Packaging for furniture console

Abstract

A packaging device for a furniture assembly may include a body, a first leg, and a second leg. The body may be configured to at least partially cover a portion of the furniture assembly. The first and second leg may extend from the body. Each of the first and second legs may include a retention feature configured to engage the furniture assembly. The retention features may be movable between a first position in which the retention features allow the first and second legs to be inserted into respective first and second spaces between components of the furniture assembly and a second position in which the retention features restrict removal of the first and second legs from the respective first and second spaces the furniture assembly.

1 . A furniture assembly comprising:
 a first seat portion;   a second seat portion;   a third portion positioned between the first seat portion and the second seat portion, wherein a first space is defined between the first seat portion and the third portion and a second space is defined between the second seat portion and the third portion; and   a packaging device removably installed onto the furniture assembly, the packaging device comprising:
 a body at least partially covering the third portion of the furniture assembly; and 
 a first leg and a second leg extending from opposing ends of the body, wherein each of the first and second legs includes a retention feature configured to engage the furniture assembly, 
 wherein the retention features are movable between a first position in which the retention features allow the first and second legs to be inserted into the respective first and second spaces between components of the furniture assembly and a second position in which the retention features restrict removal of the first and second legs from the respective first and second spaces of the furniture assembly. 
   
     
     
         2 . The furniture assembly f  claim 1 , wherein:
 a first end of the first leg is attached to the body,   a first end of the second leg is attached to the body, and   the retention features are disposed at second ends of the first and second legs, respectively.   
     
     
         3 . The furniture assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the first and second legs are spaced apart from each other when the packaging device is installed on the furniture assembly. 
     
     
         4 . The furniture assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the body, the first leg, and the second leg are formed from a sheet of material. 
     
     
         5 . The furniture assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the retention features are formed from the sheet of material. 
     
     
         6 . The furniture assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the body, the first and second legs, and the retention features are integrally formed as a single piece. 
     
     
         7 . A furniture assembly comprising:
 a first seat portion;   a second seat portion;   a third portion positioned between the first seat portion and the second seat portion, wherein a first space is defined between the first seat portion and the third portion and a second space is defined between the second seat portion and the third portion; and   a packaging device removably installed onto the furniture assembly, the packaging device comprising:
 a body configured to at least partially cover the third portion of the furniture assembly, and 
 a first leg and a second leg extending from opposing ends of the body, wherein each of the first and second legs includes a retention feature configured to engage the furniture assembly, 
   wherein the retention features are movable between a first position in which the retention features allow the first and second legs to be inserted into the respective first and second spaces between components of the furniture assembly and a second position in which the retention features restrict removal of the first and second legs from the respective first and second spaces of the furniture assembly,   wherein the body, the first leg, and the second leg are formed from a sheet of material, and   wherein each of the retention features includes a first flap and a second flap attached to the first flap.   
     
     
         8 . The furniture assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the first flaps are movable relative to the first and second legs, and wherein the second flaps are movable relative to the first flaps and the first and second legs. 
     
     
         9 . The furniture assembly of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the first position is a compressed position in which the first and second flaps of each retention feature are at a first angle relative to each other,   the second position is an uncompressed position in which the first and second flaps of each retention feature are at a second angle relative to each other, and   the first and second angles are different from each other.   
     
     
         10 . The furniture assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the sheet of material is cardboard. 
     
     
         11 . The furniture assembly of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the third portion is a console assembly,   the body and the first and second legs are configured to allow the first leg to be inserted between the first seat portion and the console assembly and to allow the second leg to be inserted between the second seat portion and the console assembly, and   the body is configured to span across and at least partially cover the console assembly.   
     
     
         12 . The furniture assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the components of the furniture assembly is a support beam of a base frame of the furniture assembly, and wherein at least one of the retention features engages the support beam in the second position to restrict removal of the packaging device from the furniture assembly. 
     
     
         13 . The furniture assembly of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the components of the furniture assembly is an adjustment assembly of the furniture assembly, and wherein at least one of the retention features engages the adjustment assembly in the second position to restrict removal of the packaging device from the furniture assembly. 
     
     
         14 .- 21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . A furniture assembly comprising:
 a base frame;   a seat supported by the base frame; and   a packaging device configured to be removably installed onto the furniture assembly, the packaging device comprising:
 a body configured to at least partially cover a portion of the furniture assembly; and 
 a first leg and a second leg extending from the body, each of the first and second legs including a retention feature movable between a first position and a second position, each of the retention features including a first flap and a second flap attached to the first flap, 
 wherein the body, the first leg, and the second leg are formed from a sheet of material, 
 wherein in the second position, the retention features engage the furniture assembly and restrict removal of the packaging device from the furniture assembly. 
   
     
     
         23 . The furniture assembly of  claim 22 , wherein:
 the first and second legs extend from opposing ends of the body,   a first end of the first leg is attached to the body,   a first end of the second leg is attached to the body, and   the retention features are disposed at second ends of the first and second legs, respectively.   
     
     
         24 . The furniture assembly of  claim 22 , wherein the first flaps are movable relative to the first and second legs, and wherein the second flaps are movable relative to the first flaps and the first and second legs. 
     
     
         25 . The furniture assembly of  claim 24 , wherein:
 the first position is a compressed position in which the first and second flaps of each retention feature are at a first angle relative to each other,   the second position is an uncompressed position in which the first and second flaps of each retention feature are at a second angle relative to each other, and   the first and second angles are different from each other.   
     
     
         26 . The furniture assembly of  claim 22 , wherein the portion of the furniture assembly is a console assembly, and wherein the body is configured to span across and at least partially cover the console assembly. 
     
     
         27 . The furniture assembly of  claim 22 , wherein the base frame includes a support beam, and wherein at least one of the retention features engages the support beam in the second position to restrict removal of the packaging device from the furniture assembly. 
     
     
         28 . The furniture assembly of  claim 22 , the furniture assembly further comprising an adjustment assembly, wherein at least one of the retention features engages the adjustment assembly in the second position to restrict removal of the packaging device from the furniture assembly.