Patent ID: 8316781

Claim:
An apparatus for modular furniture, comprising: a) a planar top being generally rectangular shaped having a plurality of corners and sides thereon, an edge being disposed on each said side, and each said corner having a cutout thereon; b) a plurality of legs having upper and lower ends, said upper ends having a first set of grooves therein each groove extending only along an upper portion of each leg, each said groove being disposed longitudinally along said leg, each said groove being disposed in a spaced apart relationship circumferentially around said upper end of said leg, each said groove being disposed about ninety degrees apart around said upper end of said leg so as to form a set of grooves, and each said groove having side walls without any flanges; and, c) a plurality of cross members having first and second ends and upper and lower portions, a connecting member being disposed on each said first and second end of said cross member, wherein said connecting member is sized and shaped to be slideably inserted into and removed from said groove for forming a horizontal frame around said leg, wherein each said cross member has an upstanding rib on its upper portion extending substantially from said first to said second end, a flange being formed on either side of said rib, wherein said edge of said side of said top is disposed on said flange on only one side of said rib to a table having four legs, four cross members and a top.