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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2003
Blaine L. Wieland, Spencerville, IN (US);
Blair Wieland, Leo, IN (US);
Blaine L. Wieland, Spencerville, IN (US);
Blair Wieland, Leo, IN (US);
Home Reserve, Inc., Grabill, IN (US);
Abstract
A fully upholstered, ready-to-assemble article of furniture which may be custom ordered by a consumer, packaged by the seller for shipment to the consumer by a parcel delivery service, and then assembled by the consumer from the packaged components. The article of furniture includes a frame of a plurality of interlocking, planar frame members which are secured together by fasteners received in push-in connector elements. Upholstery coverings, the design of which is custom selected by the consumer, are attached to the frame and secured to one another by hook and loop fasteners. Foam elements are received within a second plurality of upholstery covers which have large openings for receiving the foam elements to provide cushions for the article of furniture. The frame members, upholstery covers, and foam elements are packaged in first, second, and third containers, respectively, which are each light enough to be shipped for home delivery by a parcel delivery service.