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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:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Stefan Golinski, Paris, FR;
Piero Lissoni, Milan, IT;
Mark Krusin, Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Knoll International, S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 97/00 (2006.01); E04B 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A connector connecting different components of furniture is disclosed. The connector has a frame and an insert connected to the frame. The insert has a body, at least one prong attached to the body and at least one release mechanism attached to the body. The one or more prongs are sized and configured to fit within one or more recesses in at least one component of furniture. The one or more release mechanisms are attached to the body so that actuation of one or more of the release mechanisms causes one or more prongs to move.