Modular tandem structure
AssigneeFixtures Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsBobbie L. Snyder, James L. Gerner
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Abstract
A tandem structure including chairs and the like formed of modular assemblies each comprising a generally horizontal load supporting member, such as a chair seat portion, table top, or the like, mounted in a fastening structure connected to an upper portion of a leg member which has a base portion engageable with a support surface or floor. The modular assemblies are each connected to another for cooperative support by elongated connection members which extend therebetween and each beam member has opposite end portions thereof removably secured to the fastening structure of the respective modular assembly.
Claims6
A modular tandem furniture structure including:
- a. a plurality of leg members in spaced apart relation and with each having an elongate base portion and an upper portion with a connecting portion therebetween and all of said portions of each leg being substantially in an upright plane;
- b. a mounting structure on and connected to the upper portion of each leg;
- c. a plurality of horizontally extending elongate connecting members, said connecting members being arranged with at least two spaced apart substantially in a horizontal plane and extending between adjacent mounting structures with end portions of said connecting members in and engaging the respective mounting structures;
- d. said mounting structures each having upper and lower bracket members with cooperating portions receiving and positioning end portions of respective connecting members, the connection of the mounting structure to the upper portion of the respective legs being to the lower bracket members with the end portions of the connecting members being substantially normal thereto;
- e. means engaging the upper and lower brackets of each mounting means to secure same in clamping engagement with connecting member end portions therebetween to form the assembly of the mounting members and connecting members supported by legs under each mounting member;
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- f. selected furniture members mounted on and secured to each of the mounting members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.