Furniture system
OwnerRonald K. Shermaninventor
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Abstract
A sofa system includes a unitary perimetric baseframe including a front panel, a rear panel and opposing side panels. The system also includes a hollow back portion having front and rear edges and an integral internal rigid frame, the back portion rotationally mounted between the side panels and to the rear panel by rear longitudinal hinge elements secured between said rear edge of a top portion and the rear panel. The system also includes a unitary seat portion having a front and rear edge and a rigid base, in which the seat portion is rotationally mounted between the side panels and to the front panel by a front longitudinal hinge element that is secured between the front edge of the rigid base of the seat portion and the front panel. Arms may, if desired, be rotationally mounted to the sides of the baseframe.
Claims10
A furniture structure, comprising:
- (a) a integral perimetric baseframe including a front panel, a rear panel and opposing side panels;
- (b) a partially hollow back portion having front and rear edges and an integral internal rigid frame, said back portion selectably rotatably mounted between said side panels and to said rear panel by rear longitudinal hinge means secured between said rear edge of said back portion and said rear panel;
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- (c) a seat portion having front and rear edges, an integral internal frame, and a rigid base, said seat portion selectably rotatably mounted between said side panels and to said front panel by front longitudinal hinge means secured between a front edge of said rigid base of said seat portion and said front panel of said baseframe.
A furniture structure, comprising:
- (a) a integral perimetric baseframe including a front panel, a rear panel and opposing side panels;
- (b) a hollow back portion having front and rear edges and an integral internal rigid frame, said back portion selectably rotatably mounted between said side panels and to said rear panel by rear longitudinal hinge means secured between said rear edge of said back portion and said rear panel;
- (c) a seat portion having front and rear edges, an integral internal frame, and a rigid base, said seat portion selectably rotatably mounted between said side panels and to said front panel by front longitudinal hinge means secured between a front edge of said rigid base of said seat portion and said front panel of said baseframe;
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- (d) left and right arm portions selectably rotatably secured by hinge means to lower areas of each of said opposing side panels of said baseframe.
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