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US3687092A
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Molded furniture
Assignee: Republic Molding Corp
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Filing: 1970-10-12
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Granted: 1972-08-29
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Expires: 1990-10-12
Abstract
Abstract There is provided improved molded furniture of plastic or other suitable material. The improved furniture is provided with an improved leg structure wherein a leg is assembled within a legreceiving socket of the furniture. The leg is provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs, retaining the leg firmly in assembly position while providing easy assembly and disassembly thereof. Moreover, generally large molded surfaces of furniture are provided with integrally formed reinforcing ribs. Such reinforcing ribs terminate short of integrally formed edge flanges generally normal to the molded surface and against an additional rib integrally formed with said surface, generally parallel and closely spaced apart from the flange. Advantageously such rib construction prevents pulling or buckling of the furniture flange.
Inventors
- 👤 James P Manning
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 13:46
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B13/00; A47B13/02; A47B3/00; A47B3/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
53 words
Improved molded furniture of plastic or other suitable material comprising a generally large molded surface provided with integrally formed edge flanges, integrally formed ribs generally parallel to and closely spaced apart from said flanges, and reinforcing ribs terminating against the first mentioned ribs whereby pulling or buckling of the furniture flange is prevented.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
53 words
Improved molded furniture of plastic or other suitable material comprising a generally large molded surface provided with integrally formed edge flanges, integrally formed ribs generally parallel to and closely spaced apart from said flanges, and reinforcing ribs terminating against the first mentioned ribs whereby pulling or buckling of the furniture flange is prevented.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
Improved molded furniture as set forth in claim 1 wherein there is provided a central molding hole toward the center of said surface, said reinforcing ribs extending radially outwardly therefrom, to provide for radial extruding of said reinforcing ribs thereby preventing drawing of said surface at the point of the mold injection.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
Improved molded furniture as set forth in claim 1 and having depressions defined in the surface from which leg-receiving sockets extend, said flanges terminating against said depressions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
70 words
Improved molded furniture as set forth in claim 2 wherein said sockets are provided with an inwardly tapered inner surface, and including legs having an outer tapered surface generally complementary to the inwardly tapered inner surface of the leg socket and provided with circumferrentially spaced ribs whereby said legs are retained firmly in assembled position within the respective leg-receiving sockets and may be readily and easily assembled and disassembled therefrom.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
85 words
Improved molded furniture of plastic or other suitable material including a body portion and removable legs, said body portion having a plurality of integrally formed leg-receiving sockets each provided, with an inwardly tapered inner surface, and respective legs each having an outer tapered surface complimentary to the inwardly tapered inner surfaces, one of said tapered surfaces being provided with circumferentially spaced ribs whereby said legs are retained firmly in assembled position within respective leg-receiving sockets and may be readily and easily assembled and disassembled therefrom.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
Improved molded furniture of plastic or other suitable material including a body portion and removable legs, said body portion having a plurality of integrally formed leg-receiving sockets each provided, with an inwardly tapered inner surface, and respective legs each having an outer tapered surface complimentary to the inwardly tapered inner surfaces, one of said tapered surfaces being provided with circumferentially spaced ribs whereby said legs are retained firmly in assembled position within respective leg-receiving sockets and may be readily and easily assembled and disassembled therefrom.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
Improved molded furniture as set forth in claim 5 wherein said circumferentially spaced ribs are integrally formed on said legs.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-08-29 | 1976-02-28 | 1976-08-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-08-29 | 1980-02-28 | 1980-08-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-08-29 | 1984-02-28 | 1984-08-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |