CA2175171A1 - Modular sofa assembly and mounting apparatus for securing independent sections thereof - Google Patents
Modular sofa assembly and mounting apparatus for securing independent sections thereofInfo
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- A47C13/005—Modular seating
Abstract
A sofa assembly including a low-profile center console section having a pair of rocking reclining chair sections releasably secured on either side thereof. As presently preferred, center console section provides an inboard armrest which may be positionable between an upright, raised position and a horizontal, use position, or alternatively, fixed in a horizontal, use position. The present invention further includes a mounting apparatus for securing independent sections of a modular sofa assembly together. An attachment plate and a keyhole fastener bracket are secured to the base assembly of each chair section.
Complementary fastener both are secured to the center console section. When the chair section and center console section are aligned in side-by-side proximity, the fastener bolt extends through the keyhole and engages the fastener bracket. In this manner, a wide variety of individual furniture sections can be secured together to form a modular sofa assembly which is easily and readily assembled and dissassembled.
Complementary fastener both are secured to the center console section. When the chair section and center console section are aligned in side-by-side proximity, the fastener bolt extends through the keyhole and engages the fastener bracket. In this manner, a wide variety of individual furniture sections can be secured together to form a modular sofa assembly which is easily and readily assembled and dissassembled.
Description
~ ~PR Z6 '96 11~):3~R~ HRIE~S, DIOl.Er ~ PIER-E ~-. lLI ~
A~OPiNr~ DOCKr~-r: 1202 041 CDlJW~ 5C~i~A ASSEM~LY AND MOUiNTliN(3 APPAi~ATUS
FORSEC~RINGINr~lE~.lJEr~l SECII I: THiEREOF
~ACKGROIJND OF 11 iE INVEiNTiON
1. Technical Field The present in~lention relates to a modular sofa as8embly anci, m~ra particularly, to a sofa assembly haYin~ a pair of rocki 1ç;-reclining chair sectlons removably secured to a low-5 profile center console sectl~n by a mounting spparatus in a s~de-by-side cu~ i Iratinn 2. Discussion Present day so~as often inco"~., dle one or more seatlnçl ser~tions which function 2S
rec~in~rs to ptovide a signi~icant deg~r3 of added co~nfort when compared with ~JI 1~ iUIl 10 sofrls which i"..~"~ e ,~ single fl~ed seatlng a"~n~;6r~e"t. Such sofa ~ss6m i il ~CO~ d~ onr~ Ol mor~ reclining se;~tin~ sections enable the owner to customize~ a sofa assQrr~bly to Dt hislher spec~ific needs and lifestyle.
In this egard, U.S. Patent i~io. 5,3~,153 to Mufii disclo3es a ssctional sofa ~r,.,"~,5",~"l that includes a ~l~d~r/ro~i~r~r recllner. i-iowever, certain comSort features Of the 15 rocker recliner are given up when utilized in this conf guration. Fot example, the inboa~d arm rYst o~ the rocker rer.~liner is remoYed to enable the end unit chair to be assgmbl~d in the sofa assetrlbly. Additionally, it would be ~ivanta~eous :o provide table top and storage areas proximate to the s~atin~ urlits.
With sofa s ., ~ !; as r~escrlbed above, it has heretofote been necessaty to s~cure 20 the var~ous Ir,~i~p~, ,.1~1 ,l sections toçj~thet v~ use Of a petman~nt ftama, usu~lly constructeci inte~r~liy ~Ith the various seating sectlons at the tactory. Ar~, iin~!~, the so~a assembly must l~e shipped as a singl~e, relaUvely large structure.
Whii3 the permanent framrl has proved to ptov~de a~ecjuate structural strsn~th to the sof~ r~ssembly, it would be desirable to provide means ~or secuting the vztious sectionQ of 25 a mo~ular sofa assemi~ly to~e~her after the asserrlbiy has reached Its d~stination. Thls would , H~ cb Jb llJ: ~bHl l H~ s~ S: I'1LI~U~ 33 A~roRNFf ~CtCKET: ~za2~Lt~riar,Pr~
&i~nificantly eate t~le shipping and llandlin~ of such sofa . as thr~ various cG~ cln~ a th6reof could be shipped and handle~ l~,d~3rld~r,::/. At the ~ lin ' , the abillty to indlvidually l~osition th? .o,npol~"t~ of the assembly wou~d con~ribute to its l,a,~:.p4rtc~ n, for example, w~thin hallways and through doorways of room~ in a hcme, 5 apart~lent or offioe. This ability would also allow a sofa assembly to be placed in rooms which pr~viously wel e il~dccessii~t6t for ths unita~y, large and cumbersome d5S~ n .'~ " ~ s . The ov6trali weight o~ thes6 unitary asseml~lies woulo make a tyfic~tl sofa difficult to handie and transp~trt, whereas th~ individual cul"l..",ehlS are easily handled and ~a"~.o,led when detac~led from the sofa assembly It t~eould furthet be desirable i~ such a ~tame-llke mountin~ apparatus as described ab~ve ir~cslll~ol~ d some means of erlabling the modular sections of the sofa assem~ly to be lat~rally adjusted to cu"~ n~dle for variations in lI,icl~l~esse~ of fabrlc artd padding of individual co~"pon~ s, as well as desl~n r~ifletenoes between dissimilzr ~./"~pa,te,~l~. The need 10r allowin~ some 3djl ~ ~ ill a frame-lii~e mountin~ apparatus a6t described above is par icularly acute when one or more rocker reclingr chait sections are incilJded in the modul~r sofa assembly. The rock6tr recliner sections must be able to rock and r~tcline freely with a minintum am~unt of ftiction from adj~cent modular comp~,.er,la, and yet the clearance ~etwe~n the rocker recliner sections in other c~" ,~-~ "~"t~ must not be so ~reat as to create unsig~t~ly ~aps between adjacent te~tions of the sofa assemb~
An advanta~e of s~ch ~t frante-like mounting apparatus would be the fiexibility in chan~ing tho confi~utation of the safa assembly as the needs of the owner chanae. For example, ~ the sofa assembly was ori~inally purchased with thr~e sitting sections the center s~at sec~ion cou~d, ~t a lat~r time, b~ replaced with a center console seotion, ot vice versa.
Accordingly, there Yvould be no nee~ lor the owner to orrdet an enti~e new sofa assembly rf the o~vn~r desired to ~tili~e the sofa ~n a different conf~guration than ati~inally purchased.
RF'I~ -~S 'Yb lla:37~ 1 HH~IJ~SS, LlI~kE~ Pll:rUS
`` 21 751 71 ATTORNEY DOCKT: 1ZI)z~16~t:PEI
Still additional advanta3es wt~uld be derivt~ frt~m a m~untin~ apparatus whîch i~
securt~d to the indiYidl-ai framo oo" ~ . ts as~ofiated with ~ach individual section. rne moun~ln~ apparAtus t)~ eaoh individual tOh~lpO~ could be used to easily and rl~dly i"t~ c~ ect Ihs framo mr~mbers of each seating section ~he mounUn~ apparatus should be sm~ll and lightweig~lt sut~h that th~ aveta~e ho" . would easlly be able to assemble the m~dular unlt.
It is therefore a prin~ipal obje~ ot the present invention to provide a so~a r~ssembly which includes a pair o~ rocking reclinirl~ chalrs positioncd on e~ther sld~ of a c~nter wnsole section.
0 A furth~r obj~ot o~ t~ present illvention provldes an a~m rest whlch may be fix~dly or rnovat~ly positioneti In a ~se position c~n the inboatt~ sidc of the chair.
It is another o~ject of the p~esent invention to provide a lo~H-profile center console section which frlcilit;~tes rocking reclillin~ motion of 8 seated occupant.
It is yet another obl~ct of the present inver~tion to provide a mounting apparatus for a n~ot~ular sofa ass~embly ~vhich allo~vs various sections of ~ modular sofa ass~mbly to be rernoveably secured to~ether at the ~a~tory or ~t tne destination whsre the sofa assembiy is to be inst~llet~.
It is sUII a furt~ler object of the present invenUorl to proYide a mounUng apparatus which may be secured to vAricus sec!ions of ~ mo~ul2r sofa assem~ly quickly easily and withol~t requiring speciai tt~ois.
IS is yet anotllel object of the present invention to provid~ a mountin~ appar~tus which ~nables i,~tl~el d~ ,t seatir~g sectlone ~o be easily and ool~e~l~rtly shipped and handled and subst~quently secured to~th~r h form a modular assembly.
A~OPiNr~ DOCKr~-r: 1202 041 CDlJW~ 5C~i~A ASSEM~LY AND MOUiNTliN(3 APPAi~ATUS
FORSEC~RINGINr~lE~.lJEr~l SECII I: THiEREOF
~ACKGROIJND OF 11 iE INVEiNTiON
1. Technical Field The present in~lention relates to a modular sofa as8embly anci, m~ra particularly, to a sofa assembly haYin~ a pair of rocki 1ç;-reclining chair sectlons removably secured to a low-5 profile center console sectl~n by a mounting spparatus in a s~de-by-side cu~ i Iratinn 2. Discussion Present day so~as often inco"~., dle one or more seatlnçl ser~tions which function 2S
rec~in~rs to ptovide a signi~icant deg~r3 of added co~nfort when compared with ~JI 1~ iUIl 10 sofrls which i"..~"~ e ,~ single fl~ed seatlng a"~n~;6r~e"t. Such sofa ~ss6m i il ~CO~ d~ onr~ Ol mor~ reclining se;~tin~ sections enable the owner to customize~ a sofa assQrr~bly to Dt hislher spec~ific needs and lifestyle.
In this egard, U.S. Patent i~io. 5,3~,153 to Mufii disclo3es a ssctional sofa ~r,.,"~,5",~"l that includes a ~l~d~r/ro~i~r~r recllner. i-iowever, certain comSort features Of the 15 rocker recliner are given up when utilized in this conf guration. Fot example, the inboa~d arm rYst o~ the rocker rer.~liner is remoYed to enable the end unit chair to be assgmbl~d in the sofa assetrlbly. Additionally, it would be ~ivanta~eous :o provide table top and storage areas proximate to the s~atin~ urlits.
With sofa s ., ~ !; as r~escrlbed above, it has heretofote been necessaty to s~cure 20 the var~ous Ir,~i~p~, ,.1~1 ,l sections toçj~thet v~ use Of a petman~nt ftama, usu~lly constructeci inte~r~liy ~Ith the various seating sectlons at the tactory. Ar~, iin~!~, the so~a assembly must l~e shipped as a singl~e, relaUvely large structure.
Whii3 the permanent framrl has proved to ptov~de a~ecjuate structural strsn~th to the sof~ r~ssembly, it would be desirable to provide means ~or secuting the vztious sectionQ of 25 a mo~ular sofa assemi~ly to~e~her after the asserrlbiy has reached Its d~stination. Thls would , H~ cb Jb llJ: ~bHl l H~ s~ S: I'1LI~U~ 33 A~roRNFf ~CtCKET: ~za2~Lt~riar,Pr~
&i~nificantly eate t~le shipping and llandlin~ of such sofa . as thr~ various cG~ cln~ a th6reof could be shipped and handle~ l~,d~3rld~r,::/. At the ~ lin ' , the abillty to indlvidually l~osition th? .o,npol~"t~ of the assembly wou~d con~ribute to its l,a,~:.p4rtc~ n, for example, w~thin hallways and through doorways of room~ in a hcme, 5 apart~lent or offioe. This ability would also allow a sofa assembly to be placed in rooms which pr~viously wel e il~dccessii~t6t for ths unita~y, large and cumbersome d5S~ n .'~ " ~ s . The ov6trali weight o~ thes6 unitary asseml~lies woulo make a tyfic~tl sofa difficult to handie and transp~trt, whereas th~ individual cul"l..",ehlS are easily handled and ~a"~.o,led when detac~led from the sofa assembly It t~eould furthet be desirable i~ such a ~tame-llke mountin~ apparatus as described ab~ve ir~cslll~ol~ d some means of erlabling the modular sections of the sofa assem~ly to be lat~rally adjusted to cu"~ n~dle for variations in lI,icl~l~esse~ of fabrlc artd padding of individual co~"pon~ s, as well as desl~n r~ifletenoes between dissimilzr ~./"~pa,te,~l~. The need 10r allowin~ some 3djl ~ ~ ill a frame-lii~e mountin~ apparatus a6t described above is par icularly acute when one or more rocker reclingr chait sections are incilJded in the modul~r sofa assembly. The rock6tr recliner sections must be able to rock and r~tcline freely with a minintum am~unt of ftiction from adj~cent modular comp~,.er,la, and yet the clearance ~etwe~n the rocker recliner sections in other c~" ,~-~ "~"t~ must not be so ~reat as to create unsig~t~ly ~aps between adjacent te~tions of the sofa assemb~
An advanta~e of s~ch ~t frante-like mounting apparatus would be the fiexibility in chan~ing tho confi~utation of the safa assembly as the needs of the owner chanae. For example, ~ the sofa assembly was ori~inally purchased with thr~e sitting sections the center s~at sec~ion cou~d, ~t a lat~r time, b~ replaced with a center console seotion, ot vice versa.
Accordingly, there Yvould be no nee~ lor the owner to orrdet an enti~e new sofa assembly rf the o~vn~r desired to ~tili~e the sofa ~n a different conf~guration than ati~inally purchased.
RF'I~ -~S 'Yb lla:37~ 1 HH~IJ~SS, LlI~kE~ Pll:rUS
`` 21 751 71 ATTORNEY DOCKT: 1ZI)z~16~t:PEI
Still additional advanta3es wt~uld be derivt~ frt~m a m~untin~ apparatus whîch i~
securt~d to the indiYidl-ai framo oo" ~ . ts as~ofiated with ~ach individual section. rne moun~ln~ apparAtus t)~ eaoh individual tOh~lpO~ could be used to easily and rl~dly i"t~ c~ ect Ihs framo mr~mbers of each seating section ~he mounUn~ apparatus should be sm~ll and lightweig~lt sut~h that th~ aveta~e ho" . would easlly be able to assemble the m~dular unlt.
It is therefore a prin~ipal obje~ ot the present invention to provide a so~a r~ssembly which includes a pair o~ rocking reclinirl~ chalrs positioncd on e~ther sld~ of a c~nter wnsole section.
0 A furth~r obj~ot o~ t~ present illvention provldes an a~m rest whlch may be fix~dly or rnovat~ly positioneti In a ~se position c~n the inboatt~ sidc of the chair.
It is another o~ject of the p~esent invention to provide a lo~H-profile center console section which frlcilit;~tes rocking reclillin~ motion of 8 seated occupant.
It is yet another obl~ct of the present inver~tion to provide a mounting apparatus for a n~ot~ular sofa ass~embly ~vhich allo~vs various sections of ~ modular sofa ass~mbly to be rernoveably secured to~ether at the ~a~tory or ~t tne destination whsre the sofa assembiy is to be inst~llet~.
It is sUII a furt~ler object of the present invenUorl to proYide a mounUng apparatus which may be secured to vAricus sec!ions of ~ mo~ul2r sofa assem~ly quickly easily and withol~t requiring speciai tt~ois.
IS is yet anotllel object of the present invention to provid~ a mountin~ appar~tus which ~nables i,~tl~el d~ ,t seatir~g sectlone ~o be easily and ool~e~l~rtly shipped and handled and subst~quently secured to~th~r h form a modular assembly.
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I~ is still another objr~ct of the pres~nt invention to provide a mounting apparatus which is very il~exp~" . ic t~ roduce and which does not add ~p~ to the overall connplexity o~ the rnodular sofa or its a~gQmbly.
SUMMAl;lY OF THE INvENTloN
s The above arld other obiects o( the prescnt Invention are ~c4~plis'r,ecl ~y removably securil1~ a pair of rot:kin~ recliner chairs in a slde-by~ide ~onfiguration to a low-profile center oonso3e hble ~ith a br~ck~ apparatus ~n dCCGI~t l .~,e with the preferred eh~b~d;~,e, .~ of the preser~t inventiOn. In a preferred ~".boJ;menl, the rockin~ redinQr chair s~ctions include a base ~Issembly ada;~ted to enable th~m to 'ce arranged in a modular æofa assembly. In a preferl ed r~ oJirr~el)ll the center con~le section proyide lncludes a base assembly adapted to brl arransed in slde-by-side I~ io,)sl~;p with the chair sections and an in~oard arm rest whlch is po~ .".:bl~ between a horizontal, use position and an upright, s~orage position.
The c~ntsr console ~;ection may also IJl ovide a table top and/or addiUonal storage proximate to the chair secti~n. In a preferred rn~l;lo~ , the mounting apparatuS provides a first and second bracket ass~mbly t;ecured to l:he chair and console base ~ ' ` s~ r~spectiYely, at the factory, First znd se~on~ bracket assem~lies are c~ llh~y in desiyn such that when placed in adjQcently abutting ~,rlV~g~",~",t, the first and second bracket ~sse(, ` ~;
releasably secure the ad~acent independent sections to~ether.
In an exemplaly en,~od;n~e~,l, firsS bracket assembly includes an ~tlc.~ll",.s"l plRte secured ~o the frarrle portion of a filse indep~"d,0,.l s~ction and a keyhola fa6tener plate secur~d to the attachn~ent plate and positioned alon~ a sldewall portion of the il~d~pel~de, ll section. rne second bracket assembly is secured to a sidewall of a second modular seotion and irlcludes an elonS~ated shaft and an enlar~ed head portion which p~otrudes general~y perpendicularly ouhNardly therefrom. The first and second ~umiture sections are secured 2~ tosetrler by positioning the sacond furn-hure 6ecti~n such that the en~arged head portion of ~ 2PR 26 'Yb 113:33RI`1 Hl~la`lli:~S, DIC~EY ~ rIr-ROE P.l~ r3 ` 2175171 A~Or~NElr DOCKET: ~202~16CCPri the fa3ton~r protrude3 through th~ keyllole like operllng in the keyh~e fastener p~ate. One of the two sections is then moYed tel~ltive to the othGr so as to urge the en~arged head portion of the fastener ir1to 8 slot of ~he keyho~e like openin~, thu~ rsleasably securin~t ihe two indepsndr~nt section~ c~osely adj2c~nt onc Rnother in a side-by-slde trishion.
The prrtlerred ~",bvdil"e~ts o~ t~e present Invention provTdo a very cost e~fective yet simple to manufacture rneans by ~hloh one or morrt modu1r~r s~ctions, whether thr~y bo fixed, ~eclinin~o" rockin~, or ro~,king reclinin6 cllair sect~ons ar console sections, can be quickly 2nd ~as~lysecuredotogethertofolmamodul~rsofaassembly. Thepreferreden~Lodi",~"bfurther provide ior a degree of ~lju ' "Iy between the spacing of the fumiture section~ as well as allowin~ the furniture sections to be qu~ckly an~ easily uncoupled from one another when the rrlodular sofa assembly ~s to be rnovedl. In this marmer, the individual seotions of a modular sofa ass-mbly may ~e ~uickly rdnd e~sily seoured together with relatiYe~y little ex,oertise.
It will be Cl~ r~c~ , then, thst the preferred e",l~,l"al,ls disclosed herein provide a si~niilcant advr~nta36 in th.~t shippin~ and handling of the modulat sofa assembly is much t 5 more e~sily a~con "~ d th 3n lf the a~sBmbly was secured to~ether at 2 factory, dealYrship, etc. The prr~ferred errlb~dim~nts ~isclo~ed further do not require 2ny speclal tools to enable the bracket rJs~"~ or fastener assemblies to be secured t4 the furniturs sectlons of the modular 80ia RSSem~ly.
3RIEF ~)ESC~ ?N OF lHE DRAWINGS
~arlous c~d~ ,IN~Jes of the pres~rlt invention will become appar~nt to one skilled In the art by leading thr~ t~llowin~ sp~ ~ ., and su~joined c~aims an~ by l~fid.~".,i"~ the tollowin3 drr~wings in vv~1ich:
ures 1A and 1B are p~rspeo~ive vi6ws of ar~ exemplaly rnodul~r 80h~ assemb1y which ~llclude~ a p2ir ~f ro~king reclinet chairs separatrd by a console table h~ving a p~ le ~rtrlrest tor providina a low profile c~nter console secUon;
I~ is still another objr~ct of the pres~nt invention to provide a mounting apparatus which is very il~exp~" . ic t~ roduce and which does not add ~p~ to the overall connplexity o~ the rnodular sofa or its a~gQmbly.
SUMMAl;lY OF THE INvENTloN
s The above arld other obiects o( the prescnt Invention are ~c4~plis'r,ecl ~y removably securil1~ a pair of rot:kin~ recliner chairs in a slde-by~ide ~onfiguration to a low-profile center oonso3e hble ~ith a br~ck~ apparatus ~n dCCGI~t l .~,e with the preferred eh~b~d;~,e, .~ of the preser~t inventiOn. In a preferred ~".boJ;menl, the rockin~ redinQr chair s~ctions include a base ~Issembly ada;~ted to enable th~m to 'ce arranged in a modular æofa assembly. In a preferl ed r~ oJirr~el)ll the center con~le section proyide lncludes a base assembly adapted to brl arransed in slde-by-side I~ io,)sl~;p with the chair sections and an in~oard arm rest whlch is po~ .".:bl~ between a horizontal, use position and an upright, s~orage position.
The c~ntsr console ~;ection may also IJl ovide a table top and/or addiUonal storage proximate to the chair secti~n. In a preferred rn~l;lo~ , the mounting apparatuS provides a first and second bracket ass~mbly t;ecured to l:he chair and console base ~ ' ` s~ r~spectiYely, at the factory, First znd se~on~ bracket assem~lies are c~ llh~y in desiyn such that when placed in adjQcently abutting ~,rlV~g~",~",t, the first and second bracket ~sse(, ` ~;
releasably secure the ad~acent independent sections to~ether.
In an exemplaly en,~od;n~e~,l, firsS bracket assembly includes an ~tlc.~ll",.s"l plRte secured ~o the frarrle portion of a filse indep~"d,0,.l s~ction and a keyhola fa6tener plate secur~d to the attachn~ent plate and positioned alon~ a sldewall portion of the il~d~pel~de, ll section. rne second bracket assembly is secured to a sidewall of a second modular seotion and irlcludes an elonS~ated shaft and an enlar~ed head portion which p~otrudes general~y perpendicularly ouhNardly therefrom. The first and second ~umiture sections are secured 2~ tosetrler by positioning the sacond furn-hure 6ecti~n such that the en~arged head portion of ~ 2PR 26 'Yb 113:33RI`1 Hl~la`lli:~S, DIC~EY ~ rIr-ROE P.l~ r3 ` 2175171 A~Or~NElr DOCKET: ~202~16CCPri the fa3ton~r protrude3 through th~ keyllole like operllng in the keyh~e fastener p~ate. One of the two sections is then moYed tel~ltive to the othGr so as to urge the en~arged head portion of the fastener ir1to 8 slot of ~he keyho~e like openin~, thu~ rsleasably securin~t ihe two indepsndr~nt section~ c~osely adj2c~nt onc Rnother in a side-by-slde trishion.
The prrtlerred ~",bvdil"e~ts o~ t~e present Invention provTdo a very cost e~fective yet simple to manufacture rneans by ~hloh one or morrt modu1r~r s~ctions, whether thr~y bo fixed, ~eclinin~o" rockin~, or ro~,king reclinin6 cllair sect~ons ar console sections, can be quickly 2nd ~as~lysecuredotogethertofolmamodul~rsofaassembly. Thepreferreden~Lodi",~"bfurther provide ior a degree of ~lju ' "Iy between the spacing of the fumiture section~ as well as allowin~ the furniture sections to be qu~ckly an~ easily uncoupled from one another when the rrlodular sofa assembly ~s to be rnovedl. In this marmer, the individual seotions of a modular sofa ass-mbly may ~e ~uickly rdnd e~sily seoured together with relatiYe~y little ex,oertise.
It will be Cl~ r~c~ , then, thst the preferred e",l~,l"al,ls disclosed herein provide a si~niilcant advr~nta36 in th.~t shippin~ and handling of the modulat sofa assembly is much t 5 more e~sily a~con "~ d th 3n lf the a~sBmbly was secured to~ether at 2 factory, dealYrship, etc. The prr~ferred errlb~dim~nts ~isclo~ed further do not require 2ny speclal tools to enable the bracket rJs~"~ or fastener assemblies to be secured t4 the furniturs sectlons of the modular 80ia RSSem~ly.
3RIEF ~)ESC~ ?N OF lHE DRAWINGS
~arlous c~d~ ,IN~Jes of the pres~rlt invention will become appar~nt to one skilled In the art by leading thr~ t~llowin~ sp~ ~ ., and su~joined c~aims an~ by l~fid.~".,i"~ the tollowin3 drr~wings in vv~1ich:
ures 1A and 1B are p~rspeo~ive vi6ws of ar~ exemplaly rnodul~r 80h~ assemb1y which ~llclude~ a p2ir ~f ro~king reclinet chairs separatrd by a console table h~ving a p~ le ~rtrlrest tor providina a low profile c~nter console secUon;
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i-i3ure Z i~ a p~r5i~ 0 vlew broken away of a rooking recliner ~hair section stra~in~ a front an~i rear bracket r~ssembly securet to thr~ base o~ the chair s~ction and 8 l~air of comple,l~e,~la~y faste~net studs which wou~d be secured to an adjacent i~lJvce~ie~
sect}orl;
~igura 318 a pl~n view o~ the bt)ttom o~ thg chair sect~on shown in Figute ~ releasai~ly ~e~ured to a oenter ~,Onsol~! section;
~l~ure 4A arld 4a illustrste r~tta~hment and ~a5e platos goc~red to the base portion o~ ~n l,-ci~Je,1~e,l~ seotion ~dS shown in Fiyure 3;
Fi~ure 5 illustra1es the fastener plate haY~n~i sn ~y."""~ keyhole;
Fi~ra 6 illustrrdtes :m alternat~ el"i oclin~enl of the first bracket assembly of the pr~nl inv~ntion which inc~ c"~l~s frame rails In place of the ~ ll plates illustrated In F;~ures ~-5j ~igure 7 illustra~.r~s ti~ armrest portion of the centet console section of the present inYenlicn,inciudingalini~a~e~leclld"i~",forpositionlngth3arrnteSt~tweenaupright,rais~d pOs~tioll and a horizontal ue;e pcsition' and Fi~.iure 8 repr~sents an alternat~ e,ni,o~ii,l,~ ,~ of the centet console section of the pre~nt inven~ion in which th~ ~rmrest port~on is fixedly Secureci in the horizontal use position DErAli E.t) i~ESCi~ Oi~l OF ~HE ~r~ Lu EMBOi~lMENTS
In acco,~i~r~ce ~Ith tl~e teachings of the present Invention a modular sofa r~ssemi~ly 2~ which includes a center console se~tion remo~ably secured i~etween a pair of rockln~
reclining chair secti~ns and 8 mour~tin~ appatatus for r~movably securing thr~ above~
described il~ ri~"~ sectlons togetl~er is disclosed. In relat~'on to the presen~ly preferred con~iguration it should bc ~."~ i that the mounti~ ~pparatus of the present invention while described with re6pect to a pair of rocking rcclinin~ chairs and a console section is resdily ~daptable to ~ variety of furnit~re sections.
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i-i3ure Z i~ a p~r5i~ 0 vlew broken away of a rooking recliner ~hair section stra~in~ a front an~i rear bracket r~ssembly securet to thr~ base o~ the chair s~ction and 8 l~air of comple,l~e,~la~y faste~net studs which wou~d be secured to an adjacent i~lJvce~ie~
sect}orl;
~igura 318 a pl~n view o~ the bt)ttom o~ thg chair sect~on shown in Figute ~ releasai~ly ~e~ured to a oenter ~,Onsol~! section;
~l~ure 4A arld 4a illustrste r~tta~hment and ~a5e platos goc~red to the base portion o~ ~n l,-ci~Je,1~e,l~ seotion ~dS shown in Fiyure 3;
Fi~ure 5 illustra1es the fastener plate haY~n~i sn ~y."""~ keyhole;
Fi~ra 6 illustrrdtes :m alternat~ el"i oclin~enl of the first bracket assembly of the pr~nl inv~ntion which inc~ c"~l~s frame rails In place of the ~ ll plates illustrated In F;~ures ~-5j ~igure 7 illustra~.r~s ti~ armrest portion of the centet console section of the present inYenlicn,inciudingalini~a~e~leclld"i~",forpositionlngth3arrnteSt~tweenaupright,rais~d pOs~tioll and a horizontal ue;e pcsition' and Fi~.iure 8 repr~sents an alternat~ e,ni,o~ii,l,~ ,~ of the centet console section of the pre~nt inven~ion in which th~ ~rmrest port~on is fixedly Secureci in the horizontal use position DErAli E.t) i~ESCi~ Oi~l OF ~HE ~r~ Lu EMBOi~lMENTS
In acco,~i~r~ce ~Ith tl~e teachings of the present Invention a modular sofa r~ssemi~ly 2~ which includes a center console se~tion remo~ably secured i~etween a pair of rockln~
reclining chair secti~ns and 8 mour~tin~ appatatus for r~movably securing thr~ above~
described il~ ri~"~ sectlons togetl~er is disclosed. In relat~'on to the presen~ly preferred con~iguration it should bc ~."~ i that the mounti~ ~pparatus of the present invention while described with re6pect to a pair of rocking rcclinin~ chairs and a console section is resdily ~daptable to ~ variety of furnit~re sections.
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Referring to Fig~r~ mod~1ar !;ofa assembly l O of the prssent invention is ltlustratod h~ving a lelt and t~g~lt rockill~ reclinin!3 chairs 12, 1~, whioh havo back port~ons 13, 13 and outbo~rd rirmrests Zl, 21~ position~?ti and r~nnovably secured on either sid~ of center console table 14. E~c~pt as noted her~in, the pr~sent invention does not dictate or require 5 a speoific construcU~n For rockin~ reclirlin3 cha~r 12. A preser~tly pr~terred chair is diSclosed in the commonly 2ssi~n~c~ U.S. Pa~ent No. 5,38Z,073 and U.S, Appl~cation Serial No.
08/~00,916, the disclosures of which are hereby expressly Ill~o,~o,~l :J hereln by re~er6nc~.
Center consol~ tabls 14 includes upho~stered table base 1~ s~tuated at the lower portlon of center console tabl~ ~i4, urooden table top 1~ disposed on top of taole bas~ 16, and 10 u~ ol~_r~ console arlnrest assembly .~0 operably ~oupled along a rear 4pper ed3e of :able top lE. As presently preferred, consol~ arrnrest assembly ~0 is movable ~etween a horizontal, use p3siti(~n as illustrated iri Figure 1 A and an upri~ht raised position as illustrated in ~laure 13. When positiolled in the upright, raised position console armrest ass~mbly 20 ~s substantially in-lin~ with s3at ba~k portions 13, 13 of chair ssotions ~2,12, thus definin~
1~ a console bacl~ porti~n which provides a modular sofa assemoly having a contiguous back ap~ed,~,~ce. When in the horizontal, use positiOn console armrest assembly 20 detines a low-pro~ile console ~ack poltlon betw~en chalr secUons 12, 12 and functions ~s an Inboard arn~res~ f~r ~n occupr-int seated th~lein. AddiUonaily, in this position, console armrest assem~ly 2~ is plac~3d in a posltion s~ as to not obstruct a seated occupant s rocking or 20 reclinin~ m~Yern~nt wh~l~ in chair 12. f or example, ~n the horizontal, use position, console at~rest assembly ~0 is posi~:ioned out ~ the way o~ a seated occupant ~ arm looate~ on the Inboard side of rockin~ reclinin~ chair 12. ~us, when the seated occupant is rocking or reclinin3, m~Uon of his or her arm wlll not b~ impeded by that portion o~ th~ center console section. Furthermore, ccnsole armre~t assembly 20 ~unchons as rm el~vated, inboard, 25 padded armrest which .wcul(i not othem~ise b~ provided on a fixe~ back center console.
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Referring to Fig~r~ mod~1ar !;ofa assembly l O of the prssent invention is ltlustratod h~ving a lelt and t~g~lt rockill~ reclinin!3 chairs 12, 1~, whioh havo back port~ons 13, 13 and outbo~rd rirmrests Zl, 21~ position~?ti and r~nnovably secured on either sid~ of center console table 14. E~c~pt as noted her~in, the pr~sent invention does not dictate or require 5 a speoific construcU~n For rockin~ reclirlin3 cha~r 12. A preser~tly pr~terred chair is diSclosed in the commonly 2ssi~n~c~ U.S. Pa~ent No. 5,38Z,073 and U.S, Appl~cation Serial No.
08/~00,916, the disclosures of which are hereby expressly Ill~o,~o,~l :J hereln by re~er6nc~.
Center consol~ tabls 14 includes upho~stered table base 1~ s~tuated at the lower portlon of center console tabl~ ~i4, urooden table top 1~ disposed on top of taole bas~ 16, and 10 u~ ol~_r~ console arlnrest assembly .~0 operably ~oupled along a rear 4pper ed3e of :able top lE. As presently preferred, consol~ arrnrest assembly ~0 is movable ~etween a horizontal, use p3siti(~n as illustrated iri Figure 1 A and an upri~ht raised position as illustrated in ~laure 13. When positiolled in the upright, raised position console armrest ass~mbly 20 ~s substantially in-lin~ with s3at ba~k portions 13, 13 of chair ssotions ~2,12, thus definin~
1~ a console bacl~ porti~n which provides a modular sofa assemoly having a contiguous back ap~ed,~,~ce. When in the horizontal, use positiOn console armrest assembly 20 detines a low-pro~ile console ~ack poltlon betw~en chalr secUons 12, 12 and functions ~s an Inboard arn~res~ f~r ~n occupr-int seated th~lein. AddiUonaily, in this position, console armrest assem~ly 2~ is plac~3d in a posltion s~ as to not obstruct a seated occupant s rocking or 20 reclinin~ m~Yern~nt wh~l~ in chair 12. f or example, ~n the horizontal, use position, console at~rest assembly ~0 is posi~:ioned out ~ the way o~ a seated occupant ~ arm looate~ on the Inboard side of rockin~ reclinin~ chair 12. ~us, when the seated occupant is rocking or reclinin3, m~Uon of his or her arm wlll not b~ impeded by that portion o~ th~ center console section. Furthermore, ccnsole armre~t assembly 20 ~unchons as rm el~vated, inboard, 25 padded armrest which .wcul(i not othem~ise b~ provided on a fixe~ back center console.
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Ref~rring no~l to Figures 2-~, m~untlng appar~tus 33 In dCCOId~ ,&e with a preferred ~" ,bodil "~nl of the present invention is illustrated whtc'n incluoes inboard ~ cl ,~ I bracket assembly 40 and outb~a~d bas~ plate 48. Mountin~ apparatus 313 Is especially well suited for U5~ wlth rockin~ leclinin~ type cllair sections. Roferring to Fi~ure 2 in wh~ch the upholstery, paddin~o ~nd rockin~ reclinil~y n,~ a,)ish,~ haY~ been ron~oved, chair ~ection 12 includes chair frarne ~s~embly 22 supF)orted on base assembly Z4 to providr~ relative rockln~
moYerrlent between ~hair frame ~2 an~l base assembly Z4. As shown in Figur6s 2 anr~ 3, base assembly ~4 incl~d~s a pair of laterally spaoed s~de frame rnembers 26 and ~7, front frame rnernber 2B and r~ar frame memoer 3~. Inboard and outboard side frame members 26 10 and 27 ~re r~rran~e~ In a t~pered configuration as they r~xtend from the ffont to the rear portion of rockin3 reclirling t:hair 12. Il~ a typic21 chalr co, l1_ ~ " , sid~ frarne m~mbers 26 ~nd 27 sre tapered from front to ba~k as indicate~ in Fiyure 3 by the an~le ~ which is typicall~ a~,o,~i",Gl~ly 3U. I-eet portions 32 are provided on t~ase assembly 24 to support and levei chair section 12 o~ the floor~
Inboard braoket assembly 40 include~ br~cket - -'l"~e,~ p~ate i2 secured to thebottom portion of int~o.~rd side frame rnember 26, fastener bracket 60 having kQyhole 66 therein disposed at .~n end of bra~k~t attachment plate 42, and fastener stud or ~olt 80 secure~ to an adjacent section of the rnodular 60fa assQmbly 10. Fastener boit B0 Includes enlar~ed head portlor~ ~2 and shank 84 ilavin~ thrr~ded portiorl ~ for securing fastener bolt 20 ~0 to a sid~ wall portion of al1 adjacent fiectior~ such as t~ase assembly 1 t~ of csnter conscle section ~4, as shown in Fi~ure 3. As ~l~n ~e ~jJ~,r~c~c,hd from the figures, inboard bra~ket assemt~ly 40 i9 locate~ on inl~oard side trame member 26 60 as to atford sumcisnt clearance at ths flont and rear l~o1ion~; of base assemt~ly 24 for allowin~ ohair frarne assembly ~ to rocr~ relative to base ~ssem~ly z4.
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Turnin~tol~isures3-5,apairorbracket~tl~ r. ,Iplates4Zaredispos~doninboa~d side frame member 26 ~enerally prdri~llsl thereto. The prQsently proferred ~n,i vdi~ . ,l allows the ~IS3 of universal mountina apparatus 38 i"~ re of its location, I.c., on the fron~, tear, left cr ri~ht oomers depending on the location of the individual scction In the so~a asscmbly, 5 Ac~cr ii, l~ly, the following desctipticr relates to one rnounting apparatus 38. One skilled ~n the Rtt would readily apprecirl~e that rllountin~ apparQtus 38 CQUld be utilized at arly locatior~
simply by translatirlg or rotating rr~o~ tin~ apparatuç ~ ~
~ rrlcket dt~ l",~e.,~ plate 4Z includes elon0ated portion 44 which is positiQned generaily beneath ini~o~trd frama member 26 and lateral portlon 46 extendin~ generaily 10 perp~ndicular to elon~ateci portion 42. Elonj3ated portlon 4~ includeæ a Drst set of apertures 50, 5~ extendin~ ~erlera~ parallel ~ith the rnaJor rtxts theteof. In the presently preferred emb~dirnent, two sizes of E!perlures are utili~ed - chair attachrnent apertures S0 ~or recsivin~;
a thr~aded fastener (not sl1o~rl) to r~cure bracket attachment plate to side frame member 26,srldfootta~1c..i"~ aperturs~fcrsecuringfootportl'on3~tobracket~ .;i"ne",lplate 15 42.
Furt~tQrrnore, as preçentiy preferred, bracket ~ t plat~t 42 includes an second sst of apertures 50, 5~ ext~ndirtg ~ieneraliy paraliel to elongated portion 4~ near the ed~e oppocite lateral portio~l 46 I~ut Inboard of the Drst set Qf apertures 5Q, 52. As ~est IlI~lstrated in Figure 3, first and second set of apertures enaLtle brackat ~II~,;II,f~,l~ plat~ 42 t~ be 20 secur~!d to side fr~me .merni~er zr; in ~I fashion th2t is ~en~raily parall1 to the side wall of 2n ~djacent sectionr~l unR. Fol example, when bracket ~t~ .l"~l~t"l plate 42 is positioned at the front corner of chair i 2, the second s 3~ of aperturt~s ~re used to secur~ brack~t ~ I " "e, ll plat~ 4~ to r ide ~ram~3 member 26 and ~vhen ~racket ~-LIcl~llr~l~,l ,I plata 42 is positioned at tne rear corner o{ chair 12, the first s~t o~ ertur~s aro usod to ~QOUrit bracket ~ I ,."e. ~I platc Z5 4~ to sid3 ftame memLter 2~. lhe U~le of diff~rent apr~tttures to attach itracket 'L;~r:~",~,ll .9_ Hl'l~ ~b '~b llJ:'ILHII IIHI'~ S~ PIi R~,E l-l.lY~33 ArrcRNr~Yooc~r-r: 12CZ-001(i8t~PR
plate 4~ to ~ide framr~ mr~mber 26 ~,t different locations takes Into account the tront to rear ~apel of side frame rr~ember ~6 previously dt~scribed.
Outboard !~as~ plate 4e, as illustrated in Fi3ures 3 and 4B, i~ located on out~oard side framt~ mernber 27 on an r~,nd ohait sr~ction, in a manner simllar to inboard t '"~ plate 6 46. A set of apertutes extsnding i~nerally psrallel to outboard basr~ plate 43 are forrned thcrein and includ~l r;haif attachment apertures 50 and foot ~ t3"1 apertures 52. Foot portitm 32 is dl5po~;et~ in foot attachment aperture 5Z of cutboard b~se plstt~ 48 to koep the base assembly 24 le~ei.
rurniny no~ to Fi~ure 5, keyhole fastener bracket 60 includes first wall portion 62 and 10 seoorld wall portiorl 64 extending ~1r)erslly perpendicular to first wall pottion ~æ Keyhole faslener bracket 60 is disposed below btacket attachment p~at~ 42 on lateral pori jon 46 such that tirst wall portit~n 62 ~xtends g~ srally p~anar with bracket ~11,.~;1""t~.,1 pl~s 42 and sscorld wall portion 6~ extl2nds gen~ally vertically therefrom. First wall portion 62 includes apert~re65therethrough. iLikewise,lateralporbon4~0ft~rackethtl~il"n~,.lplate42~ncludes 15 threade~ bracket all..~ L aperture 54 to ~ec~lve a th~saderl ~astener (not shown~ ~or secu~ing fastener brac~et 6~ to btack~t attachment platr~ 42. Second wall portion 64 eh3a0es end portion 47 of latera~ portion 4B ~r preventing rotation of keyhole fasten0r btac~et 60 about the threaded fastensr. Once ~ecute~ to chair seotion iZ, fastener bracket 6C Is posjtioned such that s~cond wall po~i~n 64 is &pact~d from æido frarn~ rail 2~ by 8 distance 20 sufiicit~nt to allow the ~lead 82 portion of fastr~ner bolt ao to t~xtend throu~h keyhols ~.
Keyhole 66 formed i~ seoond ~,vall pottion 64 i~ ~jener211y a~.nll. '1, shaped with respet~t to axig ~ illustra~e~ in Fi~ule 5 and includes enlarged opaning 68 and slotted portion 72. Enlarged openin~ 6~, a t~pered oval or e~g~haped openin3, is substantially lar~er than he~ded pt~rtiotl 82 cf fast~ner bolt 80 and includes forward portion 69 and 25 rearward port~on 70. Tne shape of enlsr~ed openin3 6B is di~tated by the clearance needed -1~
` ~ 21 75t 71 ATror~NElr DOCKr~r: 1a~co1G8cr~a to quickly and easll~ ext~nd enlarged h2sd portion B2 through fastener brack~t r~o durin~j assembly of adjac~3n~ sections. Slot~ed portion 72 ~xtends radlally from crllargeci openin~ 68 In a ~eneral~y ~ertically downward dir0ction and is smaller ~n dimcnsion than r~nlar~ed head porti~n ~ such th~t shank portion ~4 can pass thetethroulh while erl!ar~jed hoad portl'on 8Z
5 enJa~es fastener braoket 6~ when fasten~r boit 80 ~s ~ ,Ir ~ positioned. Slottod portion 7~ may b~ eubslantially c~rlstant in width or sli~htly Inwardly tapered frorn the ~nlat~*d portion towrlrds ~irst wall po~b~on 6Z t~ faa'litate ~. " ,~.,j~,.,~"t of shank poril'oh a4 of fastel~er bolt 80. Furtherrr~ors, the t~alnsib'on from enlarged portion 68 to slotted portion 72 may i~ smoothed, as shown at refere~ce number 73, to facilitate positionln~ of ~astaner bolt 10 80 ~I"~r~ h,~cll.
~ djacent furlliture s~ctions are secured tc ~ether by positioning center console section 14 such that he~d l~ortion 82 4f festener bolt ~0 extends throu3h tho enlar~ed open~ng in second wall portiQrl 64, Cent~r con~o~e Section 1~ is then moved vartioally downward with respe~t to c hslr soc~ion 12 such that a portion of shaft ~4 ~s ur~jeci into slotted poltlon 7a and 1~ becomes weci~ingly er~gaged ~herein. Enlar~ed head portion 8Z, i~ein~ of greater diameter than slot 72, prevents tast~ner bolt 80 from belng pulled throu~qh fastener btacket 60.
In some instancr~s, it is advan~a3e~us and desirable t~ rele~sably ser~ure tojether a first ar~d second sectional unit wh~ch r~re both equipped with inboard bracket assembly 40, ~o ac CiUI 1~" loLi~t~ this confi~urr~ion, s~cond wall porlion 64 of fastener bracket 60 is provided with threaded ape~t-:r~ 74 such that k~hols 66 and aperture 74 are equally spacedl from the centsr of aperlure 65. In addition, thr~aded aperture 74 is adapted to receive f~stener bolt 80 hYr~tofor~ describe~. Accordingly, wilen fastener ooit 80 is Ftted into threaded aperture 74 of one of the fastener brackets that are placed in facr~-to-face r~ ;.l Iip~ fastener bo~t 80 aligns with and e~dends lhrou~h krlyhole 66 o~ the other fastener bracket to rnaintain the bracket ~ 9 A~er ~ an~ thus the sectianal units, in sicie-by-s~de, ' ~io. ,O. Ilp. In this way, the . . _ _ ., .
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AtrOr~NrY WCKr r: 1202~01r~Ps pres3nt InYerltion may b~ utilize~ wi~h adjac~3nt furnRure seclions haYinc~ Identic~l bracket nt ';6 s for releasably securin~ the sect~0ns together in ælde~by-side ~ l ,lp~
Re~erring now to Flgute 6 bracket ~ssembly 140 in hC`~I.lai~C~ wi~h alternate preferred ~",iJ~li"~ellI of the preser1t Invention i5 shown. ~racket ass~mbly 140 ~enera~ly coml~ris~3 L-shaped irame rail 1 4Z slecured to slde frame member 26 ~ plurality ol keyhole fas~3ner brac~ets ~60 disposed to the ~nboard end of ftame rail 142 and (asterler bolt 180 associat~d wilh ea~h key~lole fasten~3r bracket 16r~ sec~red to an adjacent furnitur~ 6ecuon.
Frame rail 142 extends outwatr~ly f~c)m Inboard side framc mernbcr 26/ but not from th~3 outbcard frhmc member ~not showrl). Thuri tho exposed slde of the e~d seatin~ or chair section can be up~lolstered to provid~ a finished look.
Stili referrinr~1 t ~ Fia~re ~ frame taii 142 ~s dispOsed 3enerally parallel to and betw~en front and rear frarrle membets (not ~tlown). Slot 26a is formed in side frame memober 26 to receiYe fr~me rail 1 4Z which inclu~i~3s hoti~ontal wall portion i 44 and vertical wall portion 146 A similhr slot ~ould be forme~ in the oùtboard side frame m~mber. Horizontal wall porti~n 144 h~s fran~e allc-cl " ,~ ~I aperture 148 disposed therein which ali~jnr~ wlth side frame memt~er 25 such tha~ thr~aded fastel1er 150 secures frarne tail 1 4Z to side frame membet 26 . Slrnilatly, a Ira~n~ dlldc~lln~ ap~3tture is formed in frame rail 14~ which ali3ns with the outbc ard side ~tam~ meml~er ~not st~c)wn) such that a thteaded fas~ensr secutes frame rail 1~2 tc) the outt~oard sid~ fr~me memh~3r. Frame ra!i 142 furthet includes bracket hlIacl mæ"I
apert~te 152 to al!o~ thr~aded ~asl:ener 1~4 to pass ther~through for securing keyholo fastr~rler brac ket 16~1 ttlereto. Additiol1al feet portions 1 S6 may be il ,t 5 U O~ osed bet~Ycen the threac~ec~ fr~3teners an~ fralne rail 142 to furthet support anei provide leYelin~ adjustm~3nt fot chait 3ectior~ ~2 on th~ fioc~r I~PR ZIS 'S16 1~:4~ H~RNE~ IC~EY 8. PIERCE l~.c~/33 ,4rror~NrY DOC~T~ cPr~
Keyhole fastener bracket 160 is substant~ally æ~milar to keyhole fastener t~racjcet 60 previously described h~rein and ir~clucl~s first wrlll portion 162 ano second wall por~lon 164i.
Howev~r, keyhole fastener t)racket 160 ~g disposed on top of horizontal wall portlon 144 of frame rsil 14~ In thi~ t",c."~e,nel~, veltical wall portion 146 engases cdge 163 of first wall 5 portion 162 for proven~ing rotation of k~yhole fsten~r bracket 1~0 about threaded fastener 152. 5econd wall porti ~n 1~;4 ~nclucies keyhole 166 formed thorein to allow fastener stud or bolt 1ao to en3age ~ e~onci wall porti~n 164. ~irst wall portlon 162 includes apertur6 165 ther~throu~h to receiv~d tho threade~i fastener 154 which engages and secures i~eyhole fastener ~racket 160 to ~rante rail 142. Apertur~ 1~ rnay be an ~lon~ated slot to provide 10 inboard/outboard adjustmerlt of keyh~le fastener ~racket 160 relative to the base assembly ~not shown). As with the firsl preferred ~:ml~odimen~, keyhote 166 includes enlarged opening 1 6a ~nci stott~d portlon 172. With the e~ception of the her~tofore noted differences, bracket assemi~ly 140 cp~raleg in aubstr~ntiall~ the sr~me mannet ~9 i~raclcet ~ssemb~y 40 h~reln describ~d aboYe.
While the above desctiption is directed to a modular so~a assembly includin~ a center consoll~ section haviny a pair of rocking r~clin~n~j chair soctions locatod on oither side thereof, one skilled In tlle art would re~ily recogni~e that th~ mounting apparatur~ is not so limitecl and could ~e utilized to re~eas.~bly secure a variety of sectional units. By way of example, any num~er o~ the ~ollowing sectional units could be employed to forrn the mociulat 20 so~a assem~ly o~ th~l present inventiorl - a &tationary seatin~ section, a recllnlng seating sectionl, a roci~ing seaiting sectlon, a rocklng reclinin3 seatinJ section, a wall proxirrlity rPclining section, a center con~ols se~l.ion or an end console soction. mus~ the mounting apparatus of the presel1t in~ention affolds a simple and econ~mic way to releasably secure a wide variety of sectiona~ units togeth~!r to form a modular sofa assembly, --~ 3-ATTORN~r ~c~c,cF~r: 1202~t16scPrJ
Aeferrin~ no~ t ~ Fi~lre 7 in wl1ich th~ upholste~ and paddin~ for consQle armrest asgembly 20 are not sh~wn, center c o~sole table 14 includeri base 16 ha~in3 a finished wood top 16 disposed thereon al1d conso~1 arrnreSt assemoly 20 ~ncluding armraæt fr~me 200.
Trdble t~p 181s secur~d to brlse 1~ via hin~e ~ 9 to p~rmit sCCess to the interior co,npd, I",e"l 6 of oase 1~ for stora~3t~. Armrest llnka~ ~01 pivotally il~Ie~on,1~ ,~ console armres~ assembly 20 anc~ tabl~ base 16 such that const)le armrest assembly 20 Is F - Idbl~ between a hor wrltal, use positi~n and ~n upright, ra~sed positior . Armrest linka~e 201 includes armrest btack~L 20~ seouted to armrest frame ~00 and table base brscket 204 secured to table base 16. Armrest braci~e~ 202 is gr~nerally r-shaped and Includes ~It,u,l~ I end 20~ haYin~
10 atta~hrnent ap~ rtures 208 therethrou 5h ~or rec~aiving threaded fasten~rs (rl~t shown) t~ sec ure armrest bracket 202 ~nto armrest frame 200. Armr~st brackgt 202 ~urther includes piYot encd 1~ opposite alla~ enct 206 havin~ ~uide pin 214 extendin~ ~en~tally perpendicular to the plane o~ armrest I~lacl~ lll brackt~t 202. Piwt 216 ~s also disposed on pivot end 212 to couple armrt~st bl at:ket :202 with t3ble base bracket ,204. Armrest ~racket 202 turther includes bend 210 il ,Le, disp.jsed ~etween attachment end 206 ~ntl p~vot end 212 for placin ~
pivot en~i 212 In a slishtly spaced apart rel~iol"1~1~ ftorn armrest frame 2~t~ for enabllng pjvotal moverrlent of cc~nsote armrest assembly 20 with respect to table base 1 r~.
~able base ~ra~ket 204 includt~s plvot end 21~ which is located t~ with pivot end 2l 2 of a~mrest bracker~ 2~!. Arcurdte ~uide slot 220 is formed in pivot end 218 for 20 rec~ivill~ guide pin 21 ~ to guide console armrest assembly 20 during rotational movement fro~ t~l~ llori20ntal, use position to the upright, raised poæition and ~or defining the limits o~
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bracket 204 between pivot enci 218 ant~ attachment end æ4 for prov~dlng cleatance between consol~ armres~ assr!mbly ~0 and adja~:ent chalr sections 12 and 12~.
Ref~rrin~ now to Figure a, an al~r~rnate preferred o, . ,l~o~lin~e,~t of the present invention is illvst~ated wherein pivotal conso~e armrest assembly 20 is rep~aced ~y an .~pl~ul,l.p,~d 5 ~rmres~ which is fixec~ly secllred to ta~llo ~ase ~6 suon that it rema~ns In the horizontal, use posdlo~1. Thus, a sofa ~sselnbly constructed in dcr;o,J~ wi~h the altemate ~rnbc.di,.,t", wo~ld llav2 a similar lo~f-pro!ile app~ ."~ as modutar sofa assembly 10 deplcted in Figurc 1 A. Wilh continued referonc~ to Figure 1 A, one skilled in the art would readil)~ appreciate that centet ~onsole section 14 could include various con ~ ",,~ features not illustrat~d therein.
10 For exelmple, table base ~6 may ~e prov~ded with a r~tawer~ door or pockets to gnable a seatcd occupr~nt to store various Items therein. ~ 'y, a variety of convsn;e,~cefeat~res may be i,~co~po(dte~ into tabletop ~8, suGh as cup holders, ashtrays. ot the like.
From the abo\le ~liso~ssion it sh~uld be ~ nld~.idt~d that the praferrcd rJInbodi",~"t~
of the present invention described har~in provide a modular sofa assembly havin3 a centet 15 consol~ section and a pair of rocking r~olining chairs located on either side theraof. Rocking reclinin~ motion of t~le adjanJent chair secUons is ac~w"""vddI~d with a low-profile center console table. In one preferred en~bod'me,~, a console back portion is po~iliv, ,d~le ~etv~ecn an upright, raised position whi~h gives the sofa assembly a substantially ~n"., ~rlls uphoistered look and a hori~ontal, use position which provides an IJpholstered armrest for 20 a seat~d occupant. 'rhe low ptofile cent~ r console section fulther facilitate~ rocking reclining motion by pcsitioning t~le consûl~ bac~ portion 50 as to reduce irl~e, ~ hce with the seated occupant's ~rm durin~ rockin3 and re~;linino motion. In an alternate ~IIIiJOdi~ of the present invention, thr ~onsclle armrest assembly is fixedly securad to the table basa in a horlzontal, use posiUon.
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Hrl'~ ~b 'Yb 1~1:4~HIl HH~ IJIC~Er ~ PlLI~ '.CSf~:l ` 2175171 Arro~NEr DOCKEl: 1202-001BaCPt3 The presont inYenti~r~ describetf heroin further provi~es a quick, easy and oon~enient means by which the pair of rcckin~, reCIininF chair s~ct~ons csn be releasably secute~i to tho center console section. ~he preferred l~ml~odi~ 7 further do not requir~ the use of spocial tools fcr extensive skills in older to impl~ment. A~o~din~, th~ individual furnlture seotions of the 30fa assembl~ can be quickly and easily assembl~d ~nd ~ 77vlllbl~d onoe the individ~lal sections ~re delivered to 8 ~lome, ollice, ~tc. 'rhe specifio construction of the preferr~!d ~",bocl;,nel~t~ en~bles each to be rhanufactured relatively s~mply from widely available matetials, s~loh as metal, by widely aYailable manufa~turin~ t~chn~q~Jes, and provides the ~dded benefit of rlol r~ddlng ~ , c cillb:J to th~ overall cost or wel~ht of the modular sofa 10 assembly.
Those skilled irl the ~rt can nou~ appreciate from the foregoing desctiption that the broad teachin~s of the ,oresent Invention can be i,~pl~ ,)t~-l in a vari~ty of forms. Therefore, ~hilo this ii~vention has basl- described in connectio~ wlth partlcular examples th2reof, the true scope of the invention ~ihould not be so lirrlited since other ", ~r " ~ will become 15 ~pparellt to the skilled ~)~dol,t;oner upon a study of the drawings, -r '~ and followin~
cl~ims.
Ref~rring no~l to Figures 2-~, m~untlng appar~tus 33 In dCCOId~ ,&e with a preferred ~" ,bodil "~nl of the present invention is illustrated whtc'n incluoes inboard ~ cl ,~ I bracket assembly 40 and outb~a~d bas~ plate 48. Mountin~ apparatus 313 Is especially well suited for U5~ wlth rockin~ leclinin~ type cllair sections. Roferring to Fi~ure 2 in wh~ch the upholstery, paddin~o ~nd rockin~ reclinil~y n,~ a,)ish,~ haY~ been ron~oved, chair ~ection 12 includes chair frarne ~s~embly 22 supF)orted on base assembly Z4 to providr~ relative rockln~
moYerrlent between ~hair frame ~2 an~l base assembly Z4. As shown in Figur6s 2 anr~ 3, base assembly ~4 incl~d~s a pair of laterally spaoed s~de frame rnembers 26 and ~7, front frame rnernber 2B and r~ar frame memoer 3~. Inboard and outboard side frame members 26 10 and 27 ~re r~rran~e~ In a t~pered configuration as they r~xtend from the ffont to the rear portion of rockin3 reclirling t:hair 12. Il~ a typic21 chalr co, l1_ ~ " , sid~ frarne m~mbers 26 ~nd 27 sre tapered from front to ba~k as indicate~ in Fiyure 3 by the an~le ~ which is typicall~ a~,o,~i",Gl~ly 3U. I-eet portions 32 are provided on t~ase assembly 24 to support and levei chair section 12 o~ the floor~
Inboard braoket assembly 40 include~ br~cket - -'l"~e,~ p~ate i2 secured to thebottom portion of int~o.~rd side frame rnember 26, fastener bracket 60 having kQyhole 66 therein disposed at .~n end of bra~k~t attachment plate 42, and fastener stud or ~olt 80 secure~ to an adjacent section of the rnodular 60fa assQmbly 10. Fastener boit B0 Includes enlar~ed head portlor~ ~2 and shank 84 ilavin~ thrr~ded portiorl ~ for securing fastener bolt 20 ~0 to a sid~ wall portion of al1 adjacent fiectior~ such as t~ase assembly 1 t~ of csnter conscle section ~4, as shown in Fi~ure 3. As ~l~n ~e ~jJ~,r~c~c,hd from the figures, inboard bra~ket assemt~ly 40 i9 locate~ on inl~oard side trame member 26 60 as to atford sumcisnt clearance at ths flont and rear l~o1ion~; of base assemt~ly 24 for allowin~ ohair frarne assembly ~ to rocr~ relative to base ~ssem~ly z4.
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Turnin~tol~isures3-5,apairorbracket~tl~ r. ,Iplates4Zaredispos~doninboa~d side frame member 26 ~enerally prdri~llsl thereto. The prQsently proferred ~n,i vdi~ . ,l allows the ~IS3 of universal mountina apparatus 38 i"~ re of its location, I.c., on the fron~, tear, left cr ri~ht oomers depending on the location of the individual scction In the so~a asscmbly, 5 Ac~cr ii, l~ly, the following desctipticr relates to one rnounting apparatus 38. One skilled ~n the Rtt would readily apprecirl~e that rllountin~ apparQtus 38 CQUld be utilized at arly locatior~
simply by translatirlg or rotating rr~o~ tin~ apparatuç ~ ~
~ rrlcket dt~ l",~e.,~ plate 4Z includes elon0ated portion 44 which is positiQned generaily beneath ini~o~trd frama member 26 and lateral portlon 46 extendin~ generaily 10 perp~ndicular to elon~ateci portion 42. Elonj3ated portlon 4~ includeæ a Drst set of apertures 50, 5~ extendin~ ~erlera~ parallel ~ith the rnaJor rtxts theteof. In the presently preferred emb~dirnent, two sizes of E!perlures are utili~ed - chair attachrnent apertures S0 ~or recsivin~;
a thr~aded fastener (not sl1o~rl) to r~cure bracket attachment plate to side frame member 26,srldfootta~1c..i"~ aperturs~fcrsecuringfootportl'on3~tobracket~ .;i"ne",lplate 15 42.
Furt~tQrrnore, as preçentiy preferred, bracket ~ t plat~t 42 includes an second sst of apertures 50, 5~ ext~ndirtg ~ieneraliy paraliel to elongated portion 4~ near the ed~e oppocite lateral portio~l 46 I~ut Inboard of the Drst set Qf apertures 5Q, 52. As ~est IlI~lstrated in Figure 3, first and second set of apertures enaLtle brackat ~II~,;II,f~,l~ plat~ 42 t~ be 20 secur~!d to side fr~me .merni~er zr; in ~I fashion th2t is ~en~raily parall1 to the side wall of 2n ~djacent sectionr~l unR. Fol example, when bracket ~t~ .l"~l~t"l plate 42 is positioned at the front corner of chair i 2, the second s 3~ of aperturt~s ~re used to secur~ brack~t ~ I " "e, ll plat~ 4~ to r ide ~ram~3 member 26 and ~vhen ~racket ~-LIcl~llr~l~,l ,I plata 42 is positioned at tne rear corner o{ chair 12, the first s~t o~ ertur~s aro usod to ~QOUrit bracket ~ I ,."e. ~I platc Z5 4~ to sid3 ftame memLter 2~. lhe U~le of diff~rent apr~tttures to attach itracket 'L;~r:~",~,ll .9_ Hl'l~ ~b '~b llJ:'ILHII IIHI'~ S~ PIi R~,E l-l.lY~33 ArrcRNr~Yooc~r-r: 12CZ-001(i8t~PR
plate 4~ to ~ide framr~ mr~mber 26 ~,t different locations takes Into account the tront to rear ~apel of side frame rr~ember ~6 previously dt~scribed.
Outboard !~as~ plate 4e, as illustrated in Fi3ures 3 and 4B, i~ located on out~oard side framt~ mernber 27 on an r~,nd ohait sr~ction, in a manner simllar to inboard t '"~ plate 6 46. A set of apertutes extsnding i~nerally psrallel to outboard basr~ plate 43 are forrned thcrein and includ~l r;haif attachment apertures 50 and foot ~ t3"1 apertures 52. Foot portitm 32 is dl5po~;et~ in foot attachment aperture 5Z of cutboard b~se plstt~ 48 to koep the base assembly 24 le~ei.
rurniny no~ to Fi~ure 5, keyhole fastener bracket 60 includes first wall portion 62 and 10 seoorld wall portiorl 64 extending ~1r)erslly perpendicular to first wall pottion ~æ Keyhole faslener bracket 60 is disposed below btacket attachment p~at~ 42 on lateral pori jon 46 such that tirst wall portit~n 62 ~xtends g~ srally p~anar with bracket ~11,.~;1""t~.,1 pl~s 42 and sscorld wall portion 6~ extl2nds gen~ally vertically therefrom. First wall portion 62 includes apert~re65therethrough. iLikewise,lateralporbon4~0ft~rackethtl~il"n~,.lplate42~ncludes 15 threade~ bracket all..~ L aperture 54 to ~ec~lve a th~saderl ~astener (not shown~ ~or secu~ing fastener brac~et 6~ to btack~t attachment platr~ 42. Second wall portion 64 eh3a0es end portion 47 of latera~ portion 4B ~r preventing rotation of keyhole fasten0r btac~et 60 about the threaded fastensr. Once ~ecute~ to chair seotion iZ, fastener bracket 6C Is posjtioned such that s~cond wall po~i~n 64 is &pact~d from æido frarn~ rail 2~ by 8 distance 20 sufiicit~nt to allow the ~lead 82 portion of fastr~ner bolt ao to t~xtend throu~h keyhols ~.
Keyhole 66 formed i~ seoond ~,vall pottion 64 i~ ~jener211y a~.nll. '1, shaped with respet~t to axig ~ illustra~e~ in Fi~ule 5 and includes enlarged opaning 68 and slotted portion 72. Enlarged openin~ 6~, a t~pered oval or e~g~haped openin3, is substantially lar~er than he~ded pt~rtiotl 82 cf fast~ner bolt 80 and includes forward portion 69 and 25 rearward port~on 70. Tne shape of enlsr~ed openin3 6B is di~tated by the clearance needed -1~
` ~ 21 75t 71 ATror~NElr DOCKr~r: 1a~co1G8cr~a to quickly and easll~ ext~nd enlarged h2sd portion B2 through fastener brack~t r~o durin~j assembly of adjac~3n~ sections. Slot~ed portion 72 ~xtends radlally from crllargeci openin~ 68 In a ~eneral~y ~ertically downward dir0ction and is smaller ~n dimcnsion than r~nlar~ed head porti~n ~ such th~t shank portion ~4 can pass thetethroulh while erl!ar~jed hoad portl'on 8Z
5 enJa~es fastener braoket 6~ when fasten~r boit 80 ~s ~ ,Ir ~ positioned. Slottod portion 7~ may b~ eubslantially c~rlstant in width or sli~htly Inwardly tapered frorn the ~nlat~*d portion towrlrds ~irst wall po~b~on 6Z t~ faa'litate ~. " ,~.,j~,.,~"t of shank poril'oh a4 of fastel~er bolt 80. Furtherrr~ors, the t~alnsib'on from enlarged portion 68 to slotted portion 72 may i~ smoothed, as shown at refere~ce number 73, to facilitate positionln~ of ~astaner bolt 10 80 ~I"~r~ h,~cll.
~ djacent furlliture s~ctions are secured tc ~ether by positioning center console section 14 such that he~d l~ortion 82 4f festener bolt ~0 extends throu3h tho enlar~ed open~ng in second wall portiQrl 64, Cent~r con~o~e Section 1~ is then moved vartioally downward with respe~t to c hslr soc~ion 12 such that a portion of shaft ~4 ~s ur~jeci into slotted poltlon 7a and 1~ becomes weci~ingly er~gaged ~herein. Enlar~ed head portion 8Z, i~ein~ of greater diameter than slot 72, prevents tast~ner bolt 80 from belng pulled throu~qh fastener btacket 60.
In some instancr~s, it is advan~a3e~us and desirable t~ rele~sably ser~ure tojether a first ar~d second sectional unit wh~ch r~re both equipped with inboard bracket assembly 40, ~o ac CiUI 1~" loLi~t~ this confi~urr~ion, s~cond wall porlion 64 of fastener bracket 60 is provided with threaded ape~t-:r~ 74 such that k~hols 66 and aperture 74 are equally spacedl from the centsr of aperlure 65. In addition, thr~aded aperture 74 is adapted to receive f~stener bolt 80 hYr~tofor~ describe~. Accordingly, wilen fastener ooit 80 is Ftted into threaded aperture 74 of one of the fastener brackets that are placed in facr~-to-face r~ ;.l Iip~ fastener bo~t 80 aligns with and e~dends lhrou~h krlyhole 66 o~ the other fastener bracket to rnaintain the bracket ~ 9 A~er ~ an~ thus the sectianal units, in sicie-by-s~de, ' ~io. ,O. Ilp. In this way, the . . _ _ ., .
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AtrOr~NrY WCKr r: 1202~01r~Ps pres3nt InYerltion may b~ utilize~ wi~h adjac~3nt furnRure seclions haYinc~ Identic~l bracket nt ';6 s for releasably securin~ the sect~0ns together in ælde~by-side ~ l ,lp~
Re~erring now to Flgute 6 bracket ~ssembly 140 in hC`~I.lai~C~ wi~h alternate preferred ~",iJ~li"~ellI of the preser1t Invention i5 shown. ~racket ass~mbly 140 ~enera~ly coml~ris~3 L-shaped irame rail 1 4Z slecured to slde frame member 26 ~ plurality ol keyhole fas~3ner brac~ets ~60 disposed to the ~nboard end of ftame rail 142 and (asterler bolt 180 associat~d wilh ea~h key~lole fasten~3r bracket 16r~ sec~red to an adjacent furnitur~ 6ecuon.
Frame rail 142 extends outwatr~ly f~c)m Inboard side framc mernbcr 26/ but not from th~3 outbcard frhmc member ~not showrl). Thuri tho exposed slde of the e~d seatin~ or chair section can be up~lolstered to provid~ a finished look.
Stili referrinr~1 t ~ Fia~re ~ frame taii 142 ~s dispOsed 3enerally parallel to and betw~en front and rear frarrle membets (not ~tlown). Slot 26a is formed in side frame memober 26 to receiYe fr~me rail 1 4Z which inclu~i~3s hoti~ontal wall portion i 44 and vertical wall portion 146 A similhr slot ~ould be forme~ in the oùtboard side frame m~mber. Horizontal wall porti~n 144 h~s fran~e allc-cl " ,~ ~I aperture 148 disposed therein which ali~jnr~ wlth side frame memt~er 25 such tha~ thr~aded fastel1er 150 secures frarne tail 1 4Z to side frame membet 26 . Slrnilatly, a Ira~n~ dlldc~lln~ ap~3tture is formed in frame rail 14~ which ali3ns with the outbc ard side ~tam~ meml~er ~not st~c)wn) such that a thteaded fas~ensr secutes frame rail 1~2 tc) the outt~oard sid~ fr~me memh~3r. Frame ra!i 142 furthet includes bracket hlIacl mæ"I
apert~te 152 to al!o~ thr~aded ~asl:ener 1~4 to pass ther~through for securing keyholo fastr~rler brac ket 16~1 ttlereto. Additiol1al feet portions 1 S6 may be il ,t 5 U O~ osed bet~Ycen the threac~ec~ fr~3teners an~ fralne rail 142 to furthet support anei provide leYelin~ adjustm~3nt fot chait 3ectior~ ~2 on th~ fioc~r I~PR ZIS 'S16 1~:4~ H~RNE~ IC~EY 8. PIERCE l~.c~/33 ,4rror~NrY DOC~T~ cPr~
Keyhole fastener bracket 160 is substant~ally æ~milar to keyhole fastener t~racjcet 60 previously described h~rein and ir~clucl~s first wrlll portion 162 ano second wall por~lon 164i.
Howev~r, keyhole fastener t)racket 160 ~g disposed on top of horizontal wall portlon 144 of frame rsil 14~ In thi~ t",c."~e,nel~, veltical wall portion 146 engases cdge 163 of first wall 5 portion 162 for proven~ing rotation of k~yhole fsten~r bracket 1~0 about threaded fastener 152. 5econd wall porti ~n 1~;4 ~nclucies keyhole 166 formed thorein to allow fastener stud or bolt 1ao to en3age ~ e~onci wall porti~n 164. ~irst wall portlon 162 includes apertur6 165 ther~throu~h to receiv~d tho threade~i fastener 154 which engages and secures i~eyhole fastener ~racket 160 to ~rante rail 142. Apertur~ 1~ rnay be an ~lon~ated slot to provide 10 inboard/outboard adjustmerlt of keyh~le fastener ~racket 160 relative to the base assembly ~not shown). As with the firsl preferred ~:ml~odimen~, keyhote 166 includes enlarged opening 1 6a ~nci stott~d portlon 172. With the e~ception of the her~tofore noted differences, bracket assemi~ly 140 cp~raleg in aubstr~ntiall~ the sr~me mannet ~9 i~raclcet ~ssemb~y 40 h~reln describ~d aboYe.
While the above desctiption is directed to a modular so~a assembly includin~ a center consoll~ section haviny a pair of rocking r~clin~n~j chair soctions locatod on oither side thereof, one skilled In tlle art would re~ily recogni~e that th~ mounting apparatur~ is not so limitecl and could ~e utilized to re~eas.~bly secure a variety of sectional units. By way of example, any num~er o~ the ~ollowing sectional units could be employed to forrn the mociulat 20 so~a assem~ly o~ th~l present inventiorl - a &tationary seatin~ section, a recllnlng seating sectionl, a roci~ing seaiting sectlon, a rocklng reclinin3 seatinJ section, a wall proxirrlity rPclining section, a center con~ols se~l.ion or an end console soction. mus~ the mounting apparatus of the presel1t in~ention affolds a simple and econ~mic way to releasably secure a wide variety of sectiona~ units togeth~!r to form a modular sofa assembly, --~ 3-ATTORN~r ~c~c,cF~r: 1202~t16scPrJ
Aeferrin~ no~ t ~ Fi~lre 7 in wl1ich th~ upholste~ and paddin~ for consQle armrest asgembly 20 are not sh~wn, center c o~sole table 14 includeri base 16 ha~in3 a finished wood top 16 disposed thereon al1d conso~1 arrnreSt assemoly 20 ~ncluding armraæt fr~me 200.
Trdble t~p 181s secur~d to brlse 1~ via hin~e ~ 9 to p~rmit sCCess to the interior co,npd, I",e"l 6 of oase 1~ for stora~3t~. Armrest llnka~ ~01 pivotally il~Ie~on,1~ ,~ console armres~ assembly 20 anc~ tabl~ base 16 such that const)le armrest assembly 20 Is F - Idbl~ between a hor wrltal, use positi~n and ~n upright, ra~sed positior . Armrest linka~e 201 includes armrest btack~L 20~ seouted to armrest frame ~00 and table base brscket 204 secured to table base 16. Armrest braci~e~ 202 is gr~nerally r-shaped and Includes ~It,u,l~ I end 20~ haYin~
10 atta~hrnent ap~ rtures 208 therethrou 5h ~or rec~aiving threaded fasten~rs (rl~t shown) t~ sec ure armrest bracket 202 ~nto armrest frame 200. Armr~st brackgt 202 ~urther includes piYot encd 1~ opposite alla~ enct 206 havin~ ~uide pin 214 extendin~ ~en~tally perpendicular to the plane o~ armrest I~lacl~ lll brackt~t 202. Piwt 216 ~s also disposed on pivot end 212 to couple armrt~st bl at:ket :202 with t3ble base bracket ,204. Armrest ~racket 202 turther includes bend 210 il ,Le, disp.jsed ~etween attachment end 206 ~ntl p~vot end 212 for placin ~
pivot en~i 212 In a slishtly spaced apart rel~iol"1~1~ ftorn armrest frame 2~t~ for enabllng pjvotal moverrlent of cc~nsote armrest assembly 20 with respect to table base 1 r~.
~able base ~ra~ket 204 includt~s plvot end 21~ which is located t~ with pivot end 2l 2 of a~mrest bracker~ 2~!. Arcurdte ~uide slot 220 is formed in pivot end 218 for 20 rec~ivill~ guide pin 21 ~ to guide console armrest assembly 20 during rotational movement fro~ t~l~ llori20ntal, use position to the upright, raised poæition and ~or defining the limits o~
th7~piYotalmotion, All~l",.~,.lend~!40pporitepiYot0rtd218includesapairofa~1a~1~.ne,~l apertures 226 theretttrqugh ~ar re~eivin~ threadQd ~astQners (not shawn) to SQCure table base br~ck~t 204 to taole ba~e 216. As with armrest bracket zrJ2~ bond Z2Z is ~ormed in tabl~ ba~e ` `RPR 2~ r~ 10:44RM HRRNr~, DICKEY & PIERCE. , ._ ~
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bracket 204 between pivot enci 218 ant~ attachment end æ4 for prov~dlng cleatance between consol~ armres~ assr!mbly ~0 and adja~:ent chalr sections 12 and 12~.
Ref~rrin~ now to Figure a, an al~r~rnate preferred o, . ,l~o~lin~e,~t of the present invention is illvst~ated wherein pivotal conso~e armrest assembly 20 is rep~aced ~y an .~pl~ul,l.p,~d 5 ~rmres~ which is fixec~ly secllred to ta~llo ~ase ~6 suon that it rema~ns In the horizontal, use posdlo~1. Thus, a sofa ~sselnbly constructed in dcr;o,J~ wi~h the altemate ~rnbc.di,.,t", wo~ld llav2 a similar lo~f-pro!ile app~ ."~ as modutar sofa assembly 10 deplcted in Figurc 1 A. Wilh continued referonc~ to Figure 1 A, one skilled in the art would readil)~ appreciate that centet ~onsole section 14 could include various con ~ ",,~ features not illustrat~d therein.
10 For exelmple, table base ~6 may ~e prov~ded with a r~tawer~ door or pockets to gnable a seatcd occupr~nt to store various Items therein. ~ 'y, a variety of convsn;e,~cefeat~res may be i,~co~po(dte~ into tabletop ~8, suGh as cup holders, ashtrays. ot the like.
From the abo\le ~liso~ssion it sh~uld be ~ nld~.idt~d that the praferrcd rJInbodi",~"t~
of the present invention described har~in provide a modular sofa assembly havin3 a centet 15 consol~ section and a pair of rocking r~olining chairs located on either side theraof. Rocking reclinin~ motion of t~le adjanJent chair secUons is ac~w"""vddI~d with a low-profile center console table. In one preferred en~bod'me,~, a console back portion is po~iliv, ,d~le ~etv~ecn an upright, raised position whi~h gives the sofa assembly a substantially ~n"., ~rlls uphoistered look and a hori~ontal, use position which provides an IJpholstered armrest for 20 a seat~d occupant. 'rhe low ptofile cent~ r console section fulther facilitate~ rocking reclining motion by pcsitioning t~le consûl~ bac~ portion 50 as to reduce irl~e, ~ hce with the seated occupant's ~rm durin~ rockin3 and re~;linino motion. In an alternate ~IIIiJOdi~ of the present invention, thr ~onsclle armrest assembly is fixedly securad to the table basa in a horlzontal, use posiUon.
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Hrl'~ ~b 'Yb 1~1:4~HIl HH~ IJIC~Er ~ PlLI~ '.CSf~:l ` 2175171 Arro~NEr DOCKEl: 1202-001BaCPt3 The presont inYenti~r~ describetf heroin further provi~es a quick, easy and oon~enient means by which the pair of rcckin~, reCIininF chair s~ct~ons csn be releasably secute~i to tho center console section. ~he preferred l~ml~odi~ 7 further do not requir~ the use of spocial tools fcr extensive skills in older to impl~ment. A~o~din~, th~ individual furnlture seotions of the 30fa assembl~ can be quickly and easily assembl~d ~nd ~ 77vlllbl~d onoe the individ~lal sections ~re delivered to 8 ~lome, ollice, ~tc. 'rhe specifio construction of the preferr~!d ~",bocl;,nel~t~ en~bles each to be rhanufactured relatively s~mply from widely available matetials, s~loh as metal, by widely aYailable manufa~turin~ t~chn~q~Jes, and provides the ~dded benefit of rlol r~ddlng ~ , c cillb:J to th~ overall cost or wel~ht of the modular sofa 10 assembly.
Those skilled irl the ~rt can nou~ appreciate from the foregoing desctiption that the broad teachin~s of the ,oresent Invention can be i,~pl~ ,)t~-l in a vari~ty of forms. Therefore, ~hilo this ii~vention has basl- described in connectio~ wlth partlcular examples th2reof, the true scope of the invention ~ihould not be so lirrlited since other ", ~r " ~ will become 15 ~pparellt to the skilled ~)~dol,t;oner upon a study of the drawings, -r '~ and followin~
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Claims (23)
1. A modular sofa assembly including a plurality of furniture sections comprising:
at least one chair section having a chair frame and a chair base operably coupled for providing relative movement therebetween;
a console section having a console base; and mounting means for releasably securing said chair base to said console base in side-by-said relationship, said mounting means adapted to permit relative movement between said chair section and said console section.
at least one chair section having a chair frame and a chair base operably coupled for providing relative movement therebetween;
a console section having a console base; and mounting means for releasably securing said chair base to said console base in side-by-said relationship, said mounting means adapted to permit relative movement between said chair section and said console section.
2. The modular sofa assembly of claim 1 further comprising:
said chair section having a chair back portion; and said console section having a low-proflle console back portion with respect to said chair back portion.
said chair section having a chair back portion; and said console section having a low-proflle console back portion with respect to said chair back portion.
3. The modular sofa assembly of claim 2 further comprising:
said chair section having an outboard armrest; and said console back portion providing an inboard armrest for said chair section.
said chair section having an outboard armrest; and said console back portion providing an inboard armrest for said chair section.
4. The modular sofa assembly of claim 3 wherein said console back portion is fixedly secured to said console base for providing said inboard armrest.
5. The modular sofa assembly of claim 3 wherein said console back portion is positionable between an upright, raised position substantially in-line with said chair back portion and a horizontal, use position for providing said armrest.
6. The modular sofa assembly of claim 1 wherein said mounting means further comprises:
a bracket assembly secured to said chair base and extending laterally outwardly therefrom, said bracket assembly having a keyhole formed therethrough; and a fastener bolt having a shank portion secured to said console base and extending laterally outwardly therefrom and a headed portion adapted to extend through said keyhole and engage said bracket assembly to releasably secure said chair base to said console base in side-by-side relationship.
a bracket assembly secured to said chair base and extending laterally outwardly therefrom, said bracket assembly having a keyhole formed therethrough; and a fastener bolt having a shank portion secured to said console base and extending laterally outwardly therefrom and a headed portion adapted to extend through said keyhole and engage said bracket assembly to releasably secure said chair base to said console base in side-by-side relationship.
7. The modular sofa assembly of claim 6 wherein said bracket assembly comprises:
an attachment plate secured to said chair base; and a fastener bracket secured to said attachment plate and having said keyhole formed therein.
an attachment plate secured to said chair base; and a fastener bracket secured to said attachment plate and having said keyhole formed therein.
8. The modular sofa assembly of claim 7 wherein said keyhole is asymmetrically shaped.
9. A modular sofa assembly includlng a plurality of furniture sections comprising:
a first chair section having a first chair frame and a first chair base operablycoupled for providing relative movement therebetween;
a second chair section having a second chair frame and a second chair base;
a console section having a console base;
mounting means for releasably securing said first and second chair bases to said console base such that said console section is interdisposed between said first and second chair sections in side-by-side relationship, said mounting means being adapted to permit relative movement between said first chair section and said console section.
a first chair section having a first chair frame and a first chair base operablycoupled for providing relative movement therebetween;
a second chair section having a second chair frame and a second chair base;
a console section having a console base;
mounting means for releasably securing said first and second chair bases to said console base such that said console section is interdisposed between said first and second chair sections in side-by-side relationship, said mounting means being adapted to permit relative movement between said first chair section and said console section.
10. The modular sofa assembly of claim 9 wherein said first and second chair sections are rocking reclining chair sections.
11. The modular sofa assembly of claim 9 further comprising:
said first and second chair sections having first and second chair back portions, respectively; and said console section having a low-profile console back portion with respect to said first and second chair back portions.
said first and second chair sections having first and second chair back portions, respectively; and said console section having a low-profile console back portion with respect to said first and second chair back portions.
12. The modular sofa assembly of claim 9 further comprising:
said first and second chair sections having an outboard armrest; and said console back portion providing an inboard armrest for said first and second chair sections.
said first and second chair sections having an outboard armrest; and said console back portion providing an inboard armrest for said first and second chair sections.
13. The modular sofa assembly of claim 12 wherein console back portion is fixedly secured to said console base for providing said inboard armrest.
14. The modular sofa assembly of claim 12 wherein said console back portion ispositionable between an upright, raised position substantially in-line with said chair back portions and a horizontal, use position for providing said inboard armrest.
15. The modular sofa assembly of claim 14 wherein said console back portion further comprises:
an armrest frame;
an armrest link secured to said armrest frame at a first end and having a pivot and a guide pin disposed on a second end; and a console base link secured to said console base at a first end and pivotally coupled to said armrest link at a second end, said console base link having an arcuate slot formed in said second end for receiving said guide pin;
whereby said armrest frame is pivotally positionable between said upright, raised position and said horizontal, use position.
an armrest frame;
an armrest link secured to said armrest frame at a first end and having a pivot and a guide pin disposed on a second end; and a console base link secured to said console base at a first end and pivotally coupled to said armrest link at a second end, said console base link having an arcuate slot formed in said second end for receiving said guide pin;
whereby said armrest frame is pivotally positionable between said upright, raised position and said horizontal, use position.
16. The modular sofa assembly of claim 9 wherein said mounting means further comprises:
a bracket assembly secured to each of said first and second chair bases and extending laterally outwardly therefrom, each of said bracket assemblies having a keyhole formed therethrough; and a plurality of fastener bolts, each of said fastener bolts having a shank portion secured to said console base and extending laterally outwardly therefrom, and a headed portion adapted to extend through said keyhole and engage said bracket assembly to releasably secure said first and second chair bases to said console base in side-by-side relationship.
a bracket assembly secured to each of said first and second chair bases and extending laterally outwardly therefrom, each of said bracket assemblies having a keyhole formed therethrough; and a plurality of fastener bolts, each of said fastener bolts having a shank portion secured to said console base and extending laterally outwardly therefrom, and a headed portion adapted to extend through said keyhole and engage said bracket assembly to releasably secure said first and second chair bases to said console base in side-by-side relationship.
17. The modular sofa assembly of claim 16 wherein each of said bracket assemblies comprise:
an attachment plate secured to said chair base; and a fastener bracket secured to said attachment plate and having said keyhole formed therein.
an attachment plate secured to said chair base; and a fastener bracket secured to said attachment plate and having said keyhole formed therein.
18. The modular sofa assembly of claim 17 wherein said keyhole is asymmetricallyshaped.
19. In a modular sofa assembly of the typo having an improved mounting apparatus for releaseably securing a first furniture section having a first base to a second furniture section having a second base in side-by-side relationship, wherein the improved mounting apparatus comprises:
a bracket assembly including an attachment plate secured to the first base and extending laterally outwardly therefrom and a fastener bracket having a first wall portion secured to said attachment plate and a second wall portion having a keyhole therethrough;
and a fastener bolt having a shank portion secured to said second base and extending laterally outwardly therefrom and a headed portion adapted to extend through said keyhole and engage said fastener bracket for releasably securing said first base to said second base when the first and second furniture sections are positioned in said side-by-side relationship.
a bracket assembly including an attachment plate secured to the first base and extending laterally outwardly therefrom and a fastener bracket having a first wall portion secured to said attachment plate and a second wall portion having a keyhole therethrough;
and a fastener bolt having a shank portion secured to said second base and extending laterally outwardly therefrom and a headed portion adapted to extend through said keyhole and engage said fastener bracket for releasably securing said first base to said second base when the first and second furniture sections are positioned in said side-by-side relationship.
20. The modular sofa assembly of claim 19, wherein said attachment plate furthercomprises an elongated portion having a first set of apertures therethrough for receiving a fastener to secure said attachment plate to said first base and a lateral portion extending generally perpendicular to said elongated portion and outwardly from said first base, said first wall portion of said fastener bracket being secured to said lateral portion.
21. The modular sofa assembly of claim 20, wherein the first base is tapered inwardly from front to rear, the mounting apparatus further comprising:
a front bracket assembly secured to a front portion of the first base;
a rear bracket assembly secured to a rear portion of the first base;
each of said elongated portions of said front and rear bracket assemblies having a second set of apertures therethrough generally parallel to said first set of apertures for receiving a fastener to secure each of said attachment plate to said first base, said first and second sets of apertures being adapted to accommodate said taper of said first base such that said second wall portions of said front and rear bracket assemblies are substantially parallel;
a front fastener bolt secured to a front portion of the second base; and a real fastener bolt secured to a rear portion of the second base.
a front bracket assembly secured to a front portion of the first base;
a rear bracket assembly secured to a rear portion of the first base;
each of said elongated portions of said front and rear bracket assemblies having a second set of apertures therethrough generally parallel to said first set of apertures for receiving a fastener to secure each of said attachment plate to said first base, said first and second sets of apertures being adapted to accommodate said taper of said first base such that said second wall portions of said front and rear bracket assemblies are substantially parallel;
a front fastener bolt secured to a front portion of the second base; and a real fastener bolt secured to a rear portion of the second base.
22. The modular sofa assembly of claim 19 wherein said keyhole is asymmetricallyshaped.
23. The modular sofa assembly of claim 15 wherein said mounting apparatus further comprises:
a base plate secured to the first base; and a plurality of feet disposed on said base plate and said attachment plate for supporting and leveling said modular sofa assembly.
a base plate secured to the first base; and a plurality of feet disposed on said base plate and said attachment plate for supporting and leveling said modular sofa assembly.
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