AU2015203409B2 - Connector and article of furniture comprising same - Google Patents

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AU2015203409B2
AU2015203409B2 AU2015203409A AU2015203409A AU2015203409B2 AU 2015203409 B2 AU2015203409 B2 AU 2015203409B2 AU 2015203409 A AU2015203409 A AU 2015203409A AU 2015203409 A AU2015203409 A AU 2015203409A AU 2015203409 B2 AU2015203409 B2 AU 2015203409B2
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Disclosed herein is a connector 10 for an article of furniture, in the form of a bed 100 comprising a rectangular frame formed from side frame members 102 and end frame members 104. The connector 10 comprises a first component 12, a second component 14, a third component 16 and a fourth component 18. The first 12 and second 14 components each comprise a body 12a, 14a adapted for fixed connection to a respective first 102 or second 104 frame member of the bed 100. The third component 16 interconnects the first 12 and second 14 components to connect respective first 102 or second 104 frame members together. The body 16a of the third component defines a load bearing surface for supporting a mattress frame 106 of the bed 100. (9 '-7 '4

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Cross-Reference to Related Applications [0001] The present application claims priority from Australian Provisional Patent Application No 2014902371 filed on 20 June 2014, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Technical Field [0002] The present disclosure relates to a connector for an article of furniture and to an article of furniture comprising such a connector. The connector has been developed primarily to facilitate assembly of furniture by unskilled persons without the need for special tools. For example, as described later in this document, the connector may be used to facilitate assembly of a bed. However, it will be appreciated that the connector may also be used in other items of furniture, such as lounges, sofas, chaises, storage boxes, bookshelves, cupboards, cabinets, and the like.
Background [0003] It is known to provide furniture is a disassembled or “flat pack” state for assembly by a customer. Typically, assembly of the furniture requires special tools, such as screwdrivers and/or hex keys. A disadvantage of such conventional systems is that the customer must have the required tool(s) for assembly of the furniture. To overcome this disadvantage, it is common to supply a kit of the necessary tools along with the furniture. However, this kit of tools is often thrown away or misplaced away after the furniture is assembled, making it difficult for the customer to disassemble and reassemble the furniture at a later date. Also, prior art flat pack furniture tends to be time consuming to assemble due to the need to tighten multiple fasteners.
[0004] Any discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articles or the like which has been included in the present specification is not to be taken as an admission
2015203409 10 May 2019 that any or all of these matters form part of the prior art base or were common general knowledge in the field relevant to the present disclosure as it existed before the priority date of each claim of this application.
Summary [0005] Throughout this specification the word comprise, or variations such as comprises or comprising, will be understood to imply the inclusion of a stated element, integer or step, or group of elements, integers or steps, but not the exclusion of any other element, integer or step, or group of elements, integers or steps.
[0006] In a first aspect, there is provided a connector for an article of furniture, the connector comprising:
a first component having:
a body adapted for fixed connection to a first frame member of the article of furniture, at least one coupling part associated with the body;
a second component having:
a body adapted for fixed connection to a second frame member of the article of furniture, at least one coupling part associated with the body; and a third component having:
a body, and at least one coupling part associated with the body and engageable with the coupling parts of the first and second components to lock the first and second frame members together, wherein the body of the third component defines a load bearing surface for supporting another component of the article of furniture, wherein the coupling parts of the first and second components comprise longitudinal openings and the at least one coupling part of the third component comprises projections engageable in the longitudinal openings, and
2015203409 10 May 2019 wherein the at least one coupling part of the third component comprises a first pair of projections for engaging a corresponding first pair of longitudinal openings in the coupling part of the first component and a second pair of projections for engaging a corresponding second pair of longitudinal openings in the coupling part of the second component.
[0006a] Also disclosed is a connector for an article of furniture, the connector comprising:
a first component having:
a body adapted for fixed connection to a first frame member of the article of furniture, at least one coupling part associated with the body;
a second component having:
a body adapted for fixed connection to a second frame member of the article of furniture, at least one coupling part associated with the body;
a third component having:
a body, and at least one coupling part associated with the body and engageable with the coupling parts of the first and second components to lock the first and second frame members together, wherein the body of the third component defines a load bearing surface for supporting another component of the article of furniture; and a foot engageable with the first and second components at an end thereof opposite the load bearing surface, wherein the foot extends from the first and second components by a predetermined distance such that, in use, a distal end of the foot projects beyond a lower extremity of the first and second frame members, and wherein load applied to the load bearing surface is transferred through the first and second components to the foot.
[0007] In one embodiment the article of furniture is a bookshelf, cupboard or cabinet and said another component is a shelf.
2015203409 10 May 2019 [0008] In another embodiment, the article of furniture is a bed and said another component is a mattress frame. The mattress frame may be mounted on an articulating mechanism connected to a frame of the bed, the articulating mechanism allowing the mattress frame to be moved between a sleeping configuration, an angled storage configuration, and a raised bed making configuration. In the sleeping configuration, the mattress frame may be supported by the load bearing surface. In the storage and bed making configurations, the mattress frame may be supported by the bed frame.
[0009] The coupling parts of the first and second components may comprise longitudinal openings and the at least one coupling part of the third component may comprise projections, such as pins or tabs, engageable in the longitudinal openings. In such embodiments, the at least one coupling part of the third component may comprise a first pair of pins for engaging a corresponding first pair of longitudinal openings in the coupling part of the first component and a second pair of pins for engaging a corresponding second pair of longitudinal openings in the coupling part of the second component. The pins may be parallel with one another and the first pair of pins may be orthogonal to the second pair of pins when the pins are viewed from their ends. Alternatively, the coupling parts of the first and second components may comprise projections, such as pins or tabs, and the at least one coupling part of the third component may comprise longitudinal openings in which the projections are engageable.
[0010] The body of the third component may be right angle triangular, such that perpendicular sides of the triangular body facilitate connection of the first and second frame members at right angles. A shroud may extend from the third component to cover the first and second components. The shroud may extend from the hypotenuse of the triangular body.
[0011] A foot may be engageable with the first and second components at an end thereof opposite the load bearing surface. The foot may extend from the first and second components by a predetermined distance such that a distal end of the foot projects beyond a lower extremity of the first and second frame members. Load applied
2015203409 10 May 2019 to the load bearing surface may be transferred through the first and second components to the foot. The foot may be connected to the first and second components via a fourth component that may be of identical construction to the third component. The at least one coupling part of the fourth component may engage the first and second components at an opposite end to the third component. The foot may be threadedly connected to the fourth component or may be permanently connected to the fourth component, such as by welding or by being formed in unitary one piece construction with the fourth component. In embodiments including the shroud, the shroud may extend between the third and fourth components. In some embodiments, the shroud may extend past the fourth component to also cover the foot.
[0012] In a second aspect, there is provided an article of furniture comprising:
first and second frame members;
a connector comprising:
a first component having:
a body adapted for fixed connection to a first frame member of the article of furniture, at least one coupling part associated with the body;
a second component having:
a body adapted for fixed connection to a second frame member of the article of furniture, at least one coupling part associated with the body;
a third component having:
a body, and at least one coupling part associated with the body and engageable with the coupling parts of the first and second components to lock the first and second frame members together, another component supported on the body.
[0013] The features defined in paragraphs [0007] to [0011] above in respect of the connector may also be applied to the article of furniture defined in paragraph [0012],
2015203409 10 May 2019 [0014] In embodiments where the article of furniture is a bed, four frame members are typically provided to define a rectangular frame. Adjoining pairs of the frame members are locked together with a said connector. A tub or tray may be provided underneath the bed frame, the tub or tray comprising a base and sidewalls extending from the base to define an open top having a peripheral rim. The tub or tray may comprise a plurality of pieces that couple together. Locating recesses may be provided in the comers of the base of the tub or tray for positioning each said foot. The rim may include locating projections or openings that engage with corresponding locating openings or projections in the frame members. The tub or tray may be formed from a plastics material.
Brief Description of Drawings [0015] An embodiment of the presently disclosed connector and article of furniture incorporating same will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the article of furniture in a first partly assembled state;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the article of furniture of Fig. 1 in a second partly assembled state;
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the article of furniture of Fig. 1 in a third partly assembled state;
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the article of furniture of Fig. 1 when fully assembled, shown in a sleeping configuration;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the article of furniture of Fig. 1 when fully assembled, shown in an angled storage configuration; and
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Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the article of furniture of Fig. 1 when fully assembled, shown in an elevated bed making configuration.
Description of Embodiments [0016] Referring to the drawings, there is provided a connector 10 for an article of furniture, in the form of a bed 100 comprising a rectangular frame formed from side frame members 102 and end frame members 104. The connector 10 comprises a first component 12, a second component 14, a third component 16 and a fourth component 18.
[0017] The first 12 and second 14 components each comprise a body 12a, 14a adapted for fixed connection to a respective first 102 or second 104 frame member of the bed 100. Typically, the first and second components 12, 14 are connected to the frame members 102, 104 prior to the bed being provided to a customer in “flat pack” form for subsequent assembly. The first and second components 12, 14 each also comprise a coupling part, in the form of a pair of longitudinal openings 12b, 14b associated with the body 12a, 12b.
[0018] The third component 16 has a body 16a, and a coupling part, in the form of a plurality of pins 16b, associated with the body and engageable with the openings 12b, 14b of the first and second components to lock the first and second frame members 102, 104 together. The pins 16b include a first pair of pins for engaging a corresponding first pair of longitudinal openings 12b of the first component and a second pair of pins for engaging a corresponding second pair of longitudinal openings 14b of the second component. The pins 16b are parallel with one another and the first pair of pins is orthogonal to the second pair of pins when the pins are viewed from their ends.
[0019] The body 16a of the third component defines a load bearing surface for supporting a mattress frame 106 of the bed 100. The body 16a is right angle triangular,
2015203409 10 May 2019 such that perpendicular sides of the triangular body facilitate connection of the first and second frame members 102, 104 at right angles.
[0020] The fourth component 18 is substantially identical to the third component 16, except that it engaged the opposite (lower) end of the longitudinal openings 12b, 14b to the third component 16. A foot 20 extends from the fourth component 18, and thereby from the first 12 and second 14 components, by a predetermined distance such that, when the bed 100 is assembled, a distal end of the foot projects beyond a lower extremity of the first 102 and second 104 frame members. As such, the foot 20 elevates the first 102 and second 104 frame members from the floor. Load applied by the mattress frame 106 to the load bearing surface 16a is transferred through the first 12 and second 14 components to the foot 20 and into the floor. The foot 20 may be threadedly connected to the fourth component 18 or may be permanently connected to the fourth component, such as by welding or by being formed in unitary one piece construction with the fourth component.
[0021] A shroud 22 extends from the hypotenuse of the triangular body 16a of the third component 16 to cover the first and second components 12, 14. The shroud 22 may extend only as far as the fourth component 18 or may extend past the fourth component to also cover the foot 20.
[0022] A tub or tray 30 is provided underneath the bed frame 102, 104. The tub or tray 30 comprises a base 32 and sidewalls 34 extending from the base to define an open top having a peripheral rim 36. The tub or tray 30 may be formed in two parts that are coupled together by interleaving along a join line 40. Locating recesses 38 are provided in the corners of the base 32 for positioning each foot 20. The rim 36 includes locating projections 39 that engage with corresponding locating openings in the frame members. Alternatively, the rim 36 may include openings that are engaged by projections extending from the frame members 102, 104. The tub or tray 30 is ideally formed from a plastics material.
2015203409 10 May 2019 [0023] The mattress frame 106 is mounted on an articulating mechanism 110 connected to the side frame members 102. The articulating mechanism is typically connected to the side frame members 102 before the bed is provided to the customer in a “flat pack” state. The articulating mechanism 110 allows the mattress frame 106 to be moved between a sleeping configuration, an angled storage configuration, and a raised bed making configuration, as shown, respectively, in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. In the sleeping configuration, the mattress frame 106 is supported by the load bearing surface 16a to remove load from the articulating mechanism 110. In the storage and bed making configurations, the mattress frame 106 is supported by the bed frame 102, 104 via the articulating mechanism 110.
[0024] To assemble the bed 100, the two parts of the tub or tray 30 are first connected together. A fourth component 18 is then placed in each comer of the tub or tray 30, with the feet being located by the associated locating recesses 38. A frame member 102 is then lowered into position on the rim 36 with the longitudinal openings 12b of the first component being sleeved over the corresponding pair of pins 18b of the fourth component 18 to achieve the configuration shown in Fig. 1. A frame member 104 is then lowered into position on the rim 36, at right angles to the already installed frame member 102, with the longitudinal openings 14b of the second component being sleeved over the corresponding pair of pins 18b of the fourth component 18 to achieve the configuration shown in Fig. 2. The shroud 22 is then placed over the first and second components 12, 14 and the third component 16 is engaged with the first and second components 12, 14 by sliding the pins 16b into the corresponding longitudinal openings 12b, 14b to achieve the configuration shown in Fig. 3. The mattress frame 106 is then fastened to the articulating mechanism 110 to achieve the configuration shown in Figs. 4-6.
[0025] It will be appreciated that the illustrated connector 10 and bed 100 provide significant advantages. For example, use of the connector 10 allows the bed 100 to be assembled by hand without the need for any tools and relatively quickly compared to prior art methods. Also, as the connector also provides a load bearing surface for the bed mattress frame 106, a separate load bearing element for the mattress frame is not ίο
2015203409 10 May 2019 required, which reduces inventory. The provision of the shroud 22 also advantageously covers the first and second components 12, 14 to improve the aesthetic appeal of the storage compartment in the bed frame. The provision of feet 20 extending from the first and second components 12, 14 advantageously facilitate elevation of the bed frame 102, 104 such that the bed frame rests on the rim 36 of the tub or tray 30 without applying significant load to the sidewalls 34, which allows the tub or tray to be formed with thin walls, with load from the feet being transferred to the floor through the base 32. The disclosed configuration of the first and second components 12, 14 and feet 20 also means that the feet 20 are hidden inside the storage compartment of the bed 100. Engagement of the feet 20 in the locating recesses 38 also assists in preventing the bed frame 102, 104 from skewing.
[0026] It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that numerous variations and/or modifications may be made to the above-described embodiments, without departing from the broad general scope of the present disclosure. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. Examples of possible modifications and/or variations include but are not limited to:
• the article of furniture 100 may be a lounge, sofa, chaise, storage box, bookshelf, cupboard, cabinet, or the like;
• the pins 16b may be substituted with tabs or other forms of projections and the openings 12b, 14b may take the form of slots engageable by the tabs;
• instead of the coupling parts of the first and second components 12, 14 comprising longitudinal openings, they may comprise projections, such as pins or tabs, and instead of the coupling part of the third component 16 comprising projections, it may comprise longitudinal openings in which the projections of the first and second components are engageable;
• the shroud 22 may also cover the third component 16; and/or • the articulation mechanism 110 may be omitted.

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1. A connector for an article of furniture, the connector comprising:
a first component having:
a body adapted for fixed connection to a first frame member of the article of furniture, at least one coupling part associated with the body;
a second component having:
a body adapted for fixed connection to a second frame member of the article of furniture, at least one coupling part associated with the body; and a third component having:
a body, and at least one coupling part associated with the body and engageable with the coupling parts of the first and second components to lock the first and second frame members together, wherein the body of the third component defines a load bearing surface for supporting another component of the article of furniture, wherein the coupling parts of the first and second components comprise longitudinal openings and the at least one coupling part of the third component comprises projections engageable in the longitudinal openings, and wherein the at least one coupling part of the third component comprises a first pair of projections for engaging a corresponding first pair of longitudinal openings in the coupling part of the first component and a second pair of projections for engaging a corresponding second pair of longitudinal openings in the coupling part of the second component.
2. A connector for an article of furniture, the connector comprising:
a first component having:
a body adapted for fixed connection to a first frame member of the article of furniture, at least one coupling part associated with the body;
2015203409 10 May 2019 a second component having:
a body adapted for fixed connection to a second frame member of the article of furniture, at least one coupling part associated with the body;
a third component having:
a body, and at least one coupling part associated with the body and engageable with the coupling parts of the first and second components to lock the first and second frame members together, wherein the body of the third component defines a load bearing surface for supporting another component of the article of furniture; and a foot engageable with the first and second components at an end thereof opposite the load bearing surface, wherein the foot extends from the first and second components by a predetermined distance such that, in use, a distal end of the foot projects beyond a lower extremity of the first and second frame members, and wherein load applied to the load bearing surface is transferred through the first and second components to the foot.
3. A connector according to claim 2, wherein the coupling parts of the first and second components comprise longitudinal openings and the at least one coupling part of the third component comprises projections engageable in the longitudinal openings.
4. A connector according to claim 3, wherein the at least one coupling part of the third component comprises a first pair of projections for engaging a corresponding first pair of longitudinal openings in the coupling part of the first component and a second pair of projections for engaging a corresponding second pair of longitudinal openings in the coupling part of the second component.
5. A connector according to claim any one of the preceding claims, wherein the projections are parallel with one another and the first pair of projections is orthogonal to the second pair of projections when the projections are viewed from their ends.
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6. A connector according to claim 2, wherein the coupling parts of the first and second components comprise projections and the at least one coupling part of the third component comprises longitudinal openings in which the projections are engageable to lock the first and second frame members together.
7. A connector according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the body of the third component is right angle triangular, such that perpendicular sides of the triangular body facilitate connection of the first and second frame members at right angles.
8. A connector according to claim 1, or to claim 5 or claim 7 when directly or indirectly dependent upon claim 1, comprising a foot engageable with the first and second components at an end thereof opposite the load bearing surface.
9. A connector according to claim 8 wherein the foot extends from the first and second components by a predetermined distance such that, in use, a distal end of the foot projects beyond a lower extremity of the first and second frame members.
10. A connector according to claim 9, wherein load applied to the load bearing surface is transferred through the first and second components to the foot.
11. A connector according to any one of claims 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 or 10, or to claim 7 when directly or indirectly dependent upon claim 2, wherein the foot is connected to the first and second components via a fourth component.
12. A connector according to claim 11, wherein the fourth component comprises: a body, and at least one coupling part associated with the body and engageable with the coupling parts of the first and second components to lock the first and second frame members together.
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13. A connector according to claim 12, when directly or indirectly dependent upon claim 1 or when directly or indirectly dependent upon claim 3, wherein the at least one coupling part of the fourth component comprises projections engageable in the longitudinal openings of the first and second components.
14. A connector according to claim 12, when directly or indirectly dependent upon claim 6, wherein the at least one coupling part of the fourth component comprises longitudinal openings in which projections of the first and second components are engageable to lock the first and second frame members together.
15. A connector according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein the at least one coupling part of the fourth component engages the first and second components at an opposite end to the third component.
16. A connector according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a shroud extending from the third component to cover the first and second components.
17. An article of furniture comprising:
first and second frame members;
a connector as defined in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the body of the first component is fixedly connected to the first frame member and the body of the second component is fixedly connected to the second frame member; and another component supported on the body.
18. An article of furniture according to claim 17, when directly or indirectly dependent upon claim 2 or any claim 8, wherein the foot extends from the first and second components by a predetermined distance such that, in use, a distal end of the foot projects beyond a lower extremity of the first and second frame members.
19. An article of furniture according to claim 17 or claim 18, wherein the article of furniture is a bookshelf, cupboard or cabinet and said another component is a shelf.
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20. An article of furniture according to claim 17 or claim 18, wherein the article of furniture is a bed and said another component is a mattress frame.
21. An article of furniture according to claim 20, wherein the mattress frame is mounted on an articulating mechanism connected to a frame of the bed, the articulating mechanism allowing the bed frame to be moved between a sleeping configuration and at least one of an angled storage configuration and a raised bed making configuration, and wherein, in the sleeping configuration, the mattress frame is supported by the load bearing surface of the third component and, in the storage and bed making configurations, the mattress frame is supported by the bed frame.
22. An article of furniture according to claim 20 or claim 21, wherein the bed frame is rectangular and comprises four frame members, and wherein adjoining pairs of the frame members are locked together with a said connector.
23. An article of furniture according to any one of claims 20 to 22, comprising a tub or tray underneath the bed frame, the tub or tray comprising a base and sidewalls extending from the base to define an open top having a peripheral rim.
24. An article of furniture according to claim 23, when directly or indirectly dependent upon claim 2 or claim 8, comprising locating recesses in the corners of the base of the tub or tray for positioning each said foot.
25. An article of furniture according to claim 23 or claim 24, wherein the rim comprises locating projections or openings that engage with corresponding locating openings or projections in the frame members.
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