Chairs and seats – Bottom – back and leg – Back or back standard integral with leg
Patent
1991-09-24
1994-01-04
Brown, Peter R.
Chairs and seats
Bottom, back and leg
Back or back standard integral with leg
297258, 297232, A47C 500, A47C 3029
Patent
active
052754545
ABSTRACT:
An article of twig furniture, such as a rocker, a loveseat, a chair or a loveseat rocker, is a composite of finished wood and natural wood twigs retaining at least a portion of their natural bark outer layer. A solid seat of finished wood is supported by a pair of twig front legs which extend upwardly to form a pair of arm support columns. A pair of forked twig rear legs extend upwardly from the seat to form a pair of back support columns to which are attached a plurality of finished wood slats. A single forked tree twig forms each rear leg and back support column. The smaller limb or branch of the rear leg fork extends rearwardly of the larger portion of the fork to provide a secure support for the seat.
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"Bent Willow Rocker," Pure and Simple Christmas 1989 Catalog, Nashville, Ark., p. 31, item C.
Appendix A comprises 3 pages illustrating various prior art twig furniture pieces.
Appendix B comprises 2 pages of a prior art article "As the Twig is Bent," pp. 59 and 60.
Brown Peter R.
Out of the Woods Furniture Co.
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