Foldable furniture module

Abstract

A foldable furniture module has a frame module and multiple fasteners. The frame module is connected to an adjacent frame module, and the frame module has multiple panel slats. The panel slats are mounted to each other and are interleaved with panel slats in an adjacent frame module, and each panel slat has two ends and two holes. The holes are formed through the panel slat respectively at the ends. Each fastener extends through the aligned holes in the panel slats of adjacent frame modules, holds the panel slats together to form a furniture. Accordingly, a foldable and expandable furniture is provided.

1 . A foldable furniture module comprising
 a frame module having
 a front 
 a rear; and 
 multiple panel slats mounted to each other to form as the frame module and each panel slat having
 two ends; and 
 two holes formed respectively in the ends of the panel slat; and 
 
   multiple fasteners connecting the panel slats together to form the frame module.   
   
   
       2 . The foldable furniture module as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each panel slat has two half holes separately formed in the ends of the panel slat, multiple notches separately formed in the ends of the panel slat and extensions separately formed on the ends of the panel slat, wherein the extensions of the panel slat selectively and removably engage with notches of another panel slat when two panel slats are connected together. 
   
   
       3 . The foldable furniture module as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein each panel slat further has two end caps selectively and removable mounted on the ends of the panel slat, and each end cap has
 a half hole formed in the end cap, wherein the half hole of the end cap and the half hole of a corresponding panel slat are formed as one hole when the end cap is mounted on the corresponding panel slat;   multiple securing extensions separately formed on the end cap and selectively engaging with the notches of the corresponding panel slat; and   securing notches separately formed in the end cap and selectively engaging with the extensions of the corresponding panel slat.   
   
   
       4 . The foldable furniture module as claimed in  claim 1  further having multiple spacers each located between two panel slats, wherein the fasteners extend through the spacers. 
   
   
       5 . The foldable furniture module as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein each spacer has
 an upper piece having a distal end, a proximal end, a half hole formed in the upper piece between the distal end and the proximal end, a securing extension formed on the proximal end of the upper piece and a securing notch formed in the proximal end of the upper piece adjacent to the securing extension of the spacer; and   a lower piece having a distal end connected to the distal end of the upper piece, a proximal end, a half hole formed in the lower piece between the distal end and the proximal end, wherein when the upper piece and the lower are combined together, the half hole of the upper piece and the half hole of the lower piece are formed as one hole, a securing extension formed on the proximal end of the lower piece and selectively and removably engaging with the securing notch of the upper piece and a securing notch formed on the proximal end of the lower piece and selectively and removably engaging with the securing extension of the upper piece.   
   
   
       6 . The foldable furniture module as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each fastener has
 a bolt having a threaded front end protruding from the front of the frame module, a rear end and a head formed on the rear end of the bolt and abutting the rear end of the frame module;   a nut screwed onto the threaded front end of the bolt and squeezing the frame module together to hold the foldable furniture module together; and   a washer mounted around the bolt, abutting the rear of the frame module and having an outer surface, a through hole and a countersunk hole formed in the outer surface concentrically with the through hole and holding the head of the bolt inside.   
   
   
       7 . A foldable furniture module comprising
 a frame module having
 a front 
 a rear; and 
 multiple panel slats mounted to each other and each panel slat having
 two ends; and 
 two holes formed respectively in the ends of the panel slat; 
 
   multiple frame slats mounted to each other and each frame slats having two ends;
 two holes formed respectively in the ends of the frame slat; 
 an inner surface; and 
 an outer surface; and 
   multiple fasteners connecting the panel slats and the frame slats together.   
   
   
       8 . The foldable furniture module as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein each frame slat has annular toothed protrusions formed on the inner surface around the holes of the frame slat and annular toothed recesses formed on the outer surface around the holes of the frame slat and selectively engaging with the annular toothed protrusions of another frame slat when two frame slats are mounted together. 
   
   
       9 . The foldable furniture module as claimed in  claim 7  further having multiple spacers located respectively between the panel slats and the frame slats. 
   
   
       10 . The foldable furniture module as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein each spacer has an upper piece having a distal end, a proximal end, a half hole formed on the upper piece between the distal end and the proximal end, a securing extension formed on the proximal end of the upper piece and a securing notch formed on the proximal end of the upper piece next to the securing extension of the spacer; and
 a lower piece having a distal end connected to the distal end of the upper piece, a proximal end, a half hole formed on the lower piece between the distal end and a proximal end   wherein when the upper piece and the lower combine together, the half hole of the upper piece and the half hole of the lower piece are formed as one hole, a securing extension formed on the proximal end of the lower piece and selectively and removably engaging with the securing notch of the upper piece and a securing notch formed on the proximal end of the lower piece and selectively and removably engaging with the securing extension of the upper piece.   
   
   
       11 . The foldable furniture module as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein each fastener has
 a bolt has a threaded front end protruding from the front of the frame module, a rear end and a head formed on the rear end of the bolt and abutting the rear end of the frame module;   a nut screwing onto the threaded front end of the bolt and squeezing the frame module together to hold the foldable furniture module together; and   a washer mounted around the bolt, abutting the rear of the frame module and having an outer surface, a through hole and a countersunk hole formed in the outer surface concentrically with the through hole and holding the head of the bolt inside.