EP2014197A2 - Meuble adaptable - Google Patents

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EP2014197A2
EP2014197A2 EP08104392A EP08104392A EP2014197A2 EP 2014197 A2 EP2014197 A2 EP 2014197A2 EP 08104392 A EP08104392 A EP 08104392A EP 08104392 A EP08104392 A EP 08104392A EP 2014197 A2 EP2014197 A2 EP 2014197A2
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Andrea Citton
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C9/00—Stools for specified purposes
    • 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
    • A47B97/00—Furniture or accessories for furniture, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C3/00—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats
    • A47C3/16—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats of legless type, e.g. with seat directly resting on the floor; Hassocks; Pouffes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C31/00—Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
    • A47C31/003—Magnets
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C4/00—Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/02—Dismountable chairs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C4/00—Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/02—Dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/03—Non-upholstered chairs, e.g. metal, plastic or wooden chairs
    • 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
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A47B96/20—Furniture panels or like furniture elements

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  • the present invention refers to a piece of furniture, such as in particular a pouf comprising decorative elements enabling the same pouf to be personalized according to needs or preferences.
  • Poufs are generally comprised of a main body, which is usually made of a soft material, and an outer covering made of variously processed cloth, leather or imitation leather, as well as other kinds of woven and non-woven fabrics.
  • poufs can also be found on the market, the main body of which is formed of a rigid material, such as wooden or plastic panels, which is then upholstered with a soft cushioning layer that is in turn covered using the above-cited covering materials.
  • Pieces of furniture of the above-noted kind although fully effective in complying with requirements of various kind and nature since a long time now, do anyway allow for just a limited versatility as far as a personalization thereof is concerned, basically due to them lacking any adequate capability of being practically modified in their both functional and aesthetical design in order to meet particular requirements or preferences.
  • a pouf covered with a covering of such a delicate material as leather will only be able to be modified into a pouf covered with a covering of a either scratch-resistant or stain-resistant material by having the covering fully replaced or, in certain cases, by having the pouf itself replaced in its entirety.
  • the main object of the present invention therefore lies in providing a piece of furniture of the above-cited kind, which is highly versatile, functional, aesthetically personalizable, and dynamic in its specific utilization scope.
  • the basic idea, which the present invention is founded on, lies in devising a piece of furniture provided with modular and easily interchangeable elements to modify the surface structure in a quick and simple manner in accordance with particular requirements or preferences.
  • a piece of furniture which comprises a main central body covered with at least one component part that is reversibly applicable to the outer surface of said main body.
  • the main body - as generally indicated at 1 - may be represented by a set of panels 2 that are capable of being reversibly assembled with each other so as to form a single three-dimensional, preferably cube-shaped structure, as this is best illustrated in Figure 2 .
  • the panels 2 may be square-shaped, be provided in the number of six of them, and are joined to each other with the aid of connecting means so as to form a kind of cross. In this manner, they can be easily folded to form the above-noted cube-shaped structure.
  • This joining method used to assemble the panels into a cube is generally termed as "folding" in the technical parlance. This folding process is carried out on specially provided machinery, and is based on cutting the panels by means of blades or tools that may take a variety of inclinations at the points that are then due to be folded (if the final joint is due to form a right angle - as this occurs in the case of the cube being discussed by way of example - such cutting will be performed with a tool oriented at 90°).
  • the starting panel which may be made of a variety of materials, such as for instance medium-density fibreboard (MDF), chipboard, plywood, and the like, must be coated with a film, which may be of a laminate, PVC or other material, which will then perform as the above-mentioned connecting means due to hold the various panels forming as a result of the cutting operation joined to each other, since the tool does not sever such film, actually, but rather carves a slight incision onto it, which will then enable the panels to be folded and joined to each other to form the faces of the cube.
  • the folded panels are joined to each other through the application, in the cuts made for folding, of proper glues or adhesives adapted to withstand the rather severe mechanical forces and stresses that may be applied onto the finished products, thereby preventing the cube from opening apart accidentally.
  • hinges of a conventional kind such as hinges of the kind formed of two plate-shaped wings to be attached to the mutually opposing sides of two adjacent panels and capable of rotating relative to each other about a common hinge pin.
  • each free side of the panels may be provided with further possibly reversible connection means (not shown) that are adapted to mutually engage when the panels 2 are folded onto each other, so as to keep them firmly joined in contact with each other, thereby preventing the cube from opening apart accidentally.
  • the connection means may be simply represented by glues, as possibly assisted by screws, or linking systems of a conventional kind based on a slot-and-hook coupling, elements based on the coupling of shapes, such as snap-fitting or quick-release fasteners, Velcro-type fastening means, automatic snap-on buttons.
  • the main body 1 may be in a rectangular shape, a frustoconical or frustopyramidal shape, a rounded shape, or any other shape as desired.
  • the panels 2 will be adapted to form the desired shape and, especially in the case of particular shapes, the panels may be single and reproduce the entire shape of the main body.
  • the panels 2 themselves may be produced starting from traditional wooden materials, such as MDF, chipboard, plywood, in a laminate form or lacquered. Alternatively, especially if the related component part is to be desirably lightened, they may be made of plastics in the form of individual separate pieces to be connected with each other in any of a variety of manners largely known as such to those skilled in the art, such as for instance with the use of the afore-cited connecting means.
  • the panels 2 are provided with first engagement means 4 adapted to cooperate with second engagement means positioned on the component parts of the inventive piece of furniture, as this shall be described in greater detail further on.
  • said first engagement means 4 ( Figures 1 and 2 ) comprise bores 5 provided in the face O of the panels 2 , which is oriented to face outwards when the piece of furniture is in the assembled state thereof.
  • these bores 5 can preferably accommodate a magnetic element 7 that is so made as to be able to fit with such bottom in a matching manner ( Figure 2 ).
  • the bores 5 can be engaged by a seat 6, which is on the one side adapted to keep said magnetic element 7 firmly in position and, on the other side, is adapted to receive said second engagement means provided on the component parts of the inventive piece of furniture, wherein said second engagement means are in turn provided with a further magnetic element cooperating with the afore-cited magnetic element to keep the component parts firmly adhering against the panels, as this shall be described in greater detail further on.
  • the above-mentioned seat 6 is preferably represented by a hollow cylinder in the form of a cap, featuring a flared free rim 61 and an outer side wall 62 provided with ribs 63 acting as anchoring means against the side walls of the bores 5 as they interfere therewith.
  • This seat 6 also performs so as to both protect and aesthetically complete, i.e. beautify the bores 5 themselves.
  • the inventive piece of furniture comprises at least one component part 8 ( Figures 7A and 7B ) that is reversibly applicable on to the outer surface O of said main body 1.
  • Such component part 8 comprises second engagement means 9 that are adapted to cooperate with the afore-mentioned first engagement means 4 to retain said component part against the surface O of the panels 2 of the main body 1 in a reversible manner.
  • said second engagement means 9 comprise a seat 10 adapted to accommodate a magnetic element 11 and retain it thereinside, e.g. by gluing, interference fit.
  • this magnetic element 11 enables the component part 8 to be attached to and adhere against the surface O of a panel 2 by interacting with the magnetic element 7 accommodated in the bore 4 of said panels.
  • the seat 10 is such as to protrude from a first face 12 of said component part 8 to be able to engage the corresponding seat 6 in the bore 5 of the panels 2.
  • the seats 10 and 6 advantageously perform to both act as locator or centering means for the exact application of the component parts 8 on to the panels 2, and as fastening means for attaching said component parts to the panels through the reversible interaction of said magnetic elements 7 and 11.
  • the component part 8 comprises a first element 13, a second element 14, a third element 15, and a covering 16.
  • the first element 13 is represented by a board having preferably a generally square shape and provided with a first face 12, from which there protrude the seats 10, and a second face 17, from which there on the contrary protrude anchoring means 18, such as for instance snap-fitting elastic elements or the like, for attachment to said second element 14.
  • These elastic means may be represented by tab-like protuberances having a flexible stem and a head provided with a ramp-shaped undercut tooth, as this is best illustrated in Figure 4C .
  • the peripheral outer edge 19 is so shaped as to be slightly sloping towards said second face 17.
  • the second element 14 is in turn represented by a board having a generally square shape and is substantially complementary to the above-described first element 13. Accordingly, this second element 14 has a first face 20, on which there are provided anchoring means 21 adapted to receive the anchoring means 18 of the first element 13. In particular, these anchoring means are represented by bores that are adapted to be engaged by the above-described elastic elements snap-fitting thereinto. A second face 22 of such second element is substantially smooth and such as to be able to receive the cushioning layer 15 thereonto. Finally, a peripheral edge 23 is provided to protrude from the first face 20 so as to be able to mate with the peripheral edge 19 of the first element 13.
  • first element 13 and the second element 14 may be made of plastics, wood or metal, so as to best comply with particular needs or preferences.
  • the third element 15 ( Figures 6A and 6B ) consists of a conventional padding of the kind that is usually employed to upholster furniture pieces such as poufs, armchairs, sofas.
  • this padding or upholstering material is selected from the group including foamed polyurethane or cellular polyurethane foam, cotton, wool, non-woven fabric fibres.
  • such padding may be selected in any suitable shape and thickness, such as in the shape of a frustum of a pyramid with a square base ( Figures 6A and 6B ), and may be applied onto the second face 22 of the second element 14 by means of glues, Velcro-type or other attachment system enabling it to be either permanently or removably fixed thereto.
  • a through-bore 24 enabling air to be vented whenever a pressure is exerted onto the padded piece of furniture.
  • the covering 16 may be a cloth of any either woven or non-woven fabrics, leather, imitation leather, or the like, in any of a variety of colours, designs and decoration patterns.
  • the covering is put on the padding so as to protrude and close also over the peripheral edge 23 of the second element 14, thereby forming a single piece to be applied on to the first element 13.
  • the covering may be eliminated in the case that a padding is selected, which is itself directly decorated with appropriate colours and/or designs and/or inscriptions.
  • the materials used to make the various component parts enable the actual function of the piece of furniture to be selected as desired.
  • a component part i.e. a covering and a padding, which is appropriately soft and comfortable.
  • the piece of furniture has to be placed and used outdoors use will on the contrary be made of a more rigid, impermeable covering. Should the piece of furniture be then required to perform as a table, this can be obtained by replacing the various removable component parts used on or forming the surface to be converted with an plate of glass, wood or other material.
  • the main body may be used as a container, e.g. by having a panel connected to the body so as to be able to be closed and opened in the way of a conventional door.
  • the main body 1 when associated to other bodies of a similar kind, the main body 1 enables seats or other pieces of furniture of a modular design to be formed, thereby conferring modularity and versatility properties to the final product.
  • One of the afore-mentioned panels 2 may also be provided with feet 3 for it to rest on the floor or, alternatively, it can be provided with castors to enable the associated piece of furniture to be conveniently moved about.
  • the component parts 8 may be applied and attached to the main body using attachment means differing from the ones that have been described afore, such as for instance Velcro, automatic snap buttons, snap-fit elements. These same means may be provided for coupling the first element 13 and the second element 14 of the same component parts, and they can be variously used even in combination with the afore-cited magnetic elements.
  • the inventive piece of furniture can be defined as "seat of the thousand-and-one shapes" thanks to the multiplicity of forms, shapes, decoration and colour patterns that it can take, actually.
  • the seat is in the shape of a cube and its structure is made of wood.
  • any other construction material can be used, as long as it proves suitable in view of the final use or application of the piece of furniture.
  • the padding used to cushion the structure is of non-deformable polyurethane foam, wherein even softer materials can anyway be used to such purpose whenever this is considered appropriate.
  • the covering of the seat consists of a cover that may be of any of a number of different fabrics, covered by squares that may be of the same or a different material and attachable thereto by means of Velcro fastening arrangements provided on both covering elements.
  • the squares themselves can be variously sized and either one, four, nine or sixteen of them may be required to cover a single face of the cube; further to being made of any of a variety of fabrics, such squares may be provided in a variety of different colours, patterns and designs.
  • Velcro-type attachment means characterizes the seat, actually, since the squares can be detached, be changed in position and re-arranged into a number of different patterns, or be replaced with other squares to one's own liking, thereby creating original and personalized elements.
  • the Velcro-type attachment means provided on the outer covering enable several cubes to be variously assembled with each other, thereby obtaining a variety of seat combinations.
  • the piece of furniture of the present invention may for example be a pouf, a nightstand, a sofa, a bookcase, a dresser, a table, a wall-mount cabinet.
  • the piece of furniture 101 is a pouf made up by several individual pieces 100 of the afore-described kind.
  • the forms and shapes shown in the Figures are illustrated to just represent exemplary embodiments that may be modified into a number of different arrangements and patterns according to personal preferences or particular requirements.
  • the piece of furniture according to the present invention is fully effective in solving and doing away with all afore-noted drawbacks and problems associated with the prior art, while adding a number of major advantages.
  • the inventive piece of furniture shall obviously not be understood as being limited to the above-described embodiments, since it is fully apparent to those skilled in the art that various improvements and modifications may be introduced or added without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.

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IT201800007464A1 (it) * 2018-07-24 2020-01-24 Struttura per complemento d’arredo
RU238074U1 (ru) * 2025-05-25 2025-10-17 Общество с ограниченной ответственностью "СНАГ САПЛАЙ" Многофункциональная тумба

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WO2011117645A1 (fr) * 2010-03-24 2011-09-29 Bollards International Limited Améliorations apportées à du mobilier
IT201800007464A1 (it) * 2018-07-24 2020-01-24 Struttura per complemento d’arredo
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