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US 4,305,616 AGranted
Modular elements having shapes and contours whereby when assembled produce armchairs, sofas and the like
AssigneeSociete G.M. S.A.
InventorGeorges Martinez
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Abstract
A modular construction for chairs, couches and the like having a base supporting frame provided with sides formed with horizontally arranged spaces or slots. Garnishing or veneering, elbow rest and seat back elements are provided with battens or tongues which are received in the spaces or slots of the base frame and are secured thereto by fastening elements, such as screws or the like. A foundation or support is provided on the base frame to receive and support a seat cushion.
Claims7
Modular elements for making upholstered furniture such as chairs, couches, and the like comprising:
- a rectangular base frame formed of a series of two tubular cross-ties placed on two different levels to define between the levels a peripheric space;
- legs comprising tubular risers to which the base frame is attached;
- a foundation plane, the sides of which are connected by straps, placed onto the base frame;
- seat garnishing, elbow-rest, and seat back elements, each element having ribs which are inserted into the peripheric space of the base frame and are fastened by tongues whose width is slightly smaller than the height of the peripheric space and which are held by screws, the tongues being turned perpendicularly to the peripheric space so as to hold and fasten the elements.
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