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.
Claims21
A furniture unit comprising:
- a first substrate having a base layer and a laminate layer, wherein the base layer has a first upper surface, a first lower surface opposite the first upper surface, a proximal peripheral surface extending from the first upper surface to the first lower surface, a distal peripheral surface opposite the proximal peripheral surface and extending from the first upper surface to the first 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 first upper surface or the first 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 first substrate defines a first hollow support;
- a second substrate having a second upper surface and a second lower surface opposite the second upper surface, the second substrate defining a second hollow support;
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- a splice disposed within the first hollow support and the second hollow support.
A method of assembling a furniture unit from a first 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:
- folding the first substrate at a first primary channel and at a second primary channel to form a first support having a first void;
- removing a portion of the at least one laminate layer to form a secondary channel and to expose a portion of the base layer;
- placing the peripheral surface within the secondary channel;
- engaging the peripheral surface with the portion of the base layer;
- folding a second substrate at a third primary channel and at a fourth primary channel to form a second support having a second void;
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- inserting a splice within both the first void and the second void.
A furniture unit comprising:
- a first substrate having a base layer and a laminate laver, wherein the base layer has a first upper surface, a first lower surface opposite the first upper surface, a first primary channel formed through one of the first upper surface or the first lower surface, and a second primary channel spaced apart from the first primary channel and formed through one of the first upper surface or the first lower surface, wherein the laminate layer is disposed on one of the first upper surface or the first lower surface and includes a secondary channel exposing a portion of the base layer, and wherein a portion of the first substrate is disposed within the secondary channel such that the one of the first lower surface or the first upper surface defines a first void;
- a second substrate having a second upper surface, a second lower surface opposite the second upper surface, a third primary channel formed through one of the second upper surface or the second lower surface, and a fourth primary channel spaced apart from the first primary channel and formed through one of the second upper surface or the second lower surface, wherein the one of the second lower surface or the second upper surface defines a second void;
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- a splice disposed within the first void and the second void.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.