Combined chair glide and coupler
US5542159A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7129
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A coupling member for coupling two tubular members together includes an attachment portion and a coupling portion formed integrally therewith. The attachment portion includes a member which partially wraps around the tubular member and forms a glide. The coupling portion includes a male coupling element juxtaposed next to a female coupling element. The male coupling element is receivable within a female element of a second identical coupling member and the female coupling element receives a male coupling element of the second coupling member. By this configuration, identical coupling members may be snapped to respective tubular base frames of two chairs to gang the chairs together when the coupling members are mated.
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