US5165638A
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Furniture connector for a table
Assignee: Froscher Aspekt GmbH Co KG
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Filing: 1991-06-03
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Granted: 1992-11-24
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Expires: 2011-06-03
Abstract
Abstract A furniture connector, which comprises a bundle of segments on which construction elements, such as table legs or connecting struts are secured, and which are clamped together via two joining rings and wherein the two connecting rings are clamped together via a tie rod and wherein the segments may have various segment angles in cross section, wherein the sum of the segment angles is 360°.
Inventors
- 👤 Vincent Fallon
- 👤 Manfred Elzenbeck
- 👤 Theodor Luptovits
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 20:25
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B12/00; F16B12/10; F16B12/28; F16B12/30; A; A47; A47B; A47B13/00; A47B13/02; F16B12/44; F16B12/52; A47B37/00; A47B2037/005; A47B2200/00; A47B2200/0011; A47B2200/0017; A47B2200/002; A47B2200/0028; A47B2200/0084; A47B2200/0085; A47B2200/0086
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A furniture connector which comprises: a plurality of elongated equal length segments (1) which assembled together form a connector with a total of 360 degrees in cross section of the connector; the segments (1) include tapered outer ends (2) which form tangs and are radially bundled together side-by-side by first and second joining rings (3, 4) that fit around the tapered outer ends (2), respectively, of the segments and the first and second rings include a central recess (13) which receives the tapered outer ends of the segments; the first and second joining rings (3, 4) are anchored to one another in an axial direction of the furniture connector (16) by a tie rod (8); one construction element (5, 6) is secured to at least one of said elongated segments (1), and said second joining ring (4) includes a cantilever extending perpendicular thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A furniture connector which comprises: a plurality of elongated equal length segments (1) which assembled together form a connector with a total of 360 degrees in cross section of the connector; the segments (1) include tapered outer ends (2) which form tangs and are radially bundled together side-by-side by first and second joining rings (3, 4) that fit around the tapered outer ends (2), respectively, of the segments and the first and second rings include a central recess (13) which receives the tapered outer ends of the segments; the first and second joining rings (3, 4) are anchored to one another in an axial direction of the furniture connector (16) by a tie rod (8); one construction element (5, 6) is secured to at least one of said elongated segments (1), and said second joining ring (4) includes a cantilever extending perpendicular thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 1, in which the central recess (13) of the first and second joining rings (3, 4) and the tangs of the segments (1) as embodied as widening conically in an axial direction toward the segments.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 2, in which at least one of the first and second joining rings (3, 4) is embodied as cup-shaped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 2, in which at least one of the radially branching construction elements is embodied as a connecting strut (5) which is connected at one end to another furniture connector segment (16).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 2, in which a radially projecting arm (7) for supporting and securing other parts of furniture, in particular a table top, is disposed on the joining ring (4).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 2, in which further furniture parts can be coupled in the axial direction by the tie rod (8).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 1, in which at least one of the first and second joining rings (3, 4) is embodied as cup-shaped.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 7, in which at least one of the radially branching construction elements is embodied as a connecting strut (5) which is connected at one end to another furniture connector segment (16).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 7, in which a radially projecting arm (7) for supporting and securing other parts of furniture, in particular a table top, is disposed on the joining ring (4).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 7, in which a threaded bore (11) for the tie rod (8) is present in the bottom of the cup of the second joining ring (4).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 10, in which further furniture parts can be coupled in the axial direction by the tie rod (8).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 11, in which a further supporting ring (21) can be secured coaxially to a supporting ring (18) secured above a table top, and other furniture elements can likewise be disposed on said support ring.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 1, in which the tie rod is embodied as a threaded bolt (8).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 13, in which a threaded bore (11) for the tie rod (8) is present in the bottom of the cup of the second joining ring (4).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 13, in which further furniture parts can be coupled in the axial direction by the tie rod (8).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 1, in which a threaded bore (11) for the tie rod (8) is present in the bottom of the cup of the second joining ring (4).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
43 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 1, in which at least one of the radially branching construction elements is embodied as a furniture leg (6), which is extended correspondingly in a direction of a surface on which the furniture is to stand.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 17, in which further furniture parts can be coupled in the axial direction by the tie rod (8).
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 1, in which at least one of the radially branching construction elements is embodied as a connecting strut (5) which is connected at one end to another furniture connector segment (16).
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 19, in which further furniture parts can be coupled in the axial direction by the tie rod (8).
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 1, in which further furniture parts can be coupled in the axial direction by the tie rod (8).
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
65 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 21, in which a supporting ring (18) can be firmly clamped via the tie rod (8) on an upper side of a table top (17) remote from the joining ring (4), upon which supporting ring (18) other furniture elements (tray 20, 23; lamp 27, 32; vertical panel 25, and so forth) can be secured via support arms (19).
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
38 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 22, in which a further supporting ring (21) can be secured coaxially to the supporting ring (18), and other furniture elements can likewise be disposed on said further supporting ring (21).
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
35 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 1, in which a radially projecting arm (7) for supporting and securing other parts of furniture, in particular a table top, is disposed on the joining ring (4).
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
25 words
A furniture connector as defined by claim 24, in which further furniture pars can be coupled in the axial direction by the tie rod (8).
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-11-24 | 1996-05-25 | 1996-11-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-11-24 | 2000-05-25 | 2000-11-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-11-24 | 2004-05-25 | 2004-11-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |