Claims
- 1. A ready-to assemble (RTA) article of furniture comprising:
a base structure defining a plurality of support surfaces and a number of locking flanges overhanging a portion of a corresponding number of said support surfaces to define a gap therebetween; and at least one panel configured to rest on said plurality of support surfaces and having an edge engaged within said gap, whereby said at least one panel is held in position by said locking flange.
- 2. The RTA article of furniture of claim 1, wherein said at least one panel includes at least two panels, each having complementary edges for interlocking juxtaposition with an adjacent panel.
- 3. The RTA article of furniture of claim 2, wherein said at least two panels includes:
a first panel having an edge at one end engaged within a gap of at least one locking flange, and cut-out defined at an opposite end thereof; and a second panel having a portion at one end configured for complementary juxtaposition within said cut-out.
- 4. The RTA article of furniture of claim 3, wherein:
said first and second panel when juxtaposed form a common edge and define a slot across said common edge; and the article of furniture further comprises a locking pin configured for press-fit engagement within said slot.
- 5. The RTA article of furniture of claim 3, wherein said at least two panels includes:
a second one of said first panel, wherein the two first panels can be juxtaposed with said cut-out of each panel juxtaposed to form a combined cut-out, and said second panel is configured for complementary positioning within said combined cut-out.
- 6. The RTA article of furniture of claim 2, wherein said at least two panels includes:
two of a first panel having an identical shape; and two of a second panel having an identical shape, wherein said two first panels and said two second panels have complementary shapes to form a substantially rectangular surface when said panels are juxtaposed and supported on said base structure.
- 7. The RTA article of furniture of claim 1, wherein said base structure includes at least two panels defining an interlocking slot engagement therebetween, the at least two panels each having an edge defining one of said plurality of support surfaces.
- 8. The RTA article of furniture of claim 7, wherein said edge of at least one panel includes a portion that is angled away from said locking flange overhanging said portion to form an angled gap between said flange and said portion.
- 9. A ready-to-assemble (RTA) table comprising:
an elongated center spar having an upper edge and a locking flange at each end thereof overhanging a portion of the upper edge to define a gap therebetween and an interlocking slot at each end thereof; an elongated first end panel having an upper edge and an interlocking slot for engagement with an interlocking slot at one end of said center spar; an elongated second panel having an upper edge and a locking flange at each end thereof overhanging a portion of the upper edge to define a gap therebetween, and an interlocking slot for engagement with an interlocking slot at an opposite end of said center spar; a support surface defined by the upper edge of said center spar, said first end panel and said second end panel defining; a first tabletop panel supported on a portion of said support surface and having an end edge at one end configured for tight-fit engagement within the gap at said opposite end of said center spar, opposite side edges configured for tight-fit engagement within the gap at each end of said second panel, and a cut-out defined at an opposite end thereof; and a second tabletop panel supported on another portion of said support surface and having an end edge at one end configured for tight-fit engagement within the gap at said one end of said center spar, and an opposite edge having a complementary shape to said cut-out and configured to be juxtaposed within said cut-out when said end edge of said second panel is within the gap.
- 10. A ready-to-assemble (RTA) table comprising:
a first elongated spar having an upper edge and a locking flange at each end thereof overhanging a portion of the upper edge to define a gap therebetween; a second elongated spar having an upper edge and a locking flange at each end thereof overhanging a portion of the upper edge to define a gap therebetween; an interlocking arrangement between said first and second spars so that the locking flanges are disposed substantially uniformly apart; a support surface defined by the upper edges of said first and second spars when the spars are interlocked; a pair of identically configured semi-circular panels having an outer edge configured for tight-fit engagement within each of the gaps, and each of said panels defining a cut-out that forms a center cut-out when the pair of panels is juxtaposed and supported on said support surface; and a center panel configured for placement within said center cut-out when supported on said support surface.
- 11. A ready-to-assemble (RTA) article of furniture comprising:
a box-like base structure having opposite side panels, each of said side panels defining an elongated slot; a pair of substantially identically configured end panels, each having an end edge with a pair of notches extending therein and opposite side edges, each of said pair of end panels configured to fit through said slot in each of said side panels and to be slid toward opposite ends of said slot so that said pair of notches in each of said end panels engages a corresponding opposite end of said slot, said pair of end panels having an inboard edge, the inboard edges of the pair of panels spaced apart when said panels are at said opposite ends of said slot; and a pair of substantially identically configured center panels, each configured to fit through a slot in a corresponding one of said side panels, and each having opposite side edges for juxtaposition with the inboard edges of the pair of end panels and each having an end edge for juxtaposition with each other when each enter panel is extended through the slot in a corresponding one of said side panels.
- 12. The RTA article of furniture of claim 11, wherein:
each of said pair of end panels defines a cut-out in said opposite side edges adjacent said end edge; and each of said pair of center panels is T-shaped with opposite tabs configured for juxtaposition within a cut-out in each of said pair of end panels when each center panel extends through a slot of a corresponding one of said side panels.
- 13. The RTA article of furniture of claim 11, further comprising a support structure spanning each of said pair of end panels and said pair of center panels and disposed within said box-like base structure.
- 14. The RTA article of furniture of claim 13, wherein said support structure includes:
an elongated center spar having tabs at its opposite ends; an elongated cross spar having tabs at its opposite ends; an interlocking slot engagement between said center spar and said cross spar; and slots defined in said pair of end panels and said pair of center panels configured to receive said tabs of said center spar and said cross spar.
- 15. The RTA article of furniture of claim 11, wherein said box-like base structure further includes:
a footboard panel; a headboard panel; and an interlocking slot engagement between said baseboard panel and said pair of side panels and between said headboard panel and said pair of side panels.
- 16. The RTA article of furniture of claim 15, wherein:
at least one of said pair of end panels defines a slot between said pair of notches adjacent said end edge; and at least one of said footboard panel and said headboard panel includes a tab configured to extend through the slot in the end panel when the end panel is engaged to said side panels.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/339,172, filed on Dec. 11, 2001, in the name of the same inventor and bearing the same title.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60339172 |
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