Modular furniture system

Abstract

A modular furniture system includes a base module having a cross-section of a preselected geometrical shape, a top module having a cross-section which is substantially identical to the cross-section of said preselected geometrical shape, and means for coupling said top module to said base module. Additionally, the modular furniture system may comprise an intermediate module coupled between the base module and the top module.

What I claim as my invention is:  
     
         1 . A modular furniture system, comprising: 
 a base module having a cross-section of a preselected geometrical shape;    a top module having a cross-section which is substantially identical to the cross-section of said preselected geometrical shape; and    means for coupling said top module to said base module.    
     
     
         2 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 1 , further comprising an intermediate module coupled between said base module and said top module.  
     
     
         3 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a tabular module supported by said top module.  
     
     
         4 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 3 , wherein said tabular module comprises a transparent material.  
     
     
         5 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 4 , wherein said transparent material comprises an acrylic.  
     
     
         6 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 5 , wherein said acrylic comprises a substantially clear acrylic.  
     
     
         7 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 5 , wherein said acrylic comprises a colored acrylic.  
     
     
         8 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 4 , wherein said transparent material comprises a glass.  
     
     
         9 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 1 , wherein said coupling means comprises a joint.  
     
     
         10 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 9 , wherein said joint comprises a blind joint.  
     
     
         11 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 9 , wherein said joint comprises a joint selected from the group consisting of a butt joint, a dado joint, a blind dado joint, a stopped joint, a dovetail joint, a blind joint, a finger joint, a half lap joint, a lock miter joint, a lock shoulder joint, a slotted mortise and tenon joint, a stub mortise and tenon joint, a through mortise and tenon joint, a rabbet joint. a scarfjoint, a spline joint, and a tongue and groove joint.  
     
     
         12 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 9 , wherein said joint comprises a cylindrical fit joint.  
     
     
         13 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 12 , wherein said cylindrical fit joint comprises a clearance fit.  
     
     
         14 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 12 , wherein said cylindrical fit joint comprises an interference fit.  
     
     
         15 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 12 , wherein said cylindrical fit joint comprises a transition fit.  
     
     
         16 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 9 , wherein said joint comprises a location fit joint.  
     
     
         17 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 16 , wherein said location fit joint comprises a clearance fit.  
     
     
         18 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 16 , wherein said location fit joint comprises an interference fit.  
     
     
         19 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 16 , wherein said location fit joint comprises a transition fit.  
     
     
         20 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 9 , wherein said joint comprises a shrink fit.  
     
     
         21 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 1 , wherein said preselected geometrical shape is selected from the group consisting of a circle, an ellipse, an oval, a square, a rectangle, a pentagon, a hexagon, an octagon, and a polygon.  
     
     
         22 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 1 , wherein said base module comprises a material selected from the group consisting of glass, metal, and plastic.  
     
     
         23 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 1 , wherein said top module comprises a material selected from the group consisting of glass, metal, and plastic.  
     
     
         24 . The modular furniture system according to  claim 2 , wherein said intermediate module comprises a material selected from the group consisting of glass, metal, and plastic.