发明名称 Modular furniture building block
摘要 A modular furniture building block for providing a modular furniture unit that can be combined with other units to construct or reconstruct any piece of furniture or structure. The modular furniture building block generally includes modular block panels that have a plurality of slots on the surface and/or sides and a plurality of cartridges to connect multiple block panels together at their slots. Multi-port receivers may be attached to the slots and the block panels may be connected by the cartridges via the multi-port receivers.
申请公布号 US9072373(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.07.07
申请号 US201313786155 申请日期 2013.03.05
申请人 发明人 Hixson James C
分类号 A47C7/00;A47B47/00;F16B12/12;A47C4/02;A47C4/03;A47C13/00 主分类号 A47C7/00
代理机构 Cislo & Thomas, LLP 代理人 Cislo & Thomas, LLP
主权项 1. A modular furniture, comprising: a. a modular block panel having a generally rectangular configuration and a center, comprising i. a first panel side,ii. a second panel side opposite the first panel side,iii. a third panel side adjacent to the first panel side and the second panel side,iv. a fourth panel side opposite the third panel side and adjacent to the first panel side and the second panel side,v. a first panel surface bound by the first, second, third, and fourth panel sides, andvi. a second panel surface opposite the first panel surface, the second panel surface bound by the first, second, third, and fourth panel sides, andvii. a plurality of surface slots, each surface slot created through the first and second panel surfaces adjacent to one of the first, second, third, or fourth panel sides, each surface slot defined by a first inner wall created by a cutout through the first and second panel surfaces, the first inner wall being defined by a first longitudinal wall, a second longitudinal wall opposite and parallel to the first longitudinal wall, a first transverse wall adjacent to the first and second longitudinal walls, and a second transverse wall opposite the first transverse wall and adjacent to the first and second longitudinal walls, a transverse distance between the first and second longitudinal walls defining a first slot width, and a longitudinal distance between the first and second transverse walls defining a first slot length, each surface slot defining 1, a first longitudinal axis parallel to the first and second longitudinal walls and bisecting the surface slot, the longitudinal axis being parallel its respective panel side, and2. a first plane through the first longitudinal axis and parallel to the first and second longitudinal walls,viii. at least one side slot on at least one of the first, second, third, or fourth sides, wherein the at least one side slot is defined by a second inner wall, the second inner wall defined by a third longitudinal wall, a fourth longitudinal wall opposite and parallel to the third longitudinal wall, a third transverse wall adjacent to the third and fourth longitudinal walls, and a fourth transverse wall opposite the third transverse wall and adjacent to the third and fourth longitudinal walls, the third and fourth longitudinal wall defining a second slot length, and the third and fourth transverse wall defining a second slot width, wherein the first slot length is approximately equal to the second slot length and the first slot width is approximately equal to the second slot width, the at least one side slot defining: 1. a second longitudinal axis parallel to the third and fourth longitudinal walls and bisecting the at least one side slot, the second longitudinal axis being parallel to at least one of the first, second, third, or fourth sides, and2. a second plane through the second longitudinal axis and parallel to the third and fourth longitudinal walls, and perpendicular to the first plane; b. a cartridge configured to be partially inserted into one of the plurality of surface slots or the at least one side slot, the cartridge comprising: i. a first cartridge side,ii. a second cartridge side opposite the first cartridge side,iii. a third cartridge side adjacent to the first cartridge side and the second cartridge side,iv. a fourth side opposite the third cartridge side and adjacent to the first cartridge side and the second cartridge side,v. a first cartridge surface bound by the first, second, third, and fourth cartridge sides, andvi. a second cartridge surface opposite the first cartridge surface, the second cartridge surface bound by the first, second, third, and fourth cartridge sides, the first and second cartridge surfaces defining a cartridge thickness, andvii. a detent having a detent height, the detent protruding away from the cartridge, wherein the cartridge thickness is substantially equal to the first and second slot widths.
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