Patent ID: 8408653

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 a fixed support member extending generally perpendicularly between said front and rear panels and within said cavity, said support member has opposing vertical sides that are parallel and adjacent to an inner surface of each of said front and rear panels and is positioned within said cavity and extends in a perpendicular orientation between each of said front and rear panels, said support member divides a portion of said cavity into at least two subcavities; (ii) a back frame member; (iii) said left and right arm members; (iv) wherein said rear support panel connects with said back frame through male-female fasteners; (v) wherein said left and right side support frame panels connect to respective arm member members utilizing male-female connectors; and wherein in said second unassembled configuration said arm members and a plurality of cushions to be used in said system are positioned in said cavity each in one of said subcavities.