EP0011546A1 - Stapelbare Klappmöbel - Google Patents

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EP0011546A1
EP0011546A1 EP79400827A EP79400827A EP0011546A1 EP 0011546 A1 EP0011546 A1 EP 0011546A1 EP 79400827 A EP79400827 A EP 79400827A EP 79400827 A EP79400827 A EP 79400827A EP 0011546 A1 EP0011546 A1 EP 0011546A1
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Jacques Lescure
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C4/00—Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/02—Dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/025—Dismountable chairs having integral back-rest and front leg
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C4/00—Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/02—Dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/027—Dismountable chairs having integral seat and rear leg
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C4/00—Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/02—Dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/03—Non-upholstered chairs, e.g. metal, plastic or wooden chairs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C4/00—Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/04—Folding chairs with inflexible seats

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  • the present invention relates to folding and stackable furniture of improved structure.
  • This invention relates more particularly but not limited to relatively light furniture and simple structure of the kind used for the equipment of gardens, beaches, coffee terraces and other outdoor places.
  • This furniture can also be used as an adjunct to the interior.
  • foldable furniture and stackable furniture are known, that is to say capable of being nested one inside the other.
  • folding as it is currently practiced makes the seats lose their rigidity and also poses numerous problems of production and maintenance. Indeed, folding generally requires that the article comprises at least three parts articulated with respect to each other, if one does not want to use a flexible material such as canvas, or plastic veil to constitute the surface of support. In addition, it would be advantageous for folding furniture that folding can be carried out even if the furniture is equipped with cushions useful for comfort. However, this is generally not the case.
  • the present invention aims to present a category of folding furniture which can moreover be stacked and which overcome the aforementioned drawbacks by comprising as few as possible articulated components so as to constitute a compromise between folding furniture and stackable furniture, this compromise making it possible to eliminate the drawbacks specific to these two categories of furniture while keeping the benefits.
  • the folding piece of furniture comprising a support surface - or seat -, and four feet, which consists of two sub-assemblies - or frames - articulated to one another, and each carrying two feet, is characterized in that at least one of the frames carries at least part of the seat, to which are attached two feet oriented transversely and in that the second frame comprises a frame provided with the other two feet oriented transversely to him, means being further provided to allow mutual support opposed between the frame and the seat, in the service position of the furniture for which there is interlocking of the frames relative to the frame, with correlative positioning of the seat.
  • the piece of furniture thus made up can, as will be seen, receive numerous versions, with a minimum of arrangements, the frame of one of the frames being able to surround the other frame as well as being surrounded by it.
  • the two frames have, according to a plane perpendicular to the axis of articulation, a substantially V-shaped profile, one of the branches of the V corresponding to the seat, respectively to the frame, and the other branch to the feet.
  • the axis of articulation of the two frames is disposed substantially in the middle of the frame of one of them, while the means allowing thwarted supports include two opposite travcrses of the frame of one of the frames, against which the seat abuts in the service position, one of these crosspieces being placed below the seat and the other above.
  • the folding unit thus produced has great stability in the service position without excessive efforts being likely to develop at the supports.
  • one of the frames comprises only the seat and two feet, the other frame comprising only the frame and the other two feet, so as to constitute a stool.
  • the two sub-assemblies - or frames - constituting the fundamental part of the piece of furniture can be identical whatever the version adopted, this to ensure a significant saving in tooling and a standardization of manufacturing.
  • the frames could obviously be different from one type of furniture to another.
  • the frame 1 comprises a seat 5 preferably rigid and constituted for example by a succession of slats 7 with skylight mounted between two longitudinal members 9 which border these slats laterally.
  • the side members 9 follow the feet 3 which extend transversely with respect to them, preferably forming an obtuse angle.
  • the right feet have a dihedral shape.
  • the profile of the frame 1 viewed along a perpendicular plane - angles to its axis AA articulation with the frame 2, is substantially V-shaped, one of the branches of the V corresponding to the longitudinal members 9 and the other at the foot 3. These are on the other hand joined by a rear cross member 11 placed below a recess 13 formed in the side members 9 beyond the seat 5.
  • this seat has in its front part a transverse slat 15 placed in the field by relative to the seating plan.
  • the frame 2 comprises a frame constituted by two longitudinal members & joined towards the rear by a cross member 8 formed in the upper part of the frame and forwards by a second cross member 10 formed at the top of the legs 4 and in the lower part of the frame 12 formed by the side members 6 and the cross members 8 and 10.
  • the cross member 10 is in fact placed below a recess 14 of the side members 6.
  • the feet 4 also have a dihedral shape and in profile view all of the feet 4 and the side members 6 form a V obtuse angle.
  • the axis AA of articulation common to the two frames 1 and 2 is preferably placed in the middle of the seat 5 and the frame 12. This axis is materialized by two bolts or the like 16 intended to broach the side members 6 and 9 when the frame 1 is fitted into the frame 2, the seat 5 then coming inside the frame 12 in seat service position.
  • Controlled friction means tend to oppose the folding of the furniture when it is in the service position.
  • These means comprise in the example considered, a tenon 17 projecting from each longitudinal member 9 and which is housed in the service position between two lips 18, for example made of elastomer (FIG. 6) placed opposite on the internal face of the longitudinal members 6.
  • the lug 17 In service position, the lug 17 is forcibly engaged between the lips 18 and can only be removed from it by a friction force.
  • any other known means such as hard seal by tightening at the end of movement could be provided to immobilize the frames 1 and 2 relative to each other in the service position.
  • the seat 5 and the frame 12 are arranged to allow mutual annoyed supports of the two frames one on the other in the service position of the cabinet. More specifically, the front cross member 15 of the seat 5 bears on the lower cross member 10 of the frame 12 while the recesses 13 of the side members 9 bear on the cross member 8 of the same frame 12, this cross member being, moreover, following the seat 5.
  • the stools thus formed 21A, 21B can be stacked by nesting on each other thanks to the inclination and the shape of the legs 3 and 4.
  • the frame 12 is extended beyond the cross member 8 by two uprights 24 joined by a backrest 25, formed for example of cross members.
  • the uprights 24 are thus arranged on the side opposite the feet 4 and extend in the opposite direction of the latter.
  • the other frame 1 has a structure identical to that of the previous version. It can be seen in FIGS. 9 and 10 that the chair thus formed has, in the service position, a very similar appearance to an ordinary non-folding chair. This chair can nevertheless be stacked as shown in Figure 11 (stacked chairs 26A, 26B), while in the folded position ( Figure 12), the size of the chair despite the amounts 24 differs little from that of a folding chair with a greater number of components.
  • each armrest 28 has a hook-shaped tab 32 which abuts against the upright 24 when the armrest 28 is disposed substantially parallel to the seat 5.
  • the armrests 28 can be folded down along the uprights 24 (FIG. 15).
  • Figures 16 to 22 relate to a chair derived from the previous one, but having the particularity of having fixed armrests in orientation and a movable backrest in inclination.
  • the structure of the frame 2 carrying the frame is the same as before, except that the uprights 24 are here limited to a low height above the upper cross member 8 of the frame and are extended at right angles by the rigid armrests 36 extending substantially parallel to the side members 6 of the frame 12.
  • an adjustable backrest 38 which comprises two uprights 40 secured by crosspieces 42.
  • the base of the uprights 40 is connected to the uprights 24 by hinge pins 44 (FIG. 20) such as bolts, which pass through buttonhole holes 46 in the uprights 24.
  • the uprights 40 are provided with pins 48 which penetrate into stepped notches 50 of an arcuate rack 52, hollowed out in the thickness of the upright24.
  • the two horizontal longitudinal members 46 of the frame 12 of the frame 2 surround two other movable frames 1a, 1b, arranged symmetrically at each end of the frame and each comprising, in addition to the feet 3a, 3b, seat elements 5a, 5b, constituted by parallel slats as for the frame 1 of FIG. 1.
  • the frame 12 of the frame 2 carries at each end an upper cross member 8 and a lower cross member 10 against which come, according to thwarted supports, shoulders 31, 32 formed by recesses at the two ends of the side members 9.
  • the frames 1a, 1b are thus wedged in the service position.
  • the frame 12 has a complementary bearing surface 56 constituted by transverse slats which are located in the extension of the seats 5a, 5b.
  • the folding table thus constituted, presents itself as an ordinary table when it is in the service position, and when it occupies a very small volume when folded, as shown in FIG. 25.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiments described and that, as indicated above, it is possible in particular to confer style variations to the folding furniture provided by the invention.
  • the frame 12 instead of presenting a square or rectangular perimeter, could also be of shape rounded or oval.
  • FIGS. 26 to 30 relate to a folding chair and it is given as a possible variant with regard to the embodiment of FIGS. 7 to 12.
  • the frame 1 carries only a part 5a of the seat 5, the other frame 2 carrying another part of this seat (sleepers 8a 8b).
  • the hollow frame 12adu frame 2 formed between the side members 6, the cross members 8a, 8b and a bar 10a have a width such relative to the spacing of the side members 9 of the frame 1, that in the service position, the frame 12a is fitted inside these longitudinal members 9, as can be seen in FIG. 28.
  • the recesses 13 of the longitudinal members 9 of the chairs in accordance with FIGS. 7 to 12 therefore become unnecessary.
  • the other parts of the chair are similar to those in Figures 7 to 12.
  • the cross members 5a of the frame 1 bear on the side members 6 of the frame 2, so that the counter-support is particularly robust.

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EP79400827A 1978-11-10 1979-11-06 Stapelbare Klappmöbel Expired EP0011546B1 (de)

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AT79400827T ATE6023T1 (de) 1978-11-10 1979-11-06 Stapelbare klappmoebel.

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FR7831832A FR2440707A1 (fr) 1978-11-10 1978-11-10 Meubles pliants et gerbables
FR7831832 1978-11-10

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ITUB20161041A1 (it) * 2016-02-25 2017-08-25 Legnotecnica S R L Elemento di seduta

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GB595440A (en) * 1945-06-01 1947-12-04 Eric Lyons Improvements in or relating to chairs
US3861746A (en) * 1973-07-02 1975-01-21 Westmoreland Plastics Co Two-piece chair

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GB595440A (en) * 1945-06-01 1947-12-04 Eric Lyons Improvements in or relating to chairs
US3861746A (en) * 1973-07-02 1975-01-21 Westmoreland Plastics Co Two-piece chair

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ITUB20161041A1 (it) * 2016-02-25 2017-08-25 Legnotecnica S R L Elemento di seduta

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