Article of furniture
OwnerRyan Lawsoninventor
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Abstract
An article of furniture includes a seat assembly that includes a rectangular seat support frame and a rest mount arranged on each of at least two adjacent sides of the seat support frame. A rest assembly includes a rectangular rest support frame and a seat mount arranged on at least one side of the rest support frame. The article of furniture includes at least one elongate connector, the, or each, elongate connector having a first portion that is engageable, in a detachable manner, with either of the rest mounts, and a second portion that is engageable, in a detachable manner, with the seat mount.
Claims21
An article of furniture that comprises:
- a seat assembly that includes:
- a rectangular seat support frame;
- and
- a rest mount arranged on each of at least two adjacent sides of the rectangular seat support frame;
- a rest assembly that includes:
- a rectangular rest support frame;
- and
- a cushion mounted to the rectangular rest support frame;
- the cushion having a cushion base portion;
- and
- a seat mount arranged on at least one side of the rectangular rest support frame;
- and
- at least one elongate connector, the at least one elongate connector having a first portion that is engageable, in a detachable manner, with either of the rest mounts, and a second portion that is engageable, in a detachable manner, with the seat mount, the at least one elongate connector and the rest and seat mounts being configured so that the at least one elongate connector provides at least two orientations of the seat assembly relative to the rest assembly, so that the rest assembly can function either as a backrest or an armrest of the article of furniture;
- wherein, in a first orientation of the at least one elongate connector, the rest assembly is engaged with and supported by the at least one elongate connector so that the cushion base portion is elevated with respect to the seat assembly whereby the cushion functions as a backrest;
- and wherein in a second orientation of the at least one elongate connector the rest assembly is supported by the at least one elongate connector so that the cushion base portion is lowered with respect to the seat assembly whereby the cushion functions as an armrest.
A kit for an article of furniture, the kit comprising:
- a seat assembly that includes:
- a rectangular seat support frame;
- and
- a rest mount arranged on each of at least two adjacent sides of the rectangular seat support frame;
- a rest assembly that includes:
- a rectangular rest support frame;
- and
- a seat mount arranged on at least one side of the rectangular rest support frame;
- and
- at least one elongate connector, the at least one elongate connector having a first portion that is engageable, in a detachable manner, with either of the rest mounts, and a second portion that is engageable, in a detachable manner, with the seat mount, the at least one elongate connector and the rest and seat mounts being configured so that the at least one elongate connector provides at least two orientations of the seat assembly relative to the rest frame-assembly, so that the rest assembly can function either as a backrest or an armrest of the article of furniture;
- wherein, in a first orientation of the at least one elongate connector, the rest assembly is supported by the at least one elongate connector so as to be elevated with respect to the seat assembly thereby to function as a backrest;
- and wherein in a second orientation of the at least one elongate connector the rest assembly is supported by the at least one elongate connector lowered with respect to the seat assembly thereby to function as an armrest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.