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Furniture member attachment system

Furniture member attachment system description/claims

The present disclosure relates to devices used to releasably couple furniture members.

The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art.

Furniture members such as chairs, sofas, sectionals, loveseats, and the like often include multiple members that can be joined to create larger seating or reclining surfaces. Common devices to attach multiple furniture members include fasteners such as brackets which couple together, and plates joined individually to each furniture member which are fastened together to semi-permanently join the furniture members. Known joining methods create alignment problems between the furniture members, are often cumbersome and difficult for an end user to disassemble or reassemble the furniture members, and require additional tools to connect and/or disconnect the joining couplings. Known joining methods are also prone to inadvertently disconnect or disengage.

According to several embodiments of the present disclosure, a furniture member joining system includes a U-shaped fastener having first and second posts extending transversely from a post body, wherein each of the first and second posts are adapted to engage with one of a first and second furniture member to releasably couple the first and second furniture members.

According to additional embodiments of the present disclosure, a furniture member joining system includes a U-shaped fastener having first and second posts extending transversely from a post body. First and second post receiving bight inserts are each engageable with one of a first and second furniture member. The first post is slidably received in the first bight insert and the second post is slidably received in the second bight insert to releasably couple the first furniture member to the second furniture member.

According to still further embodiments of the present disclosure, a furniture member joining system includes a U-shaped fastener having first and second posts extending transversely from a post body. First and second fastener brackets are each fastenably connected to one of a first and second furniture member. The first post is slidably received in the first fastener bracket and the second post is slidably received in the second fastener bracket to releasably couple the first furniture member to the second furniture member.

Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. It should be understood that the description and specific examples are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of two furniture members joined using a joining system of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the two furniture members of FIG. 1 joined showing inserted bight inserts of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view of a furniture member having bight insert fastener brackets of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is the end elevational view of FIG. 3, after installation of upholstery and insertion of the bight inserts into the bight member fastener brackets;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a fastener bracket of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the fastener bracket of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of a bight insert of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the bight insert of FIG. 7;

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