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US 8,833,271 · App. 13/810,201 · Granted Sep 16, 2014

Modular furniture system

Inventor: Holly Elizabeth Everett (Marfa, TX)

F16B12/02 A47C13/005 A47B2200/0003 F16B12/42 A47B2220/0072 A47B87/0215 F16B12/46 F16B12/40 A47B13/088

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Patent No.: US 8,833,271
App. No.: 13/810,201
Granted: Sep 16, 2014
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A modular furniture system, in which one or more triangular frames are assembled with a leg support system in any of numerous configurations. Cushions or flat surfaces can be supported by the triangular frames to form chairs, beds, sofas, tables, and many other pieces of furniture. Triangle frames are assembled with the leg support system using frame hinges, which can include ring portions that slide over the tops of the leg support system and flanges that attach to the triangular frames.

Claims (52)

1. A modular furniture system, comprising:

a triangular frame having three frame rails and three vertices, each frame rail having a first receiving mechanism and a second receiving mechanism within an interior side of said frame rail;

a frame surface generally triangular shaped and adapted to be positioned within said triangular frame in contact with said second receiving mechanism for providing a physical top surface;

a leg support system having three vertical supports for supporting said triangular frame at said vertices and being slidably removable from said triangular frame; and

a hinge system having three frame hinges, each frame hinge comprising a ring portion and a flange portion wherein said ring portion removably slides over a top end of one of said vertical supports and said flange portion detachably interconnects into said first receiving mechanism of two said frame rails.

2. The modular furniture system of claim 1 , wherein said first receiving mechanism of each of said frame rails is an interior channel.

3. The modular furniture system of claim 1 , wherein said flange portion of each of said frame hinge is generally triangular in shape.

4. The modular furniture system of claim 1 , wherein said frame surface is a hard surface or a soft surface.

5. The modular furniture system of claim 1 , further comprising a fourth vertical support slidably interconnects onto a top end of one of said three vertical supports to achieve varying elevations for said triangular frame.

6. The modular furniture system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first tier comprised of said triangular frame, said leg support system, and said hinge system;

a second tier comprised of a second triangular frame, whereby said second tier is supported by a second leg support system and a second hinge system above said first tier.

7. The modular furniture system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an o-rail member having a receiving mechanism within an interior side of said o-rail member;

a fourth vertical support slidably and removably interconnecting onto a top end of one of said three vertical supports of said leg support system;

a fifth vertical support slidably and removably interconnecting onto a top end of a second of said three vertical supports of said leg support system;

two o-rail hinges, each o-rail hinge comprising a ring portion and a flange portion wherein said ring portion of a first o-rail hinge removably slides over a top end of said fourth vertical support and a second o-rail hinge removably slides over a top end of said fifth vertical support, and said flange portion of said first o-rail hinge detachably interconnects into said receiving mechanism of a first end of said o-rail member and said flange portion of said second o-rail hinge detachably interconnects into said receiving mechanism of a second end of said o-rail member.

8. The modular furniture system of claim 7 , further comprising an upper support cushion.

9. The modular furniture system of claim 1 , further comprising a decorative panel slidably and removably interconnected with an exterior surface of one said frame rail of said triangular frame.

10. The modular furniture system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second triangular frame having three frame rails and three vertices, each frame rail having a first receiving mechanism and a second receiving mechanism within an interior side of said frame rail;

a second frame surface generally triangular shaped and adapted to be positioned within said second triangular frame in contact with said second receiving mechanism for providing a physical top surface;

a fourth vertical support for supporting said second triangular frame at a first of said vertices and being slidably removable from said second triangular frame;

a second hinge system having at least one frame hinge comprising a ring portion and a flange portion wherein said ring portion removably slides over a top end of one of said fourth vertical support and said flange portion detachably interconnects into said first receiving mechanism of two said frame rails of said second triangular frame;

wherein said leg support system of said triangular frame supports said second triangular frame at a second and third of said vertices of said second triangular frame and being slidably removable from said second triangular frame;

wherein at least one of said frame hinges of said hinge system detachably interconnects with said first receiving mechanism of two of said frame rails of said second triangular frame.

11. The modular furniture system of claim 10 , further comprising:

a third triangular frame having three frame rails and three vertices, each frame rail having a first receiving mechanism and a second receiving mechanism within an interior side of said frame rail;

a third frame surface generally triangular shaped and adapted to be positioned within said third triangular frame in contact with said second receiving mechanism for providing a physical top surface;

a fifth vertical support for supporting said third triangular frame at a first of said vertices and being slidably removable from said third triangular frame;

a third hinge system having at least one frame hinge comprising a ring portion and a flange portion wherein said ring portion removably slides over a top end of said fifth vertical supports and said flange portion detachably interconnects into said first receiving mechanism of two said frame rails of said third triangular frame;

wherein said leg support system of said triangular frame supports said third triangular frame at one of said vertices of said third triangular frame and being slidably removable from said third triangular frame;

wherein said fourth vertical support for supporting said second triangular frame supports said third triangular frame at one of said vertices of said third triangular frame and being slidably removable from said third triangular frame;

wherein said flange portion of at least one of said frame hinges of said hinge system detachably interconnects into said first receiving mechanism of two of said frame rails of said third triangular frame.

12. The modular furniture system of claim 10 , wherein said flange portion of said at least one of said frame hinges of said hinge system that detachably interconnects into said first receiving mechanism of two of said frame rails of said second triangular frame has a first flange portion that detachably interconnects into said first receiving mechanism of said two of said frame rails of said second triangular frame and a second flange portion that detachably interconnects into said first receiving mechanism of said two said frame rails of said triangular frame.

13. The modular furniture system of claim 1 , further comprising a spacer ring that removably slides over the top end of one of said vertical supports.

14. The modular furniture system of claim 1 , wherein said flange portion of each of said frame hinges is secured to said first receiving mechanism of one of said frame rails with a fastener.

15. The modular furniture system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second triangular frame having three frame rails and three vertices, each frame rail having a first receiving mechanism and a second receiving mechanism within an interior side of said frame rail;

a fourth vertical support for supporting said second triangular frame at a first of said vertices and being slidably removable from said second triangular frame;

a second hinge system having at least three frame hinges, each frame hinge comprising a ring portion and a flange portion wherein said ring portion removably slides over a top end of one of said vertical supports supporting said second triangular frame and said flange portion detachably interconnects into said first receiving mechanism of two said frame rails of said second triangular frame; and

16. The modular furniture system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second triangular frame having three frame rails and three vertices, each frame rail having a first receiving mechanism and a second receiving mechanism within an interior side of said frame rail;

a second leg support system having three vertical supports for connecting said second triangular frame at said vertices and being slidably removable from said second triangular frame;

wherein one of said vertical supports of said second leg support system slidably interconnects onto a top end of one of said three vertical supports of said leg support system with a top end of said one of said vertical supports of said second leg support system elevated above the top end of said one of said three vertical supports of said leg support system;

a second hinge system having three frame hinges, each frame hinge comprising a ring portion and a flange portion wherein said ring portion removably slides over a top end of one of said vertical supports of said second leg support system and said flange portion detachably interconnects into said first receiving mechanism of two said frame rails of said second triangular frame.

17. The modular furniture system of claim 16 , wherein second triangular frame is supported by one of said three vertical supports of the leg support system above said triangular frame.

18. The modular furniture system of claim 16 , wherein said second triangular frame rotates about said vertical support interconnected onto the top end of said one of said three vertical supports of said leg support system.

19. The modular furniture system of claim 16 , wherein said frame surface of said triangular frame is a soft surface and said second frame surface of said second triangular frame is a hard surface.

Continuity (2)

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