Knock Down Furniture Construction
A furniture piece includes a seat deck and a seatback. The seatback is pivotally connected to the seat deck so as to pivot between a folded configuration for storage and shipping and an upright configuration for assembly and use. A pair of arms are removably attached to opposing side edges of the seatback and the seat deck. Latches may be used to secure the seatback in the upright configuration and the pair of arms to the seat deck.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/854,186, filed May 29, 2019, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates generally to furniture and, more particularly, to a furniture construction that allows a piece to be placed in a compact shipping configuration with ease of assembly after delivery.
BACKGROUNDFurniture products often must be shipped from manufacturers or retailers to customers. A compact shipping configuration is desirable in order to save valuable cargo space during transport and to also protect the furniture piece from breakage. In addition, furniture items are typically stored in inventory after manufacture, where space is also of premium value.
Customers, however, must assemble the furniture piece upon receipt. A furniture piece featuring a knock-down construction and that is easily assembled is desirable.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSUREThere are several aspects of the present subject matter which may be embodied separately or together in the methods, devices and systems described and claimed below. These aspects may be employed alone or in combination with other aspects of the subject matter described herein, and the description of these aspects together is not intended to preclude the use of these aspects separately or the claiming of such aspects separately or in different combinations as set forth in the claims appended hereto
In one aspect, a furniture piece includes a seat deck, a seatback pivotally connected to the seat deck so as to pivot between a folded configuration and an upright configuration and a pair of arms removably attached to opposing side edges of the seatback and the seat deck.
In another aspect, a process is provided for assembling a furniture piece and includes the steps of pivoting a seatback from a folded configuration to an upright configuration with respect to a seat deck, securing the seatback in the upright configuration by latching a bottom edge of the seatback to a bottom surface of the seat deck and attaching a pair of arms to opposing side edges of the seatback and the seat deck.
A sofa that features an embodiment of the construction of the disclosure is indicated in general at 10 in
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While pairs of back cushions and seat cushions are illustrated, the sofa may instead include a different number of each.
When the sofa is in the disassembled configuration illustrated in
Assembly of the sofa 10 of 1 and 2 after receipt by a customer will now be described.
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With the seat deck 14 positioned on a surface and the seatback 12 generally upright, as illustrated in
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While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention.
Claims
1. A furniture piece comprising:
- a. a seat deck;
- b. a seatback pivotally connected to the seat deck so as to pivot between a folded configuration and an upright configuration; and
- c. a pair of arms removably attached to opposing side edges of the seatback and the seat deck.
2. The furniture piece of claim 1 further comprising a back cushion and a seat cushion configured to be positioned on the back rest and the seat deck, respectively, when the seatback is in the upright configuration.
3. The furniture piece of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of legs removably attached to a bottom surface of the seat deck.
4. The furniture piece of claim 1 further comprising a piano hinge and wherein the back rest is pivotally connected to the seat deck by the piano hinge.
5. The furniture piece of claim 1 further comprising a rear latch connected to a bottom edge of the back rest and a bottom surface of the seat deck and configured to secure the back rest in the upright configuration.
6. The furniture piece of claim 5 wherein the rear latch includes a draw latch.
7. The furniture piece of claim 5 further comprising a plurality of rear latches connected to a bottom edge of the back rest and a bottom surface of the seat deck and configured to secure the back rest in the upright configuration.
8. The furniture piece of claim 5 further comprising a plurality of fittings configured to secure the pair of arm sections to the seat deck and the back rest.
9. The furniture piece of claim 8 wherein the pair of arms includes a first arm and a second arm and the plurality of fittings includes:
- d. a first upper arm fitting and a first lower arm fitting positioned on the first arm, a first seatback fitting positioned on the seatback and configured to be engaged by the first upper arm fitting and a first seat deck fitting positioned on the seat deck and configured to be engaged by the first lower arm fitting;
- e. a second upper arm fitting and a second lower arm fitting positioned on the second arm, a second seatback fitting positioned on the seatback and configured to be engaged by the second upper arm fitting and a second seat deck fitting positioned on the seat deck and configured to be engaged by the second lower arm fitting.
10. The furniture piece of claim 9 further comprising a first side latch connected to a bottom edge of the first arm and a bottom surface of the seat deck and a second side latch connected to a bottom edge of the second arm and a bottom surface of the seat deck.
11. The furniture piece of claim 10 wherein the first and second side latches are draw latches.
12. The furniture piece of claim 9 wherein the plurality of fittings includes tapered bed fittings.
13. The furniture piece of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of fittings configured to secure the pair of arm sections to the seat deck and the back rest.
14. The furniture piece of claim 13 wherein the pair of arms includes a first arm and a second arm and the plurality of fittings includes:
- d. a first upper arm fitting and a first lower arm fitting positioned on the first arm, a first seatback fitting positioned on the seatback and configured to be engaged by, the first upper arm fitting and a first seat deck fitting positioned on the seat deck and configured to be engaged by the first lower arm fitting;
- e. a second upper arm fitting and a second lower arm fitting positioned on the second arm, a second seatback fitting positioned on the seatback and configured to be engaged by the second upper arm fitting and a second seat deck fitting positioned on the seat deck and configured to be engaged by the second lower arm fitting.
15. The furniture piece of claim 14 further comprising a first side latch connected to a bottom edge of the first arm and a bottom surface of the seat deck and a second side latch connected to a bottom edge of the second arm and a bottom surface of the seat deck.
16. The furniture piece of claim 15 wherein the first and second side latches are draw latches.
17. The furniture piece of claim 13 wherein the plurality of fittings includes tapered bed fittings.
18. The furniture piece of claim 1 wherein the furniture piece is a sofa.
19. The furniture piece of claim 1 wherein the furniture piece is a chair.
20. A method of assembling a furniture piece comprising the steps of:
- a. pivoting a seatback from a folded configuration to an upright configuration with respect to a seat deck;
- b. securing the seatback in the upright configuration by latching a bottom edge of the seatback to a bottom surface of the seat deck; and
- c. attaching a pair of arms to opposing side edges of the seatback and the seat deck.
Type: Application
Filed: May 29, 2020
Publication Date: Dec 3, 2020
Inventors: Edward Hale (Brooklyn, NY), Megan Czaja (Brooklyn, NY)
Application Number: 16/887,798