Furniture coupling system and method
OwnerBrian Boycott, Edward Boycottinventors
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Abstract
A coupling mechanism and method which allows for removably securing a chair or sofa back to a chair or sofa base. The coupling mechanism comprises a mounting bracket which attaches to the base of a piece of seating furniture and an engaging back bracket which attaches to the back of seating furniture. The back bracket has a pair of pins which are cooperable with a pair of slots located on the mounting bracket.
Claims11
A coupling for connecting members of seating furniture comprising:
- a mounting bracket attached to a base of said furniture, said mounting bracket including a pair of slots;
- an engaging bracket attached to a back of said furniture;
- a pair of pins disposed in said engaging bracket wherein each of said pins is removably engageable in one of said pair of slots of said mounting bracket for removably connecting said back to said base;
- a first retaining aperture defined in said mounting bracket;
- a second retaining aperture defined in said engaging bracket;
- wherein a fastener is removably receivable within said first retaining aperture and said second retaining aperture for removably securing said back to said base after said mounting bracket and said engaging bracket are engaged;
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- wherein one of said pair of slots has a locking point disposed at a center of said slot for receiving one of said pair of pins and wherein an opening of said one of said pair of slots is defined by a first angled inwardly extending surface and second angled inwardly extending surfaced opposed to said first surface, wherein said first angled inwardly extendingsurface is angled at approximately 45.degree. from said opening to said locking point.
A method for assembling an item of seating furniture including a back and a base adapted to support said back, said base including a mounting bracket attached on each side of said base for engagement with an engaging bracket attached to each side of said back, said method comprising:
- attaching a pair of pins to said engaging bracket;
- sliding said pair of pins into cooperable slots formed in said mounting bracket;
- tightening said pair of pins against said mounting bracket;
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- providing means in said mounting bracket and in said engaging bracket for further securing said back to said base.
A coupling for connecting members of seating furniture comprising:
- a mounting bracket attached to a base of said furniture, said mounting bracket including a slot, said slot including a locking point disposed at a center of said slot wherein an opening of said slot is defined by a first angled inwardly extending surface and a second angled inwardly extending surface, wherein said first angled inwardly extending surface is angled at approximately 33.degree. from said opening to said locking point and said second angled inwardly extending surface is angled at approximately 10.degree. from said opening to said locking point;
- an engaging bracket attached to a back of said furniture;
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- a pin disposed in said engaging bracket wherein said pin is removably engageable in said slot of said mounting bracket for removably connecting said back to said base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.