Patent ID: 6543845
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A furniture grouping comprising:a first furniture unit having a first base; a second furniture unit having a second base and being juxtaposed to the first furniture unit; a spacing between the respective bases of the first and second furniture units; a connector coupled to the first and second furniture units joining the furniture units together, the connector having spaced edges; wherein at least a portion of the connector is positioned in the spacing between the bases of the first and second furniture units; at least one extension of the connector extending beyond one of the edges of the connector and onto one of the bases; wherein the connector and the at least one extension cooperate to define a substantially flush juncture of the bases of the furniture units; a socket in one of the bases providing a discontinuous portion of a face of the base; the connector being removably mounted in the socket; and a face panel on the connector; wherein the face panel and the extension cooperate to conceal the socket and define a substantially continuous portion of the face on the base of the furniture unit.