Patent ID: 9243403
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: A47C,A47G,E04B,E06B

Claim Text:
1. An article of flexible furniture having a core formed from a plurality of laminar panels of a flaccid material and each panel having a pair of oppositely directed major faces, adjacent faces of said panels being inter-connected to provide a cellular structure upon movement of abutting faces away from each other, opposite ends of said core terminating in a pair of end panels whereby said end panels may be moved apart to expand said cellular structure and extend the length of said core, said cellular structure being defined by voids delimited by said adjacent faces of said panel and extending in a direction transverse to the length of said core, and a support structure in at least one of said voids, said support structure having a base and a dowel secured to said base and projecting along said void to support said core against lateral forces applied to said core, said support structure extending between a pair of said cores and said dowel extending from opposite sides of said base.