US 7,866,366 B2
Flexible furniture systemGeneral
US 7,866,366 B2
Flexible furniture system
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
Blair M. Johnson
Art Unit:
3634 Static Structures, Supports and Furniture
Inventors:
Todd P. MacAllen; Stephanie P. Forsythe
Assignee:
Priority:
03/18/05
Filed:
05/01/07
Granted:
01/11/11
Expiration:
06/18/26
Abstract
An article of flexible furniture having a core formed from a plurality of laminar panels of a flaccid material and each panel having a pair of oppositely directed major faces, adjacent faces of said panels being inter-connected to provide a cellular structure upon movement of abutting faces away firm each other, a pair of supports at opposite ends of said core and connected to respective ones of said faces, said supports being self-supporting to provide rigidity to said core whereby said supports may be moved apart to expand said cellular and extend the length of said partition.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
A47A47C5/005A47CE04B2/7405E04B