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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Randall B Shepard, Albany, CA (US);
Richard C Hannum, Ross, CA (US);
Assignee:
The McGuire Furniture Company, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 15 ; 428 17 ; 428 369 ; 428 99 ; 248915 ;
Abstract
A sleeve assembly for a furniture leg. The assembly has a central bore with an open end and is preassembled with decorative members. The bore is inserted onto the leg. The decorative members are preferably lengths of bamboo which are secured to a sleeve by rawhide. A plate to support the bamboo is provided at the end of the sleeve and a fastener extends through the plate to attach the support to the leg. The plate is also used to connect the sleeve to the leg. A method of preparing a decorative furniture leg assembly using the sleeve is also presented.