Patent ID: 6715837
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
An easily assembled and disassembled modular furniture system, comprising:a base frame; a plurality of furniture modules including a first arm module, a second arm module and a seat suspension module; a plurality of fastener assemblies having a stud member and an aligning receptacle bracket; one of said stud member and said bracket being secured to opposing locations of said base frame and at least one of said modules so that said modules may be positioned upon said frame by engaging said aligning receptacle brackets upon said corresponding stud members without the use of tools; and at least one of said brackets having an open bottom portion in communication with a laterally extending notch portion so that at least one of said first and second arm modules are engageable upon said base frame in an initial vertical locating motion, followed by a sliding locking motion including a lateral sliding motion relative to said frame.