WO2007145882A2 - Meuble modulaire, composants pour celui-ci, kit et procédé - Google Patents

Meuble modulaire, composants pour celui-ci, kit et procédé Download PDF

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WO2007145882A2
WO2007145882A2 PCT/US2007/013116 US2007013116W WO2007145882A2 WO 2007145882 A2 WO2007145882 A2 WO 2007145882A2 US 2007013116 W US2007013116 W US 2007013116W WO 2007145882 A2 WO2007145882 A2 WO 2007145882A2
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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
    • A47B95/00—Fittings for furniture
    • A47B95/008—Suspension fittings for cabinets to be hung on walls
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B12/00—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior
    • F16B12/44—Leg joints; Corner joints
    • F16B12/46—Non-metal corner connections
    • 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
    • A47B2230/00—Furniture jointing; Furniture with such jointing
    • A47B2230/0055—Biscuits including formed staples or the like
    • A47B2230/0062—Connectors for adjacent furniture parts, the mouths of the grooves for said connectors being on the join lines of said furniture parts

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  • My system as used in the specification, unless otherwise indicated, includes the components for my system, the kit for my system and my method.
  • Cabinets are typically constructed at a location remote from the site where they are installed. Such cabinets are usually attached to a vertical wall by conventional fasteners such as, for example, French cleats, screws, finger rail systems, etc. In some situations, cabinet components are shipped to the place of installation and assembled thereat and the on-site assembled cabinet is then mounted to the vertical wall. There are several problems with this manner of construction and installation, including for example:
  • Prefabricated cabinets, or cabinets assembled on-site sometimes do not have the correct dimensional relationships and do not fit in the space where they are to be installed, for example, the cabinet width may be greater than the width dimension of the space where it is to be installed.
  • a conventional cabinet has a top panel, a bottom panel, a pair of side panels having their respective top and bottom edges fastened to the top and bottom panels, and a fifth component such a back panel or diagonal back brace.
  • the fifth component prevents racking.
  • This problem of racking is discussed in international patent application PCT/US2005/006648, entitled “MODULAR STORAGE SYSTEM, COMPONENTS THEREFOR, STORAGE METHOD & KIT,” filed March 2, 2005, which claims the benefit under 35 USC 119(e) of U. S. provisional patent application Serial No. 60/550,252, entitled “MODULAR STORAGE SYSTEM, COMPONENTS THEREFOR, STORAGE METHOD & KIT,” filed March 3, 2004.
  • My system has one or more of the features depicted in the embodiments discussed in the section entitled "DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SOME ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS.”
  • the claims that follow define my system in terms that distinguish it from the prior art and point out its non-obviousness characteristics; however, without limiting the scope of my invention as expressed by these claims, in general terms, some, but not necessarily all, of the features of my system are:
  • the corner connector attaches the pair of panels together substantially at a right angle to form a corner with one panel oriented substantially horizontally and the other panel oriented substantially vertically.
  • Each panel may have substantially the same predetermined width and may be positioned to be connected so that outer longitudinal edges thereof are aligned with each other.
  • the corner connector is at a right angle junction where the panels meet. It includes a portion that projects outwardly away from the junction including a pair of substantially planar, rigid, elongated support members, one of which terminates in a finger element, and a connector member at a point of connection between the support members.
  • Each support member may have an inner end and an outer end, with the inner ends being connected lengthwise to form a substantially right angle junction.
  • the finger element may be substantially planar, rigid, and elongated and may extend lengthwise along an outer end of one of the support members. This finger element may form an acute angle with respect to this one support member and may project outwardly from an outer side of the one support member that is opposite the right angle junction.
  • the support members and the finger element each may have substantially flat opposed surfaces.
  • the finger element has a predetermined shape adapted to fit within an elongated slot in one panel.
  • the connector member may include a gripping structure adapted to fit within and grip an elongated slot in one of the panels.
  • the gripping structure may include an enlarged interior portion comprising a plurality of teeth, and it may be integral with the other portions of the connector member and formed concurrently by extrusion.
  • the support members, finger element, and the connector member are substantially equal in length and connector member is elongated, rigid, and extends lengthwise along the junction.
  • the horizontally oriented panel may have a pair of slots therein in an underside of the horizontally oriented panel.
  • One slot may be near one opposed end of the horizontally oriented panel and may point towards the one opposed end and the other slot may be near the other opposed end of the horizontally oriented panel and may point towards the other opposed end.
  • Each slot may have a terminal open end at a longitudinal edge of the horizontally oriented panel.
  • each slot may be (a) substantially at a right angle with respect to a longitudinal centerline of the horizontally oriented panel, (b) extending substantially across the entire width of the horizontally oriented panel and (c) at the same acute angle with respect to the underside.
  • the substantially vertically oriented panel may have a slot in an inner side that is substantially at a right angle with respect to a longitudinal centerline of the vertically oriented panel and may be at a predetermined angle with respect to the inner side.
  • My system includes a modular cabinet mounted onto a wall.
  • a wall hanger is attached to the wall in a horizontal orientation.
  • the wall hanger has a predetermined, substantially uniform cross-sectional configuration along a predetermined length of the wall hanger.
  • a pair of side panels are used, and each panel has a longitudinal centerline, a predetermined width, a rear edge portion having therein a cut-a-way section with a configuration substantially identical to the cross- sectional configuration of the wall hanger, an inner side, and an angular slot in the inner side of the panel that extends along at least a portion of the width of the side panel at substantially a right angle to the side panel's longitudinal centerline.
  • the side panels are mounted to the wall hanger in a spaced apart substantially vertical orientation with the wall hanger received in the cut-a-way sections of the side panels.
  • a horizontally oriented panel may be positioned between the side panels.
  • the horizontally oriented panel may have opposed ends, an edge, a longitudinal centerline, a predetermined width, an underside with a pair of angular slots, each slot being near one of the ends of the horizontally oriented panel and being spaced the same predetermined distance from the ends.
  • Each slot may be substantially a right angle to the longitudinal centerline of the third panel.
  • the angular slots may be at an acute angle with respect to the underside and point away from each other.
  • a pair of corner connectors as discussed above attach the panels together.
  • One embodiment of my method includes constructing a cabinet structure directly onto a wall. This method comprising the steps of
  • each side panel having an inner side including a slot extending along at least a portion of the inner side
  • each corner connector including portions that are received in the slots in the adjacent panels.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of my modular cabinet having its prefabricated components assembled directly onto and attached to a vertical wall.
  • Fig. IA is a perspective view of one embodiment of my kit.
  • Fig. IB is an enlarged front view, with sections broken away, of my modular cabinet shown in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 1C is a perspective view of one of the cabinet horizontal panels showing its underside.
  • Fig. ID is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the cabinet horizontal panels showing its slots partially extending across its width.
  • Fig. IE is a perspective view of one of the cabinet vertical panels showing its inside surface.
  • Fig. IF is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the cabinet vertical panels showing its slots partially extending across its width starting at one edge and terminating within the body of the panel.
  • Fig. IG is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the cabinet vertical panels showing its slots having opposed ends each terminating within the body of the panel.
  • Fig. IH is a cross-sectional view taken along line 1H-1H of Fig. IG, showing connectors mounting the horizontal panels to the vertical panel shown in Fig. IG.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of my corner connector.
  • Fig. 2 A is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2A-2A of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 2B is a cross-sectional view showing a horizontally oriented panel connected to a vertically oriented panel using of an alternate embodiment of my corner connector.
  • Fig. 2C is a corner cross-sectional view of a modular cabinet using still another alternate embodiment of my corner connector to attach a horizontally oriented panel to a vertically oriented panel.
  • Fig. 2D is a cross-sectional view of a corner of a modular cabinet using yet another alternate embodiment of my corner connector to attach a horizontally oriented panel to a vertically oriented panel.
  • Fig. 2E is a cross-sectional view of a corner of a modular cabinet using still another alternate embodiment of my corner connector to attach a horizontally oriented panel to a vertically oriented panel.
  • Fig. 2F is a cross-sectional view of a corner of my modular cabinet using still another alternate embodiment of my corner connector to attach a horizontally oriented panel to a vertically oriented panel.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the wall hanger component used to mount onto a vertical wall the modular cabinet.
  • Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Fig. 1.
  • one embodiment of my cabinet comprises prefabricated components that are mounted directly to a vertical wall 12 at an installation site, forming the cabinet directly on the wall as the components are connected together. Because the cabinet is constructed as its components are attached to the wall 12, or to each other, or both, a single person can assemble the cabinet in place directly onto the wall without the assistance of anyone else or props. The installer may do this without the use of a tool or tools, although the installer may use a screwdriver if desired in some instances to attach some of the prefabricated components together. As discussed subsequently in greater detail, from time to time it may also be necessary to adjust the width dimension of the cabinet if the cabinet's predetermined width dimension is too wide to fit in the limited space where the cabinet is to be installed.
  • kits 14 (Fig. IA) that is delivered to the installation site of the cabinet 10.
  • the kit 14 may comprise a box-type package P containing four panels 16a-16d, four corner connectors 18, and a wall hanger 20 (Fig. 3).
  • the panels 16a-16d may be rectangular and of identical or different dimensions and made from wood, plastic, particleboard, or other suitable materials.
  • the corner connectors 18 are typically identical in cross- sectional configuration and may all be of substantially the same length, typically, substantially from 6 to 36 inches.
  • the corner connectors 18 may all have the same length, which may be substantially equal to the width dimension w of the panels or their length may be less than this width dimension w.
  • a pair of panels forms each corner A through D of the cabinet 10.
  • one panel of the pair is substantially horizontally oriented and the other panel of the pair is substantially vertically oriented.
  • the side panels 16b and 16d are substantially vertically oriented and the top panel 16a and bottom panel 16c are substantially horizontally oriented.
  • the top panel 16a and bottom panel 16c each include a pair of angular slots Sl near each opposed end E4 of these panels. As best shown in Figs.
  • each slot Sl is spaced the same distance d x from these ends E4, and each slot is at a substantially right angle to a longitudinal centerline Cl of these panels.
  • Each angular slot Sl is at an acute angle A (Fig. 2A) with respect to each panel's underside 13.
  • the pair of slots Sl in each horizontal panel 16a and 16c point away from each other as best illustrated in Fig. IB.
  • each slot Sl extends across the entire width w of the panels 16a and 16c to terminate in an opening 11a (Fig. 1C) in an outer edge ED2 (Fig. IB) and an opening l ib (Fig. 1C) in an inner edge ED3.
  • each side panel 16b and 16d has a rear edge portion EDl having therein a cut-a-way section 30 with a configuration substantially identical, at least in outline, to the cross- sectional configuration of the wall hanger 20.
  • Each cut-a-way section 30 in each side panel 16b and 16d is of the same shape and individual cut-a-way sections 30 are in registration when these side panels are hung on the wall hanger 20 mounted on the wall 12.
  • a pair of angular, elongated slots S3 in an inner side S4 of the side panel 16b, each near one opposed edge ED5 extends at a substantially right angle to this side panel's longitudinal centerline Cl.
  • each of these slots S3 is displaced inward from its adjacent top edge at a distance d 2 that is substantially equal to the thickness of the horizontal panel 16a that abuts its adjoining vertical panel.
  • Each of these slots S3 in the vertically oriented panels 16b and 16d may extend along only a portion of the width w of this panel as depicted in Fig. IF or across substantially the entire, panel's width as depicted in Fig. IE.
  • each of these slots S3 in the vertically oriented panels 16b and 16d terminates in an opening 15 in the rear edge ED3 of these panels.
  • each corner connector 18 includes a pair of substantially planar, rigid, elongated support members 22 and 24.
  • Each support member 22 and 24 has an inner end El and an outer end E2.
  • the inner ends El and El respectively of the support members 22 and 24 are integral and connected lengthwise to form a substantially right angle junction J.
  • a substantially planar, rigid, elongated finger element 26 extends lengthwise along the outer end E2 of the support member 22.
  • this finger element 26 forms an angle A with respect to the support member 22 and projects outwardly from an outer side S2 of this support member 22 that is opposite the right angle junction J.
  • the finger element 26 forms with respect to the support member 22 an acute angle substantially from 5 to 85 degrees.
  • the finger element 26 is adapted to fit snug within the elongated slot Sl in the underside 13 (Fig. 2A) of the horizontally oriented panel 16a upon assembly of the cabinet 10 onto the wall 12.
  • Each corner connector 18 also includes a connector member 28, which may be elongated and rigid, and which may extend lengthwise along the junction J.
  • the connector member 28 is at the junction J and projects outwardly away from this junction. It may be at an angle substantially from 5 to 175 degrees with respect to the other support member 24.
  • a series of teeth 28a that provide a gripping structure.
  • the series of teeth 28a is adapted to fit snug within and bite into and grip the slot S3 in the vertical panel 16b upon assembly on the wall 12 of the cabinet 10. As illustrated in Figs. IG and IH, this configuration allows the connector member 28 to be snapped, or force fitted, into a slot S12 that does not open at an edge of a vertical panel 16d ⁇
  • Each corner connector 18 may be an integral, unitary structure.
  • the corner connectors 18 are formed by extruding a metal or plastic.
  • an aluminum rod is extruded to form the corner connector 18.
  • the support members 22 and 24, finger element 26, and connector member 28 may be substantially equal in length I x , which may be substantially equal to the width w (Fig. 1 ) of the panels 16a-16d.
  • the support members 22 and 24 and the finger element 26 each may have substantially flat opposed surfaces.
  • the support member 24 may include an elongated groove 24a in its exterior surface that facilitates driving a pointed tip screw through this support member to hold it firmly against an adjacent vertical panel.
  • the wall hanger 20 is an elongated, rigid component having a hook element 20a that extends outwardly from a back plate 20b that is fastened to the vertical wall 12 in a substantially horizontal orientation. It may also be formed by extruding, for example, an aluminum rod. The extruded structure has cavities 20e to reduce the amount of material used. An elongated groove 20c extends lengthwise along the length of the wall hanger 20 to provide a thin wall section 20d forming the bottom of the groove. Consequently, fasteners such as screws 20f easily penetrate the thin wall section 20d to secure the wall hanger 20 to the vertical wall 12.
  • the wall hanger 20 may have a length I 1 substantially equal to the distance d (Figs.
  • the components in the kit 14 are removed from the package P and assembled as follows, not necessarily in the order discussed unless stated expressly otherwise:
  • the wall hanger 20 is attached to the vertical wall 12 in a substantially horizontal orientation.
  • the corner connectors 18 are first attached to the side panels 16b and 16d.
  • the corner connectors' connector members 28 are individually inserted first into the slots S3 near the ends E4 of the side panels 16b and 16d.
  • the connector member 28 is aligned and in registration with the slot S3 and pushed into this slot, forcing the teeth 28a of the connector member 28 into this slot.
  • the teeth 28a resist withdrawing the connector member 28 from the slot S3.
  • the support members 24 of the corner connectors 18 are positioned next to, and press against, an adjacent vertically oriented side panel 16b or 16d, as the case may be.
  • Each support member 24 has an inner side S7 (Fig. IB) that abuts and extends downward along the inside surface S8 (Fig. 1) of an adjacent side panel 16b or 16d, as the case may be.
  • each side panel 16b and 16d with the pair of corner connectors 18 respectively near the top end E6 and bottom end E7 (Fig. IB) of these side panels is mounted to the wall hanger 20.
  • the cut-a-way section 30 of each side panel 16b and 16d is aligned with a free end of the wall hanger 20.
  • Each side panel is hung on the wall hanger 20 with the wall hanger being received in the cut-away sections 30 to support the side panels 16b and 16d so that each panel extends outward from the vertical wall 12 at a right angle and is vertically oriented.
  • the side panels 16b and 16d are located along the wall hanger 20 in a spaced apart relationship at the distance d. Because the side panels 16b and 16d have substantially identical length and width dimensions, they are in registration.
  • the top panel 16a and bottom panel 16c are lastly positioned between the side panels 16b and 16d. This may be achieved prior to mounting the side panels 16b and 16d on the wall hanger 20, although it is a better practice to mount the side panels onto the wall hanger first as discussed above.
  • One panel, for example, the top panel 16a is first attached to the spaced apart side panels 16b and 16d.
  • the finger elements 26 of the corner connectors 18 at the top ends E6 of the side panels 16b and 16d are aligned with the openings l ib of the pair of slots Sl.
  • the top panel 16a is pushed towards the vertical wall 12.
  • each corner connector 18 The finger elements 26 of each corner connector 18 are inserted endwise into the openings l ib and slide along the slots Sl as the top panel 16a is pushed towards the vertical wall 12. In essentially the same manner the bottom panel 16c is attached between the side panels 16a and 16d.
  • the connector member 28 When using the side panels 16d', the connector member 28 is snapped into the slot Sl 2 in this panel, and then this panel is hung on the wall hanger 20.
  • a horizontal panel, for example, the top panel 16a is then connected between vertical panels by aligning the openings l ib of the pair of slots Sl with the finger elements 26 and sliding in this top panel towards the wall 12.
  • each panel 16a- 16b has substantially the same width w and upon assembly their opposed outer longitudinal edges ED 2 and ED 3 are substantially aligned with each other.
  • each slot S l in the horizontally oriented panels 16a and 16c terminates at a longitudinal edge in an opening: the opening 1 Ia in the outer edge ED2 and the opening l ib in an inner edge ED3 at a longitudinal edge of the horizontally oriented panel and being (a) substantially at a right angle with respect to a longitudinal centerline of the horizontally oriented panel, (b) extending substantially across the entire width of the horizontally oriented panel and (c) at the same acute angle with respect to the underside 13
  • the two slots S l in each horizontally oriented panels 16a and 16d point away from each other.
  • Each corner connector 18 is symmetrical about its latitudinal centerline C2. This structural feature enables the corner connector 18 to be inserted into either one of the two slots Sl in the horizontally oriented panels 16a and 16d.
  • the corner connector 18 is simply rotated 180 degrees so its finger element 26 may be inserted into either one of the two slots Sl in the horizontally oriented panel by sliding the finger element endwise into the terminal open end of either one of the slots in a longitudinal edges ED2 or ED3, as the case may be, of the horizontally oriented panel.
  • one end E4 of each of these panels may be trimmed to reduce their lengths so the cabinet will fit into the space at the installation site.
  • a conventional rotary table saw at the installation site may then be used to cut another slot in the underside 13 of the horizontal panels at the distance dl from the trimmed end of the horizontal panels 16a and 16c. The saw blade will be set at the angle A.
  • Fig. 2B illustrates an alternate embodiment, the corner connector 18a, having a differently sloping connector member 40, which includes teeth 40a.
  • the main difference between the connectors 18 and 18a is that the connector member 40 of the corner connector 18a is at a different angle B than connector member 28 with respect to the support member 24.
  • the angle B between the connector member 28 and the support member 24 is greater than 90 degrees, for example, 115.5 degrees.
  • the angle B between the connector member 40 and the support member 24 is less than 90 degrees, for example, 72.5 degrees.
  • the horizontal panels 16a and 16c have their opposed ends E4 between and abutting the sides S8 of the vertical panels 16b and 16d. As depicted in Figs. 2B and 2C, the horizontal panels 16a and 16c are overlapping and abutting the top ends E6 and bottom ends E7, as the case may be, of the vertical panels 16b and 16d.
  • a slot SlO in the vertically oriented panel 16b points downward at an angle substantially equal to the angle B formed between the connector member 40 and the support member 24, namely, 72.5 degrees. As discussed above, upon assembly of the panels 16a and 16b, the connector member 40 is pushed into the slot SlO. In the embodiment shown in Fig.
  • a corner connector 18b employs a connector member 40a that is displaced downward along the support member 24. As discussed above, upon assembly of the panels 16a and 16b, the connector member 40a is pushed into a slot SI l in the panel 16b.
  • Fig. 2D illustrates an alternate embodiment, the corner connector 18c, having a connector member 42 shaped as a "dove tail.” This shape may be used in some situations, but is not equivalent to the connector members 28, 40, or 40a that have the teeth 28a. For example, this "dove tail" or similar shape with an enlarged interior portion must slide into a slot having an opening at an inner edge of a vertically oriented panel and may not be used with the panel 16d ⁇
  • Fig. 2E illustrates yet an alternate embodiment, the corner connector 18d, having the right angle support members 22 and 24 each having ends terminating in connector members 42a and 42a' shaped as "triangular cross-sectional tails.”
  • the connector member 42a and 42a' are oriented at right angles from each other and the connector member 42a extends lengthwise along the outer end E2 of the support member 22 and the connector member 42a' extends lengthwise along the outer end El of the support member 24.
  • This shape may be used in some situations, but is not equivalent to the connector members 28, 40, or 40a that have the teeth 28a.
  • the connector members 42a and 42a' must slide into a slot having an opening routed out to accommodate the shape of the "triangular cross-sectional tails" of the connector members 26a and 42a at an inner edge of a vertically oriented panel 16e and a horizontally oriented panel 16f.
  • Fig. 2F illustrates an alternate embodiment, the corner connector 18e, having similar to the corner connector 18d, but "circular cross- sectional tails" at the ends the connector members 26a and 42a.
  • the two "circular cross-sectional tails" 42b and 42b' are oriented at right angles from each other.
  • the connector members 42b and 42b' are oriented at right angles from each other and the connector member
  • the connector member 42b extends lengthwise along the outer end E2 of the support member 22 and the connector member 42a' extends lengthwise along the outer end El of the support member 24.
  • This shape may be used in some situations, but is not equivalent to the connector members 28, 40, or 40a that have the teeth 28a.
  • the connector members 42b and 42b' must slide into a slot having an opening routed out to accommodate the shape of the "circular cross-sectional tails" of the connector members 42b and 42b' at an inner edge of a vertically oriented panel 16e and a horizontally oriented panel 16f.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un meuble monté sur un mur vertical et qui comprend quatre panneaux reliés par quatre connecteurs pour former des coins. Chaque connecteur est muni d'un élément de doigt introduit dans une fente près d'un coin des panneaux horizontaux et un élément de connecteur introduit dans une fente près d'un coin d'un panneau vertical adjacent. Chaque panneau horizontal comporte une paire d'encoches espacées, chaque encoche étant proche de chaque panneau horizontal opposé.
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