Article of furniture

Claim 1

An article of furniture, comprising: three elongated frame components, each having rectangular cross sections with face side surfaces and edge side surfaces extending between ends and with equal widths between edge side surfaces and equal thicknesses between face side surfaces; dovetail joint means interlocking said frame components together to form two spaced supporting uprights and an interconnecting horizontal shelf; wherein the dovetail joint means include: (1) male dovetail joint elements formed on two or more ends of the elongated frame components, and complementary female dovetail joint elements recessed in one or more side surfaces of the elongated frame components; wherein the elongated frame component forming the horizontal shelf has integral longitudinal tongue and groove joint elements projecting outward from respective edge side surfaces along the length of the one elongated furniture component; two elongated shelf components having rectangular cross section with face side surfaces and edge side surfaces extending between ends and having thicknessess between face side surfaces equal to the thicknesses of the elongated frame components; wherein each of the shelf components has a longitudinal tongue and groove joint element along one edge side surface thereof interfitting with a corresponding tongue and groove joint element of the one frame component to enable the elongated shelf components to be securely attached to opposite edge side surfaces of the one frame component and overlap and hide the interlocking male and female dovetail joint elements to prevent the male and female dovetail joint elements from being unintentionally disjoined and to provide an extended horizontal shelf beyond the width of the one elongated frame component; wherein the elongated frame component forming the horizontal shelf and each of the shelf components have a face side surface that is smooth and forms a flush extended shelf surface.