Patent ID: 11903487
Assignee: WILLIAMS-SMITH LIMITED, LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A modular furniture assembly comprising:
a first module comprising:
a front frame rail having a front top surface;
a rear frame rail having a rear top surface:
a first side rail extending between the front frame rail and the rear frame rail, the first side rail having a front end portion adjacent the front top surface of the front frame rail and a rear end portion adjacent the rear top surface of the rear frame rail, the first side rail defining a saddle between the front end portion and the rear end portion that recesses below the front end portion and the rear end portion; and
a first support system disposed between the front frame rail, rear frame rail, and the first side rail of the first module, the first support system configured to support a user on the first module;

a second module positioned adjacent the first module with a gap defined therebetween, the second module comprising:
a front frame rail having a front top surface;
a rear frame rail having a rear top surface:
a second side rail extending between the front frame rail and the rear frame rail, the second side rail adjacent the first side rail of the first module, the second side rail having a front end portion adjacent the front top surface of the front frame rail and a rear end portion adjacent the rear top surface of the rear frame rail, the second side rail defining a saddle between the front end portion and the rear end portion that recesses below the front end portion and the rear end portion; and
a second support system disposed between the front frame rail, rear frame rail, and the second side rail of the second module, the second support system configured to support a user on the second module; and

a support bridge attached to the first support system and the second support system, the support bridge configured to functionally connect the first support system to the second support system such that forces are transferred therebetween.