Patent ID: 9345331
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A47C

Claim Text:
1. A symmetrical sofa stretcher rail for seat box fabrication, the sofa stretcher rail comprising: a first end comprising: a second end comprising: a curved body between the first end and the second end, wherein the first interior pivot tab and the second interior pivot tab are configured to couple the sofa stretcher rail to a seat box frame of a furniture item, wherein the seat box frame comprises a front side and a rear side, wherein when the sofa stretcher rail is in a first position relative to the seat box frame, the sofa stretcher rail is arranged in a plane parallel to a plane of the seat box frame, wherein when the sofa stretcher rail is in a second position relative to the seat box frame, the sofa stretcher rail is arranged in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the seat box frame, wherein the sofa stretcher rail is configured to pivot between the first position and the second position based on pivoting about the first interior pivot tab and the second interior pivot tab, wherein the sofa stretcher rail is configured to couple the seat box frame to a sofa frame, said sofa frame comprising a rear back post and a front sofa rail, said rear back post adjacent the rear side of the seat box frame and said front sofa rail adjacent the front side of the seat box frame, wherein when the sofa stretcher rail is configured for assembly in a first orientation and the sofa stretcher rail is in the second position relative to the seat box frame, the first exterior mounting plate is configured to couple to the front sofa rail, and the second fastening plate is configured to couple to the rear back post, wherein when the sofa stretcher rail is configured for assembly in a second orientation and the sofa stretcher rail is in the second position relative to the seat box frame, the second exterior mounting plate is configured to couple to the front sofa rail and the first fastening plate is configured to couple to the rear back post.