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A method for the production of office furnishing systems and an office furnishing unit
Assignee: C O M S Coop ARL
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Filing: 1991-05-21
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-05-21
Abstract
Abstract The structure of an office furnishing system is constituted by a plurality of modular elements which can be interconnected in various possible configurations, the same basic elements being usable to form work stations (8) as well as partition walls (1) and screens (12), integrated into a harmonious unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Francesco Frascaroli
- 👤 Carlo Biondi
- 👤 Paolo Consolini
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 15:12
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B83/00; A47B83/001; E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/74; E04B2/7407; E04B2/7416; E04B2/7433; A47B2200/00; A47B2200/0011; A47B2200/0013; A47B2200/01; E04B2002/7483; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/55; Y10T403/557
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
212 words
A method for the production of office furnishing systems, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: a) providing a plurality of upright members (15, 16, 17) of different heights, the plurality including: - upright members (15) of a first, shorter type, suitable for supporting a work surface for a seated person, - upright members (16) of a second, taller type, suitable for supporting partition walls (1), - upright members (17a, 17b, 17c) of a third type, provided in one or more intermediate heights, suitable for supporting screens, b) providing a plurality of cross members (18) which can be connected to the top ends of the first type (15) of upright members in order to form the framework of a work surface, or to the second or third types (16, 17) of upright members to form the framework of partition walls (1) and screens (12), c) providing a plurality of quick-connection members (29, 30) for connecting upright members of any type to cross member, d) selecting a specific plurality of upright members (15, 16, 17), cross members (18) and quick connection members (19, 29, 30). e) assembling the members so as to form the framework of an office furnishing unit with a specific configuration, including work stations, partition walls (1) and screens.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to Claim 1, characterised in that the various types of upright members (15, 16, 17) and the cross members (18) all have substantially identical configurations, except for their lengths.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
An office furnishing unit, characterised in that it is produced by a method according to Claim 1 or Claim 2.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
89 words
An office furnishing unit comprising a framework including a plurality of interconnected upright members (15, 16, 17) and cross members (18), characterised in that each of the cross members (15, 16, 17) and each of the upright members (18) comprises two parallel, metal profiled sections (28), spaced apart and interconnected in at least two spaced-apart regions by connectors (29, 30); the connectors associated with the upright members and with the cross members respectively having complementary mutual-engagement surfaces (36, 37) for interconnecting the cross members and the upright members quickly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
85 words
A furnishing unit according to Claim 4, characterised in that each connector (29) associated with an upright member has two seats (36) on opposite sides which can receive corresponding wedge-shaped members (37) associated with respective connectors (30) of two cross members, the connector (29) associated with the upright member also having, on two opposite sides, two vertical parallel rows of tabs (41) which can be fitted into corresponding slots (32) in the facing surfaces (28a) of the two profiled sections (28) constituting the upright member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
A furnishing unit according to Claim 5, characterised in that each connector (29) associated with each upright member is constituted by two strips of pressed sheet-metal (34) welded together and defining a generally H-shaped configuration whose end portions are turned outwardly and define the rows of tabs (41).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
A furnishing unit according to Claim 6, characterised in that each of the pressed sheet-metal strips (34) has a central portion (34a) which is welded to the respective central portion (34a) of the other strip and two side portions (34b) which converge both vertically and horizontally to define a seat (36) for a corresponding wedge-shaped member (37).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
109 words
A furnishing unit according to Claim 7, characterised in that the connector (30) associated with each cross member (18) has a generally U-shaped configuration arranged in a horizontal plane in the assembled condition, with upper and lower flat projecting edge portions defining, on each side, two horizontal, vertically-spaced rows of tabs (48) adapted to engage in corresponding slots (32) in the two profiled sections (28) constituting the cross member (18), the wedge-shaped member (37) being constituted by an element which connects the ends of the U-shaped body and has a surface complementary to that of the seat (36) formed in the corresponding connector (29) associated with each upright member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
90 words
A furnishing unit according to Claim 1, characterised in that it comprises a connecting device (140) for connecting the adjacent ends of two aligned profiled sections (28), said connecting device (140) having a profiled body (141) which is adapted to be slidably mounted within the adjacent ends of the two aligned sections (28), said body have at each end a longitudinal slot (142) defining two wings (142a) and a cam disk (143) rotatably supported within said slot (142) and adapted to cause said wings to deflect elastically from each other.
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