Furniture and method of furniture component attachment
US8157329B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of attaching furniture components includes providing a first furniture component that may be comprised of polymeric material, positioning a second furniture component adjacent to the first furniture component, positioning stakes attached to the second component through holes formed in the first component, and heating the stakes to bond portions of the second component to portions of the first component. The second component may also be comprised of polymeric material and the stakes may be integral with the second component or formed on the second component. Chairs or other furniture such as office furniture may include components attached together by embodiments of the disclosed method. In some embodiments of the method, a second component may also have projections that are positioned through holes in a third furniture component that may subsequently be heated to bond the third component to the second component.
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