DE20100730U1 - Handle for furniture and the like - Google Patents

Description

Javier Alcoba-Berasategui ' 1035 002 U-DE

4.8269.'Mallabia (Bizkaia) ' . 04.01.200l/kl/mh.

Handle for furniture and the like

Handles for furniture and the like are usually solid and are therefore attached in a long version to the front of furniture (e.g. kitchen furniture). This requires

a) high costs due to the length and price
■· b) a high weight, which is why furniture with these handles must be reinforced.

A handle according to the invention, which is particularly suitable for furniture, comprises at least one web and at least two wings acting thereon. . .

The patent applicant has developed a handle with both a hollow web and hollow wings (made of tubes). This makes it cheaper and lighter. The appearance is that of a solid handle due to the essentially rigid and solid interaction of the web and wings (together with the area of the piece of furniture to which the handle is attached, the wings of which rest on it with their other end). , ■

The handle according to the invention has internal connecting means for a rigid connection of the components (web/wing) as well as (fixed and removable) connecting means for fastening the kit to its place of use. . ■ '

In particular, the handle according to the invention comprises a web defined by a metal tube which is open at both ends, and . .·

(b) at least two wings, each defined by a metal tube open at both ends, the web and the wings abutting against each other, and

c) mounting brackets which are pressed into the corresponding metal tubes constituting the bracket and one wing of the handle until they abut one another, the mounting brackets also comprising means for securing the assembly in place.

The metal tubes that form the wings and the handle bar preferably have the same geometry and the same diameter, as well as bearings or connecting sections, e.g. in the form of mitres (with broken _edges or similar), which are adapted at their connection points and which abut against one another.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, each of the built-in webs consists of an "L"-shaped angle piece, the legs of which are pressed into the corresponding metal tubes, which in turn form the web and the handle wings. These legs define a plurality of circumferential grooves which contribute to a mutual fastening, which in this case can be supported by additional means such as adhesive. ;

At least the leg of each mounting bar supported in the handle bar is preferably equal to or approximately equal to the handle bar's length and has an axial blind hole with thread or for tapping to secure the assembly in place. ' . ' '

The above-mentioned installation or connecting _bars are non-metallic in nature or consist of non-metallic material. . . -

For a better understanding of the present invention, a preferred embodiment is shown in the drawings, which can also be subject to modifications without changing the functionality.

Figure 1 shows an elevation of the handle according to the invention, which is particularly suitable for furniture.

Figure 2 shows a corresponding side view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows a sectional enlargement of the detail (X) of Figure 1 to illustrate the handle structure, components and assembly arrangement of the handle according to the invention.

The following is a description of the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

According to the invention and the embodiment shown, the handle bar consists of a tube 1 of any diameter and conventional material such as, for example, stainless steel, chrome-plated steel, etc.

Broken edges 11 were created at the ends.

According to the invention and the embodiment shown, each wing of the handle is also made from a tube 2 of any diameter and from conventional material such as stainless steel, chrome-plated steel, etc.

The edges 21 have been broken on the tubes 2, the geometry of which is adapted to the broken edges in the connection area where they abut one another, as shown in Figures 1 and 3. ■ .

According to the invention and the embodiment shown, each mounting web 3 is pressed into the corresponding wing 2 and the web 1. ' ·.. · ■

The built-in bridge 3 has the structure of an "L"-shaped angle piece, the legs 3a, 3b of which are pressed into the corresponding metal tubes 1, 2 which form the bridge and one wing of the handle and which abut against each other in the previously described manner. At least one of the legs is solid.

These legs 3a, 3b in turn have longitudinal grooves which are distributed on the outer circumference and contribute to the fastening to the metal tubes 1, 2, which is supported if necessary with additional means such as >adhesive, &igr; ' ' . . . .■-.'■

At least one of the legs 3b is equal to or approximately equal to the length of the wing or tube 2 in which it is located. It is solid and has an axial blind hole with a thread or for tapping, in order to fix the kit in place (see Figure 3).

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With this construction, the legs for the rigid connection between the bar 1 and the wings .2 of the handle only have to be placed next to each other and at the same time the built-in bar .3 has to be pressed into the interior. One of the legs 3a, .3b

can be previously 'mounted' on/in one of the tubes and one or both legs can be secured with adhesive previously distributed in the circumferential grooves. .

The installation of the handle thus produced at the place of use is carried out in a conventional manner (not shown) by inserting a self-tapping screw 3 which passes through a part of the piece of furniture and is screwed into the hollow part of the blind hole.

The legs 3a, 3b of the installation web 3 are made of plastic and are preferably triangular with rounded sides so that there are only three contact points between this cross section and the tube of the web 1 and the wing 2. ' . ' ■ .

The longitudinal grooves of the legs 3a, 3b serve the purpose of accommodating the flow of the plastic material which deforms when the legs 3a, 3b are pressed under pressure into the web 1 and the wing 2 and deform inside them. . .

Claims (6)

1. Handle, in particular for furniture, characterised by : (a) a web formed by a metal tube which is open at both ends, and b) at least two wings, which in turn are formed by a metal tube open at the ends, the web and the wings abutting against each other, and (c) mounting webs pressed into the corresponding metal tubes of the web and a wing until they abut against each other, the mounting webs also comprising means for securing the kit in place. 2. Handle according to claim 1, characterized in that the metal tubes from which the wings and the handle bar are made have the same geometry and the same diameter and their bearings (with broken edges or the like) coincide and abut against one another at the connection points. 3. Handle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each mounting bar consists of an "L"-shaped angle piece, the legs of which are pressed into the corresponding metal tubes of the bar and the handle wing, the legs having a plurality of circumferential grooves for mutual fastening and the fastening can be assisted by additional means such as adhesive. 4. Handle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least the leg of the mounting web mounted in the handle wing is substantially as long as the handle wing and has an axial blind hole with a thread or for thread cutting in order to fasten the kit at its place of use. 5. Handle according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the cross-section of the legs of the web has only three contact points with the round cross-section of the tube. 6. Handle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the built-in webs are of non-metallic nature.