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US 10,306,979 B2Granted
System and method for flat packed furniture to enable reuse of packaging materials
OwnerDavid Oliver Booneinventor
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Abstract
A flat packed furniture system includes a plurality of boxes, each comprising a packaging piece and a set of furniture parts, such that the set of furniture parts is flat packed inside the packaging piece, such that a plurality of parts in the plurality of boxes is configured to be assemblable as a furniture item, which can be a cabinet, such that a plurality of packaging pieces in the plurality of boxes is configured to be reused as packaging for the furniture item. Also disclosed is a method for flat packing furniture, including flat packing, shipping, unpacking, assembling, repacking, and reshipping.
Claims23
A flat packed furniture system, comprising:
- a plurality of boxes, comprising:
- a first box, comprising:
- a first packaging piece;
- and
- a first set of furniture parts, wherein the first set of furniture parts is flat packed inside the first packaging piece;
- a second box, comprising:
- a second packaging piece;
- and
- a second set of furniture parts, wherein the second set of furniture parts is flat packed inside the second packaging piece;
- and
- a third box, comprising:
- a third packaging piece;
- a fourth packaging piece;
- and
- a third set of furniture parts, wherein the third set of furniture parts is flat packed inside the third and fourth packaging pieces;
- wherein the first, second, and third sets of furniture parts are configured to be assemblable as a furniture item;
- such that the packaging pieces are configured to be reused as packaging for the furniture item, such that the packaging pieces are configured to cover outer surfaces of the furniture item;
- wherein the furniture item is a cabinet, wherein the first packaging piece comprises first connected pieces, comprising:
- a top center attachment piece, which is configured to be aligned with a top side of the cabinet;
- a first bottom center attachment piece, which is configured to be aligned with a front face of the cabinet, such that a bottom side of the top center attachment piece is connected to a top side of the first bottom center attachment piece;
- a first top fold piece, which is configured to fold onto a back panel of the cabinet, such that the top fold piece is connected to a top side of the top center attachment piece;
- a top left side fold piece, which is configured to fold onto a left side of the cabinet, such that the top left side fold piece is connected to a left side of the top center attachment piece;
- a first top right side fold piece, which is configured to fold onto a right side of the cabinet, such that the first top right side fold piece is connected to a right side of the top center attachment piece;
- a first bottom left side fold piece, which is configured to fold onto the left side of the cabinet, such that the first bottom left side fold piece is connected to a left side of the first bottom center attachment piece;
- a first bottom right side fold piece, which is configured to fold onto the right side of the cabinet, such that the first bottom right side fold piece is connected to a right side of the first bottom center attachment piece;
- and
- a first bottom fold piece, which is configured to fold onto a bottom panel of the cabinet, such that the first bottom fold piece is connected to a bottom side of the first bottom center attachment piece.
24 more elements
A flat packed furniture system, comprising:
- a plurality of boxes, comprising:
- a first box, comprising:
- a first packaging piece;
- and
- a first set of furniture parts, wherein the first set of furniture parts is flat packed inside the first packaging piece;
- a second box, comprising:
- a second packaging piece;
- and
- a second set of furniture parts, wherein the second set of furniture parts is flat packed inside the second packaging piece;
- and
- a third box, comprising:
- a third packaging piece;
- a fourth packaging piece;
- and
- a third set of furniture parts, wherein the third set of furniture parts is flat packed inside the third and fourth packaging pieces;
- wherein the first, second, and third sets of furniture parts are configured to be assemblable as a furniture item;
- such that the packaging pieces are configured to be reused as packaging for the furniture item, such that the packaging pieces are configured to cover outer surfaces of the furniture item;
- wherein the furniture item is a cabinet, wherein the second packaging piece comprises connected pieces, comprising:
- a bottom center attachment piece, which is configured to be aligned with a bottom panel of the cabinet;
- a top fold piece, which is configured to be aligned with a back panel of the cabinet, such that the top fold piece is connected to a top side of the bottom center attachment piece;
- a bottom fold piece, which is configured to fold onto a toe panel of the cabinet, such that the bottom fold piece is connected to a bottom side of the bottom center attachment piece;
- a bottom right side fold piece, which is configured to fold onto a right side of the cabinet, such that the bottom right side fold piece is connected to a right side of the bottom center attachment piece;
- a bottom left side fold piece, which is configured to fold onto a left side of the cabinet, such that the bottom left side fold piece is connected to a left side of the bottom center attachment piece;
- a top right side fold piece, which is configured to fold onto a right side of the cabinet, such that the top right side fold piece is connected to a right side of the top fold piece;
- and
- a top left side fold piece, which is configured to fold onto a left side of the cabinet, such that the top left side fold piece is connected to a left side of the top fold piece.
23 more elements
A flat packed furniture system, comprising:
- a plurality of boxes, comprising:
- a first box, comprising:
- a first packaging piece;
- and
- a first set of furniture parts, wherein the first set of furniture parts is flat packed inside the first packaging piece;
- a second box, comprising:
- a second packaging piece;
- and
- a second set of furniture parts, wherein the second set of furniture parts is flat packed inside the second packaging piece;
- and
- a third box, comprising:
- a third packaging piece;
- a fourth packaging piece;
- and
- a third set of furniture parts, wherein the third set of furniture parts is flat packed inside the third and fourth packaging pieces;
- wherein the first, second, and third sets of furniture parts are configured to be assemblable as a furniture item;
- such that the packaging pieces are configured to be reused as packaging for the furniture item, such that the packaging pieces are configured to cover outer surfaces of the furniture item;
- wherein the furniture item is a cabinet, wherein the third packaging piece comprises connected pieces, comprising:
- a center attachment piece, which is configured to be aligned with a left panel of the cabinet;
- a top fold piece, which is configured to fold back onto an inner side of the left panel of the cabinet, such that the top fold piece is connected to a top side of the center attachment piece;
- a left side fold piece, which is configured to fold onto a back panel of the cabinet, such that the left side fold piece is connected to a left side of the center attachment piece;
- a right side fold piece, which is configured to fold onto a front side of the cabinet, such that the right side fold piece is connected to a right side of the center attachment piece;
- and
- a bottom fold piece, which is configured to fold back onto an inner side of the left panel of the cabinet, such that the bottom fold piece is connected to a bottom side of the center attachment piece.
21 more elements
A flat packed furniture system, comprising:
- a plurality of boxes, comprising:
- a first box, comprising:
- a first packaging piece;
- and
- a first set of furniture parts, wherein the first set of furniture parts is flat packed inside the first packaging piece;
- a second box, comprising:
- a second packaging piece;
- and
- a second set of furniture parts, wherein the second set of furniture parts is flat packed inside the second packaging piece;
- and
- a third box, comprising:
- a third packaging piece;
- a fourth packaging piece;
- and
- a third set of furniture parts, wherein the third set of furniture parts is flat packed inside the third and fourth packaging pieces;
- wherein the first, second, and third sets of furniture parts are configured to be assemblable as a furniture item;
- such that the packaging pieces are configured to be reused as packaging for the furniture item, such that the packaging pieces are configured to cover outer surfaces of the furniture item;
- wherein the furniture item is a cabinet, wherein the fourth packaging piece comprises connected pieces, comprising:
- a center attachment piece, which is configured to be aligned with a right panel of the cabinet;
- a top fold piece, which is configured to fold back onto an inner side of the right panel of the cabinet, such that the top fold piece is connected to a top side of the center attachment piece;
- a right side fold piece, which is configured to fold onto a back panel of the cabinet, such that the right side fold piece is connected to a right side of the center attachment piece;
- a left side fold piece, which is configured to fold onto a front side of the cabinet, such that the left side fold piece is connected to a left side of the center attachment piece;
- and
- a bottom fold piece, which is configured to fold back onto an inner side of the right panel of the cabinet, such that the bottom fold piece is connected to a bottom side of the center attachment piece.
21 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.