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US 9,801,463 B1Granted
Furniture article with concealed storage and a removable top
OwnerCarl Brock Brandenberginventor
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Abstract
The present application relates to snap-together or press-together furniture. In a preferred embodiment, a table is provided that can be packaged and transported in a compact disassembled state, then easily assembled by the user without need for tools or hardware. Further, the table may be subsequently disassembled and re-assembled by the user as desired without need for tools or hardware.
Claims17
An article of furniture, comprising:
- a frame, having a plurality of elements defining a storage volume;
- a first rail;
- a second rail;
- a first panel, the first panel slidingly supported by both the first rail and the second rail;
- a second panel, the second panel slidingly supported by both the first rail and the second rail;
- a third panel, the third panel slidingly supported by both the first rail and the second rail;
- wherein the first, second, and third panels are configured to cover the storage volume;
- and
- wherein the plurality of elements of the frame are planar.
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An article of furniture, comprising:
- a frame, having a storage volume;
- a first rail;
- a second rail;
- a first panel, the first panel slidingly supported by both the first rail and the second rail;
- a second panel, the second panel moveably supported by the frame;
- a third panel, the third panel moveably supported by the frame;
- wherein the first, second, and third panels are configured to cover the storage volume;
- the frame comprising:
- a plurality of planar elements configured to be separable and flat packable.
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An article of furniture, comprising:
- a frame, having;
- a storage volume;
- a first rail;
- a second rail;
- a first panel, the first panel slidingly supported by both the first rail and the second rail;
- a second panel, the second panel supported by both the first rail and the second rail;
- a third panel, the third panel supported by both the first rail and the second rail;
- wherein the first, second, and third panels are configured to cover the storage volume;
- wherein the second panel is hingedly coupled to the frame;
- and
- wherein the third panel is hingedly coupled to the frame;
- the frame comprising:
- a plurality of planar elements, having;
- a first side panel, having;
- at least one tab;
- and
- a second side panel, having;
- at least one slot;
- wherein the plurality of planar elements are configured to be separable and flat packable;
- and
- wherein a connection between the first side panel and the second side panel is configured such that the tab of the first side panel is inserted into the slot of the second side panel along a first direction, and the tab is moved relative to the slot along a second direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.