EP0125869A2 - Improvements in and relating to desking systems - Google Patents
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- EP0125869A2 EP0125869A2 EP84303095A EP84303095A EP0125869A2 EP 0125869 A2 EP0125869 A2 EP 0125869A2 EP 84303095 A EP84303095 A EP 84303095A EP 84303095 A EP84303095 A EP 84303095A EP 0125869 A2 EP0125869 A2 EP 0125869A2
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- top member
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- cable receiving
- desking
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- 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
- A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
- A47B21/06—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards characterised by means for holding, fastening or concealing cables
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- 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
- A47B13/00—Details of tables or desks
- A47B13/08—Table tops; Rims therefor
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- 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
- A47B17/00—Writing-tables
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- 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
- A47B87/00—Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units, e.g. assemblies of furniture units of the same kind such as linkable cabinets, tables, racks or shelf units
- A47B87/002—Combination of tables; Linking or assembling means therefor
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- 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
- A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
- A47B2200/0011—Underframes
- A47B2200/0013—Desks with central bearing beams
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- 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
- A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
- A47B2200/0011—Underframes
- A47B2200/002—Legs
- A47B2200/0027—Desks with I-shaped leg
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- 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
- A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
- A47B2200/0011—Underframes
- A47B2200/002—Legs
- A47B2200/0028—Attachment of desk lateral uprights
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- the present invention relates to improvements in desking systems and particularly to desking systems adapted to accommodate cabling, for example electric or telephone cabling, extending on to the surface of the desking unit.
- desking unit and desking system is meant any article which provides a work surface.
- a desking system comprising a top member providing a work surface, support means for supporting the top member on the ground, the support means comprising a pair of spaced parallel upright members extending between the top member and the ground, and means fixing the upright members relative to the top member, access means in the top member aligned with the space between the upright members for providing access to the said space, cable receiving means for slidable engagement between the upright members, for receiving cabling extending between the ground and the work surface, and introduceable into the said space through the access means in the top member, and closure means for closing the access means and providing apertures for cabling extending therethrough on to the work surface.
- the access means is provided by an opening in the work surface and the closure means is removably located in the opening.
- the upright members may terminate at their lower ends in a transverse foot member to which the lower ends of the members are fixed. At their upper ends, the members may be laterally connected to each other and to means connecting them to the top member.
- the top member may be supported on the ground by two said support means each of which is associated with an access means in the top member, at least one of the support means being provided with the cable receiving means.
- the cable receiving means may comprise an elongate member which extends for substantially the full extent of the upright members and defines at least one laterally open channel for cabling.
- the lateral- opening of the channel may be closable by a panel which is releasably engageable with the cable receiving member.
- the cable receiving member is generally I-shaped providing two oppositely opening channels.
- the cross-bars or end members of the I are advantageously provided with resilient means which engage, and positively locate the cable receiving member relative to the upright members.
- a desking unit 1 comprises a generally rectangular top member 2 providing the work surface and which is supported on two support means 3, one at or adjacent each end.
- Each support means 3 comprises a pair of parallel spaced upright members 4, which may have any suitable arcuate or polygonal section, and as shown are circular in section and provided by hollow metal tubes.
- the lower ends of the pairs of upright members 4 are connected together, as shown, by a transversely extending foot member 5, show in more detail in Figure 3, which may for example be moulded of a suitable plastics material.
- the pairs of members 4 are also connected together, as will be described hereafter, and to the underside of the top member 2.
- the top member 2 is provided with at least one access means, as shown an access opening 6 ( Figures 1 and 4) which is aligned with the space between the upright members 4 of at least one support means 3.
- an opening 6 is provided in respect of each support means 3.
- the opening 6 is closable by a closure member 7 ( Figures 1 and 5).
- the closure member 7 defines with the opening 6 apertures 8 through which cabling can extend.
- an access opening 6 is not used for this purpose, it may be fully closed by a closure member which completely closes opening 6.
- the closure member 7 may be positively retained in place within opening 6.
- the periphery of recess 6 may be stepped and the periphery of closure member 7 may be correspondingly shaped, as shown in Figure 6, to seat within the opening 6 with the upper surface of closure member 7 flush with the work surface.
- a cable receiving member 9 ( Figures 2 and 4) is slidably engageable between the upright members 4 and is engaged when and where required between the upright members 4, after the desking unit 1 has been fully assembled, through the corresponding access opening 6.
- the cable receiving member 9 comprises an elongate generally I-section member comprising end members 10 and a transverse member 11 which together define two cable receiving channels 12. It will be appreciated that with a different formation of member 9, it may provide a single channel. Alternatively, channels 12 may be sub-divided by elongate members parallel to end members 10. The free ends of members 10 are provided with co-planar flanges 13.
- resiliently compressible strips 14 advantageously of electrically insulating material, such as a suitable plastics foam, are adhered to the outer surfaces of members 10 and provided with suitably shaped surfaces to contact the surfaces of members 4.
- the pairs of strips 14 may of course be replaced by a single strip with a part cylindrical or grooved profile.
- the channels 12 are closed by panels 15 which are releasably engageable with the member 9 and are designed to be put in position and removed following installation of the member 9.
- the panels 15 are made of steel and are held in place by magnetic attraction.
- the outer faces of flanges 13 are provided with magnetic strips 16, for example in the form of a magnetic self adhesive tape as sold by 3M under the Trade Mark PLASTIFORM. It will however be appreciated that other means may be employed for releasably engaging the panels 15 with the member 9.
- the cabling is generally then introduced into both channels 12 from one side of the support means 3, preferably the inner side for full concealment.
- the member 9 preferably extends the full length of the upright 4 between the foot member 5 and the underside of the top member 2.
- the transverse member 11 is cut away at its lower end to provide an access 17 between the channels 12.
- a similar access 18 may be provided by cutting away member 11 at the upper end of member 9.
- Advantageously access openings 17 and 1 8 and opening 6 are sufficiently large that a conventional three-pin plug can be passed through them so that the cable for an appliance situated on the work surface and which has already been provided with a plug can be threaded through opening 6 and member 9, without the need to remove the plug.
- Panels 15 may also have portions cut away at their lower ends to accommodate cabling passing out of the lower ends of the channels. They may be similarly cut away at their upper ends where the cabling extending up one support means 3 is required to appear on the work surface not at the associated access opening but at another access opening 6. Under such circumstances, the cabling is supported by any suitable means on the underside of the top member 2 between the support means 3 and the other access opening 6.
- a panel 15 is shown in dash- dot lines in Figure 7 together with alternative shapes of its upper and lower ends.
- each pair of upright members 4 are connected together at their upper ends by a lateral bracket 20 ( Figures 8 and 9).
- a lateral bracket 20 To rigidify the upper ends of the members 4, they are provided with plugs 21 ( Figure 10).
- each plug 21 is formed integrally with a lateral bracket 22 which is fixed to the under surface of top member 2. Brackets 20 interconnecting the members 4 are then screwed through members 4 into the plugs 21.
- the top member 2 may be additionally supported by a beam 23 extending centrally between the support means 3 and this beam is conveniently bolted at its ends to the brackets 20 and may be fixed intermediate its ends to the top member 2.
- the beam 23 may carry transverse support members 24 ( Figure 11).
- a desking unit 1' may be provided with only one access opening 6, as shown in Figure 11.
- Such a unit 1' may be supported by two support means 3 but associated with a desking unit 1, for example as an extension thereof.
- the top member 2 of the desking unit 1 need not be rectangular but may have a variety of different shapes.
- a desking unit 1 may have a triangular end added on to a basic rectangle.
- Such a desking unit i" may, for example, be associated with a rectangular unit similar to unit 1' of Figure 11, as shown in Figure 12, or with a desking unit of the same shape, as shown in Figure 13.
- the top members 2 of the above described embodiments may be made of any suitable material.
- they may be made of chipboard provided with suitable facing laminates and a peripheral edging strip.
- the opening 6 may be formed by creating openings in the chipboard and providing them with suitable edging strips.
- the members 2 are made, as shown in Figures 14 and 15, of chipboard 30 provided with surface laminates 31 and 32 and an edge strip 33 which is integrally moulded on to the laminated chipboard. With such an arrangement, where an access opening 6 is provided adjacent an edge of the member 2 ( Figure 4) the chipboard is cut away in the area of the access opening and the opening is defined by a moulding integral with the edge strip 33.
- a bar 35 of wood or metal may be screwed to the edge of the chipboard adjacent the access opening 6 and spanning the opening 6.
- the opening 6 is provided within the body of the top member 2, as for example in the unit 1" of Figures 12 and 13, an opening is formed within the chipboard and provided with an integrally moulded frame.
- one or more holes 40 may be provided in the closure member 7 and aligned with a hole 41 in a respective plug 21. Holes 40, 41 may be reinforced by a suitably shaped tubular plastic insert (not shown).
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Description
- The present invention relates to improvements in desking systems and particularly to desking systems adapted to accommodate cabling, for example electric or telephone cabling, extending on to the surface of the desking unit. By desking unit and desking system is meant any article which provides a work surface.
- According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a desking system comprising a top member providing a work surface, support means for supporting the top member on the ground, the support means comprising a pair of spaced parallel upright members extending between the top member and the ground, and means fixing the upright members relative to the top member, access means in the top member aligned with the space between the upright members for providing access to the said space, cable receiving means for slidable engagement between the upright members, for receiving cabling extending between the ground and the work surface, and introduceable into the said space through the access means in the top member, and closure means for closing the access means and providing apertures for cabling extending therethrough on to the work surface.
- Advantageously the access means is provided by an opening in the work surface and the closure means is removably located in the opening.
- The upright members may terminate at their lower ends in a transverse foot member to which the lower ends of the members are fixed. At their upper ends, the members may be laterally connected to each other and to means connecting them to the top member.
- The top member may be supported on the ground by two said support means each of which is associated with an access means in the top member, at least one of the support means being provided with the cable receiving means.
- The cable receiving means may comprise an elongate member which extends for substantially the full extent of the upright members and defines at least one laterally open channel for cabling. The lateral- opening of the channel may be closable by a panel which is releasably engageable with the cable receiving member.
- Advantageously, the cable receiving member is generally I-shaped providing two oppositely opening channels. The cross-bars or end members of the I are advantageously provided with resilient means which engage, and positively locate the cable receiving member relative to the upright members.
- Embodiments according to the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of desking unit according to the present invention;
- Figure 2 is a section on the line II-II of Figure 1;
- Figure 3 is a part elevational part sectional view of a foot member shown in Figure 1;
- Figure 4 is a plan view of a part of the top member of the desking unit of Figure 1 showing the access means with the closure means removed;
- Figure 5 is a plan view of the closure means for closing the access means shown in Figure 4;
- Figure 6 is a section on the line VI-VI of Figure 5;
- Figure 7 is an end elevation of the desking unit shown in Figure 1;
- Figure 8 is a plan view of a support means of the unit of Figure 1 with the top member removed;
- Figure 9 is a section on the line IX-IX of Figure 8;
- Figure 10 is a part sectional part elevational view of a component of the support means shown in Figure 8;
- Figure 11 is a diagrammatic plan view-of the unit of Figure 1 with an associated desking unit;
- Figures 12 and 13 show modifications of the unit of Figure 1 and associated units;
- Figure 14 is a section on the line XIV-XIV of Figure 4; and
- Figure 15 is a section on the line XV-XV of Figures 4 and 5.
- As shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, a
desking unit 1 comprises a generally rectangulartop member 2 providing the work surface and which is supported on two support means 3, one at or adjacent each end. Each support means 3 comprises a pair of parallel spacedupright members 4, which may have any suitable arcuate or polygonal section, and as shown are circular in section and provided by hollow metal tubes. The lower ends of the pairs ofupright members 4 are connected together, as shown, by a transversely extendingfoot member 5, show in more detail in Figure 3, which may for example be moulded of a suitable plastics material. At their upper ends, the pairs ofmembers 4 are also connected together, as will be described hereafter, and to the underside of thetop member 2. - Increasingly, there is a need to accommodate telephone and electric cabling extending to the work surface as unobtrusively as possible. For this purpose, the
top member 2 is provided with at least one access means, as shown an access opening 6 (Figures 1 and 4) which is aligned with the space between theupright members 4 of at least one support means 3. As shown, anopening 6 is provided in respect of each support means 3. The opening 6 is closable by a closure member 7 (Figures 1 and 5). As shown in Figure 5, theclosure member 7 defines with the opening 6apertures 8 through which cabling can extend. Where an access opening 6 is not used for this purpose, it may be fully closed by a closure member which completely closes opening 6. Theclosure member 7 may be positively retained in place within opening 6. Alternatively, as shown, the periphery ofrecess 6 may be stepped and the periphery ofclosure member 7 may be correspondingly shaped, as shown in Figure 6, to seat within theopening 6 with the upper surface ofclosure member 7 flush with the work surface. - For the purpose of unobtrusively leading cabling up to the level of
top member 2, a cable receiving member 9 (Figures 2 and 4) is slidably engageable between theupright members 4 and is engaged when and where required between theupright members 4, after thedesking unit 1 has been fully assembled, through the corresponding access opening 6. Thecable receiving member 9 comprises an elongate generally I-section member comprisingend members 10 and atransverse member 11 which together define twocable receiving channels 12. It will be appreciated that with a different formation ofmember 9, it may provide a single channel. Alternatively,channels 12 may be sub-divided by elongate members parallel to endmembers 10. The free ends ofmembers 10 are provided withco-planar flanges 13. To positively engage and locatemember 9 between theupright members 4, resilientlycompressible strips 14, advantageously of electrically insulating material, such as a suitable plastics foam, are adhered to the outer surfaces ofmembers 10 and provided with suitably shaped surfaces to contact the surfaces ofmembers 4. In a modification, the pairs ofstrips 14 may of course be replaced by a single strip with a part cylindrical or grooved profile. - The
channels 12 are closed bypanels 15 which are releasably engageable with themember 9 and are designed to be put in position and removed following installation of themember 9. Conveniently, thepanels 15 are made of steel and are held in place by magnetic attraction. To this end, the outer faces offlanges 13 are provided with magnetic strips 16, for example in the form of a magnetic self adhesive tape as sold by 3M under the Trade Mark PLASTIFORM. It will however be appreciated that other means may be employed for releasably engaging thepanels 15 with themember 9. - In use, with the desking unit fully assembled and a
member 9 introduced into one support means 3, the cabling is generally then introduced into bothchannels 12 from one side of the support means 3, preferably the inner side for full concealment. Themember 9 preferably extends the full length of the upright 4 between thefoot member 5 and the underside of thetop member 2. To permit access to bothchannels 12 from one side of the support means 3, as shown in Figure 7, thetransverse member 11 is cut away at its lower end to provide anaccess 17 between thechannels 12. Asimilar access 18 may be provided by cutting awaymember 11 at the upper end ofmember 9. Advantageously accessopenings member 9, without the need to remove the plug. -
Panels 15 may also have portions cut away at their lower ends to accommodate cabling passing out of the lower ends of the channels. They may be similarly cut away at their upper ends where the cabling extending up one support means 3 is required to appear on the work surface not at the associated access opening but at another access opening 6. Under such circumstances, the cabling is supported by any suitable means on the underside of thetop member 2 between the support means 3 and the other access opening 6. Apanel 15 is shown in dash- dot lines in Figure 7 together with alternative shapes of its upper and lower ends. - So as not to obscure the path between access opening 6 and the space between the
upright members 4, each pair ofupright members 4 are connected together at their upper ends by a lateral bracket 20 (Figures 8 and 9). To rigidify the upper ends of themembers 4, they are provided with plugs 21 (Figure 10). For convenience, eachplug 21 is formed integrally with alateral bracket 22 which is fixed to the under surface oftop member 2.Brackets 20 interconnecting themembers 4 are then screwed throughmembers 4 into theplugs 21. - Where required, the
top member 2 may be additionally supported by abeam 23 extending centrally between the support means 3 and this beam is conveniently bolted at its ends to thebrackets 20 and may be fixed intermediate its ends to thetop member 2. Thebeam 23 may carry transverse support members 24 (Figure 11). - While as shown in Figure 1, the desking unit is provided with two
access openings 6 each associated with a support means 3, a desking unit 1' may be provided with only oneaccess opening 6, as shown in Figure 11. Such a unit 1' may be supported by two support means 3 but associated with adesking unit 1, for example as an extension thereof. It will also be appreciated that thetop member 2 of thedesking unit 1 need not be rectangular but may have a variety of different shapes. For example, as shown in Figures 12 and 13, adesking unit 1", may have a triangular end added on to a basic rectangle. Such a desking unit i" may, for example, be associated with a rectangular unit similar to unit 1' of Figure 11, as shown in Figure 12, or with a desking unit of the same shape, as shown in Figure 13. With the arrangement of Figure 12, only three support means 3 may be provided, each associated with anaccess opening 6, thebeam 23 underlying the top member of unit 1' extending between the support means 3 at the free end of unit 1' and being connected to the support means 3 at the adjacent end ofunit 1", which is provided with an appropriately arranged bracket 26 (Figure 8) which is bolted to one of the twoupright members 4. A similar arrangement can be used in the arrangement of Figure 13 to provide a beam between the adjacent support means 3 of the twounits 1". - The
top members 2 of the above described embodiments, may be made of any suitable material. For example they may be made of chipboard provided with suitable facing laminates and a peripheral edging strip. Theopening 6 may be formed by creating openings in the chipboard and providing them with suitable edging strips. Preferably themembers 2 are made, as shown in Figures 14 and 15, ofchipboard 30 provided withsurface laminates edge strip 33 which is integrally moulded on to the laminated chipboard. With such an arrangement, where anaccess opening 6 is provided adjacent an edge of the member 2 (Figure 4) the chipboard is cut away in the area of the access opening and the opening is defined by a moulding integral with theedge strip 33. To strengthen the moulded frame of the access opening abar 35 of wood or metal may be screwed to the edge of the chipboard adjacent theaccess opening 6 and spanning theopening 6. Where theopening 6 is provided within the body of thetop member 2, as for example in theunit 1" of Figures 12 and 13, an opening is formed within the chipboard and provided with an integrally moulded frame. - For the purpose of supporting a table light or lectern on
top member 2, where the table light or lectern is provided with a mounting shaft, one ormore holes 40 may be provided in theclosure member 7 and aligned with ahole 41 in arespective plug 21.Holes
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AT84303095T ATE38764T1 (en) | 1983-05-11 | 1984-05-08 | WORK TABLE, E.G. DESK. |
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GB838312909A GB8312909D0 (en) | 1983-05-11 | 1983-05-11 | Desking systems |
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EP0212679A1 (en) * | 1985-08-13 | 1987-03-04 | Ahrend Groep B.V. | Support construction for desk- or table-top |
EP0326521A1 (en) * | 1988-01-28 | 1989-08-02 | EMBRU-WERKE, MANTEL & CIE | Space divider |
WO1991016835A1 (en) * | 1990-05-02 | 1991-11-14 | 3K Büromöbel Gmbh | Side-member for office furniture |
GB2247613A (en) * | 1990-09-07 | 1992-03-11 | Martina Limited | A frame for a desk |
WO1993015630A1 (en) * | 1992-02-12 | 1993-08-19 | The Secretary Of State For Education | Furniture |
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DE3732658A1 (en) * | 1987-09-28 | 1989-04-13 | Drabert Soehne | WRITING DESK |
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DE2916002A1 (en) * | 1978-10-23 | 1980-11-13 | Dichmann Ag Vario Werke | SIDE FRAME FOR OFFICE FURNITURE |
FR2489677A1 (en) * | 1980-09-10 | 1982-03-12 | Roneo Compagnie | Desk top with appliance fitments - has central lengthwise groove for cables beneath table top with cut-out section and appliance support frame on top surface |
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FR2489677A1 (en) * | 1980-09-10 | 1982-03-12 | Roneo Compagnie | Desk top with appliance fitments - has central lengthwise groove for cables beneath table top with cut-out section and appliance support frame on top surface |
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EP0212679A1 (en) * | 1985-08-13 | 1987-03-04 | Ahrend Groep B.V. | Support construction for desk- or table-top |
EP0326521A1 (en) * | 1988-01-28 | 1989-08-02 | EMBRU-WERKE, MANTEL & CIE | Space divider |
CH671597A5 (en) * | 1988-01-28 | 1989-09-15 | Mantel Embru Werke | |
WO1991016835A1 (en) * | 1990-05-02 | 1991-11-14 | 3K Büromöbel Gmbh | Side-member for office furniture |
GB2247613A (en) * | 1990-09-07 | 1992-03-11 | Martina Limited | A frame for a desk |
WO1993015630A1 (en) * | 1992-02-12 | 1993-08-19 | The Secretary Of State For Education | Furniture |
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GB8411672D0 (en) | 1984-06-13 |
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GB8312909D0 (en) | 1983-06-15 |
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