Abstract An improved article of furniture is provided which has a doublewall configuration, and which is formed of a sculptured molded fiber-reinforced plastic material. The article of furniture may be in the form of a desk having an inverted U-shape configuration to form side walls and a top. The desk top may have a depression formed therein for receiving a panel of appropriate material which constitutes the writing surface. An integral well may be formed as part of the article of furniture which has access through the top, and which serves as a convenient storage space. The molded construction of the article of furniture of the invention permits monolithic forms to be used in a variety of colors. The desk may be kept clean by means of a damp cloth, for example, without any tendency to metal rusting or paint peeling. The double-wall construction is advantageous in that it permits electrical and electronic equipment to be installed on or into the desk without any unsightly external power cords, leads or other electrical wiring.
Inventors
👤 Douglas Deeds
👤 Barry L Rosengrant
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-29 07:22
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B21/00; A47B21/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
An article of furniture comprising a one-piece monolith molded double-walled structure formed of a sculptured molded fiber-reinforced plastic material, having a generally inverted Ushape, defining a pair of spaced parallel upright double-wall sides and an integral double-wall top interconnecting said sides, said top having an integral double-walled bin formed therein and having a depression formed in the upper wall thereof, and a separate panel member supported in said depression to form a writing surface for the aforesaid article of furniture, a lid for said bin, and means intercoupling said lid and said top.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
An article of furniture comprising a one-piece monolith molded double-walled structure formed of a sculptured molded fiber-reinforced plastic material, having a generally inverted Ushape, defining a pair of spaced parallel upright double-wall sides and an integral double-wall top interconnecting said sides, said top having an integral double-walled bin formed therein and having a depression formed in the upper wall thereof, and a separate panel member supported in said depression to form a writing surface for the aforesaid article of furniture, a lid for said bin, and means intercoupling said lid and said top.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The article of furniture defined in claim 1, and which includes removable rods mounted in apertures in the sides of said bin for suspending files within said bin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The article of furniture defined in claim 1, and which includes a torsion bar intercoupling said lid and said top for exerting an angular force on said lid.