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Versatile modular furniture unit

a modular furniture and versatile technology, applied in the field of modular furniture, can solve the problems of physical awkwardness and time-consuming inconvenient reconfiguration of past modular furnitur

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-03-03
CIMINO LYNNE ANN +1
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We have found reconfiguring past modular furniture physically awkward and time consuming.

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—FIGS. 2,3,4, AND5—PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

FIGS. 3 best represents the unit's structural form, which is a preferred embodiment of our invention. The unit may be made from any rigid material suitable for furniture construction. The overall dimensions of each unit must be appropriate for a seated human being and our preferred shape, although not required to be so, is square. We prefer the overall height of the unit to be less than half of the overall width. The overall width of the unit is in direct proportion to the height when set up as a chair (FIG. 3A).

FIG. 3 shows how the structural elements form a storage compartment 27. The storage compartment comprises two parallel facing, table top support walls 24, and two parallel facing seat support walls 26, which are fixed together perpendicularly creating an inner frame. The height of the seat support walls is less than the height of the table top support walls by the measured thickness of a rigid seat panel 34. A floor panel 22 is fixed...

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An all inclusive, standard unit of modular furniture where same units link together contiguously to create larger furniture configurations. The unit of furniture disclosed, has the ability to convert from a table to an ottoman, to a chair by the manipulation of a table top panel's positioning within a base structure or storage compartment 27. The storage compartment 27 is formed by four support walls; two parallel facing table top support walls 24 and two parallel facing seat support walls 26. A slot system 32 comprising varying angles 32a and 32b, is routed from the seat support walls 26. The angles accept and hold in place, the table top panel 36. Once in place, the table top panel functions as the seat back of the chair. The varying angles of the slots 32a and 32b create the seat back positions which range from upright to reclined. When a table is desired, the table top panel 36 is removed from slot system 32 and placed horizontally across the top edges of table top support walls 24. Outer, rigid panels 38 wrap storage compartment 27. A base bar of rigid material 30a is attached within a shallow notch 38a at the center, top edge of each outer panel 38. A smaller bar 30b bridges over two aligned connector bases 30a from two side by side units, linking these units together. Cushions 40 and 42, specifically designed to store inside the base structure, may be added for comfort.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Not applicable FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH Not applicable SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM Not applicable BACKGROUND OF INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention, in general, relates to modular furniture and more specifically to an individual, versatile, unit of modular furniture. The standard unit disclosed may be manually manipulated to create different types of furniture. This unit has the ability to link with other like units in order to form larger furniture pieces. 2. Background of the Invention Originally, modular furniture created larger pieces of furniture from connecting smaller sections of furniture together. A later method connected base structures together and furniture pieces, of a specific function, were added atop the base structures. These furniture pieces were typically connected by fasteners from underneath the main frame. We have found reconfiguring past modular furniture physically awkward and time consuming. ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47B85/04A47C13/00
CPCA47B85/04A47C13/005A47C7/42
Inventor CIMINO, LYNNE ANNMATHLEIN, CAMILLA
Owner CIMINO LYNNE ANN
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