Abstract: A knockdown furniture construction includes a member having recesses therein, a support structure having shoulders received in the recesses and configurations mating therewith, and separable fasteners for connecting the member with the support structure having strips of complementary gripping elements secured in the recesses of the member and on the shoulders of the support structure such that the mating configurations of the shoulders and recesses reinforces the connection of the complementary gripping elements to provide a sturdy furniture construction capable of being assembled and disassembled without tools or special hardware.

Abstract: Knockdown upholstered furniture has basic components coupled together by male and female connectors permitting simple assembly and disassembly to facilitate shipping and storage without requiring tools or hardware. Each male connector has hook-like lugs projecting outwardly from the connector with an inclined inner edge for wedging the lugs in place once they are inserted through openings in each female connector, and the connectors are surrounded with resiliently padded upholstery such that the connectors are recessed within the outer edges of the upholstery which resiliently forces the male and female connectors into secure engagement with each other. Preferably, the female connectors have an irregular surface adjacent the openings therein to engage irregular surfaces on the inner edges of the lugs of the male connectors.