Patent ID: 8118375
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A desk, said desk comprising: a writing board, said writing board defining a top surface and a substantially opposed bottom surface; at least three sleeves, each of said at least three sleeves extending substantially away from said bottom surface, each of said at least three sleeves defining a respective free end substantially opposed to said bottom surface, each of said at least three sleeves defining a sleeve aperture leading substantially laterally thereinto substantially adjacent said free end; at least three legs, each of said at least three legs being removably insertable into and securable to a respective one of said at least three sleeves, each of said at least three legs defining a leg aperture positionable substantially in register with a respective one of said sleeve apertures when said at least three legs are each inserted in a respective one of said at least three sleeves; and at least three fasteners, each of said at least three fasteners being insertable into a respective one of said sleeve apertures and a respective one of said legs apertures; at least one of said at least three legs including a leg member and a substantially tubular sleeve insert, said sleeve insert being insertable in one of said at least three sleeves, said leg member being insertable in said sleeve insert, said leg member being provided with at least two substantially longitudinally spaced apart leg apertures extending substantially laterally thereinto, said sleeve insert being provided with a sleeve insert aperture extending substantially laterally thereinto; wherein, when said leg is attached to said sleeve, one of said leg apertures, said sleeve insert aperture and said sleeve aperture are substantially in register with each other and one of said at least three fasteners is inserted through said one of said leg apertures, said sleeve insert aperture and said sleeve aperture; a first one of said at least three sleeves defining a ridge extending substantially longitudinally therefrom at said free end of said first one of said at least three sleeves and a second one of said at least three sleeves defining a recess extending substantially longitudinally thereinto at said free end of said second one of said at least three sleeves, said recess being configured and sized for substantially snugly receiving said ridge; whereby two of said desks are stackable on top of each other with legs detached therefrom by inserting said ridge of a first one of said two desks into said recess of a second one of said two desks and inserting said ridge of said second one of said two desks into said recess of said first one of said two desks and whereby selection of different ones of said leg apertures to attach said leg to said sleeve vary a length of said leg.