Furniture component with floating top

摘要

A furniture component includes a base having a back wall with a first outer vertical face, a first inner vertical face and a first upper edge. A pair of horizontally spaced apart side walls each have a second outer vertical face, a second inner vertical face and a second upper edge. The first and second upper edges are substantially coplanar. An outer top includes a bottom surface spaced above the first and second upper edges and defines a visible gap therebetween. The outer top has a rear edge and a pair of horizontally spaced apart side edges. The rear edge and the first outer vertical face are substantially coplanar, and the side edges and second outer vertical faces are substantially coplanar. A method of assembling and using the furniture component are also provided.

主权项

1. A furniture component comprising:
a base comprising a back wall comprising a first outer vertical face, a first inner vertical face and a first upper edge, a pair of horizontally spaced apart side walls each comprising a second outer vertical face, a second inner vertical face and a second upper edge, and a front wall comprising a third outer vertical face and an third upper edge, wherein at least said first and second upper edges are substantially coplanar; an inner support connected to said back wall and said side walls, wherein said inner support comprises an upper surface vertically spaced above said first and second upper edges and wherein said inner support comprises an inner top spanning an entirety of a distance between said first and second inner vertical faces of said back wall and said side walls respectively, wherein said inner top comprises vertical side edges facing and disposed adjacent to said first and second inner vertical faces of said back wall and said side walls; and an outer top supported by said inner support and comprising a bottom surface spaced above said first and second upper edges and defining a visible gap between said bottom surface and said first and second upper edges, said outer top comprising a rear edge, a pair of horizontally spaced apart side edges and a front edge, wherein said rear edge and said first outer vertical face are substantially coplanar and said side edges and corresponding ones of said second outer vertical faces are substantially coplanar.