Construction system and method and related articles
AssigneeSauder Woodworking Co.
InventorsMarvin K. Burnett, Mark A. Strayer, Neal J. Fifer
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Abstract
A furniture unit includes at least one substrate having an upper surface, a lower surface, a proximal peripheral surface, a distal peripheral surface, a first seam, and a second seam. The lower surface is opposite the upper surface. 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 the lower surface such that the substrate defines a first hollow support.
Claims23
A furniture unit comprising at least one 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 such that the substrate defines a first hollow support.
A furniture unit comprising at least one substrate having:
- an upper surface;
- a lower surface opposite the upper surface;
- a proximal peripheral surface extending from the upper surface to the lower surface and engaging the lower surface such that the substrate defines a first hollow support;
- a distal peripheral surface opposite the proximal peripheral surface and extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, the distal peripheral surface engaging the lower surface such that the substrate defines a second hollow support;
- wherein the first hollow support includes a first seam, a second seam, a third seam, a fourth seam, and a fifth seam, each of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth seams being spaced apart from the others of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth seams and extending in a direction parallel to the proximal peripheral surface, and
- wherein the upper surface includes a first portion, extending from the first seam to the second seam, a second portion extending from the second seam to the third seam, a third portion extending from the third seam to the fourth seam, and a fourth portion extending from the fourth seam to the fifth seam, the first portion and the second portion defining a first angle therebetween, the second portion and the third portion defining a second angle therebetween, and the third portion and the fourth portion defining a third angle therebetween, the third angle being equal to the first angle and the second angle.
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