Patent ID: 8544959

Claim:
Piece of furniture comprising: a sofa or an armchair; said sofa or armchair having a seat portion and a base comprising a cross tube extending substantially completely across from a first lateral side to a second lateral side of said sofa or armchair, said base supporting a load placed on said seat portion and providing a framework adapted for elevating said base above a lowest portion of said base; a device for releasably connecting the seat portion to said base, wherein said seat portion and said base can be separated for shipment and assembled by applying a relative motion between said seat portion and said base; wherein said device comprises at least one lever and a pin, wherein said lever can be moved between a locking position locking the seat portion with the base and an unlocked position; wherein said lever is supported by a plate fixed to and extending generally perpendicularly upward from said cross tube, and said pin is located on said seat portion, wherein said lever includes a bracket which forms an undercut and engages around said pin in the locking position.