EP0045151A2
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Support bases for furniture
Assignee: WETHERELLS CONTRACTS Ltd
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Filing: 1981-07-13
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2001-07-13
Abstract
Abstract A support base for a chair, table or other free standing article of furniture comprises a single plastics moulding 1 with a central hub portion 3 and a plurality of leg members 5 extending substantially radially from the hub portion 3. In the central region of the hub portion 3 is a circular hole 7 into which a column supporting, for example, a chair seat, may be located. The structure is light in weight and easy to manufacture.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Russell Lucas Wetherell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 10:24
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C7/00; A47C7/002; A47C7/004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
67 words
A support base for free standing articles of furniture, characterised in that the base comprises a single plastics moulding with a hub portion for locating an upwardly extending column supporting a chair seat or other structure, and, extending substantially radially outwardly from said hub portion, a plurality of leg members, said leg members being for engagement with the ground or with ground contacting elements such as castors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
67 words
A support base for free standing articles of furniture, characterised in that the base comprises a single plastics moulding with a hub portion for locating an upwardly extending column supporting a chair seat or other structure, and, extending substantially radially outwardly from said hub portion, a plurality of leg members, said leg members being for engagement with the ground or with ground contacting elements such as castors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A support base according to claim 1, characterised in that each leg member is of substantially U-shaped section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A support base according to claim 2, characterised in that each leg member includes a portion along its length containing a central longitudinal strust, giving the portion a substantially E-shaped section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A support base according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the hub portion comprises a substantially hollow cylindrical portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A support base according to claim 4, characterised in that the hub portion includes an inner hollow cylindrical portion and an outer, coaxial and concentric hollow cylindrical portion, said portions being interconnected at adjacent upper ends thereof by a web of plastics material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A support base according to claim 5, characterised in that the inner and outer hollow cylindrical portions are interconnected by a plurality of radially extending ribs.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A support base according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the outer hub portion is connected to each of the leg members by a rib extending substantially radially from the hub portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A support base according to claim 7, characterised in that the radial ribs also extend along at least a part of the length of the leg members, on, or parallel to, the longitudinal axis of the leg member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A support base according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the number of leg members is at least four.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A support base according to claim 9, characterised in that the number of leg members is five.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A support base according to any preceding claim characterised in that the leg members extend downwardly from the hub portion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A support base according to any preceding claim characterised in that the leg members contact the ground at their ends remote from the hub portion.
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