Ready to assemble chair base
AssigneeLiving Style (B.V.I.) Limited
InventorsLetao Tao, Sam Min Wei
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Abstract
A unique and novel ready to assembly chair base is broken down into several component parts so that it can be packed in a smaller volume of space, and then easily assembled by the consumer. The chair base is formed in a manner that the base comes apart into at least two components. A first removable leg component and a second hub component consists of a central support with a tapered hole therein, a plurality of fixed legs and a truncated leg receiver configured and arranged receive and retain the removable leg component when the chair is assembled.
Claims22
A ready to assemble chair base comprising:
- a hub portion having a central body, a plurality of non-removable legs extending radially outwardly from the central body, and a shortened leg receiver extending radially outwardly from the central body,
- a removable leg component configured and arranged to be received and secured in assembled relation with said leg receiver,
- said leg receiver having a channel therein with opposing sidewalls having receiver slots formed therein,
- said removable leg component having a blade extending from an inner end thereof, said blade including opposing locking posts extending therefrom, said locking posts configured and arranged to engage said receiver slots when said removable leg is received in assembled relation with said leg receiver,
- a threaded bore in a top wall of said channel, and
- a threaded fastener extending through said blade portion of said removable leg engaging said threaded hole,
- said threaded fastener retaining said removable leg in assembled relation with said leg receiver.
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A ready to assemble chair base comprising:
- a hub portion having a central body, a plurality of non-removable legs extending radially outwardly from the central body, and a shortened leg receiver extending radially outwardly from the central body;
- a removable leg component configured and arranged to be received and secured in assembled relation with said leg receiver;
- said leg receiver having a channel therein with opposing sidewalls having receiver slots formed therein,
- said removable leg component having a blade extending from an inner end thereof, said blade including opposing locking posts extending therefrom, said locking posts configured and arranged to engage said receiver slots when said removable leg is received in assembled relation with said leg receiver;
- one or more wedge walls extending radially outward from a front wall of said channel;
- a wedge surface formed on an inner end of said blade wherein said wedge surface engages said one or more wedge walls when said removable leg is in assembled relation with said leg receiver, and
- wherein the engagement between said one or more wedge walls and said wedge exert a force that increases engagement between said locking posts and said receiver slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.