Patent ID: 7744162

Claim:
An upholstered furniture system comprising: (a) a first assembled configuration for seating; (b) a second unassembled configuration for storage and shipping, said upholstered furniture system comprising: (i) a horizontal seat support frame, said frame having opposing front and rear panels and opposing side panels, said panels arranged fixedly and continuously to define a rectangular storage cavity, said frame further comprising one or more movable support members extending generally perpendicularly between said front and rear panels and within said cavity, said movable support members being swivel swing gates, wherein each swing gate has opposing vertical sides that are parallel and adjacent to an inner surface of each of said front and rear panels and each swing gate further includes a bottom member extending between each of said vertical sides, said swivel swing gates are positioned within said cavity and extend in a perpendicular orientation between each of said front and rear panels, allowing said gate to swivel on said swivel pin, said swing gate is configured to pivot into vertical and horizontal orientations relative to said frame; (ii) a back frame member, having a plurality of male fasteners; (iii) left and right arm members, each of said left and right arm members having female fasteners; (iv) wherein said rear support panel comprises at least two male fasteners for receiving said female fasteners from said seat back frame; (v). wherein said left and right side support frame panels each comprise a pair of male fasteners for receiving said female fasteners from a respective arm member; and wherein in said second unassembled configuration said swing gate pivots into said horizontal orientation relative to said frame, and said arm members and a plurality of cushions to be used in said system are positioned in said cavity.