FR2750839A1 - OFFICE TYPE FURNITURE OR PAPERBOARD BUILT-IN PART IN THE WORK PLAN - Google Patents

Abstract

The desk or desk type piece of furniture has a horizontal or inclined, fixed or folding work surface (26) and a box body (2) mounted or not on a base (1). In the work surface (26) is shaped a receiving volume (27) set back from the upper face. This receiving volume (27) in the form of a receptacle is intended for the incorporation of a refillable block of sheets immobilized at least by the perimeter edges of this recessed housing. This invention relates to the field of manufacturers of furniture articles for office use or for advertising purposes.

Description

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  The present invention relates to a furnishing item of the office type or lectern plan

  work in the thickness of which is inserted a block-

  a rechargeable writing or design paper with detachable sheets or sheets or a bundle of loose sheets so as to disengage the upper surface of said work surface and to eliminate the risk of creasing or tearing of the sheets or leaflets. The solution currently prevailing in terms of organization of the work surface for example of an office consists in particular of laying the sheets of paper either directly or by means of a sub-hand insert on the plan

working.

  The well-known disadvantage of this solution lies in the fact that the sheets of paper, projecting from the surface of the work surface of the desk, can easily move, corner or wrinkle in particular at their lower corners by repeated contact with them. shirt cuffs or

  jacket of the person seated at his desk.

  The present invention aims to solve this problem. For this purpose, it refers to an article of office or desk type with writing pad or rechargeable design integrated in

the thickness of the work plan.

  This object is achieved in that, according to the main feature of the invention, the work plane of the desk or desk has in its thickness a volume of the receptacle type set back from its upper face adapted to the surface and dimension to receive and immobilize a writing pad or refillable drawing pad under

  the form of detachable sheets or other.

  According to the essential advantage of the invention, the sheets or sheets are integrated into

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  the thickness of the worktop and therefore no longer protrude from the upper face of the worktop of the desk or desk, so that it is possible to use them without the risk of creasing or cornering. According to another of its advantages, the desk or desk type furniture according to the invention is made entirely of cardboard, which allows to significantly reduce the cost and give it an easily removable character while maintaining, by sufficient board thickness, ruggedness and rigidity

  allowing its intensive use.

  Other features and benefits of the

  present invention are recorded in the description

  which follows carried out according to a preferred embodiment and not limiting, with reference to the accompanying drawing in which: Figure 1 is a general perspective view of an example of furniture in the form of a desk formed with the structures according to l 'invention; Figure 2 is a perspective view in the dissociated state of the desk of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a general perspective view of the desk of Figure 1 without its base, used in the manner of a lectern on a table; Figure 4 is a perspective view of the desk with raised flap tray and partitioning reinforcement extracted from the interior storage volume of the desk; FIG. 5 is a partially transparent perspective view of the console of FIG. 4 with the flap plate lowered and compartmentalization reinforcement in place blocked by its edges against the box edges of the desk; FIG. 6 is a perspective view in a completely unfolded state of the clean cardboard sidewall.

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  constitution of the desk; FIG. 7 is a perspective view in the state

  partially erected from the cardboard side of Figure 6.

  The present invention proceeds from the general inventive idea of providing in the thickness of the worktop of a desk or desk-type piece of furniture a recessed receiving and wedging volume in the form of a cavity adapted to the surface. and in size for receiving and securing a reloadable paper or writing pad or detachable sheet or sheet of loose-leaf, so that the upper surface of said worktop is unobstructed and the sheets

  no longer protrude from this surface.

  Worktop means any generally flat surface delimiting the upper part of a storage receptacle forming the box body of the piece of furniture such as the fixed horizontal tray of a table or desk, or even hinge of a desk structure, and more generally any support surface with a function of

writing or drawing support.

  The present invention applies to a wide variety of articles of the furniture or furniture type with a writing support function regardless of the material whether wood,

  plastic material, cardboard or any other.

  An example of a cardboard embodiment will now be described, presenting in addition to its many inherent advantages those coming from the main characteristic of the invention, namely the integration of a writing or drawing paper block.

  in the thickness of the worktop.

  According to this variant of non-limiting embodiment, the present invention is described with reference to a console structure entirely made of cardboard for example for a child who has a plan

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  foldable closure in the thickness of which is integrated a writing pad or a sheet of paper with loose leaves or a bundle of sheets or

loose sheets.

  The console structure shown as a whole in Figure 1 consists of a base 1

  for supporting a structure or box body 2.

  According to a variant, the box body 2 is placed without an intermediate structure directly on a flat bearing surface, in particular the plate 3 of a table 4 (FIG. 3). It is then used in the manner of a lectern. As best shown in FIG. 2, the base 1 consists, for example, of two movable panels such as crossed at right angles and presenting on their upper edges means of assembly to the box body 2 in the form of leg cutouts. of assembly such as 6 with longitudinal fold 7 whose

  role will be described in more detail later.

  The box body 2 consists of a perimetric border 8 consisting of an alternating succession of two longitudinal front edges 9 and 9 rear and two transverse edges such as 11 identical. The perimetric edge 8 is supported by its longitudinal rims 9,10 and transverse 11 projecting on a bottom panel 12 of generally rectangular shape with which it delimits a volume or inner storage receptacle 13 forming the body

in box 2 of the desk.

  The storage receptacle 13 is delimited upwards by a flanged hinged flap plate 14 hinged pivotally along a fold line 15 along a horizontal and plane plate 16 on which it is secured, conventionally by gluing, and which for example at one of its ends a circular cutout 17 in which a

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  cup 18 storage of office supplies such as pens, mechanical pencils, scissors or others can be engaged and retained by its end edge in

collar 19.

  The transverse flanges 11 each have the same profile 20 ramp inclined downwardly towards the front of the box body 2 and delimit with the longitudinal edge before 9 a perimeter 21 on which the tilting plate 14 is supported in position

  inclined closure of the storage receptacle 13.

  A subdivision reinforcement 22 is inserted (FIGS. 4 and 5) into the interior of the storage receptacle 13 delimited by the perimetric edge 8 and comes to block by its edges the longitudinal and transverse rims 11 and 10 of the box body 2 in position. erected. The subdivision reinforcement 22 has a symmetrical structure, for example, formed of two wings such as 23 separated by a median partition 24 shaped according to an inverted V profile which divides the interior space of the interior volume of the receptacle 13 into two boxes, such as the same ones. and contributes to a better foundation of the folding plate 14 as well as the stiffening of the perimetric edge 8 protruding by locking by its ends of the longitudinal edges before 9 and

rear 10.

  The upper face of the tilting plate 14 of the box body 2 constitutes the work surface 26 of the desk according to the invention and for this purpose has, in accordance with the main feature of the invention, a housing or reception space 27 set back by compared to its upper face. This reception volume 27 in the form of a receptacle is adapted in surface and dimension for the incorporation for example of a refillable paper pad 28 writing or drawing (Figures 1 and 2) or even a package 29 loose leaves (Figure 3). Leaves or

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  Leaves no longer project from the worktop 26 of the desk structure and their maintenance is achieved at least by the perimeter edges such as the housing 27 recessed. It is furthermore understood that, for the purposes of the invention, the folding plate 14 must have a certain thickness. For this purpose, the plate 14 comprises an intermediate plate made of thick corrugated cardboard, for example in microcannets, which serves to give

  the thickness and stiffness of the flap plate 14.

  We now describe the clean cardboard flank to the constitution of the box body 2 (Figures 6 and 7) having a succession of main and auxiliary panels articulated to each other by fold lines and the following operations of implementation.

volume of this flank of cardboard.

  First of all, in the plane of the bottom panel 12, there are assembly slots 32 and 33 associated in pairs in number equal to the number of assembly tabs 6 that the base 1 has. Each assembly slot 32 is a width much greater than that of the assembly slot 33 whose width is substantially less than the thickness of the carton used for the constitution of the box body 2. Each bracket 6 of the base 1 is thus engaged d ' firstly through the widest assembly slot 32 and then immobilized by folding along its longitudinal fold 7 and engagement of its free end in the slot 33 less wide than the thickness of the carton,

  so that a pinch effect occurs.

  The transverse flanges 11 have the same constitution, each formed of an outer vertical panel 34 lined inwardly by an inner panel 35 having along its edge, for example two assembling lugs such as 36 inserted in two slots. assembly such as 37 corresponding that has the bottom panel 12 the

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  along its transverse edges. The outer panel 34 of the transverse flanges 11 is further extended towards its ends by two front immobilization flaps

  38 and rear 39 longitudinal edges 9 and 10.

  The longitudinal front edge 9 has a structure similar to that of the transverse flanges 11 with an outer vertical panel 40 and an inner panel 41 of lining having along its lower edge, for example three assembly tabs such as 42 inserted in slots of d assembly such as 43 has the bottom panel 12 along its front longitudinal edge. During folding, the inner panel 41 wraps the immobilization flaps before 38 folded perpendicularly to the transverse flanges 11 inwardly of the box body 2 of the structure of

console according to the invention.

  The rear longitudinal flange 10 consists of an outer panel 44 hinged to an inner panel 45 through the plate 16 which, in erected position of the box body structure 2 extends substantially horizontally. The inner panel 45 also has, for example, three assembly tabs, such as 46, one of which may be longer than the other two, inserted into assembly slots such as 47 which the bottom panel 12 has at a distance from its base. longitudinal edge

  rear equal to the width of the plate 16.

  The outer panel 44 is extended at each of its ends by a flap 48 foldable inwardly in the extension of the transverse edges 11 and having at its connecting fold to the outer panel 44 an assembly slot 49 in which is engaged A paw

  assembly end 50 of the transverse flanges 11.

  Finally, the rear immobilization flaps 39 of the transverse flanges 11 are folded

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  horizontally inwards, forming a surface

  on which the intermediate plate 16 is supported.

  It then remains only to finish folding the panel 45 of the rear flange 10 inwards. Two last flaps 51 arranged in its extension are embedded below the rear immobilization flaps 39 of the transverse flanges 11. It is also noted that the longitudinal edges before 9 and rear 10 each have an assembly slot 52 for receiving assembly tabs such as 53 that has the middle partition 24 of the partitioning reinforcement 22 at the level of

  from its front and rear ends.

  Finally, it is preferable, preferably along the upper edge of the receiving housing 27, two arcuate gripping cuts such as 54 which facilitate the laying and gripping of sheets,

  packages or bundles thereof.

  It is understood that beyond the means described, various obvious modifications and variants

  simple are within the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (10)

  1. Desk or desk furniture having a horizontal or inclined work surface, fixed or foldable, and a box body mounted or not on a base, characterized in that the work plan comprises in its thickness a volume of reception recessed with respect to its upper face, receiving volume in the form of a receptacle for incorporating a rechargeable block of sheets immobilized at least by the perimeter edges of this volume. 2. Desk or desk type furniture according to claim 1, characterized in that the work plan delimits the upper part of a receptacle   storage unit forming the body of the furniture.   3. Furniture according to claims 1 and 2,   characterized in that a box structure borders on one of their sides the storage receptacle and the workplan.   4. Furniture according to any one of   preceding claims, characterized in that the   body of the desk or desk rests on a base.   5. Furniture according to any one of   Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the   base (1) consists of two movable panels (5) crossed at right angles and having means of assembly to the box body (2) in the form of   cutouts in assembly legs (6).   6. Furniture according to any one of   Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that   consists of a perimetric border (8) projecting from a bottom panel (12) with which it delimits a storage receptacle (13) closed by a folding plate (14) having a receiving volume (27) set back relative to its upper face for the incorporation of a block of rechargeable sheets 2750839 (28,29).   7. Furniture according to claim 6, characterized in that the perimeter edge (8) consists of an alternating succession of two longitudinal edges (9) and rear (10) and two transverse flanges (11).   8. Furniture according to claim 7,   characterized in that the transverse flanges (11) delimit with the longitudinal edge before (9) a perimeter (21) on which the plate (14) bears in the closed position.   9. Furniture according to any one of   Claims 6 to 8, characterized in that a reinforcement   partition (22) inserted in the interior of the storage receptacle (13) contributes to a better seating of the tray (14) as well as to the   stiffening of the perimeter edge (8).   10. Furniture according to any one of   Claims 6 to 9, characterized in that it presents   a circular cutout (17) in which is engaged a   cup (18) storage of office supplies.