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US3127216A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Modular furniture

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Granted: 1964-03-31
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Expires: 1981-03-31
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Abstract

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Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 23:40
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C7/00; A47C7/02; A47C7/28; A47C7/282; A47C13/00; A47C13/005; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/01

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 288 words
A MODULAR CHAIR AND TABLE STRUCTURE COMPRISING: A RECTANGULAR FRAME HAVING CONNECTED FRONT, BACK, AND SIDE BEAMS OUTLINING SAID RECTANGLE AND SUSTAINED AT EACH OF THE FOUR CORNERS BY A RESPECTIVE LEG, SAID FRONT AND BACK BEAMS BEING EACH METAL AND SECTIONALLY OF SUCH A SHAPE AS TO PRESENT A VERTICAL WEB FROM THE TOP EDGE OF WHICH A HORIZONTAL FLANGE POINTS INWARDLY, THE FRAME HAVING A LENGTH WHICH IS A MULTIPLE OF A PREDETERMINED MODULE, EACH MODULAR PORTION OF SAID FRAME HAVING RESPECTIVE METAL TAB MEANS WELDED TO AND EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM THE TOP FLANGE OF THE FRONT BEAM FLUSH WITH THE UPPER FACE THEREOF AND HAVING RESPECTIVE METAL BRACKETS WELDED TO AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM THE WEB OF THE REAR BEAM TO OCCUPY A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL PLANE SPACED WELL BELOW THE UPPER FACE OF THE REAR BEAM, CHAIR AND TABLE UNITS CARRIED BY THE FRAME EACH HAVING A WIDTH THE SAME AS THE PREDETERMINED MODULE AND ARRANGED TO COLLECTIVELY SPAN THE FULL WIDTH OF THE FRAME, THE TABLE UNIT HAVING ITS FRONT END RESTING UPON THE FLANGE OF THE FRONT BEAM AND ITS REAR END RESTING UPON THE FLANGE OF THE REAR BEAM, AND ITS REAR END RESTING UPON THE FLANGE OF THE REAR BEAM, RESPECTIVE MEANS DETACHABLY SECURING SAID FRONT END OF THE TABLE UNIT TO THE UNDERLYING TAB MEANS AND THE REAR END OF THE TABLE UNIT TO THE UNDERLYING FLANGE, THE CHAIR UNIT HAVING ITS FRONT END RESTING UPON THE FLANGE OF THE FRONT BEAM AND ITS REAR END RESTING UPON THE RELATED BRACKETS, AND RESPECTIVE MEANS DETACHABLY SECURING SAID FRONT END OF THE CHAIR MEANS TO THE UNDERLYING TAB MEANS AND SAID REAR END OF THE CHAIR MEANS TO THE UNDERLYING BRACKETS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 288 words
A MODULAR CHAIR AND TABLE STRUCTURE COMPRISING: A RECTANGULAR FRAME HAVING CONNECTED FRONT, BACK, AND SIDE BEAMS OUTLINING SAID RECTANGLE AND SUSTAINED AT EACH OF THE FOUR CORNERS BY A RESPECTIVE LEG, SAID FRONT AND BACK BEAMS BEING EACH METAL AND SECTIONALLY OF SUCH A SHAPE AS TO PRESENT A VERTICAL WEB FROM THE TOP EDGE OF WHICH A HORIZONTAL FLANGE POINTS INWARDLY, THE FRAME HAVING A LENGTH WHICH IS A MULTIPLE OF A PREDETERMINED MODULE, EACH MODULAR PORTION OF SAID FRAME HAVING RESPECTIVE METAL TAB MEANS WELDED TO AND EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM THE TOP FLANGE OF THE FRONT BEAM FLUSH WITH THE UPPER FACE THEREOF AND HAVING RESPECTIVE METAL BRACKETS WELDED TO AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM THE WEB OF THE REAR BEAM TO OCCUPY A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL PLANE SPACED WELL BELOW THE UPPER FACE OF THE REAR BEAM, CHAIR AND TABLE UNITS CARRIED BY THE FRAME EACH HAVING A WIDTH THE SAME AS THE PREDETERMINED MODULE AND ARRANGED TO COLLECTIVELY SPAN THE FULL WIDTH OF THE FRAME, THE TABLE UNIT HAVING ITS FRONT END RESTING UPON THE FLANGE OF THE FRONT BEAM AND ITS REAR END RESTING UPON THE FLANGE OF THE REAR BEAM, AND ITS REAR END RESTING UPON THE FLANGE OF THE REAR BEAM, RESPECTIVE MEANS DETACHABLY SECURING SAID FRONT END OF THE TABLE UNIT TO THE UNDERLYING TAB MEANS AND THE REAR END OF THE TABLE UNIT TO THE UNDERLYING FLANGE, THE CHAIR UNIT HAVING ITS FRONT END RESTING UPON THE FLANGE OF THE FRONT BEAM AND ITS REAR END RESTING UPON THE RELATED BRACKETS, AND RESPECTIVE MEANS DETACHABLY SECURING SAID FRONT END OF THE CHAIR MEANS TO THE UNDERLYING TAB MEANS AND SAID REAR END OF THE CHAIR MEANS TO THE UNDERLYING BRACKETS.

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