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US 3,938,860 AGranted
Furniture formed of tubular elements
OwnerBruce Cobbinventor
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Abstract
An article of furniture comprising a plurality of rigid tubes arranged vertically in side-by-side relation, and fastened together. A load-bearing member, such as a flat board, rests upon the upper ends of at least some of the tubes. The board may carry inserts which frictionally fit into the upper ends of the tubes to help hold the tubes together in a unitary assembly. The article may include relatively short tubes for supporting the board, and relatively long tubes defining a chair back and chair arms.
Claims9
An article of furniture, comprising:
- a. a plurality of rigid tubes arranged vertically in side-by-side relation, some of said tubes being relatively short and some being relatively long,
- b. fastening means connecting said tubes together into a unitary assembly in which all of said tubes are arranged vertically,
- c. a seat defined by horizontal load-supporting means resting upon the upper ends of at least some of said short tubes, and
- d. a back defined by a row of said relatively long tubes, said long tubes being arranged side-by-side with, and fastened to, some of said short tubes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.