| 摘要 |
A system and method for buying and selling fully upholstered furniture for direct delivery via a parcel delivery service such as, e.g., FEDERAL EXPRESS GROUND and UNITED PARCEL SERVICE. A computer system may be utilized having a remote computer to contact a server via a computer network such as the Internet. The server stores information relating to availability of furniture types and upholstery cover styles and communicates order information to an order receipt and fulfillment center for transmission via direct parcel delivery to the consumer. The furniture of the current invention comprises fully upholstered full-scale furniture (e.g., chairs, loveseats, sofas, sofa beds, and ottomans) including a frame having a plurality of interlocking planar frame members which are secured together by fasteners received in push in connector elements. Upholstery coverings are attached to the frame and secured to one another by, e.g., hook and loop fasteners or zippers and are separately returnable. Foam elements are received within a second plurality of upholstery covers which have large openings for receiving the foam elements to provide cushions for the article of furniture. The frame members, upholstery covers, and foam elements are packaged in first, second, and third containers, respectively, which are each of sufficiently small size and weight to be shipped for direct parcel delivery to the consumer.
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