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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1995
Lanny R Glover, New Albany, MS (US);
Universal Furniture Industries, Inc., High Point, NC (US);
Abstract
A fastening system for a ready-to-assemble furniture piece to facilitate the secure assembly of the components of the piece. The components of the RTA furniture piece include a front section, back section and opposing arm sections interconnected by the fastening system to support a seat or bed platform. The fastening system employs side support rails secured to the arm sections of the seat which allow either a seat platform or a foldout bed platform to be secured within the furniture piece. The rails include a front end bracket for securing the front section to the two arm sections. A rear bracket of the rails includes a pin connector for receiving the rear section of furniture piece. The rear bracket has a support pad for maintaining the seat back of a desired angle. The side support rails facilitate the quick and simple attachment of either a seat platform or a sleeper platform to the furniture piece using a series of hard bolts.