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Frames for futon sofa beds and methods of securing slats therein

US7861333B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

3References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Night and Day Furniture LLC · US

Inventors

Joel Grossman · Petaling Jaya, MY
Howard Porter · Kuala Lumpur, MY
Sin Keong Loo · Kapar, MY

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 27, 2007
Grant date	Jan 4, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 2, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/4984
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A slat connector for use with a futon sofa bed may be used for connecting a slat to a rail of a frame of the futon sofa bed. The slat connector may include a body having an opening for receiving an end portion of a slat, and a protrusion extending in a generally normal direction from an outer surface of the body. The rail of the frame may include an opening for receiving the protrusion of the connector for connecting the slat to the rail.

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