Method of assembling a fully upholstered ready-to-assemble article of furniture
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B68G-007/00
B23P-011/00
A47C-007/00
출원번호
US-0588000
(2000-06-06)
발명자
/ 주소
Wieland, Blaine L.
Wieland, Blair
출원인 / 주소
Home Reserve, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Baker & Daniels
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
25인용 특허 :
41
초록▼
A fully upholstered, ready-to-assemble article of furniture which may be custom ordered by a consumer, packaged by the seller for shipment to the consumer by a parcel delivery service, and then assembled by the consumer from the packaged components. The article of furniture includes a frame of a plu
A fully upholstered, ready-to-assemble article of furniture which may be custom ordered by a consumer, packaged by the seller for shipment to the consumer by a parcel delivery service, and then assembled by the consumer from the packaged components. The article of furniture includes a frame of a plurality of interlocking, planar frame members which are secured together by fasteners received in push-in connector elements. Upholstery coverings, the design of which is custom selected by the consumer, are attached to the frame and secured to one another by hook and loop fasteners. Foam elements are received within a second plurality of upholstery covers which have large openings for receiving the foam elements to provide cushions for the article of furniture. The frame members, upholstery covers, and foam elements are packaged in first, second, and third containers, respectively, which are each light enough to be shipped for home delivery by a parcel delivery service.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of assembling a ready-to-assemble article of furniture, comprising: providing; a disassembled frame, including a plurality of planar frame members, each said planar frame member including a plurality of edges and a pair of opposed planar surfaces, at least one of said frame members ha
1. A method of assembling a ready-to-assemble article of furniture, comprising: providing; a disassembled frame, including a plurality of planar frame members, each said planar frame member including a plurality of edges and a pair of opposed planar surfaces, at least one of said frame members having a recess in its planar surface and at least one of said frame members having an aperture in its planar surface, said frame members including interlocking portions; a push-in connector element which is separate from the frame members; and at least one fastener; interconnecting said interlocking portions; inserting the connector element into said recess in a direction which is perpendicular to said planar surfaces; and securing said frame members by inserting said fastener through said aperture and into said connector element, said fastener oriented substantially perpendicularly to the insertion direction of said connector element. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said frame members are made of medium density fiberboard. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: applying an upholstery cover over the frame members, said upholstery cover including hook and loop fasteners. 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising: providing a padding element and a second upholstery cover, said second upholstery cover including a relatively large opening adapted to receive the padding member, and fastener for closing the opening; inserting the padding member through the opening and into the upholstery cover; fastening the fastener to close the upholstery cover to form a cushion for the article of furniture; and placing the cushion on the article of furniture. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said recess and said connector element each include complementary, oblong-shaped portions and a narrowed portion, said narrowed portion located adjacent a said edge, whereby said oblong portion of said connector element prevents said connector element from being pulled out of said frame member in a direction parallel to said planar surfaces. 6. A method of assembling a ready-to-assemble article of furniture, comprising: providing; a disassembled frame, including at least two frame members, each said frame members including an edge and a planar surface, said frame members having interlocking portions, two said planar surfaces further including respectively at least one of a recess and an aperture; at least one insertable plastic, unthreaded connector element which is separate from the frame members; and at least one metal threaded fastener; inserting the connector element into the recess of one frame member in a direction which is perpendicular to said planar surface; interconnecting the interlocking portions of the frame members; and securing the frame members together by inserting the threaded fastener through the aperture of said other frame member and threading said fastener into the connector element in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to the direction of insertion of said connector element. 7. The method off claim 6, wherein the recess and the connector element each include complementary, oblong-shaped portions and a narrowed portion, said narrowed portion located adjacent a said edge, whereby said oblong portion of said connector element prevents said connector element from being pulled out of said frame member in a direction parallel to said planar surfaces. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said connector element is made of plastic and said fastener is made of metal, said metal fastener forming a thread in said plastic fastener.
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