plurality of coupling apertures and into corresponding apertures of the base member frame assembly and the transverse member frame assembly; and

selectively mounting at least one mounting foot on the mounting platform via the at least one mounting aperture.

20. A method as recited in claim 19, wherein the at least one foot removably coupled to the base member frame assembly is removably coupled to the base member frame assembly via the aperture of the base member frame assembly and the at least one foot removably coupled to the transverse member frame assembly is removably coupled to the transverse member frame assembly via the aperture of the transverse member frame assembly, the method further comprising removing the at least one foot removably coupled to the base member frame assembly and removing the at least one foot removably coupled to the transverse member frame assembly, thereby permitting access to the respective apertures of the base member frame assembly and the transverse member frame assembly.