Furniture system

US8079655B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Haworth, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Scott Compton · Grand Haven, US
• Brent Kunzi · Hudsonville, US
• Kristen Glick · Holland, US
• Randall W. Borgman · Holland, US
• Steve King · Portland, US
• Shane Kuipers · Zeeland, US
• Alex Lamfers · Jenison, US
• Mark Powell · Crawfordsville, US
• Robert Clare Wayner · Holland, US
• Steffen Lipsky · Holland, US
• Bret Wyngarden · Holland, US
• Brian Gingrich · Holland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 11, 2008
• Grant date: Dec 20, 2011
• Expiry date: Jul 31, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47B96/06
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A furniture system which is readily reconfigurable into a variety of work surface configurations and shelving configurations as well as additional component configurations associated therewith so as to readily adapt the furniture system to the specific needs of an office area. The system includes a system of brackets which readily accommodates mounting of work surfaces at a variety of elevations, and a shelving system which maintains shelves of different materials and thicknesses so that the top surfaces thereof align in a common plane.