Furniture corner connector

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Description

The present application is related to U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/894,470, which is entitled FURNITURE LEG, and U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/894,485, which is entitled FURNITURE CORNER ASSEMBLY, all of which are concurrently filed herewith, and the disclosures all of which incorporated herein by reference.

FIG. 1 is a front top perspective view of a furniture corner connector, showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front top perspective view of a furniture corner connector, showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 10 is a rear bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of a furniture corner connector is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design. FIG. 9-16 are shown with broken line symbolic breaks in the length at each end. The break lines and any portion of the furniture corner connector between the broken line symbolic breaks forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a furniture corner connector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1080361
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 9, 2023
Date of Patent: Jun 24, 2025
Assignee: Enviro Framing Systems International Pty Ltd
Inventors: Jeffery Todd Theesfeld (Schwenksville, PA), Shaun John Smith (Schwenksville, PA)
Primary Examiner: Jack Reickel
Assistant Examiner: Michael A Kervin
Application Number: 29/894,495
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/382