Patent ID: 6857696

Claim:
A furniture unit comprising: a base member defined by a width and a length and having an inner surface and an outer surface; a top member defined by a width and a length and having an inner surface and an outer surface; a curved member defined at least by a width, which operably interconnects said base member to said top member, said curved member having an inner surface and an outer surface; a support member interconnected to said inner surface of said base, said inner surface of said curved member, and said inner surface of said top member, said support member comprising: a) a first portion positioned substantially in the middle of said base member and having a first width that is less than or equal to said width of said base member, b) a second portion, interconnected to said first portion of said support, positioned substantially in the middle of said base member and having a second width that is less than or equal to said width of said base member and equal to or greater than said first width, and c) a third portion positioned substantially in the middle of said curved member and having a third width that is less than or equal to said width of said curved member; wherein said furniture unit may be oriented as a chair when said outer surface of said base member is engaged on a substantially horizontal surface such that said second portion of said support provides a seat for the user and said top member provides a backrest for the user; wherein said furniture unit may be oriented as a sofa when said base member, said top member, and said curved member are positioned substantially perpendicular to the substantially horizontal surface such that said first portion of said support provides a seat for the user and said second portion of said support provides a table for the user; wherein said furniture unit may be oriented as a desk when said outer surface of said base member is engaged on a substantially horizontal surface such that said second portion of said support provides a seat for the user and said outer surface of said top member provides a writing surface for the user; and wherein said furniture unit may be oriented as a rocking toy when said outer surface of said curved member is operably engaged on the substantially horizontal surface such that said third portion of said support member provides a seat for the user.