Furniture unit
AssigneeSauder Woodworking Co.
InventorsMarvin K. Burnett, Mark A. Strayer
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Abstract
A furniture unit includes at least one shelf. The shelf includes a substrate having an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, a proximal peripheral surface, a distal peripheral surface, a first seam, and a second seam. The proximal peripheral surface extends from the upper surface to the lower surface. The distal peripheral surface is opposite the proximal peripheral surface and extends from the upper surface to the lower surface. The second seam is spaced apart from the first seam. The first and second seams extend in a direction parallel to the proximal peripheral surface. The proximal peripheral surface engages one of the distal peripheral surface, the upper surface, and the lower surface.
Claims46
A furniture unit comprising at least one shelf including a substrate having a base layer and a laminate layer, wherein the base layer has an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, a proximal peripheral surface extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, a distal peripheral surface opposite the proximal peripheral surface and extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, a first seam, and a second seam spaced apart from the first seam, the first and second seams extending in a direction parallel to the proximal peripheral surface, wherein the laminate layer is disposed on one of the upper surface or the lower surface and includes a channel exposing a portion of the base layer, and wherein the proximal peripheral surface is disposed within the channel and engages the portion of the base layer.
A method of manufacturing a furniture unit from a substrate having a base layer and at least one laminate layer, wherein the base layer has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a peripheral surface extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, the method comprising:
- forming a first primary channel and a second primary channel in the base layer adjacent a proximal end of the substrate;
- removing a portion of the at least one laminate layer to form a secondary channel and to expose a portion of the base layer;
- folding the substrate in a first direction at the first and second primary channels to form a hollow proximal support;
- placing the peripheral surface within the secondary channel;
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- engaging the peripheral surface with the portion of the base layer.
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