Patent ID: 8733851

Claim:
A modular furniture system comprising: a plurality of surface members; a plurality of junctions; and a plurality of connectors, each connector having two engagement portions; wherein, the plurality of surface members and junctions each include one or more channels for receiving a connector, each channel is located at a midpoint of a length of the respective surface member, and the plurality of channels are shaped to slidingly attach with an engagement portion of a connector, a first shaft end-enabled connector configured to engage with at least one of said channels and engageable to a first connector shaft end, wherein the first connector shaft end includes a first attachment mechanism for attaching to an accessory; and wherein the connectors are configured to engage with the channels of at least one of the plurality of surface members, and are positioned so that the connectors can be used to interconnect a surface member to a junction, or to another surface member, to thereby assemble the modular furniture system.