Modular Furniture Assembly

Abstract

A modular furniture assembly has a modular universal base, an armrest module, and a modular recliner. The armrest is modularly coupled to one side of the modular universal base and includes an armrest member, a stepped member, a base horizontal member, and a base vertical plate. The modular recliner is coupled to another side of the modular universal base, and includes a recliner base and a backrest module. The recliner base has a plurality of frames that are interconnected and mechanically attached to each other. The recliner base includes a recessed surface that forms a transverse gap within the recliner base, and a top support having a flat top surface aligned with top edges of the plurality of frames. The backrest module has two backrest sections with end plates configured to move, respectively, along the recessed surface.

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         21 . A modular furniture assembly comprising:
 an armrest module modularly coupled to another module, the armrest module having
 an armrest member configured to receive a user arm when a user is in a seated position, 
 a base horizontal member generally parallel to and lower than the armrest member, and 
 a base vertical plate covering an empty internal space between the base horizontal member and a bottom end of the armrest module; and 
   a modular recliner modularly coupled to the armrest module or to the another module, the modular recliner having
 a recliner base having a top support having a flat top surface aligned with top edges of the plurality of frames, the top support having at least two sandwiched frame layers including a top frame layer and a bottom frame layer, the at least two sandwiched frame layers having an internal space for reducing weight of the modular recliner, and 
 a backrest module. 
   
     
     
         22 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 21 , wherein the recliner base further has a pair of frame structures that includes a left frame structure and a right frame structure. 
     
     
         23 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 22 , wherein the left frame structure is directly attached to the left frame member. 
     
     
         24 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 23 , wherein the right frame structure is directly attached to the right frame member. 
     
     
         25 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 22 , wherein each frame structure of the pair of frame structures has a top member connected to a bottom member. 
     
     
         26 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 25 , wherein the top member is connected to the bottom member via an internal member. 
     
     
         27 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 25 , wherein the pair of frame structures includes a first frame structure and a second frame structure, the first frame structure having a first internal member and the second frame structure having a second internal member. 
     
     
         28 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 27 , wherein a pair of transverse members attaches the first internal member to the second internal member. 
     
     
         29 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 21 , further comprising a connector coupling the modular recliner to the another module. 
     
     
         30 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 29 , wherein the connector is a pivotable connector. 
     
     
         31 . A modular furniture assembly comprising:
 an armrest module having a stepped member configured to receive a user head when the user is in a lying down position, the stepped member being generally horizontal;   an insertion connector attached directly to the armrest module, the insertion connector having a bent end;   a modular recliner having
 a recliner base having a top support having at least two sandwiched frame layers including a top frame layer and a bottom frame layer, and 
 a backrest module; and 
   a receiving connector attached to the modular recliner, the receiving connector having a mounting space in which the bent end of the insertion connector is received.   
     
     
         32 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 31 , wherein the bent end is a free end. 
     
     
         33 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 32 , wherein the bent end is at a non-parallel angle relative to a direction in which the bent end is received in the mounting space. 
     
     
         34 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 32 , wherein the insertion connector has an insertion plate that is offset from and parallel to an attachment plate, the bent end extending from the insertion plate. 
     
     
         35 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 32 , wherein the direction in which the  35  end is received in the mounting space is generally parallel to the insertion plate. 
     
     
         36 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 33 , wherein the receiving connector has two sides connected via a retaining side. 
     
     
         37 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 36 , wherein the retaining side has a c-shaped profile. 
     
     
         38 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 36 , wherein at least one of the two sides has at least one connector attachment hole. 
     
     
         39 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 36 , wherein the receiving connector is attached directly between the top frame layer and the bottom frame layer. 
     
     
         40 . The modular furniture assembly of  claim 31 , wherein the armrest module further has a base vertical plate positioned below the stepped member.