EP0227161B1 - Variable furniture - Google Patents
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- EP0227161B1 EP0227161B1 EP19860202160 EP86202160A EP0227161B1 EP 0227161 B1 EP0227161 B1 EP 0227161B1 EP 19860202160 EP19860202160 EP 19860202160 EP 86202160 A EP86202160 A EP 86202160A EP 0227161 B1 EP0227161 B1 EP 0227161B1
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- bulkhead
- chest
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- bed
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
- A47D11/00—Children's furniture convertible into other kinds of furniture, e.g. children's chairs or benches convertible into beds or constructional play-furniture
- A47D11/005—Convertible children's beds
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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
- A47B85/00—Furniture convertible into other kinds of furniture
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- This invention relates to a piece of furniture provided with detachably mounted parts for the assembly of a bed.
- a piece of furniture of the kind is known in various embodiments from, among other sources, the present applicants' previously published Dutch patent application NL-A-8 400 019, equivalent to EP-A-147 902.
- the invention has for its aim to provide a variable piece of furniture which lends itself particularly for use as a chest of drawers, consisting of a chest, a working surface placed above, it leaving a certain amount of space, and a vertical backboard, such that certain parts of this piece of furniture are usable as a bed, whereby the chest of drawers which is initially suitable for a baby is wholly utilizable for a somewhat older child.
- the invention provides a piece of furniture which is characterized by a chest upon which there extends, principally in the same plane as the rear wall of the chest, a bulkhead which, together with legs mounted on the top surface of the chest, carries a board parallel to the top surface of the chest, said bulkhead and said bores being suitable for utilization as end-pieces for the extremities of a bed, each of the legs comprising a longitudinal groove, in which the board and/or the bulkhead fits and is fastenable thereto, such that the legs are suitable as supports forthe board and/or bulkhead used as end-pieces of the bed.
- each leg can be of any suitable form.
- each leg may possess a principally circular cylindrical form.
- FIG. 1 shows piece of furniture 1, consisting of a chest 2 with drawers 3, upon which there extends vertically, principally in the same plane as the rear wall (not shown in figure 1) of chest 2, bulkhead 4, which together with two principally circular cylindrical legs 5 bears a horizontal board 6.
- Chest 2 is supported by two legs 7 situated at the front and by supporting bulkhead 8 at the back, which bulkhead is set a little way forward with respect to the rear wall of the chest so that in the presence of a skirting-board the rear wall of the chest can be placed against a wall.
- Figure 2 shows frame 9 of a bed with two side- bulkheads 10, whereof the head ends and the foot ends are coupled by board 6 and bulkhead 4 respectively.
- legs 5 which in the piece of furniture according to figure 1 served as supports for board 6, are utilized as supports for the lower edge of bulkhead 4, functioning as foot-board.
- the principally circular-cylindrically made legs 5 are provided with longitudinal groove 11, shown more clearly in figures 4 and 5, which is pointed to the rear in the piece of furniture according to figure 1 for esthetic reasons.
- FIG. 3 shows the manner in which bulkhead 4 is coupled to chest 2 and board 6 is coupled to bulkhead 4.
- any detachable joining means can be utilized, for example a screw connection.
- Figure 4 shows the top surface 18, upon which leg 5 is located, which provides for the support of board 6.
- Leg 5 is provided with a threaded end 19, which cooperates with an internally threaded member 20 mounted in board 6.
- a screw 21 which can extend through hole 22 in top surface 18, the final coupling can be brought about by means of an internally threaded member 23 in leg 5.
- figure 5 shows the manner in which a leg 5 is used as a support for bulkhead 4, the foot-board of frame 9 of the bed.
- a threaded end or an internally threaded member 13 in which there is firmly screwed pin 12, which can cooperate with cam 14 in bulkhead 4.
- pin 12 By rotation of that cam 14, pin 12 can be pulled tight, whereby a very strong coupling comes about between bulkhead 4 and leg 5.
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Description
- This invention relates to a piece of furniture provided with detachably mounted parts for the assembly of a bed.
- A piece of furniture of the kind is known in various embodiments from, among other sources, the present applicants' previously published Dutch patent application NL-A-8 400 019, equivalent to EP-A-147 902.
- The invention has for its aim to provide a variable piece of furniture which lends itself particularly for use as a chest of drawers, consisting of a chest, a working surface placed above, it leaving a certain amount of space, and a vertical backboard, such that certain parts of this piece of furniture are usable as a bed, whereby the chest of drawers which is initially suitable for a baby is wholly utilizable for a somewhat older child.
- In this connection the invention provides a piece of furniture which is characterized by a chest upon which there extends, principally in the same plane as the rear wall of the chest, a bulkhead which, together with legs mounted on the top surface of the chest, carries a board parallel to the top surface of the chest, said bulkhead and said bores being suitable for utilization as end-pieces for the extremities of a bed, each of the legs comprising a longitudinal groove, in which the board and/or the bulkhead fits and is fastenable thereto, such that the legs are suitable as supports forthe board and/or bulkhead used as end-pieces of the bed.
- The legs can be of any suitable form. For example, each leg may possess a principally circular cylindrical form.
- The invention will now be explained by reference to a drawing of an arbitrary embodiment, to which the invention is not however restricted. In the drawing:
- Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a piece of furniture according to the invention, in which, for the purpose of clarity, several components have been depicted as separated by some distance;
- Figure 2 shows a perspective view of a bed which is constructed by utilization of the vertical bulkhead and the horizontal board according to figure 1, in which view the constituent parts are also depicted as being separated by a certain distance;
- Figure 3 shows detail III according to figure 1 in a partly cut-away perspective view;
- Figure 4 shows detail IV according to figure 1 in a partly cut-away perspective view; and
- Figure 5 shows detail V according to figure 2 in a partly cut-away perspective view.
- Figure 1 shows piece of furniture 1, consisting of a
chest 2 with drawers 3, upon which there extends vertically, principally in the same plane as the rear wall (not shown in figure 1) ofchest 2,bulkhead 4, which together with two principally circularcylindrical legs 5 bears ahorizontal board 6.Chest 2 is supported by two legs 7 situated at the front and by supporting bulkhead 8 at the back, which bulkhead is set a little way forward with respect to the rear wall of the chest so that in the presence of a skirting-board the rear wall of the chest can be placed against a wall. - Figure 2 shows
frame 9 of a bed with two side-bulkheads 10, whereof the head ends and the foot ends are coupled byboard 6 andbulkhead 4 respectively. - In this example,
legs 5, which in the piece of furniture according to figure 1 served as supports forboard 6, are utilized as supports for the lower edge ofbulkhead 4, functioning as foot-board. To this end the principally circular-cylindrically madelegs 5 are provided withlongitudinal groove 11, shown more clearly in figures 4 and 5, which is pointed to the rear in the piece of furniture according to figure 1 for esthetic reasons. - Figure 3 shows the manner in which
bulkhead 4 is coupled tochest 2 andboard 6 is coupled tobulkhead 4. It should be clear that any detachable joining means can be utilized, for example a screw connection. In this embodiment, use is made oftightenable pin 12, which is screwed firmly into threadedend 13 and which cooperates withcam 14, rotatable from the outside with a screwdriver, for the connection ofbulkhead 4 tochest 2. - In this same way,
board 6 is coupled tobulkhead 4. For this, too, use is made ofcam 14 whjch through rotation can exert a tensile force onhead 15 ofpin 16, which in distinction topin 12 does not possess a threaded end but aflat head 17. - Figure 4 shows the
top surface 18, upon whichleg 5 is located, which provides for the support ofboard 6.Leg 5 is provided with a threadedend 19, which cooperates with an internally threadedmember 20 mounted inboard 6. By means of ascrew 21, which can extend throughhole 22 intop surface 18, the final coupling can be brought about by means of an internally threadedmember 23 inleg 5. - Finally, figure 5 shows the manner in which a
leg 5 is used as a support forbulkhead 4, the foot-board offrame 9 of the bed. In the bottom ofgroove 11 there is also located a threaded end or an internally threadedmember 13, in which there is firmly screwedpin 12, which can cooperate withcam 14 inbulkhead 4. By rotation of thatcam 14,pin 12 can be pulled tight, whereby a very strong coupling comes about betweenbulkhead 4 andleg 5. - It will be clear that there are possible many variations on the sketched principle according to the invention.
Claims (1)
- A piece of furniture (1), provided with detachably mounted parts for the assembly of a bed, characterized by a chest (2) upon which there extends, principally in the same plane as the rear wall of the chest (2), a bulkhead (4) which, together with legs (5) mounted on the top surface of the chest (2), carries a board (6) parallel to the top surface (18) of the chest (2), said bulkhead (4) and said board (6) being suitable for utilization as end-pieces for the extremities of a bed, each of the legs (5) comprising a longitudinal groove (11), in which the board (6) and/or the bulkhead (4) fits and is fastenable thereto, such that the legs (5) are suitable as supports for the board (6) and/or bulkhead (4) used as end-pieces of the bed.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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NL8503356A NL8503356A (en) | 1985-12-05 | 1985-12-05 | VARIABLE FURNITURE. |
NL8503356 | 1985-12-05 |
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EP0227161A1 EP0227161A1 (en) | 1987-07-01 |
EP0227161B1 true EP0227161B1 (en) | 1989-07-26 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP19860202160 Expired EP0227161B1 (en) | 1985-12-05 | 1986-12-03 | Variable furniture |
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EP (1) | EP0227161B1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE3664554D1 (en) |
NL (1) | NL8503356A (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
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US5297305A (en) * | 1992-07-14 | 1994-03-29 | Child Craft Industries, Inc. | Changing table convertible into a youth bed and play table |
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DE2128344A1 (en) * | 1971-06-08 | 1972-12-28 | Johanson, Lars-Gunnar Algernon, Malmö (Schweden) | Furniture kit |
NL8400019A (en) * | 1984-01-03 | 1985-08-01 | Hout En Staalmeubelfabrieken V | VARIABLE FURNITURE. |
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- 1985-12-05 NL NL8503356A patent/NL8503356A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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- 1986-12-03 EP EP19860202160 patent/EP0227161B1/en not_active Expired
- 1986-12-03 DE DE8686202160T patent/DE3664554D1/en not_active Expired
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NL8503356A (en) | 1987-07-01 |
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