US 9,394,686 B2
FLEXIBLE FURNITURE SYSTEMGeneral
US 9,394,686 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 J. Forsythe
Assignee:
Priority:
11/28/05
Filed:
12/23/08
Granted:
07/19/16
Expiration:
05/18/25
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 from 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)
A47A47C5/005A47G5/00A47CE04B2/7433E04BE06B9/262E06B