Abstract: A furniture assembly for compact and efficient packaging including a sofa having component parts connected to define a partially enclosed area, the component parts including a back, a pair of front legs, and a pair of rear legs. The sofa also includes a skirt and a seat, wherein the skirt is hingedly connected to the seat and the seat is hingedly connected to the sofa. The assembly including at least one chair a table, wherein the assembly is arranged such that the at least one chair and the table are located within the partially enclosed area. The seat may be rotated to a storage position generally parallel to the sofa back. In addition, the skirt may be rotated to a storage position generally parallel to the seat.

Abstract: A ready to assemble article of furniture includes a connecting assembly to enable shipment of the article in a partially assembled condition. By the use of the connecting assembly, the user can quickly assemble the article of furniture. The connecting assembly includes brackets which are attached to the disassembled components of the article of furniture. The brackets are mateable with each other during the assembly process to secure the components together.

Abstract: A woven panel is formed from at least one first polymer yarn and at least one second polymer yarn wherein the second polymer yarn has a core. The core yarns provide mechanical strength for the woven material in supporting the coreless yarns when used in load bearing articles such as the seat or back portions of an article of furniture.

Abstract: An article of furniture includes a frame and a woven panel forming at least one of a seat portion and a backrest portion having an exposed outer surface. The woven panel includes a plurality of synthetic polymer yarns attached to the frame forming interstices within the woven panel. A wash is adhered to at least a portion of the exposed outer surface of the woven panel and within the interstices. A plurality of the yarns within the woven panel is bonded together by the wash within the interstices.

Abstract: A woven panel is formed from a plurality of elongated yarns, with and without a center core. The core yarns provide mechanical strength for the woven material in supporting the coreless yarns when used in load bearing articles such as the seat or back portions of an article of furniture.