Sofa with shipping and use configuration
US9241575B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47C17/14
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A ready to assemble or knockdown sofa having a back rest that can be reconfigured between a use configuration in which the sofa has a conventional L-shaped cross-section and a shipping or storage configuration in which the sofa is arranged in a more efficiently stacked rectangular cross-section. The rectangular cross-section allows the sofa to be more efficiently stacked with other sofas during shipping or storage. The back rest has an upper back rest portion and a lower back rest portion in which the upper back rest portion can be rotated forward toward the front of the sofa and downwardly into a nesting region against the top of the seat base to provide a more efficient shape.
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