US 12,228,154 B1
Reusable planar furniture fastening system
Philip Holsinger, Duluth, MN (US); and Michael J. Grassi, Columbus, OH (US)
Filed by Philip Holsinger, Duluth, MN (US); and Michael J. Grassi, Columbus, OH (US)
Filed on Mar. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/693,344.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/161,474, filed on Mar. 16, 2021.
Int. Cl. F16B 12/14 (2006.01); A47B 96/06 (2006.01); F16B 12/20 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 12/14 (2013.01) [A47B 96/066 (2013.01); F16B 12/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A piece of furniture comprising:
a first joint member formed in a first furniture component, the first joint member comprising a first substantially planar slot formed in a first portion of the first furniture component;
a second joint member formed in a first portion of a second furniture component, the second joint member comprising an opening and comprising a threaded insert fastener disposed within the opening to receive a threaded fastener; and
a first connection member, said first connection member being substantially planar,
wherein the first portion of the first furniture component is disposed adjacent the first portion of the second furniture component to dispose the first substantially planar slot of the first furniture component to face toward the opening in the second joint member, and
wherein the first connection member is attached to the second furniture component via a threaded fastener inserted into the threaded insert fastener of the second joint member and inserted through a proximal end of the first connection member such that a distal end of the first connection member is received within the first substantially planar slot of the first joint member to form a first joint between the first furniture component and the second furniture component.