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US3583780A
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Paneled furniture assembly
Assignee: INTEGRAL CUBICS Inc
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Filing: 1969-08-04
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Granted: 1971-06-08
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Expires: 1989-08-04
Abstract
Abstract This device comprises a number of panels that can be assembled in various ways without screws or other fasteners to provide a piece of furniture, boxlike in shape that can be stacked. In one form of the invention it is provided with a door. It can be used as a storage cabinet for liquor, records, books, towels, linen or other articles or to enclose a radio speaker. A table top can be placed on two of these devices to make a table.
Inventors
- 👤 Irving L Berkowitz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 15:35
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B87/00; A47B47/00; A47B47/04; A47B47/042
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A knockdown article of furniture comprising a pair of spaced side panels, top and bottom panels, said side panels having upper and lower interengaging means removably interengaging with complementary interengaging means at the ends of the top and bottom panels, respectively and means disposed between said top and bottom panels to exert resilient upward pressure of the interengaging means of the ends of the top panel against the upper interengaging means of the side panels and to exert resilient downward pressure of the interengaging means at the ends of the bottom panel on the lower interengaging means of said side panels, to retain said side, top and bottom panels in assembled relation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A knockdown article of furniture comprising a pair of spaced side panels, top and bottom panels, said side panels having upper and lower interengaging means removably interengaging with complementary interengaging means at the ends of the top and bottom panels, respectively and means disposed between said top and bottom panels to exert resilient upward pressure of the interengaging means of the ends of the top panel against the upper interengaging means of the side panels and to exert resilient downward pressure of the interengaging means at the ends of the bottom panel on the lower interengaging means of said side panels, to retain said side, top and bottom panels in assembled relation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The combination of claim 1, said disposed between means comprising a vertical panel and pieces of resilient material, means to fix said pieces to the upper and lower ends of said vertical panel and said pieces being under compression and pressing against the inner surfaces of said top and bottom panels when said panels are assembled.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
The combination of claim 2, said pieces of resilient material comprising pegs, said vertical panel having holes in its upper and lower ends receiving portions of said pegs and comprising said means to fix said pieces to said vertical panel, with portions of said pegs projecting beyond said ends of said vertical panel and engaging said top and bottom panels and being under compression.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The combination of claim 1, said interengaging means of said side panels comprising cutaway receiving means opening inwardly, and said complementary interengaging means on said top and bottom panels comprising outwardly extending end extensions at the ends of said top and bottom panels received in said receiving means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The combination oF claim 4, said disposed between means comprising a vertical panel and pieces of resilient material, means to fix said pieces to the upper and lower ends of said vertical panel and said pieces being under compression and pressing against the inner surfaces of said top and bottom panels.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
The combination of claim 5, said pieces of resilient material comprising pegs, said vertical panel having holes in its upper and lower ends receiving portions of said pegs and comprising said means to fix said pieces to said vertical panel, with portions of said pegs projecting beyond said ends of said vertical panel and engaging said top and bottom panels and being under compression.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The combination of claim 2, and a door hinged to the front edge of one of said side panels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The combination of claim 7, said door comprising a door panel, hinges fixed to the top and bottom panels and having hinge pins removably journaled in holes formed in the upper and lower edges of said door panel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
63 words
The combination of claim 8, said pieces of resilient material comprising pegs, said vertical panel having holes in its upper and lower ends receiving portions of said pegs and comprising said means to fix said pieces to said vertical panel, with portions of said pegs projecting beyond said ends of vertical panel and engaging said top and bottom panels and being under compression.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
The combination of claim 9, said interengaging means of said side panels comprising cutaway receiving means opening inwardly, and said complementary interengaging means on said top and bottom panels comprising outwardly extending end extensions at the ends of said top and bottom panels received in said receiving means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
50 words
The combination of claim 2, said vertical panel being located at the rear ends of said top, bottom and side panels, the distance between the inner surfaces of said side panels being one or more times the distance from the front to rear edges of said top and bottom panels.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
The combination of claim 2, rear edges of said top, bottom and side panels being disposed in one vertical plane, the front edges of said top, bottom and side panels being located in another vertical plane, said side panels being parallel, said top and bottom panels being parallel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
The combination of claim 12, the distance between the inner surfaces of said side panels being one or more times the distance between the front and rear edges of said top and bottom panels.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
48 words
The combination of claim 13, said interengaging means on said side panels comprising horizontal grooves spaced from the upper and lower edges of said side panels, said interengaging means on said top and bottom panels comprising end portions of said top and bottom panels received in said grooves.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
58 words
The combination of claim 14, said grooves terminating short of the front and rear edges of said side panels, and said top and bottom panels having right angular corner notches to provide said end portions of said top and bottom panels which are received in said grooves, and abutment surfaces to engage inner surfaces of said side panels.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
The combination of claim 15, and a door hinged to the front edge of one of said side panels, said door comprising a door panel, hinges fixed to the top and bottom panels and having hinge pins removably journaled in holes formed in the upper and lower edges of said door panel.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The combination of claim 16, said side panels being square, and all said panels being of equal thickness.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-06-07 | 1974-12-07 | 1975-06-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-06-07 | 1978-12-07 | 1979-06-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-06-07 | 1982-12-07 | 1983-06-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |