Method of assembling, dissembling and shipping a ready to assemble recliner

Abstract

A recliner or other article of sitting furniture having an assembled configuration and a disassembled configuration, said disassembled configuration including storage cavities in at least one of an arm portion, a seat cavity, a back portion, and combinations thereof, where any of said cavities are used to optimize storage volume in said disassembled configuration and a method of shipping a recliner in said disassembled configuration.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An article of sitting furniture having an assembled configuration and a disassembled configuration, said disassembled configuration including one or more storage cavities in at least one of an arm portion, a seat box, a back portion, or combinations thereof, wherein any of said one or more storage cavities are used to optimize storage volume in said disassembled configuration. 
     
     
         2 . The article of furniture of  claim 1  wherein said arm portion has a cavity that is constructed and arranged to store any of cushions, recliner scissor mechanisms, base frame, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The article of furniture of  claim 1  wherein said seat box has a cavity that is constructed and arranged to store any of cushions, recliner scissor mechanisms, base frame, arm portions, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The article of furniture of  claim 1  wherein said back frame has a cavity that is constructed and arranged to store any of cushions, recliner scissor mechanisms, base frame, arm portions, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , wherein said article is a recliner chair, recliner rocker, sofa, or loveseat. 
     
     
         6 . The article of furniture of  claim 1 , wherein said article is fully upholstered in each configuration. 
     
     
         7 . A method of shipping a sitting article of furniture comprising: providing a sitting article of furniture according to  claim 1 ; forming said a sitting article of furniture into the disassembled configuration; optimizing said storage cavities whereby said a sitting article of furniture in the disassembled configuration is optimized into the shape of a rectangular solid; packaging said rectangular solid; and shipping said rectangular solid. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  including shipping a plurality of said solids, whereby said shipping of plurality includes an increase of 100 to 300% more than shipping of conventional a sitting article of furniture. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said article is a recliner chair, recliner rocker, sofa, or loveseat. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said article is fully upholstered in each configuration.