Method and apparatus for cushioning the joint between adjoining pieces of furniture
OwnerBenjamin Andrew Galjourinventor
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for a device for cushioning the joint between two pieces of modular sectional furniture. The device has a top plate connected by a resilient member to a base support plate so that the base support plate can support the movable top plate so that when a user sits down on a piece of furniture made of individual joining sectional members the user will not feel discomfort from the space between the two pieces of furniture. The device is installed over adjacent frame members of the furniture.
Claims16
An apparatus for filling the joint between abutting pieces of modular furniture, comprising:
- a) a top plate having first and second ends and an underside, wherein said top plate is generally rectangular shaped to conform to the shape of the joint;
- b) a support plate disposed underneath said top plate, wherein said support plate has first and second ends and an upper side, wherein said support plate is generally rectangular shaped to conform to the shape of said top plate;
- c) first and second end supports disposed on corresponding ends of said support plate, wherein said end supports form opposing inwardly disposed U-channels for receiving said ends of said top plate therein, wherein said top plate is slidable in said first and second end support in response to a user sitting on the abutting pieces of modular furniture;
- d) a resilient member extending between said underside of said top plate and said upper side of said support plate, wherein said resilient member provides cushioning to said top plate as said top plate slides in said first and second end supports;
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- e) wherein said support plate is adapted for mounting onto abutting frame members of abutting pieces of modular furniture.
A method for filling the joint between abutting pieces of modular furniture, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a top plate having first and second ends and an underside, shaping the top plate to be generally rectangular shaped to conform to the shape of the joint;
- b) providing a support plate disposed underneath the top plate, wherein the support plate has first and second ends and an upper side, shaping the support plate to be generally rectangular shaped to conform to the shape of the top plate;
- c) mounting first and second end supports on corresponding ends of the support plate, wherein the end supports form opposing inwardly disposed U-channels for receiving the ends of the top plate therein so that the top plate is slidable in the first and second end support in response to a user sitting on the abutting pieces of modular furniture;
- d) placing a resilient member extending between the underside of the top plate and the upper side of the support plate so that the resilient member provides cushioning to the top plate as the top plate slides in the first and second end supports;
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- e) adapting the support plate for mounting onto abutting frame members of abutting pieces of modular furniture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.