Demountable sofa or chair construction

Claim 2

A sofa or chair having a readily demountable rigid outer frame and an inner cushion support removably mounted within the outer frame, the outer frame comprising: a pair of rigid, spacedapart sidewall members, a rigid backwall member and a rigid front wall member, and means demountably securing the back and front wall members and the sidewall members together; and the inner cushion support comprising; first, second and third parallel elongated members extending horizontally between the sidewall members and parallel with the front and back wall members, the first elongated member being disposed adjacent the inner surface at the upper edge portion of the front wall member, the second elongated member being disposed adjacent the inner surface near the upper edge of the backwall member, and the third elongated member being disposed a short distance inwardly from the inner surface of the backwall member, means for removably supporting the ends of the first, second and third elongated members on the sidewall members adjAcent thereto, and fabric means extending between the sidewall members and detachably fastened to the three elongated members arranged to provide a substantially horizontal seat cushion support surface extending rearwardly from the first elongated member to adjacent the third elongated member and a back cushion support surface extending downwardly from the second elongated member to adjacent the third elongated member.

Claim 3

A sofa or chair according to claim 1 in which the means for removably supporting the ends of the first, second and third elongated members comprises openings formed in each of the sidewall members in axial alignment with the ends of the three elongated members, the end portions of each of the elongated members being removably mounted in the respective openings in the sidewalls.

Claim 4

A sofa or chair according to claim 2 in which the first, second and third elongated members are cylindrical.

Claim 5

A sofa or chair according to claim 3 in which the first, second and third elongated members are of substantially uniform diameter from end to end.

Claim 6

A sofa or chair according to claim 2 including means for removably securing the end portions of the first, second and third elongated members in said openings.

Claim 7

A sofa or chair according to claim 1 including support strut means disposed intermediate the sidewall members and extending between the front and the rear wall members, means fixedly securing the support strut means to the front and to the rear wall members, and three upwardly facing bearing surfaces formed on the support strut means for supporting the first, second and third elongated members, each of said elongated members resting on a different one of the bearing surfaces.

Claim 8

A sofa or chair according to claim 1 wherein the fabric means comprises a unitary sheet of heavy flexible material formed at the front edge thereof with a hem through which the first elongated member extends and at the back edge thereof with a hem through which the second elongated member extends, the sheet of flexible material being formed intermediate the front and back edges with an elongated hem through which the third elongated member extends.

Claim 9

A sofa or chair according to claim 1 wherein the means demountably securing the back and front wall members and the sidewall members together comprises key means rigid with and extending outwardly from each end of the backwall and from each end of the front wall, said key means extending through cooperating tongue receiving opening formed in the adjacent sidewalls and projecting a short distance beyond the outer surface of the sidewalls, the projecting portion of the key means having a transverse opening formed therein, and pin means removably mounted in the transverse openings and engaging the outer surface of the respective sidewall.

Claim 10

An L-shaped sofa having a readily demountable rigid outer frame and a pair of inner cushion supports removably mounted within the outer frame, the outer frame comprising: a first section having a rigid backwall and a rigid front wall, a sidewall at one end of the front and back walls, and an elongated wall at the other end of the front and back walls, said elongated wall forming a sidewall for the first section and having a portion thereof extending for a substantial distance outwardly beyond the front wall forming the backwall member for a second section of the sofa which is disposed normal to the first section, means demountably securing the back and front walls to the sidewall and to the elongated wall, said second section including a front wall member extending outwardly from said front wall and parallel with said backwall member, a sidewall member disposed at the outer end of the front wall member and of the elongated wall, means demountably securing the sidewall member to the front wall member and to the elongated wall, and means demountably securing the front wall member to said front wall, each of the inner cushion supports comprising, a plurality of spaced-apart paraLlel elongated members, and flexible sheet means detachably fastened to the elongated members arranged to provide a taut cushion support, means removably mounting one of the cushion supports on the outer frame and within the first section thereof, and means removably mounting the other of the cushion supports on the outer frame and within the second section thereof.

Claim 11

An L-shaped sofa having a readily demountable rigid outer frame and a pair of inner cushion supports removably mounted within the outer frame, the outer frame comprising: a first section having a rigid backwall and a rigid front wall, a sidewall at one end of the front and back walls, and an elongated wall at the other end of the front and back walls, said elongated wall forming a sidewall for the first section and having a portion thereof extending for a substantial distance outwardly beyond the front wall forming the backwall member for a second section of the sofa which is disposed normal to the first section, means demountably securing the back and front walls to the sidewall and to the elongated wall, said second section including a front wall member extending outwardly from said front wall and parallel with said backwall member, a sidewall member disposed at the outer end of the front wall member and of the elongated wall, means demountably securing the sidewall member to the front wall member and to the elongated wall, and means demountably securing the front wall member to said front wall, each of the inner cushion supports comprising, a plurality of spaced-apart paraLlel elongated members, and flexible sheet means detachably fastened to the elongated members arranged to provide a taut cushion support, means removably mounting one of the cushion supports on the outer frame and within the first section thereof, and means removably mounting the other of the cushion supports on the outer frame and within the second section thereof.

Claim 12

A sofa of L-shaped configuration having a readily demountable rigid outer frame and a pair of inner cushion supports removably mounted within the outer frame, the outer frame comprising, a pair of backwall members disposed normal to each other, a pair of front wall members disposed normal to each other, a sidewall member disposed at the outer ends of the back and front wall members, and means demountably fastening the back, front and sidewall members together to form an L-shaped rigid outer frame, the inner cushion supports being disposed normal to each other and each comprising a plurality of spaced-apart, parallel, elongated members, fabric means detachably fastened to the elongated members to provide a taut cushion support surface, and means for removably supporting the elongated members of each of the inner cushion supports on the rigid outer frame.

Claim 13

A sofa of L-shaped configuration having a readily demountable rigid outer frame and a pair of inner cushion supports removably mounted within the outer frame, the outer frame comprising, a pair of backwall members disposed normal to each other, a pair of front wall members disposed normal to each other, a sidewall member disposed at the outer ends of the back and front wall members, and means demountably fastening the back, front and sidewall members together to form an L-shaped rigid outer frame, the inner cushion supports being disposed normal to each other and each comprising a plurality of spaced-apart, parallel, elongated members, fabric means detachably fastened to the elongated members to provide a taut cushion support surface, and means for removably supporting the elongated members of each of the inner cushion supports on the rigid outer frame.

Claim 14

A sofa or chair having a readily demountable rigid outer frame and an inner cushion support removably mounted within the outer frame, the outer frame comprising: a pair of rigid, spaced-apart sidewall members, a rigid backwall member and a rigid front wall member, and means demountably securing the back and front wall members and the sidewall members together; and the removably mounted inner cushion support for seat and back sofa cushions comprising a plurality of spaced-apart, parallel, elongated members extending horizontally between the sidewall members and parallel with the front and backwall members, means for removably supporting the ends of the elongated members on the sidewall members adjacent thereto, and flexible sheet means extending between the sidewall members and detachably fastened to the elongated members.

Claim 15

A sofa or chair having a readily demountable rigid outer frame and an inner cushion support removably mounted within the outer frame, the outer frame comprising: a pair of rigid, spaced-apart sidewall members, a rigid backwall member and a rigid front wall member, and means demountably securing the back and front wall members and the sidewall members together; and the removably mounted inner cushion support for seat and back sofa cushions comprising a plurality of spaced-apart, parallel, elongated members extending horizontally between the sidewall members and parallel with the front and backwall members, means for removably supporting the ends of the elongated members on the sidewall members adjacent thereto, and flexible sheet means extending between the sidewall members and detachably fastened to the elongated members.