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Decorative sound absorbing panel for furniture

US4701066A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 1986
Grant dateOct 20, 1987
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/559
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Decorative sound absorbing panels 10 and 12 are assembled around furniture. The panels 10 and 12 are secured together at a miter joint 15 by a concealed snap fastener. The snap fastener comprises a male spline 14 having two arms 32 formed at a right angle. Female splines 34 located in adjacent beveled surfaces 16 of the miter, each receiving one arm of the male spline 14.

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