Modular elements for pieces of furniture and pieces of furniture obtained thereby

Claim 1

An assembly of modular elements forming a unit of furniture, said assembly comprising the combination of; at least a pair of spaced upright supporting members, each of said supporting members being formed of two planar surfaces in a generally Lshaped angular configuration, said spaced supporting members being positioned relative to each other so as to have a first planar upright surface of each member constituting a front wall and the other planar surface constituting a sidewall of said unit of furniture; a generally horizontal plane member having an upper surface forming a desk top extending between said spaced supporting members, at least some of the peripheral edge portions of said plane member projecting beyond and being supported on the upper edges of said spaced upright supporting members; means on said supporting member for rigidly fastening said horizontal plane member thereto, said fastening means comprising horizontal ledges extending from the interior wall surface of at least one of the planar surfaces of each of said upright support members, each of said ledges having apertures; and self-tapping screw means extending upwardly through said apertures to threadingly engage the lower surface of said plane member in fastening relationship so as to provide a rigidly interconnected unit of furniture comprising cabinet means positioned below said horizontal plane member, said cabinet means being adapted to extend into the space defined by the interior walls of at least one of said L-shaped supporting members and the lower surface of said plane member.