EP0073640B1 - Meuble démontable - Google Patents

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EP0073640B1
EP0073640B1 EP82304468A EP82304468A EP0073640B1 EP 0073640 B1 EP0073640 B1 EP 0073640B1 EP 82304468 A EP82304468 A EP 82304468A EP 82304468 A EP82304468 A EP 82304468A EP 0073640 B1 EP0073640 B1 EP 0073640B1
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Barry Norman Fray
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Cessione fray Design Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
    • A47B3/002—Folding or stowable tables with foldable underframe

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  • the present invention relates to collapsible table systems which incorporate collapsible tabling.
  • U.S. Patent Specification No. 4,112,855 describes a collapsible table with four pairs of iegs, the legs of each pair being joined together by a connector to form a rigid side and the four sides being hinged together to form a collapsible parallelogram.
  • a single piece of tubing is used to form one side (two legs and a connector) which means that there is a curved portion at the corners. This firstly does not support the table top throughout the length of the frame leading to a weakness in rigidity of the table so that the design is not suitable for longer tables or workbenches.
  • the design is not adaptable to a system of interconnected tables.
  • Collapsible tabling has been used to construct adjustable format table systems but these usually involve peripheral equipment, such as a spanner, as in French Patent Specification No. 2,238,451.
  • a table system comprising two collapsible base frames and one or more table tops, the or each table top including means for engaging the respective frame on which it is supported to hold the top in place, and each base frame comprising four pairs of legs, the legs of each pair being joined together by a respective connector to form a rigid side and the four sides being hinged together to form a collapsible parallelogram characterised in that the legs and the connectors are of rectangular cross-section and wherein the table system comprises a linking frame having no legs and rectangular section sides, two sides each comprising two link members which are adapted to form a mating engagement with the legs of one side of a respective base frame, whereby the linking frame is carried, in use, by the two base frames and the means whereby the or each table top engages a respective base frame includes battens adapted to contact the inside wall of the connectors on the base frame.
  • the linking frame can be connected to any side of the base frame enabling many different multi-table systems to be envisaged.
  • the present system enables the tops to be fitted so that their ends abut with no gap between sections and with support throughout the length of the table top.
  • the table illustrated in the drawings comprises a flat surface table top 11 and a collapsible base frame 12.
  • the frame 12 is a parallelogram of four sides 13 hinged internally at the corners so that the frame can be folded for storage or transportation, or made rectangular for use.
  • Each side 13 comprises two legs 14 and at least one rigid connector or cross member 15 which can be welded or otherwise joined to the legs 14. Additional legs 14 or cross members like the connector 15 or other strengthening bars can be provided. Means can also be provided for supporting lower shelves.
  • the sides are hinged together by hinges 16, which may be a single piano hinge for each corner, or a pair of separate hinges at each corner.
  • the table top 11 has at least one batten 17 on each side, positioned so as to contact the connector 15 from the inside to hold the frame 12 square with respect to the table top.
  • Other contacting means could be used, such as a continuous lip on each side.
  • the table frame is held square by lugs at the corners which engage inside the frame. Once the table top has been located in position it may be held there, for example by pivot clips 18 which lie along the batten or lip 17 when the top 11 is being fitted and pivot to clip under the connector 15 for securing the top 11.
  • the table top can be made out of wood, plastics material, melamine or glass, and the frame can be metal, wood or plastics material or any combination of these.
  • the top can be any suitable shape.
  • the base frame 12 collapses laterally by moving two sides towards each other, once the top has been removed, as illustrated in Figure 2.
  • the folded frame can be easily stored and transported and involves no wasted space.
  • the frame is first made rectangular and the top is then dropped into the frame from above and the battens 17 engage inside the connector 15.
  • the frame 20 comprises rectangular section sides 21, two of which carry link members in the form of lugs 19.
  • the lugs 19 of each side of the frame 20 engage in seatings 22 at the top of the legs 14 of one side of a respective base frame 12.
  • the side of the frame 20 abuts the legs 14 of the base frame 12.
  • Each linking frame 20 will connect one side of one base frame 12 to one side of an adjacent base frame.
  • the shape of the base frame is not material, small square base frames are most practical.
  • a number of frames can be used with linking frames 20 to provide tables of different shapes and sizes.
  • the table top for the construction can either be in a single piece or in two or more pieces. In either case means must be provided for holding the base frames 12 square.
  • the table top or tops extend across the frames 12 and the linking frame or frames 20 with no gap between tops. It will be appreciated that with enough frames and linking pieces different format table systems can be built from the same equipment, thus providing a versatility not previously available.

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1. Système de table comprenant deux châssis de base pliants (12) et un ou plusieurs plateaux de table (11), le ou chaque plateau comportant des moyens pour engager le châssis respectif (12) sur lequel il est supporté pour maintenir le plateau en place, et chaque châssis de base (12) comprenant quatre paires de pieds (14), les pieds de chaque paire étant reliés ensemble par un raccordement respectif (15) pour former un côté rigide et les quatre côtés étant articulés ensemble pour former un parallèlogramme pliant, caractérisé en ce que les pieds (14) et les raccordements (15) ont une section transversale rectangulaire, et en ce que le système de table comprend un châssis de liaison (20) n'ayant pas de pieds et ayant des côtés de section rectangulaire, deux côtés comprenant chacun deux organes de liaison (19) qui sont adaptés pour former un engagement d'emboîtement avec les pieds (14) d'un côté d'un châssis de base respectif (12), par quoi le châssis de liaison (20) est porté, en service, par les deux châssis de base (12), et en ce que les moyens grâce auxquels le ou chaque plateau de table engage un châssis de base respectif (12) comportent des baguettes (17) adaptées pour venir en contact avec la paroi intérieure des raccordements (15) sur le châssis de base (12).
2. Système de table selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les organes de liaison (19) sont réalisés sous forme de pattes et en ce que les pieds comportent chacun un siège à leur extrémité supérieure pour recevoir une desdites pattes.
3. Système de table selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les baguettes viennent en contact des raccordements sur sensiblement toute la longueur de chaque raccordement.
EP82304468A 1981-08-28 1982-08-25 Meuble démontable Expired EP0073640B1 (fr)

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CN103120499A (zh) * 2013-01-29 2013-05-29 黄友宾 一种可折叠存放的家具框架
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