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US 11,969,082 B1Granted
Interchangeable ready to assemble furniture
OwnerKathren Jensen, William Bowserinventors
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Abstract
Described herein are examples of interchangeable ready to assemble furniture the include furniture top components including multiple furniture leaves, and furniture hardware components that include a connector assembly that allows the multiple furniture leaves to be easily assembled and disassembled. The interchangeable ready to assemble furniture additionally includes sturdy easy to assemble furniture legs that do not require additional support features, such as a furniture skirt. The interchangeable ready to assemble furniture can be arranged in different configurations and is capable of being constructed from high quality hard wood.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- furniture top components comprising:
- a first large furniture leaf and a second large furniture leaf, and
- a first small furniture leaf and a second small furniture leaf;
- and
- furniture hardware components comprising:
- a cylindrical connector comprising an exterior threaded end, an unthreaded end, and a second exterior threaded portion,
- a cylindrical connector rod comprising an interior threaded end and a tool head end,
- a cylindrical housing tube comprising a first interior threaded end and a second interior threaded end,
- a first cylindrical housing tube screw and a second cylindrical housing tube screw,
- a third cylindrical housing tube screw and a fourth cylindrical housing tube screw, and
- a housing tube screw cap;
- wherein the cylindrical connector is configured to engage with the cylindrical connector rod and the first cylindrical housing tube screw, the cylindrical housing tube is configured to engage with the first and second cylindrical housing tube screws, and the housing tube screw caps are configured to engage with the third and fourth cylindrical housing tube screws;
- wherein the furniture hardware components are configured to be embedded in the furniture top components;
- and
- the device further comprising:
- a furniture leg,
- a leg plate comprising screw holes and a leg rod hole, and
- a cylindrical leg rod comprising a threaded end and a tool head end;
- wherein the leg plate is configured to be attached to the furniture top components, the leg rod is configured to be embedded in the furniture leg, and the threaded end of the leg rod is configured to be engaged with the leg rod hole in the leg plate.
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A method of assembling furniture comprising:
- a furniture top component comprising a first furniture leaf, wherein the first furniture leaf comprises four sides, a first furniture head end, a second furniture head end, a first furniture side end, and a second furniture side end;
- first furniture hardware components comprising:
- a cylindrical connector comprising an exterior threaded end, an unthreaded end, and a second exterior threaded portion,
- a cylindrical connector rod comprising an interior threaded end and a tool head end,
- a cylindrical housing tube comprising a first interior threaded end and a second interior threaded end, and
- a first cylindrical housing tube screw and a second cylindrical housing tube screw;
- a third cylindrical housing tube screw and a fourth cylindrical housing tube screw
- wherein the exterior threaded end of the cylindrical connector is engaged with the interior threaded end of the cylindrical connector rod, a first cylindrical housing tube screw is engaged with the second exterior threaded portion of the cylindrical connector, a first end of the cylindrical housing tube is engaged with the cylindrical connector rod and the first cylindrical housing tube screw;
- wherein the first furniture hardware components are embedded in an aperture in the first furniture leaf, wherein the aperture extends lengthwise from a first furniture head end to a second furniture head end of the first furniture leaf.
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A system for interchangeable ready to assemble furniture comprising:
- a furniture top component comprising a furniture leaf;
- and
- furniture hardware components comprising:
- a cylindrical connector comprising an exterior threaded end, an unthreaded end, and a second exterior threaded portion,
- a cylindrical connector rod composing an interior threaded end and a tool head end,
- a cylindrical housing tube comprising a first interior threaded end and a second interior threaded end,
- a first cylindrical housing tube screw and a second cylindrical housing tube screw;
- and
- wherein the cylindrical connector configured to engage with the cylindrical connector rod and the first cylindrical housing tube screw, the cylindrical housing tube is configured to engage with the first and second cylindrical housing tube screws;
- wherein the furniture hardware components are configured to be embedded in the furniture top components.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.