1. A furniture system comprising:
a top plate having two lower mortises;
a left side having a left upper tenon that is slidably engageable with one of said two upper mortises, a left cutout, a left ledge and a left side radial slot;
a right side having a right upper tenon that is slidably engageable with the other of said two upper mortises, a right cutout, a right ledge and a right side radial slot;
a bottom plate having a left slot that is slideably engageable with said left cutout and a right slot that is slidably engageable with said right cutout;
a backing piece that is adapted to be rested on said left ledge and on said right ledge; and
a rotational diamond component that comprises tips that are rotatably engageable with said left side radial slot and with said right side radial slot.
2. The furniture system of claim 1 wherein:
said left side has a left side first shelf mounting groove that is L-shaped in cross section and said right side has a right side first shelf mounting groove that is L-shaped in cross section; and
said furniture system further comprises:
a first shelve having ends that are slidably engagable with said left side first shelf mounting groove and with said right side first shelf mounting groove.
3. The furniture system of claim 1 wherein:
said left side has a first front vertical groove, a left back vertical groove and a left horizontal groove;
said right side has a second front vertical groove, a right back vertical groove and a right horizontal groove; and
said furniture system further comprises:
a front toe kick that is slidably engageable with said first front vertical groove and with said second front vertical groove, said front toe kick having a third horizontal groove;
a back toe kick that is slidably engageable with said left back vertical groove and with said right back vertical groove, said back toe kick having a horizontal track;
a toe brace front piece that is slidably engageable with said left horizontal groove, with said right horizontal groove and with said third horizontal groove; and
a toe brace back piece that is slidably engageable with said left horizontal groove, with said right horizontal groove and with said horizontal track.
4. The furniture system of claim 1 wherein:
said top plate has a top plate underside radial slot;
said bottom plate has a bottom plate topside radial slot; and
said tips of the rotational diamond component are rotatably engageable with said top plate underside radial slot and with said bottom plate topside radial slot radial slot.
5. A furniture system, said furniture system comprising:
a top plate having a top plate underside radial slot, a top plate ledge and two lower mortises;
a bottom plate having two bottom plate slots that extend part of the way through said bottom plate, a bottom plate topside radial slot and a bottom plate ledge;
a left side having a first front vertical groove, a left plate ledge, a left first shelf mounting groove, a left upper tenon that is slidably mountable in one of said two lower mortises, a first horizontal groove, a left back vertical groove and a left side radial slot;
a right side having a second front vertical groove, a right plate ledge, a right first shelf mounting groove and a right upper tenon that is slidably mountable in the other of said two lower mortises, a second horizontal groove, a right back vertical groove and a right side radial slot;
a front toe kick having a third horizontal groove, said front toe kick being slidably mountable in said first front vertical groove and in said second front vertical groove;
a toe brace front piece that is slidably mountable in said first horizontal groove, in said second horizontal groove and in said third horizontal groove;
a toe brace back piece that is slidably mountable in said first horizontal groove and in said second horizontal groove;
a back toe kick having a horizontal track, said back toe kick being slidably mountable in said left back vertical groove and in said right back vertical groove and being interlockable with said toe brace back piece;
a first shelf that is slidably mountable in said left first shelf mounting groove and in said right first shelf mounting groove;
a backing piece that is mountable on said top plate ledge, on said left plate ledge, on said right plate ledge and on said bottom plate ledge; and
a rotational diamond component that is mountable on said backing piece and that comprises tips that are adapted for rotational engagement with said top plate underside radial slot, said bottom plate topside radial slot, said left side radial slot and said right side radial slot.
6. The furniture system of claim 1 wherein each lower mortise and associated upper tenon comprise an interlocking flange joint system wherein each lower mortise is T-shaped in cross section and each upper tenon is L-shaped in cross section.
7. The furniture system of claim 1 wherein each left first shelf mounting groove is a first asymmetrical shelf mortise, said first asymmetrical shelf mortise being L-shaped in cross section and formed by a left cantilever that is a portion of said left side and each right first shelf mounting groove is a second asymmetrical shelf mortise, said second asymmetrical shelf mortise being L-shaped in cross section and formed by a right cantilever that is a part of said right side; and
wherein each end of said shelf has an asymmetrical tenon, each said asymmetrical tenon being L-shaped in cross section and formed by a shelf cantilever.
8. A method for assembling a structure, said method comprising:
obtaining a kit that includes the components of the structure of claim 1;
sliding said left side upper tenon of said left side into one of said two lower mortises of said top plate and simultaneously sliding said bottom plate into said left side cutout;
sliding said right side upper tenon of said right side into the other of said two lower mortises of said top plate and simultaneously sliding said bottom plate into said right side cutout;
sliding said front toe kick into said first front vertical groove of said left side and into said second front vertical groove of said right side;
sliding said toe brace front piece into said first horizontal groove and into said second horizontal groove until it seats in said third horizontal groove;
sliding said toe brace back piece into said first horizontal groove and said second horizontal groove;
sliding said back toe kick into said first back vertical groove of said left side and into said second back vertical groove of said right side;
sliding said toe brace back piece back until it locks into said back toe kick;
sliding said first shelf into said left first shelf mounting groove and into said right first shelf mounting groove;
resting said backing piece on said top plate ledge, on said left side ledge, on said right side ledge, on said first shelf back side and on said bottom plate ledge; and
placing said rotational diamond component on said backing piece and rotating said rotational diamond component about 45 degrees.
9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:
sliding a second shelf into a left second shelf mounting groove and into a right second shelf mounting groove before resting said backing piece on said ledges.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A lithium secondary battery comprising
a positive electrode including a material that is capable of reversible intercalationdeintercalation of lithium ions as a positive active material;
a negative electrode including a material that is capable of reversible intercalationdeintercalation of lithium ions as a negative active material; and an electrolyte including a lithium salt; a solvent consisting essentially of at least one carbonate-based organic solvent and at least one aromatic hydrocarbon solvent; and an isoxazole compound of the following formula (1):
2. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the positive electrode includes a lithiated intercalation compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following formulas (2) to (14):
LixMn1-yMyA2\u2003\u2003(2)
LixMn1-yMyO2-zXz\u2003\u2003(3)
LixMn2O4-zXz\u2003\u2003(4)
LixMn2-yMyA4\u2003\u2003(5)
LixCo1-yMyA2\u2003\u2003(6)
LixCo1-yMyO2-zXz\u2003\u2003(7)
LixNi1-yMyA2\u2003\u2003(8)
LixNi1-yMyO2-zXz\u2003\u2003(9)
LixNi1-yCOyO2-zXz\u2003\u2003(10)
LixNi1-y-zCoyMzA\u03b1\u2003\u2003(11)
LixNi1-y-zCoyMzO2-\u03b1X\u03b1\u2003\u2003(12)
LixNi1-y-zMnyMzA\u03b1\u2003\u2003(13)
LixNi1-y-zMnyMzO2-\u03b1X\u03b1\u2003\u2003(14)
wherein
0.9\u2266x\u22661.1; 0\u2266y\u22660.5; 0\u2266z\u22660.5; 0\u2266\u03b1\u22662;
M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ni, Co, Mn, Cr, Fe, Mg, Sr, V, and rare earth elements;
A is at least one element selected from the group consisting of O, F, S, d P; and
X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of F, S, and P.
3. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein the lithiated intercalation compound has an average particle size of 1 to 50 \u03bcm.
4. The Lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the lithium salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of LiPF6, LiBF4, LiSbF6, LiAsF6, LiClO4, LiCF3SO3, Li(CF3SO2)2N, LiC4F9SO3, LiSbF6, LiAlO4, LiAlCl4, LiN(CxF2x+1SO2)(CyF2y+1SO2), wherein x and y are natural numbers, LiCl, and LiI.
5. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the lithium salt is used in a concentration ranging from 0.6 to 2.0M.
6. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the lithium salt is used in a concentration ranging from 0.7 to 1.6M.
7. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the carbonate-based solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of dimethyl carbonate (DMC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), dipropyl carbonate (DPC), methylpropyl carbonate (MPC), ethylpropyl carbonate (EPC), methylethyl carbonate (MEC), methylisopropyl carbonate, ethylbutyl carbonate, diisopropyl carbonate, dibutyl carbonate, ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), and butylene carbonate (BC).
8. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the carbonate-based solvent comprises a cyclic carbonate and a chain carbonate.
9. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic hydrocarbon solvent is benzene or a compound represented by the following formula (15):
wherein R is a halogen or a C1-10 alkyl and n is an integer ranging from 1 to 5.
10. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 9, wherein n ranges from 1 to 3.
11. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic hydrocarbon solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of benzene, fluorobenzene, toluene, trifluorotoluene, xylene, and mixtures thereof.
12. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the carbonate-based solvent and the aromatic hydrocarbon solvent are mixed in a volume ratio of 1:1 to 30:1.
13. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the battery is a lithium ion secondary battery or a lithium polymer battery.
14. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the isoxazole compound is added in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 10 wt % based on the total weight of the electrolyte.
15. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the isoxazole compound is added in an amount ranging from 0.5 to 2 wt % based on the total weight of the electrolyte.
16. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic hydrocarbon solvent comprises hexafluorobenzene.
17. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 16, wherein the mixed volume ratio of isoxazole: hexafluorobenzene is 10:1 to 1:10.
18. The lithium secondary battery according to claim 16, wherein the mixed volume ratio of isoxazole: hexafluorobenzene is 1:1 to 1:5.