Furniture kit and associated parts

Abstract

In an embodiment, a furniture kit for storage, transport, and/or assembly of components for use in forming a piece of furniture, includes a plurality of legs, connectors, and instructions. The legs may be connectable to a top portion of the piece of furniture such that they support the top portion in an elevated position. The connectors may include connectors for attaching a plurality of upper members together, thereby forming the top portion. Moreover, the connectors may include connectors for attaching the legs to the top portion. The instructions may include a cut sheet for cutting the upper members, instructions for connecting the upper members using the connectors, and/or instructions for connecting the steel legs to the top portion. The kit may include a container that may be used to store and/or transport the instructions, legs, and connectors.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A furniture kit for use in forming a piece of furniture, the furniture kit comprising:
 a plurality of legs connectable to a top portion of the piece of furniture, the legs for providing support to the top portion in an elevated position;   a cut sheet having instructions for cutting furniture material to form a plurality of upper members, the upper members for use in forming the top portion of the piece of furniture,   a plurality of connectors for connecting the plurality of upper members to one another to form the top portion and connect the legs to the top portion; and   instructions for:
 connecting the top members to one another using one or more of the connectors to form the top portion, and 
 connecting the legs to the top portion using one or more of the connectors. 
   
     
     
         2 . The furniture kit of  claim 1 , wherein the legs are steel legs. 
     
     
         3 . The furniture kit of  claim 1 , wherein the furniture material is wood. 
     
     
         4 . The furniture kit of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a container capable of storing the instructions, legs, and connectors as a unit.   
     
     
         5 . The furniture kit of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a container capable of transporting the instructions, legs, and connectors as a unit.   
     
     
         6 . The furniture kit of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of connectors includes a fastener. 
     
     
         7 . The furniture kit of  claim 6 , wherein the fastener includes at least one of a screw and a bolt. 
     
     
         8 . The furniture kit of  claim 1 , wherein at least one connector in the plurality of connectors includes a chamfered corner. 
     
     
         9 . The furniture kit of  claim 8 , wherein the chamfered corner includes:
 a first triangle having a first side running along an x axis and a second side running along a y axis thereby forming a substantially flat surface between the x axis and the y axis;   a second triangle having a first side running along a z axis and a second side running along the x axis, the second side of the second triangle being adjacent to the first side of the first triangle; and   a third triangle having a first side running along the y axis and a second side running along the z axis, the first side of the third triangle being adjacent to the second side of the first triangle and the second side of the third triangle being adjacent to the first side of the second triangle.   
     
     
         10 . The furniture kit of  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the triangles includes an opening for receiving a fastener. 
     
     
         11 . The furniture kit of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of legs includes at least one leg that comprises:
 a bottom portion extending along a longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end;   a first side portion and a second side portion coupled to the first and second ends, respectively, and extending therefrom at an angle of between 75 and 90 degrees such that the side portions move towards each other as they move away from the bottom portion; and   a first top portion and second top portion coupled to the first side portion and the second side portion, respectively, the top portion running towards one another parallel to the longitudinal axis.   
     
     
         12 . The furniture kit of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one leg further comprises:
 at least one opening for receiving least one fastener.