US4377314A
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Piece of furniture particularly for stowing goods away, and stow-away unit formed by such pieces of furniture
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-10-14
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Granted: 1983-03-22
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Expires: 2000-10-14
Abstract
Abstract There is described a piece of furniture, particularly for stowing goods away, which comprises at least two uprights, two such uprights being fixedly connected to one another, at least one bendable material sheet resiliently opposing such bending, each sheet being retained in the bent condition thereof by two said uprights, as well as at least one horizontal stowing shelf which is supported by bearing means provided on said uprights and/or on the bendable material sheet or sheets. Such pieces of furniture may be used to form a stow-away unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Christophe Gevers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 17:34
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B47/00; A47B47/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
An article of furniture comprising, a pair of uprights having upper and lower ends, cross members connecting said pair of uprights in laterally spaced apart relationship, said uprights and cross members providing a vertical unsupported frame for said article of furniture, resilient sheet material wall means having upper and lower edges and opposite side edge means between said upper and lower edges, said sheet material wall means being bent to an arcuate curvature between said side edge means and against the resilient bias of said sheet material, means interconnecting each of said opposite side edge means with a different one of said pair of uprights between said upper and lower ends of said uprights, whereby said uprights and cross members alone maintain said sheet material wall means bent against said resilient bias thereof and said sheet material wall means maintains said frame vertical, at least one horizontal shelf, and bearing means supporting said shelf relative to said uprights and said bent sheet material wall means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
An article of furniture comprising, a pair of uprights having upper and lower ends, cross members connecting said pair of uprights in laterally spaced apart relationship, said uprights and cross members providing a vertical unsupported frame for said article of furniture, resilient sheet material wall means having upper and lower edges and opposite side edge means between said upper and lower edges, said sheet material wall means being bent to an arcuate curvature between said side edge means and against the resilient bias of said sheet material, means interconnecting each of said opposite side edge means with a different one of said pair of uprights between said upper and lower ends of said uprights, whereby said uprights and cross members alone maintain said sheet material wall means bent against said resilient bias thereof and said sheet material wall means maintains said frame vertical, at least one horizontal shelf, and bearing means supporting said shelf relative to said uprights and said bent sheet material wall means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
An article of furniture according to claim 1, wherein said means interconnecting said opposite side edge means with said pair of uprights includes a slit extending lengthwise in each one of said pair of uprights and receiving the corresponding edge means therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
An article of furniture according to claim 2, wherein said resilient sheet material wall means is a single sheet of material having opposite edges providing said side edge means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
An article of furniture according to claim 3, wherein said means interengaging said opposite side edge means with said pair of uprights further includes clamping shims engaging in each said slits against the corresponding one of said opposite side edges.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
An article of furniture according to claim 4, and retaining pin means extending transversely through said slits and through said sheet side edges and clamping shims in said slits.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
An article of furniture according to claim 2, wherein said means interengaging said opposite side edge means with said pair of uprights further includes clamping shims engaging in each said slits against the corresponding side edge means therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
An article of furniture according to claim 1, wherein said resilient sheet material wall means is a single sheet of material having opposite said edges providing said side edge means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
77 words
An article of furniture according to claim 1, wherein said resilient sheet material wall means includes a third upright laterally between and horizontally offset from said pair of uprights and first and second sheets of resilient material each having corresponding laterally outer and inner side edges, said laterally outer side edges providing said opposite side edge means of said sheet material wall means, and means interconnecting each of said laterally inner side edges with said third upright.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
86 words
An article of furniture according to claim 8, wherein said means interconnecting said opposite side edge means with said pair of uprights includes a slit extending lengthwise in each one of said pair of uprights and receiving the corresponding one of said laterally outer side edges of said first and second sheets therein, and said means interconnecting each said laterally inner side edges with said third upright includes a pair of slits extending lengthwise in said third upright and receiving said laterally inner side edges therein.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
73 words
An article of furniture according to claim 9, wherein said means interconnecting said opposite side edge means with said pair of uprights and said laterally inner side edges with said third upright further includes clamping shims engaging in said slits in said pair of uprights and in said pair of slits in the said third upright against the corresponding inner and outer side edges of said first and second sheets in said slit.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
An article of furniture according to claim 10, and retaining pin means extending transversely through said slits in said pair of uprights and said third upright and through said sheet side edges and clamping shims in said slits.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
An article of furniture according to claim 1, wherein said sheet material means is a wood base sheet material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
An article of furniture according to claim 1, wherein said sheet material means is metal sheet material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
An article of furniture according to claim 1, wherein said sheet material means is a synthetic resinous sheet material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
An article of furniture according to claim 1, wherein said bearing means supporting said shelf includes a horizontal cross bar between and connected to said pair of uprights.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
100 words
An article of furniture according to claim 15, wherein said resilient sheet material wall means includes a third upright laterally between and horizontally offset from said pair of uprights and first and second sheets of resilient material each having corresponding laterally outer and inner side edges, said laterally outer side edges providing said opposite side edge means of said sheet material wall means, and means interconnecting each of said laterally inner side edges with said third upright, said bearing means supporting said shelf further including a supporting element on said third upright at the same level as said cross bar.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
An article of furniture according to claim 15, wherein said bearing means further includes supporting elements on said sheet material means at the same level as said cross bar.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
57 words
An article of furniture according to claim 1, and a closure panel between said pair of uprights and diametrically opposite said bent sheet material wall means, said closure panel being hingedly mounted on one of said pair of uprights, and a horizontal top panel spaced above said shelf and supported on said uprights and said wall means.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1990-03-21 | 1990-09-20 | 1991-03-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1994-03-21 | 1994-09-20 | 1995-03-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |