Frameless furniture system

A furniture joint comprising:

• a key having a groove portion adjacent a tab, the key mounted in a first furniture element wherein the groove portion and the tab extend from the first furniture element;
• and
• a key hole formed in a second furniture element, the key hole defining a groove slot portion sized to receive the groove portion of the tab, the key hole defining a tab slot portion sized to receive the tab, the tab slot portion having a ramp that presses against the tab of the key when the tab is inserted into the tab slot portion.

An article of furniture, comprising:

• a first furniture element having a key, the key including a groove portion adjacent a tab wherein the groove portion and the tab extend from the first furniture element;
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• a second furniture element having a key hole, the key hole defining a groove slot portion configured to receive the groove portion of the key, the key hole defining a tab slot portion configured to press against the tab of the key to retain the first furniture element with the second furniture element.