CN110179274A - Furniture article and its utilize method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of furniture article and its utilize method.Furniture article includes the side n substantially rib type core and n pad, and each pad has the substrate defined by circle segments.The pad is end to end connection, and an end of one of pad is preferably connected to the core.The pad is arranged such that desired number pad can be laid out the leg rest that optional height is formed for leisure chaise longue, or the circular core.Knob is preferably attached to an end of the core or fixed to selected pad for transporting the furniture article.

Description

Furniture article and its utilize method

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to furniture, and more particularly, and the present invention relates to easy transports and readily configurable for can Select the furniture of the leisure chaise longue of length and/or the leg rest of optional height.

Background technique

People like lying on leisure chaise longue, and hold their heel brace in leg rest when being sitting on chair.However, often There are several disadvantages associated there for the leisure chaise longue and leg rest of rule.For example, leisure chaise longue and leg rest have a kind of big It is small and need sizable space when not in use to store.Leg rest is generally also heavier and therefore, it is difficult to movements.

The leisure chaise longue and leg rest that therefore, it is necessary to save space, can configure, be lightweight and easy to movement and storage.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the present invention provides a kind of furniture article, it includes: the side n substantially rib type core has polygon by the side n The substrate that shape defines；And n cylindrical pad, it is each to pad the substrate for including-being defined by circle segments, pingbian and arc side.The pad is End to end connection, an end of one of pad is connected to the core.The pad is arranged such that any number pad can Layout is leisure chaise longue or surround the core to form leg rest.Knob is preferably attached to an end or fixed for the core To selected pad for transporting the furniture article.

It discloses a kind of for using comprising having by n substantially rib type core and end in the n for the substrate that polygon defines To the method for the furniture article of n cylindrical pad of end connection, an end of one of pad is connected to the core, the side Method the following steps are included: be leisure chaise longue by desired number shield office, or by the circular core of desired number pad with Form leg rest.

It will be appreciated that the present invention provides several advantages for being better than the prior art.For example, use of the invention is compared to normal The leisure chaise longue and leg rest of rule save more spaces and are easier to storage and movement.The length of leisure chaise longue or the height of leg rest It is also readily configurable.

Foregoing teachings quite widely outline feature and technological merit of the invention, connect down in order to be better understood The detailed description of the invention come.The additional features of the invention for the theme to form claims of the present invention are described below And advantage.It will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that revealed concept and specific embodiment can easily serve as modification or design For carrying out the basis of the other structures of identical purpose of the invention.Those skilled in the art will also be appreciated that such etc. Effect construction does not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention as stated in the appended claims.

Detailed description of the invention

In order to which the present invention and its advantage is more fully understood, it is described below now in conjunction with attached drawing reference, in attached drawing:

Fig. 1 is the perspective view for embodying the furniture article of feature of the invention, and wherein core element is illustrated as with triangle The prism of shape substrate；

Fig. 2 is to the furniture article of 4 depictions 1, and wherein external cladding is spread out by different numbers furniture article is used as leisure Chair；

Fig. 5 is the perspective view for embodying the furniture article of feature of the invention, and wherein rib type core element is illustrated as having Square base；

Fig. 6 is the perspective view of the furniture article of depiction 5, and wherein external cladding is spread out so that furniture article is used as leisure chaise longue；

Fig. 7 is the perspective view of the alternate embodiment of the furniture article of Fig. 1 to 4；

Fig. 8 is the perspective view for embodying another alternate embodiment of furniture article of feature of the invention；

Fig. 9 A is the top view of the furniture article of Fig. 8 as observed by the line 9-9 according to Fig. 8；

Fig. 9 B is the expanded view of the section 9B of Fig. 9 A；

Figure 10 is the perspective view for embodying the another alternate embodiment of furniture article of feature of the invention；And

Figure 11 is the top view of the furniture article of Figure 10 as observed by the line 11-11 according to Figure 10.

Figure 12 is the perspective of the another alternate embodiment with the furniture article detachably padded for embodying feature of the invention Figure.

Specific embodiment

In the discussion of each figure, it will refer to same or like component using similar elements symbol from beginning to end.In order to succinct For the sake of, not yet show or discuss various other components known to fields, such as magnet, hook and and-loop fastener, zipper and similar Object.It will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the various modifications of disclosed embodiment, and generic principles defined herein can Other embodiments and application are applied to without departing from spirit and scope of the present invention.Therefore, the present invention is without wishing to be held to being shown Embodiment, but should meet and principle disclosed herein and the consistent widest range of feature.

In addition to the foregoing, as used herein, also term " substantially " should be taken as approximate term.Interchangeably Use termAnd " hook and ring " material refers to identical material.

With reference to Fig. 1 in attached drawing, reference numeral 100 generally indicates the furniture article for embodying feature of the invention. Furniture article 100 includes substantially rib type core 102, is illustrated as having by core is reproduced as triangular prism core The substrate 102b that triangle defines, and wherein substrate 102b is essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis for extending through prism core.Although base Bottom 102b is defined by triangle, but substrate can generally be any side n polygon, that is, the polygon with n side, n are equal to 3 or bigger integer.As follows illustrated in Fig. 5 and 6, n can be square for 4 with defining substrate.Polygon it is each Side and angle are preferably equivalent to mutual corresponding edge and angle.Knob 112 is preferably positioned as in core 102 to promote and transport furniture Object.

Three cylindrical pads 104,106 and 108 are configured to surround core 102.Cylindrical pad 104,106 and 108 is preferably Ground includes-respective substrates 104b, 106b that are defined by circle segments and 108b, corresponding pingbian 104a, 106a and 108a, And corresponding arc side 104c, 106c and 108c, it is as follows to be discussed in more detail about Fig. 4.One end 108d of pad 108 is passed through By any suitable component (for example, suture, zipper, adhesive,Or the like) it is connected to the edge of core 102 102c, and the other end 108e of pad 108 is connected to the end 106d of pad 106.Similarly, the other end 106e of pad 106 is connected to pad 104 end 104d.Therefore pad 104,106 and 108 is that end-to-end consecutive connects.Connecting elements can be extended across and all be padded Fabric or any other suitable component, such as hook and ring material (for example,It is discussed below with respect to Fig. 8,9A and 9B State), zipper (being discussed below with respect to Figure 11 and 12) and the like.

In degree of the magnet around core, magnet 110 is located in the crucial position on core 102 and pad 104,106 and 108 It sets will pad and be fixed to core.It will be appreciated that other suitable technologies, which can be used for pad, is fixed to core, such as institute in greater detail below It discusses.

Both core 102 and pad 104,106 and 108 have outer cover, and the outer cover, which preferably includes, knits Object, nylon, plastics (for example, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), enhancing polyurethane and/or analog).In addition, core 102 and pad 104, 106 and 108 preferably include filler, the filler include foam, beanpod, polystyrene agglomerate, crushing recycled plastic bottle, At least one of water and air.

Fig. 2 to 4, which describes, how from core 102 to spread out pad 104,106 and 108 for use as leisure chaise longue.Specifically, Fig. 2 Describe the pad 104 spread out from core 102.Fig. 3 describes the pad 104 and 106 spread out from core 102.Fig. 4 describes to be spread from core 102 All three pads 104,106 and 108 opened.It is therefore to be understood that the pad of object 100 can be spread out to form three kinds of different lengths Leisure chaise longue.

Further arrive Fig. 4, each pad 104,106 and 108 include corresponding pingbian 104a with length 126 and width 120, 106a and 108a.Core 102 includes three side 102a, and each of described side also has length 126 and width 120.Therefore, In a preferred embodiment, every one side 102a, 104a, 106a and 108a are substantially same size.It is wide by example and without limitation Degree 120 can be any suitable width, for example, in the range of about 14 " to 26 ", and preferably about 18 " to 22 " range It is interior.In addition, length 126 can be any suitable length, for example, arriving in the range of about 16 " to 28 ", and preferably about 20 " In the range of 24 ".Using standard geometric equation, core 102 has height 124, and the product approximation that 0.87 can be multiplied by width 120 is estimated It calculates (that is, 3 subduplicate half).Similarly, the section height 122 of pad 104,106 or 108 can be multiplied 0.29 product by width 120 Approximate estimation (that is, 1 divided by 2 multiply 3 subduplicate product).In the case where all pad around core 102, as depicted in FIG. 1, Object 100 have diameter 128, can be multiplied by width 120 1.15 product approximate estimation (that is, 2 divided by 3 square root).It will be appreciated that Object 100 can be used as leg rest in three kinds of configurations for leading to three kinds of different heights, that is to say, that as demonstrated in Figure 1, wherein The maximum height of upright object describes (assuming that length 126 is greater than diameter 128) by length 126.Equal to the medium altitude of diameter 128 If (width 120 is 20 inches, and medium altitude is about 23 inches) can be by padding all around object (institute as shown in figure 1 Show) but object is placed on its side Lai Shixian (as shown in FIG. 2).Highly 124 minimum constructive height is (if width is 20 English Very little, then minimum constructive height is about 17.4 inches) can by such as Fig. 2 (or alternatively, Fig. 3 or 4) in shows and such matches object storage component To realize.

As discussed above, the substrate 102b of core 102 is preferably the side n polygon, through being illustrated as three in Fig. 1 to 4 A side and three pads.Fig. 5 and 6 illustrates the object 200 with the substantially rib type core 202 similar to rib type core 102, but n Be 4 with from have similar to pad 104,106 and 108 (other than number) four pads 204,206,208 and 210 square Substrate 202b configures square shaped prism.Object 100 is further arrived, the pad of object 200 can be laid out as illustrated in figure 6 with shape Four positions can be taken to be used as leg rest at the leisure chaise longue or object 200 of up to four kinds different lengths.Specifically, object 200 Can be upright like that as demonstrated in Figure 5, it can be located on side as illustrated in figure 6, wherein all shield offices are leisure Chair can be positioned on side, but wherein three pads 206,208 and 210 are around core 202, and wherein core pingbian 202a is placed in On floor (not shown) or its can be positioned on side, but wherein all four pads 204,206,208 and 210 around core 202 (not shown), thus provides four kinds of different heights, and object 200 can be used as the leg rest of four kinds of different heights.Provide core height 224 and circle segments height 222 can be easy to determine various height, can by approximate estimation be core height 224 and 0.21 product (that is, half of the difference between 1 and 2 square root).Such as object 100, object 200, which preferably includes, is installed to core 202 The knob 212 of substrate 202b.Other than core 202 is configured with square base and four pads, object 200 is used as leisure chaise longue Or the operation of leg rest is also substantially similar to the operation of object 100.

Fig. 7 illustrates the furniture article 300 being similar to above for object 100 described in Fig. 1 to 4, but replaces magnet 110 And use hook and ring material (for example,) band with by pad 304,306 and 308 be fixed to core 302.Pad 304,306 and 308 are similar to pad 104,106 and 108, and core 302 is similar to core 102, but three sides of core 302 have hook and ring material Material strip 314,316 and 318, and pingbian 304a, 306a and 308a that pad have respective hook and strip of loop material 324,326 and 328.With Pad 304,306 and 308 be surrounded in core 302, band 328 and 318 bond, then band 326 and 316 bond, and finally band 324 With 314 bondings.Also as illustrated on Fig. 7, knob 312 can be positioned on pad above rather than be located on the end of core 302.In addition to using Pad is fixed to except core 302 by hook and ring material, and object 300 is also substantially similar to as the operation of leisure chaise longue or leg rest The operation of object 100.

Fig. 8,9A and 9B illustrate the furniture article 400 being similar to above for object 100 discussed in Fig. 1 to 4, wherein padding 404 are similar to pad 104,106 and 108, but pad 404 using hook and ring material (for example,) link together.Therefore, such as Most clear in figures 9 b and 9 to be shown, hook material band 410 is attached to the fabric 404a at an end of each pad 404 via suture 408, And strip of loop material 414 is attached to the fabric 404a of the other end of each respective pads 404 via suture 406.One or more 404, pads Selection of land is attached to core 402, similarly as pad 104,106 and 108 using such as suture, adhesive,Magnet and class Core 102 as described above is attached and is fixed to like object.It is shown as most clear in figure 9 a, knob 412 is preferably attached To the end of core 402, but it is alternatively attached to pad 404, similarly as shown in fig. 7.In addition to using hook will with ring material Except pad links together, object 400 is also substantially similar to the operation of object 100 as the operation of leisure chaise longue or leg rest.

Figure 10 and 11 illustrates the furniture article 500 being similar to above for object 100 discussed in Fig. 1 to 4, wherein padding 504 are similar to pad 104,106 and 108, but pad 504 is linked together using zipper 506.One or more pads 504 are optionally attached To core 502, similarly as pad 104,106 and 108 using such as suture, adhesive,Magnet and the like attachment And it is fixed to core 102 as described above.Knob 512 is preferably attached the end of core 502, but is alternatively attached to pad 504, similarly as shown in fig. 7.Other than using zipper that pad links together, object 500 is as leisure chaise longue or puts The operation of foot object is also substantially similar to the operation of object 100.

Figure 12 illustrates the furniture article 600 with the side n substantially rib type core 602, the side n substantially 602 quilt of rib type core It is illustrated as triangle substantially rib type core, (such as (such as high density is poly- for wood, particieboard, hard material by opposite hard material Ethylene (HDPE)) or the like) manufacture, and hollow internal 602a is defined, hollow internal 602a is at one end or two ends It opens.Any suitable component (such as magnet is preferably used in one or more pads for being illustrated as three pads 604,606 and 608 610, hook and ring material or the like) it is detachably fixed to the outside of core 602.One or more pads 604,606 and 608 can be such as It is desired like that from the external disassembly and storage (or " stowing ") of core 602 in the inside 602a of core.Optionally, respective pads 604, all or part of 606 and 608 flat 604a, 606a and 608a can also be manufactured by opposite hard material, such as wood Head, particieboard, duroplasts (such as high density polyethylene (HDPE) (HDPE)) or the like.Knob (not shown) is optionally located in object For transporting object on the end of part 600 or selected pad 604,606 or 608.The structure of object 600 and operation are in other sides Face is substantially similar to structure and operation above for object 100 described in Fig. 1 to 4.

Use of the invention saves more spaces compared to conventional leisure chaise longue and leg rest and is easier to store and move It is dynamic and readily configurable.

It should be understood that many forms and embodiment can be used in the present invention.Therefore, can be made in foregoing teachings it is several variation and The spirit or scope of the present invention is not departed from.For example, hook, snap-fastener, twist lock fastener, hook and eye fastener and the like replacement can be used Such as magnet 110 and314 fastener.The all or part (for example, pingbian 104a of pad 104) of the flat of pad It can be manufactured by opposite hard material, such as wood, particieboard, duroplasts (such as high density polyethylene (HDPE) (HDPE)) or the like.

The present invention so has been described by reference to certain preferred embodiments of the invention, it should be noted that revealed reality It applies example to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive, and expected in foregoing description broad range of change, modifies, changing Become and replace, and in some instances, some spies of the invention can be used in the case where being not necessarily to the correspondence use of other feature Sign.Based on the review of the foregoing description to preferred embodiment, those skilled in the art is believed that many such variations and repairs Changing is obvious and is desired.It is therefore to be understood that should widely and in a manner consistent with the scope of the invention explain The appended claims.

Claims (20)

1. a kind of furniture article comprising:

The side n substantially rib type core has the substrate defined by the side n polygon；And

N cylindrical pad, is end to end connection, and each of described pad includes substantially by circle segments, pingbian and arc The fixed substrate in boundary, wherein the pingbian of the pad can removably be fixed to the core, and wherein the pad is configured So that it is leisure chaise longue that the desired number n pad, which end-to-end can be laid out, or height may be selected to be formed around the core Leg rest.

Further comprise knob 2. object according to claim 1, the knob be fixed to the core substrate or At least one of selected pad is for transporting the furniture article.

3. object according to claim 1, wherein n is 3 to configure triangle for the polygon and substrate.

4. object according to claim 1, wherein n is 4 so that the polygon and substrate configuration to be square.

5. object according to claim 1 further comprises fastener, the fastener is configured to removably will be described One or more of pad is fixed to the core, and it includes at least one magnet, at least one zipper, at least one that the fastener, which is selected from, A hook and and-loop fastener, at least one carbine, at least one snap-fastener, at least one twist lock fastener and at least one hook and eye fastener Group.

6. object according to claim 1, wherein the core and the n pad are filled with filler, the filler Including at least one of foam, beanpod, polystyrene agglomerate, crushing recycled plastic bottle, water and air.

7. object according to claim 1 is made wherein the core and pad have by least one of fabric or plastics The outer cover made.

8. object according to claim 1, wherein the core and pad include by polyvinylchloride and enhancing polyurethane At least one manufacture outer cover.

9. object according to claim 1, wherein the core is made by least one of wood, particieboard or duroplasts It makes.

10. object according to claim 1, wherein the core is by least one of wood, particieboard or duroplasts Manufacture, and the core defines hollow inside.

11. object according to claim 1, wherein the pingbian of the pad is by wood, particieboard or duroplasts At least one manufacture.

12. a kind of method for the furniture article using the n pad with the side n substantially rib type core and end to end connection, At least one of one end of one of pad is detachably connected to the core, the described method comprises the following steps:

It is leisure chaise longue by desired number up to n shield office, or alternatively,

Desired number up to n is padded around the core to form leg rest.

13. according to the method for claim 12, wherein the furniture article further includes the base fixed to the core The knob of at least one of bottom and selected pad, and the method further includes passing through the knob transport furniture The step of object.

14. according to the method for claim 12, wherein n is 3 to configure triangle for polygon.

15. according to the method for claim 12, wherein n is 4 so that polygon configuration to be square.

16. according to the method for claim 12, wherein the object includes for the pad to be fixed to the core Fastener, and the method further includes using at least one of described fastener so that the pad to be fixed to the step of the core Suddenly.

17. according to the method for claim 12, wherein the object includes for the pad to be fixed to the core Fastener, the fastener include at least one magnet, at least one zipper, at least one hook and and-loop fastener, at least one carbine, At least one snap-fastener, at least one twist lock fastener and at least one hook and eye fastener, and the method further includes using State the step of at least one of fastener is to be fixed to the core for the pad.

18. a kind of method for the furniture article using the n pad with the side n substantially rib type core and end to end connection, One end of one of pad is detachably connected to the core, wherein the core is by wood, particieboard or duroplasts At least one manufacture, and the core defines hollow inside, at least one of the described method comprises the following steps:

It is leisure chaise longue by desired number up to n shield office,

Desired number up to n is padded around the core to form leg rest, and/or

By at least one pad heap in the hollow inside of the core.

19. according to the method for claim 18, wherein the object includes for the pad to be fixed to the core Fastener, and the method further includes using at least one of described fastener so that the pad to be fixed to the step of the core Suddenly.

20. according to the method for claim 18, wherein the object includes for the pad to be fixed to the core Fastener, the fastener include at least one magnet, at least one zipper, at least one hook and and-loop fastener, at least one carbine, At least one snap-fastener, at least one twist lock fastener and at least one hook and eye fastener, and the method further includes using State the step of at least one of fastener is to be fixed to the core for the pad.