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Free standing furniture kit and method of assembly

US8087735B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 2008
Grant dateJan 3, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47B87/00
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A free standing furniture apparatus including a furniture unit having a unit height dimension, a base including a base wall having a base height dimension and first and second separated base wall ends, the base wall at least in part circumscribing a base space where the base wall includes a top edge surface that resides substantially in a single edge plane and a back wall member supported by the base wall proximate the first and second ends of the base wall member and extending substantially vertically upward from the base wall member and substantially perpendicular to the single edge plane so that there is a receiving space that is unobstructed by the back wall member and that is above the base space for receiving the furniture unit, the back wall member having a back wall height dimension that is greater than the unit height dimension so that at least a portion of the back wall member is observable above the furniture unit when the furniture unit is received within the receiving space, wherein the furniture unit is receivable on the top edge surface of the base wall within the receiving space.

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