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Knockdown upholstered furniture has basic components coupled together by male and female connectors permitting simple assembly and disassembly to facilitate shipping and storage without requiring tools or hardware. Each male connector has hook-like lugs projecting outwardly from the connector with a

Knockdown upholstered furniture has basic components coupled together by male and female connectors permitting simple assembly and disassembly to facilitate shipping and storage without requiring tools or hardware. Each male connector has hook-like lugs projecting outwardly from the connector with an inclined inner edge for wedging the lugs in place once they are inserted through openings in each female connector, and the connectors are surrounded with resiliently padded upholstery such that the connectors are recessed within the outer edges of the upholstery which resiliently forces the male and female connectors into secure engagement with each other. Preferably, the female connectors have an irregular surface adjacent the openings therein to engage irregular surfaces on the inner edges of the lugs of the male connectors.

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A knockdown upholstered furniture construction comprising first and second spaced arm assemblies; an upholstered back member extending between said first and second arm assemblies and having a portion forming a back support for persons sitting on said knockdown upholstered furniture construction; a

A knockdown upholstered furniture construction comprising first and second spaced arm assemblies; an upholstered back member extending between said first and second arm assemblies and having a portion forming a back support for persons sitting on said knockdown upholstered furniture construction; a front member extending between said first and second arm assemblies; horizontal support means extending between said first and second arm assemblies and said front member and said back member to provide seating support for persons sitting on said knockdown upholstered furinture construction; a plurality of first connector means carried on said first and second arm assemblies; a plurality of second connector means carried on opposite ends of said back member and said front member; said connector means of one of said first and second pluralities of connector means each being a female connector having an opening therein; and said connector means of the other of said first and second pluralities of connector means each being a male connector having a hook-like lug extending outwardly therefrom with said lug having an inner edge with an inclined portion for engaging said female connector after insertion of said lug in said opening in said female connector to connect said first and second arm assemblies with said front and back members with a wedge-like action, said upholstery on said back member including a resilient padding surrounding said plurality of second connector means carried by said back member such that said second connector means carried by said back member are recessed within said resilient padding, the outer edges of said resilient padding engaging said first and second arm assemblies and being compressed to resiliently force said male and female connectors into secure engagement with each other.