Knock-down furniture

Abstract

A knock-down furniture assembly includes a seating assembly including multiple seat sections releasably securable to one another. Each seat section includes a seat base having a seat base first side connector along a first side and a seat base second side connector along a second side for releasably securing adjacent seat bases together, and a seat back attachable to the seat base to form the seat section. First and second arms are releasably attachable to outer seat bases. The first and second sides of the seat backs of the plurality of seat sections are configured to facilitate attaching the seat backs in any order relative to one another after the seat bases of the plurality of seat sections are assembled together, thereby facilitating order-neutral assembly of the seat backs with the seat bases after the seat bases are secured together.

1 . A knock-down furniture assembly comprising:
 a) a seating assembly including a plurality of seat sections releasably securable to one another in a laterally side-by-side arrangement, each seat section including: (i) a seat base having a front, a rear opposite the front, a plurality of rear connectors adjacent the rear, and first and second opposed sides each extending between the front and the rear, the first side of each seat base having a pair of male connectors attached thereto and the second side of each seat base having a pair of female connectors attached thereto, wherein the male connectors of the first side of any one seat base are releasably interlockable with the female connectors of the second side of any other seat base for releasably securing together the respective first and second sides of two adjacent seat bases; and (ii) a seat back having a top, a bottom vertically opposite the top, and a plurality of bottom connectors adjacent the bottom and alignable with the rear connectors of the seat base for releasably attaching the seat back to the seat base to form the seat section;   b) a first arm having a first inboard side including a further pair of the female connectors interlockable with the pair of male connectors of the first side of any first one of the seat bases for releasably attaching the first arm to the first seat base; and   c) a second arm having a second inboard side including a further pair of the male connectors interlockable with the pair of female connectors of the second side of any second one of the seat bases for releasably attaching the second arm to the second seat base;   wherein the seat bases are devoid of connectors enabling assembly of the first side of one seat base with the first side of another seat base, and are devoid of connectors enabling assembly of the second side of one seat base with the second side of another seat base, and the seat bases are identical to one another, thereby facilitating error-free assembly of the first arm, the plurality of seat bases, and the second arm.   
     
     
         2 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the seat bases are devoid of connectors enabling assembly of the first side of any one of the seat bases with the first arm, and are devoid of connectors enabling assembly of the second side of any one of the seat bases with the second arm. 
     
     
         3 . A knock-down furniture assembly, comprising:
 a) a seating assembly including a plurality of seat sections releasably securable to one another in a laterally side-by-side arrangement, each seat section including: (i) a seat base having a front, a rear opposite the front, a rear connector adjacent the rear, and first and second opposed sides each extending between the front and the rear, the first side of each seat base having a base first side connector attached thereto and the second side of each seat base having a base second side connector attached thereto wherein the base first side connector of the first side of any one seat base is releasably interlockable with the base second side connector of the second side of any other seat base for releasably securing together the respective first and second sides of two adjacent seat bases; and (ii) a seat back having a top, a bottom vertically opposite the top, first and second opposed sides each extending between the top and bottom, and a bottom connector adjacent the bottom and alignable with the rear connector of the seat base for removably attaching the seat back to the seat base to form the seat section;   b) a first arm having a first inboard side including a second base side connector interlockable with the first base side connector of the first side of any first one of the seat bases for releasably attaching the first arm to the first seat base; and   c) a second arm having a second inboard side including a first base side connector interlockable with the second base side connector of the second side of any second one of the seat bases for releasably attaching the second arm to the second seat base;   wherein the first and second sides of the seat backs of the plurality of seat sections are configured to facilitate said attaching the seat backs in any order relative to one another after the seat bases of the plurality of seat sections are assembled together, thereby facilitating order-neutral assembly of the seat backs with the seat bases after the seat bases are secured together.   
     
     
         4 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the first and second inboard sides of the first and second armrests, respectively, are devoid of connectors for securing each respective armrest to an adjacent seat back. 
     
     
         5 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the first and second sides of each seat back are devoid of connectors. 
     
     
         6 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 3 , wherein:
 a) the first side of each seat back has a seat back first side connector and the second side of each seat back has a seat back second side connector, wherein the seat back first side connector of the first side of any one seat back is interlockable with the seatback second side connector of the second side of any other seat back for releasably securing together the respective first and second sides of two adjacent seat backs against relative forward and backward movement between the two adjacent seat backs;   b) the first inboard side of the first arm includes a seat back second side connector interlockable with the seat back first side connector of the first side of a first one of the seat backs for releasably securing together the first arm and the first seat back against relative forward and backward movement between the first arm and the first seat back; and   c) the second inboard side of the second arm includes a seat back first side connector interlockable with the seat back second side connector of the second side of any second one of the seat backs for releasably securing together the second arm and the second seat back against relative forward and backward movement between the second arm and the second seat back.   
     
     
         7 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the seat back first side connectors and the seat back second side connectors, when interlocked with one another, form a plurality of respective pass-through connector assemblies each having a pass-through axis oriented generally vertically when the seat back is upright, and wherein for each pass-through connector assembly, the respective seat back first side connector is disengageable from the respective seat back second side connector by relative sliding in either direction along the respective pass-through axis. 
     
     
         8 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 7 , wherein each of the seat back first side connectors is a slide connector, each slide connector including a slide member, and each of the seat back second side connectors is a channel connector, each channel connector including a channel for slidably receiving the slide member of any one of the slide connectors, each channel extending along a channel axis between a first end and a second end, each channel axis parallel to the pass-through axis, and wherein the first end and the second end of each channel are each open for receiving the slide member into the channel through either end. 
     
     
         9 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 8 , wherein each channel connector includes a base plate secured to the seat back and a pair of retaining flanges spaced apart from the base plate and defining the channel between the base plate and the flanges, and each slide member is slidable into the channel along the channel axis for interlocking thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 9 , wherein each channel connector includes an open slot between the pair of retaining flanges, and each slide member includes a base plate secured to the seat back and slidable between the pair of retaining flanges along the channel axis and a pair of projecting flanges spaced apart from the base plate to be received behind the pair of retaining flanges. 
     
     
         11 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 7 , wherein each channel has a front, a rear opposite the front, and a channel width between the front and the rear, and each slide member has a front, a rear opposite the front, and a slide member width between the front and the rear, and the channel width is generally equal to the slide member width. 
     
     
         12 . A knock-down furniture assembly, comprising:
 a) a seating assembly including a plurality of seat sections releasably securable to one another in a laterally side-by-side arrangement, each seat section including: (i) a seat base having a front, a rear opposite the front, a rear connector adjacent the rear, and first and second opposed sides each extending between the front and the rear, the first side of each seat base having a base first side connector attached thereto and the second side of each seat base having a base second side connector attached thereto wherein the base first side connector of the first side of any one seat base is releasably interlockable with the base second side connector of the second side of any other seat base for releasably securing together the respective first and second sides of two adjacent seat bases; and (ii) a seat back having a top, a bottom vertically opposite the top, first and second opposed sides each extending between the top and bottom, and a bottom connector adjacent the bottom and alignable with the rear connector of the seat base for removably attaching the seat back to the seat base to form the seat section;   b) a first arm having a first inboard side including a second side connectors interlockable with the first side connector of the first side of any first one of the seat bases for releasably attaching the first arm to the first seat base; and   c) a second arm having a second inboard side including a first side connector interlockable with the second side connector of the second side of any second one of the seat bases for releasably attaching the second arm to the second seat base;   wherein the first and second sides of each seat back of the plurality of seat sections are configured to facilitate removal of the seat backs in any order relative to one another from the knock-down furniture assembly when the seat backs, seat bases, and first and second arms are assembled together.   
     
     
         13 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the first and second inboard sides of the first and second armrests, respectively, are devoid of connectors for securing each respective armrest to an adjacent seat back. 
     
     
         14 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the first and second sides of each seat back are devoid of connectors. 
     
     
         15 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 12 , wherein:
 a) the first side of each seat back has a seat back first side connector and the second side of each seat back has a seat back second side connector wherein the seat back first side connector of the first side of any one seat back is interlockable with the seat back second side connector of the second side of any other seat back for releasably securing together the respective first and second sides of two adjacent seat backs against relative forward and backward movement between the two adjacent seat backs;   b) the first inboard side of the first arm includes a seat back second side connector interlockable with the seat back first side connector of the first side of a first one of the seat backs for releasably securing together the first arm and the first seat back against relative forward and backward movement between the first arm and the first seat back; and   c) the second inboard side of the second arm including a seat back first side connector interlockable with the seat back second side connector of the second side of any second one of the seat backs for releasably securing together the second arm and the second seat back against relative forward and backward movement between the second arm and the second seat back.   
     
     
         16 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the seat back first side connectors and the seat back second side connectors, when interlocked with one another, form a plurality of respective pass-through connector assemblies each having a pass-through axis oriented generally vertically when the seat back is upright, and wherein for each pass-through connector assembly, the respective seat back first side connector is disengageable from the respective seat back second side connector by relative sliding in either direction along the respective pass-through axis. 
     
     
         17 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 16 , wherein each of the seat back first side connectors is a slide connector, each slide connector including a slide member, and each of the seat back second side connectors is a channel connector, each channel connector including a channel for slidably receiving the slide member of any one of the slide connectors, each channel extending along a channel axis between a first end and a second end, each channel axis parallel to the pass-through axis, and wherein the first end and the second end of each channel are each open for receiving the slide member into the channel through either end. 
     
     
         18 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 17 , wherein each channel connector includes a base plate secured to the seat back and a pair of retaining flanges spaced apart from the base plate and defining the channel between the base plate and the flanges, and each slide member is slidable into the channel along the channel axis for interlocking thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 18 , wherein each channel connector includes an open slot between the pair of retaining flanges, and each slide member includes a base plate secured to the seat back and slidable between the pair of retaining flanges along the channel axis and a pair of projecting flanges spaced apart from the base plate to be received behind the pair of retaining flanges. 
     
     
         20 . The knock-down furniture assembly of  claim 17 , wherein each channel has a front, a rear opposite the front, and a channel width between the front and the rear, and each slide member has a front, a rear opposite the front, and a slide member width between the front and the rear, and the channel width is generally equal to the slide member width.