System for joining components of modular furniture

A method for joining individual pieces of modular furniture, comprising the steps of:

• a) assembling a row of side by side rectangular seat boxes, each seat box comprising upright front and rear walls, and an oppositely arranged pair of upright side walls, wherein side walls of adjacent seat boxes abut each other;
• b) placing first and second rectangular end boxes adjacent end boxes of the row of seat boxes, each end box comprising a top horizontal wall and a bottom horizontal wall, a pair of front and rear upright walls engaged with front and rear edges of the top and bottom horizontal walls, respectively, and each end box having a vertical member facing and abutting an adjacent seat box;
• c) providing a row of rectangular back boxes, each back box comprising a pair of vertically extending side walls and a horizontal top wall joining top edges of the vertically extending side walls, and a front wall extending between lower portions of the side walls and abutting rear walls of corresponding seat boxes, wherein the row of rectangular back boxes form a back portion of the modular furniture assembly;
• d) mounting a front board along the front walls of the seat boxes between the first and second end rectangular boxes;
• e) extending means through the side walls of the back boxes for aligning and strengthening the back boxes;
• f) providing a plurality of first fastener assemblies for attaching adjacent seat boxes to each other, and side walls of end seat boxes to adjacent end boxes;
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• g) providing a plurality of second fastener assemblies for attaching the first and second end boxes to adjacent seat boxes, for attaching the rear back boxes to respective seat boxes, and for attaching the front board to the front walls of the seat, each of said second fastener assemblies comprising a plurality of receptacle slots disposed along a top edge of front and rear walls of said seat boxes and side walls of end seat boxes adjacent said end boxes, and having a plurality of L-shaped fasteners disposed on the walls of said and boxes, back boxes, and said front board for overlapping and each each L-shaped fastener having a rib portion engaging each said second receptacle slot for aligning and strengthening an assembly of said individual pieces of the modular furniture assembly.

A system for joining individual pieces of a modular furniture assembly, comprising:

• a) a row of side by side rectangular seat boxes, each seat box comprising upright front and rear walls, and an oppositely arranged pair of upright side walls, side walls of adjacent seat boxes abutting each other;
• b) first and second rectangular end boxes, each end box comprising a top horizontal wall and a bottom horizontal wall, a pair of front and rear upright walls engaged with front and rear edges of said top and bottom horizontal walls, respectively, and each end box having a vertical member facing and abutting an adjacent seat box;
• c) a row of rectangular back boxes, each back box positioned behind a seat box, each back box comprising a pair of vertically extending side walls and a horizontal top wall joining top edges of said vertically extending side walls, and a front wall extending between lower portions of said side walls and abutting rear walls of corresponding seat boxes, wherein said row of rectangular back boxes form a back portion of the modular furniture assembly;
• d) a front board extending along said front walls of said seat boxes between said first and second and rectangular boxes;
• e) means extending through said side walls of said back boxes for aligning and strengthening said back boxes;
• f) a plurality of first fastener assemblies for attaching adjacent seat boxes to each other, and side walls of said end boxes to adjacent end boxes;
• g) a plurality of second fastener assemblies for attaching said first and second and boxes to adjacent seat boxes, for attaching said rear back boxes to respective seat boxes, and for attaching said front board to said front walls of said seat boxes;
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• h) each of said first fastener assemblies comprising a first receptacle slot along a bottom edge of each side wall in a seat box, and a spool fitted into slots of adjacent side walls of adjacent seat boxes for tightly holding adjacent seat boxes together.

A method for joining individual pieces of modular furniture, comprising the steps of:

• a) assembling a row of side by side rectangular seat boxes, each seat box comprising upright front and roar walls, and an oppositely arranged pair of upright side walls, wherein side walls of adjacent seat boxes abut each other,
• b) placing first and second rectangular end boxes adjacent end boxes of the row of seat boxes, each end box comprising a top horizontal wall and a bottom horizontal wall, a pair of front and rear upright walls engaged with front and rear edges of the top and bottom horizontal walls, respectively, and each end box having a vertical member facing and abutting an adjacent seat box;
• c) providing a row of rectangular back boxes, each back box comprising a pair of vertically extending side walls and a horizontal top wall joining top edges of the vertically extending side walls, and a front wall extending between lower portions of the side walls and abutting rear walls of corresponding seat boxes, wherein the row of rectangular back boxes form a back portion of the modular furniture assembly;
• d) mounting a front board along the front walls of the seat boxes between the first and second end rectangular boxes;
• e) extending means through the side walls of the back boxes for aligning and strengthening the back boxes;
• f) providing a plurality of first fastener assemblies for attaching adjacent seat boxes to each other, and side walls of end boxes to adjacent end boxes;
• g) providing a plurality of second faster assemblies for attaching the first and second end boxes to adjacent seat boxes, for attaching the rear back boxes to respective seat boxes, and for attaching the front board to the front walls of the seat boxes;
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• h) each of the first fastener assemblies comprising a first receptacle slot along a bottom edge of each side wall in a seat box, and a spool fitted into slots of adjacent side walls of adjacent seat boxes for tightly holding adjacent seat boxes together.