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Abstract

A furniture piece includes a first panel assembly, a second panel assembly, a third panel assembly, and a connecting assembly. The first and third panel assemblies are arranged opposite to each other, with the second panel assembly positioned therebetween. The first panel assembly includes a first joining surface. The second panel assembly includes a second joining surface and an opposite third joining surface. The third panel assembly includes a fourth joining surface. The first and second joining surfaces are in contact, and the third and fourth joining surfaces are in contact. The connecting assembly includes a connecting rod and a mating member. The connecting rod has a head and an opposite connecting end extending through the fourth, third, and second joining surfaces into the third panel assembly. The mating member is embedded in the first joining surface and engages the connecting end, while the head abuts the third panel assembly.

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What is claimed is:

A furniture piece includes a first panel assembly, a second panel assembly, a third panel assembly, and a connecting assembly. The first and third panel assemblies are arranged opposite to each other, with the second panel assembly positioned therebetween. The first panel assembly includes a first joining surface. The second panel assembly includes a second joining surface and an opposite third joining surface. The third panel assembly includes a fourth joining surface. The first and second joining surfaces are in contact, and the third and fourth joining surfaces are in contact. The connecting assembly includes a connecting rod and a mating member. The connecting rod has a head and an opposite connecting end extending through the fourth, third, and second joining surfaces into the third panel assembly. The mating member is embedded in the first joining surface and engages the connecting end, while the head abuts the third panel assembly.
Timeline
Filed
05/19/2026
Published
09/17/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(3)
A47B 96/20:Furniture panels or like furniture elements
F16B 5/00:Joining sheets or plates to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them (by sticking together F16B 11/00; dowel connections F16B 13/00; pins, including deformable elements F16B 19/00; covering of walls E04F 13/00; fastening signs, plates, panels, or boards to a supporting structure, fastening readily-detachable elements, e.g. letters, to signs, plates, panels, or boards, G09F 7/00)
F16B 12/10:using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like (glued F16B 12/04; fastening means per se F16B 15/00)