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US 2008/0157571 A1Published application
Snap-together patio bench
AssigneeSuncast Corporation
InventorJed Richardson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to kit for a patio bench utilizing injection molded plastic panels capable of being packaged and shipped in a knocked-down state and constructed into a secure patio bench. The patio bench may also include an integral storage box positioned beneath the bench seat. The panels utilized for assembling the patio bench are also constructed to allow a number of patio benches to be configured using common components.
Claims17
A patio bench kit comprising:
- a left side panel having integrally formed legs, said left side panel including integrally formed posts or sockets for interlocking engagement with a front and a rear panel in a substantially perpendicular arrangement;
- a right side panel having integrally formed legs, said left side panel including integrally formed posts or sockets for interlocking engagement with a front and a rear panel in a substantially perpendicular arrangement;
- a rear panel having integrally formed posts or sockets for snap-together interlocking engagement with said posts or sockets of said left and said right side panels, whereby said panels are secured together in a substantially perpendicular arrangement;
- a front panel having integrally formed posts or sockets for snap-together interlocking engagement with said posts or sockets of said left and said right side panels, whereby said panels are secured together in a substantially perpendicular arrangement;
- a bench seat panel having integrally formed connectors constructed and arranged for snap-together interlocking engagement to at least two of said left, right, front or back panels in a substantially parallel arrangement with respect to a ground surface;
- whereby said patio bench can be shipped in a disassembled state and assembled on a desired site.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.