Patent ID: 8641155

Claim:
A modular furniture system comprising: first and second surface members, each of a length x and a width z; third and fourth surface members, each of a length y and a width z; a fifth surface member of length y; four junctions, each with a square cross section of thickness z; and ten connectors; wherein, x =2*y +z; wherein each junction has at least two channels along its depth, and each surface member has a channel along at least two opposing outer edges, the channels being configured to slidingly engage with one of the connectors; wherein the channels are positioned, and the connectors are further configured to engage with two channels, to secure a surface member with a corresponding junction; wherein the first and second surface members each include a channel at a midpoint of their length, and the fifth surface member includes channels at opposing outer edges; and wherein the ninth and tenth connectors are configured to engage with the channels of the fifth surface member and with the channels at the midpoint of the first and second surface members to secure the fifth surface member between the first and second surface member.