Paper-made composite furniture

Abstract

Paper-made composite furniture comprises at least two connection tubes and at least one spacer that are coupled together. Each connection tube is a hollow tube with an inner side made of stiff paper and an outer side made of smooth paper. The connection tube has at least one latch groove. The spacer is a solid panel made of stiff paper with the outer side coated by smooth paper. The spacer has two sides wedged in the latch grooves of the connection tubes. The stiff paper has characteristics to withstand greater loading and pressure, thus can replace the conventional furniture made of woods, plastics or metal. The invention not only can reduce material, transportation and assembly costs, also can reduce environmental pollution and facilitate carrying and assembly during outing. The smooth paper can be formed with colors, patterns or texts, thus can provide greater visual appeal and ornamental efficacy.

Description

[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part, and claims priority, of from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 817,226 filed on Jun. 17, 2010, entitled “ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHELVING COMBINATION”, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to composite furniture and particularly to assembled furniture made of paper.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]There is a growing awareness of environmental protection in the modern society. In many people's mind the good quality of life is no longer simply pursuing fancy life style or material opulence, but trying to make life more meaningful. Many people nowadays have changed their life style from using expensive goods to those beneficial to the general public, and try to live in a lifestyle that stresses on coexistence between human being and environment.[0004]The conventional furniture, in order to meet consumers' requirements in assembly, disassembly, stor...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a new type of paper furniture that solves the problems of traditional paper furniture in material and technique. This furniture is made of recycled paper and is sturdy, lightweight, and can be easily transported and fabricated to reduce cost. Additionally, the smooth paper used in the invention can be formed with colors, patterns, or text to provide furniture with a variety of styles and improve visual appeal.

Problems solved by technology

However, while wood, metal and plastic materials are sturdy and durable, they cause great harm to environments during production.

Wood is natural material, but its growing speed is slow.

During fabrication of wooden furniture inadvertent impact can easily take place that results in scrapes or damages, and spoils the total appeal.

Moreover, mending the damaged surface of wooden material is difficult, hence it often happens that the entire set of furniture has to be replaced that causes even more waste of the wood.

The steel is heavier in weight and costs more in terms of fabrication, construction and transportation, and also is more difficult to recycle when replacement takes places, hence creates a great impact to the environment.

Plastics are easier to form into desired shapes, but also generate a great deal of pollution during production, and the wastes produced by the plastics are hard to be decomposed, or even create environmental pollution problems such as air or water if they are treated by burning.

But they also have their share of shortcomings, such as deficient in structural strength and easily warp and deform when subject to greater loading.

However, the coupling tubes, panels and connector sets could still be thrown away or burned by users maliciously, which creates environmental pollution and non-decomposition.

Moreover, to make the fiber boards moisture-resistant is expensive.

All these create a great burden to consumers in terms of transportation and cost.

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