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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Jeffrey Bernett, New York, NY (US);
Nicholas Dodziuk, New York, NY (US);
Paul S. Gartland, Holland, MI (US);
Scott G. Ball, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Book, Holland, MI (US);
Eileen M. Lamore, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Jeffrey Jay Weirsma, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Bruce A. Wilcox, North Shores, MI (US);
Jeffrey Bernett, New York, NY (US);
Nicholas Dodziuk, New York, NY (US);
Paul S. Gartland, Holland, MI (US);
Scott G. Ball, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Book, Holland, MI (US);
Eileen M. LaMore, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Jeffrey Jay Weirsma, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Bruce A. Wilcox, North Shores, MI (US);
Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A furniture component includes a base having a back wall with a first outer vertical face, a first inner vertical face and a first upper edge. A pair of horizontally spaced apart side walls each have a second outer vertical face, a second inner vertical face and a second upper edge. The first and second upper edges are substantially coplanar. An outer top includes a bottom surface spaced above the first and second upper edges and defines a visible gap therebetween. The outer top has a rear edge and a pair of horizontally spaced apart side edges. The rear edge and the first outer vertical face are substantially coplanar, and the side edges and second outer vertical faces are substantially coplanar. A method of assembling and using the furniture component are also provided.