Patent ID: 6058854
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: A47B,Y10S

Abstract:
A lightweight, high-strength support platform for use in constructing plastic furniture, comprising:(a) a support member including a generally planar first surface having a peripheral portion including a downwardly depending flange and a spaced-apart second surface;(b) a structural reinforcement core connected to said support member, said core having a central portion and a peripheral portion circumscribing said central portion, said central portion being provided with a multiplicity of structural reinforcement members comprising a multiplicity of spaced-apart, generally perpendicularly extending walls, each of which includes an upper extremity disposed proximate said second surface of said support member and a lower extremity;(c) an enclosure panel connected to said core, said enclosure panel having a central portion and a channel shaped portion circumscribing said central portion, said lower extremities of said multiplicity of walls of said reinforcement core being disposed proximate said central portion of said enclosure panel; and(d) a reinforcement frame received within said channel shaped portion.