US 11,744,367 B2
Bracket apparatus for tool-less assembly of furniture
Matthew Sansoe, Concord, CA (US)
Assigned to HILLSDALE FURNITURE LLC, Louisville, KY (US)
Filed by Hillsdale Furniture LLC, Louisville, KY (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/468,282.
Prior Publication US 2023/0071622 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A47B 96/00 (2006.01); A47B 96/06 (2006.01); A47B 96/14 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 96/06 (2013.01) [A47B 96/145 (2013.01); A47B 2220/0036 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bracket apparatus comprising:
a female plate including a mounting portion and a coupling portion, the coupling portion including a first slot, a second slot, and a hole formed in a surface of the coupling portion; and
a male plate including a first protrusion, a second protrusion, and a biasing element reservoir, the first protrusion and the second protrusion extend outward from a front surface of the male plate, the biasing element reservoir to extend from the front surface to a rear surface of the male plate, the biasing element reservoir to retain a biasing element, the male plate includes a first opening and a second opening, the first opening having a first diameter adjacent the front surface and a second diameter adjacent the rear surface, the first diameter different than the second diameter, the second opening having a third diameter, the third diameter different than the first diameter and the second diameter.