Furniture Assembly System

Abstract

A modular furniture system operable in combination with a wall that has (a) an upper set of laterally extending slots and (b) a lower set of laterally extending slots. The system has a first rail that can be anchored to the wall, and having a first connector that engages at least one of the slots in a manner that assists in supporting a weight of the furniture.

1 . A piece of furniture, comprising:
 a back portion having (a) an upper set of laterally extending slots and (b) a lower set of laterally extending slots.   
   
   
       2 . The furniture of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the sets of slots numbers at least four slots. 
   
   
       3 . The furniture of  claim 2 , wherein the at least four slots are aligned in a row. 
   
   
       4 . The furniture of  claim 2 , wherein the at least four slots are distanced from one another by at least 2 cm. 
   
   
       5 . The furniture of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the sets of slots numbers at least eight slots. 
   
   
       6 . The furniture of  claim 1 , further comprising a top having a work surface of at least 0.5 square meters. 
   
   
       7 . The furniture of  claim 7 , wherein the work surface comprises wood. 
   
   
       8 . The furniture of  claim 7 , wherein the work surface comprises a composite wood product. 
   
   
       9 . The furniture of  claim 1 , further defining a closable storage volume of at least 0.05 cubic meters. 
   
   
       10 . The furniture of  claim 1 , further comprising at least two doors that laterally open to the storage volume. 
   
   
       11 . The furniture of  claim 1 , further comprising an intermediate form have a frame and no doors. 
   
   
       12 . The furniture of  claim 1 , further comprising at least four weight supporting wheels. 
   
   
       13 . A modular furniture system operable in combination with a wall, comprising:
 the furniture according to  claim 1 ; and   a first rail that can be anchored to the wall, and having a first connector that engages at least one of the slots in a manner that assists in supporting a weight of the furniture.   
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the connector comprises a hook. 
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the first rail has a second connector vertically distanced from the first connector such that the first connector can engage one of the upper slots while the second connector engages one of the lower slots, each in a manner that assists in supporting the weight of the furniture. 
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 15 , further comprising a second rail that can be anchored to the wall, and that has first and second connectors that can engage additional ones of the upper and lower slots, respectively. 
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein at least one of the connectors of the second rail is shaped to simultaneously engage one of the slots of the furniture, and a slot of an adjacent piece of furniture also according to  claim 1 . 
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the second rail has a third connector lateral to one of the first and second connectors, the third connector shaped to engage a slot of an adjacent piece of furniture also according to  claim 1 . 
   
   
       19 . A method of installing first and second pieces of the furniture according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 anchoring first and second rails to a wall;   engaging a first set of connectors extending from the first rail with a first set of slots of the first pieces of furniture;   engaging a second set of connectors extending from the second rail with a second set of slots of the second pieces of furniture; and   sliding the first piece of furniture horizontally relative to the second piece of furniture, such that the first set of slots move laterally with respect to the first set of connectors.   
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising adding doors to the first piece of furniture after juxtaposing the first and second pieces of furniture.