US 12,310,503 B2
Modular sofa construction and methods for assembly
Stephen Kuhl, New York, NY (US); Kabeer Chopra, New York, NY (US); Leah K. S. Amick, Portland, OR (US); Paul Koh, New York, NY (US); and Alex Kubo, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Assigned to Burrow, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed by Burrow, Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/377,409.
Application 18/377,409 is a continuation of application No. 17/494,121, filed on Oct. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,779,123.
Application 17/494,121 is a continuation of application No. 17/355,719, filed on Jun. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,147,385, issued on Oct. 19, 2021.
Application 17/355,719 is a continuation of application No. 16/874,147, filed on May 14, 2020, granted, now 11,076,700, issued on Aug. 3, 2021.
Application 16/874,147 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/595,097, filed on Oct. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,932,580, issued on Mar. 2, 2021.
Application 16/595,097 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/252,376, filed on Jan. 18, 2019, granted, now 10,433,648, issued on Oct. 8, 2019.
Application 16/252,376 is a continuation of application No. 15/419,957, filed on Jan. 30, 2017, granted, now 10,182,659, issued on Jan. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0032699 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. A47C 13/00 (2006.01); A47C 17/04 (2006.01); A47C 17/86 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 13/005 (2013.01) [A47C 17/04 (2013.01); A47C 17/86 (2013.01)] 37 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
manufacturing a kit which can be assembled into a modular sofa, wherein the kit includes a first seating section, a second seating section, a first backrest section, and a second backrest section, wherein the first seating section includes a first side hosting a first connector, wherein the second seating section includes a second side hosting a second connector, wherein the first backrest section includes a third side hosting a third connector, wherein the second backrest section includes a fourth side hosting a fourth connector, wherein the kit is manufactured such that an end user is capable of:
arranging, without use of any tool, the first seating section and the first backrest section such that a first seating module is formed;
arranging, without use of any tool, the second seating section and the second backrest section such that a second seating module is formed; and
connecting, without use of any tool, (a) the first connector to the second connector such that the first seating section is connected to the second seating section and the first side faces the second side and (b) the third connector to the fourth connector such that the first backrest section is connected to the second backrest section and third side faces the fourth side.