EP0488918A1 - Positioning and maintaining system for a furniture top on its support - Google Patents

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EP0488918A1
EP0488918A1 EP91440097A EP91440097A EP0488918A1 EP 0488918 A1 EP0488918 A1 EP 0488918A1 EP 91440097 A EP91440097 A EP 91440097A EP 91440097 A EP91440097 A EP 91440097A EP 0488918 A1 EP0488918 A1 EP 0488918A1
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Philippe Fussler
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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
    • A47B13/003—Connecting table tops to underframes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10S403/12—Furniture type having a rotatable fastener or fastening element that tightens connection
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/70—Interfitted members
    • Y10T403/7005—Lugged member, rotary engagement
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/71—Rod side to plate or side
    • Y10T403/7111—Shackle is integral with or independently attached to proximate side of plate or other side

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  • the present invention relates to a new method of positioning and holding in place a horizontal work plan on a support element, and in particular the tray of an office furniture on top of a block in which are housed drawers or the like, in the case where this tray and this block constitute elements of a modular system, as described for example in European Patent No. 91440021.3 of the Applicant.
  • the invention relates to a new system effectively ensuring this positioning and this holding in place, and acting laterally on the field of the plate, ie not affecting either of the faces of the work surface that 'it constitutes, whatever its orientation.
  • the upper face of the support block has a generally oblong recess, constituting a bayonet-type locking lumen for a pivoting horizontal plate, comprising an inwardly curved edge placed in line with the edge. front of said upper face, the plate to be positioned on said upper face having a notch in which said curved rim fits, said rim and said notch both having horizontal bores facing each other and in which a dowel is received 'assembly, the head of this pin, in place, exactly covering the opening of said notch.
  • the pivoting horizontal plate therefore plays the role of an intermediate piece allowing, by its rim, precise positioning of the plate on its support, and thanks to the dowel, keeping the assembly in place, without any visible part on the top of the plate. , whatever its orientation.
  • Fig. 1 is a vertical section of a tray-support block assembly assembled by means of the system according to the invention, taken by the axis of the horizontal assembly pin.
  • Fig. 2 is a top view of the same assembly, the pin being in place.
  • Fig. 2 ′ is a view similar to FIG. 2, the plug being removed.
  • Fig. 3 shows the pivoting assembly plate alone.
  • Fig. 4 shows the ankle alone.
  • the problem to be solved was the positioning and holding in place of a horizontal plate P on the horizontal upper face F of a support block A, with no visible part on the surface of the plate P.
  • the invention consists in using an intermediate piece (1), comprising a horizontal sole (2) and a flange (3).
  • This part comes to rest on the face F thanks to a circular-looking plate (4) comprising ears (5), secured below the sole (2), and coming to be placed in a light (6) of the face F, having the same profile, but offset by a rotation of 90 °.
  • the part (1) can therefore be placed in the face F, the flange (3) then being perpendicular to the edge (7) of the face F, then immobilized in place by rotation of 90 °, said flange (3) coming then place yourself in the extension of said edge (7), to be ready to play its role.
  • the plate P has on its edge (10) intended to come to place this parallel to the edge (7) of the face F, a notch (11), the shape of which corresponds to an inwardly curved portion (12 ) from the edge (3).
  • a notch (11) the shape of which corresponds to an inwardly curved portion (12 ) from the edge (3).
  • the head of this pin (20) is in the form of a vertical plate (23) and a horizontal rim (24) whose shape and dimensions correspond exactly to those of the notch (11).
  • end of the dowel (20) can be split longitudinally (25) and is slightly separated from it, to ensure better immobilization of this dowel in place, and therefore of the assembly.
  • the external hole of the bore (21) can be slightly split (not shown) to create a kind of stop when extracting the plate P upwards.
  • shims (26) may be provided, distributed appropriately on the face F.
  • the external faces of the plate (23) and of the rim (24) have a surface state and a color as similar as possible to those of the rest of the plate P, so as to create the minimum of discontinuity in the corresponding zone of said panel P.
  • additional means are provided to ensure the precise positioning of the assembly piece (1) on the face F, at the time of the aforementioned 90 ° rotation since, in fact, the assembly of the bayonet type of the plate (4) in the light (6) does not ensure an actual positioning in rotation, which results from the cooperation of the convex position (12) with the notch (11) of the tray P, which may be insufficient especially in the case of a tray P of great length.
  • the additional means consist of a boss / bowl pair made respectively in the underside of the sole (2) and in the face F, as shown diagrammatically in (27/28) in FIG. 1, this couple being placed so that one face in agreement, the sole (2) is exactly perpendicular to the outer edge (10) of the plate P and to the outer edge of the face F.
  • the removable nature of the plate (1) makes it possible to place it in several different positions on a face F, in the case where this face is of large dimensions, which makes it possible to place the plate P there in different positions.
  • the plate (1) can be molded in one piece with this face F.

Abstract

System intended to ensure both the positioning and maintaining in place of an office furniture top (P) on the upper face of a support block (A), characterised in that it consists, on the one hand, of a right-angled (corner-bracket) assembly piece (1), one side of this corner bracket having the form of a horizontal sole plate (2) interlocking with the said upper face, and the other side of this corner bracket having the form of a portion of a vertical cylinder (3) whose dimensions correspond to those of a cutout made in the field of the said top and, on the other hand, of an immobilisation pin passing through two horizontal bores made so as to be located in the extension of one another, respectively in the base of the said cutout of the top and in the said cylinder portion, the head of the said pin having the shape of a corner bracket whose two wings have the shape and the dimensions of the said cutout, so as to close off the latter when the said pin joins together the said top, the said assembly piece and, consequently, the support block. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne un nouveau mode de positionnement et de maintien en place d'un plan de travail horizontal sur un élément d'appui, et notamment du plateau d'un meuble de bureau sur le dessus d'un bloc dans lequel sont logés des tiroirs ou analogues, dans le cas où ce plateau et ce bloc constituent des éléments d'un système modulaire, tel que décrit par exemple dans le Brevet Européen N° 91440021.3 de la Déposante.The present invention relates to a new method of positioning and holding in place a horizontal work plan on a support element, and in particular the tray of an office furniture on top of a block in which are housed drawers or the like, in the case where this tray and this block constitute elements of a modular system, as described for example in European Patent No. 91440021.3 of the Applicant.

Dans un système de ce genre, il est usuel d'assurer le positionnement et le maintien en place d'un plateau sur son appui au moyen de couples téton/cuvette pratiqués respectivement dans le plateau et l'appui ou inversement, ou par des chevilles traversant complètement le plateau pour venir s'insérer dans un logement de l'appui.In a system of this kind, it is customary to ensure the positioning and the holding in place of a plate on its support by means of nipple / bowl pairs made respectively in the plate and the support or vice versa, or by pins completely crossing the plate to come and fit into a housing of the support.

Toutefois, l'un des avantages de ces systèmes étant la possibilité de retourner un plateau de forme angulaire, pour en inverser l'orientation et créer ainsi des formes immenses de plans de travail, cette faculté de retournement implique que le plateau possède des moyens de positionnement et/ou de maintien en place sur ses deux faces, ce qui unit à l'esthétique de l'ensemble puisque ceux de ces moyens qui ne sont pas utilisés demeurent visibles sur le dessus des plateaux.However, one of the advantages of these systems being the possibility of turning an angular-shaped tray, to reverse its orientation and thus create immense forms of worktops, this faculty of inversion implies that the tray has means of positioning and / or holding in place on its two faces, which unites the aesthetics of the assembly since those of these means which are not used remain visible on the top of the plates.

L'invention vise un nouveau système assurant efficacement ce positionnement et ce maintien en place, et intervenant latéralement sur le champ du plateau, c'est à dire n'affectant pas ni l'une ni l'autre des faces du plan de travail qu'il constitue, quelle que soit son orientation.The invention relates to a new system effectively ensuring this positioning and this holding in place, and acting laterally on the field of the plate, ie not affecting either of the faces of the work surface that 'it constitutes, whatever its orientation.

A cet effet, la face supérieure du bloc d'appui présente un évidement de forme générale oblongue, constituant une lumière de verrouillage du type à baïonnette pour une plaque horizontale pivotante, comportant un rebord bombé vers l'intérieur se plaçant dans le prolongement du bord avant de ladite face supérieure, le plateau à positionner sur ladite face supérieure présentant une échancrure dans laquelle vient s'adapter ledit rebord bombé, ledit rebord et ladite échancrure présentant tous deux des alésages horizontaux se faisant face et dans lesquels vient se loger une cheville d'assemblage, la tête de cette cheville, mise en place, recouvrant exactement l'ouverture de ladite échancrure.To this end, the upper face of the support block has a generally oblong recess, constituting a bayonet-type locking lumen for a pivoting horizontal plate, comprising an inwardly curved edge placed in line with the edge. front of said upper face, the plate to be positioned on said upper face having a notch in which said curved rim fits, said rim and said notch both having horizontal bores facing each other and in which a dowel is received 'assembly, the head of this pin, in place, exactly covering the opening of said notch.

La plaque horizontale pivotante joue donc le rôle de pièce intermédiaire permettant, par son rebord, un positionnement précis du plateau sur son appui, et grâce à la cheville, le maintien en place de l'ensemble, sans aucune pièce apparente sur le dessus du plateau, quelle que soit son orientation.The pivoting horizontal plate therefore plays the role of an intermediate piece allowing, by its rim, precise positioning of the plate on its support, and thanks to the dowel, keeping the assembly in place, without any visible part on the top of the plate. , whatever its orientation.

Divers détails de ce système apparaîtront dans la description suivante, correspondant au dessin annexé, sur lequel:Various details of this system will appear in the following description, corresponding to the attached drawing, in which:

La Fig. 1 est une coupe verticale d'un ensemble plateau-bloc d'appui assemblé au moyen du système selon l'invention, prise par l'axe de la cheville d'assemblage horizontale.Fig. 1 is a vertical section of a tray-support block assembly assembled by means of the system according to the invention, taken by the axis of the horizontal assembly pin.

La Fig. 2 est une vue de dessus du même ensemble, la cheville étant en place.Fig. 2 is a top view of the same assembly, the pin being in place.

La Fig. 2′ est une vue semblable à la Fig. 2, la cheville étant enlevée.Fig. 2 ′ is a view similar to FIG. 2, the plug being removed.

La Fig. 3 montre la plaque d'assemblage pivotante seule.Fig. 3 shows the pivoting assembly plate alone.

La Fig. 4 montre la cheville seule.Fig. 4 shows the ankle alone.

Dans toutes les figures, les mêmes références numériques désignent les mêmes éléments.In all the figures, the same reference numerals designate the same elements.

Le problème à résoudre était le positionnement et le maintien en place d'un plateau horizontal P sur la face supérieure horizontale F d'un bloc d'appui A, sans pièce apparente sur la surface du plateau P.The problem to be solved was the positioning and holding in place of a horizontal plate P on the horizontal upper face F of a support block A, with no visible part on the surface of the plate P.

Pour résoudre ce problème, l'invention consiste à utiliser une pièce intermédiaire (1), comportant une semelle horizontale (2) et un rebord (3). Cette pièce vient s'immobiliser sur la face F grâce à une plaque d'allure circulaire (4) comportant des oreilles (5), solidaire au dessous de la semelle (2), et venant se placer dans une lumière (6) de la face F, ayant le même profil, mais décalé d'une rotation de 90°. La pièce (1) peut donc être mise en place dans la face F, le rebord (3) étant alors perpendiculaire au bord (7) de la face F, puis immobilisé en place par rotation de 90°, ledit rebord (3) venant alors se placer dans le prolongement dudit bord (7), pour être prête à jouer son rôle.To solve this problem, the invention consists in using an intermediate piece (1), comprising a horizontal sole (2) and a flange (3). This part comes to rest on the face F thanks to a circular-looking plate (4) comprising ears (5), secured below the sole (2), and coming to be placed in a light (6) of the face F, having the same profile, but offset by a rotation of 90 °. The part (1) can therefore be placed in the face F, the flange (3) then being perpendicular to the edge (7) of the face F, then immobilized in place by rotation of 90 °, said flange (3) coming then place yourself in the extension of said edge (7), to be ready to play its role.

A cet effet, le plateau P présente sur son bord (10) destiné à venir ce placer parallèlement au bord (7) de la face F, une échancrure (11), dont la forme correspond à une portion bombée vers l'intérieur (12) du rebord (3). La mise en concordance du bombé ( 12) dans l'échancrure (11) assure donc déjà le positionnement correct du plateau P sur le bloc d'appui A.To this end, the plate P has on its edge (10) intended to come to place this parallel to the edge (7) of the face F, a notch (11), the shape of which corresponds to an inwardly curved portion (12 ) from the edge (3). The matching of the bulge (12) in the notch (11) therefore already ensures the correct positioning of the plate P on the support block A.

Le maintien en place proprement dit est obtenu au moyen d'une cheville (20) venant s'insérer dans des alésages (21) et (22), pratiqués en alignement respectivement dans le rebord bombé (12) et dans le fond de l'échancrure (11) du plateau P.The actual holding in place is obtained by means of a dowel (20) which is inserted into bores (21) and (22), made in alignment respectively in the curved edge (12) and in the bottom of the notch (11) of plate P.

La tête de cette cheville (20) se présente sous la forme d'une plaque verticale (23) et d'un rebord horizontal (24) dont la forme et les dimensions correspondent exactement à celles de l'échancrure (11). De cette sorte, quand la cheville (20) est enfoncée à travers les alésages (21) et (22), d'une part le maintien en place du plateau P est assuré sur le bloc d'appui A, dans la position souhaitée, et d'autre part, les seuls éléments visuels visibles du système d'assemblage séduis sur le champ du plateau P sont complètement dissimulés par la tête (25 - 24).The head of this pin (20) is in the form of a vertical plate (23) and a horizontal rim (24) whose shape and dimensions correspond exactly to those of the notch (11). In this way, when the dowel (20) is pressed through the bores (21) and (22), on the one hand, the support P is held in place on the support block A, in the desired position, and on the other hand, the only visible visual elements of the assembly system seduced on the field of the tray P are completely concealed by the head (25 - 24).

Les objectifs principaux de l'invention sont donc atteints.The main objectives of the invention are therefore achieved.

Des perfectionnements de détail peuvent encore lui être apportés.Details can still be improved.

Ainsi l'extrémité de la cheville (20) peut être fendue longitudinalement (25) et en est légèrement écartée, pour assurer une meilleure immobilisation de cette cheville en place, donc de l'ensemble.Thus the end of the dowel (20) can be split longitudinally (25) and is slightly separated from it, to ensure better immobilization of this dowel in place, and therefore of the assembly.

De même, l'orifice extérieur de l'alésage (21) peut être légèrement fendu (non représenté) pour créer une sorte de butée au moment de l'extraction vers le haut du plateau P.Likewise, the external hole of the bore (21) can be slightly split (not shown) to create a kind of stop when extracting the plate P upwards.

Pour compenser éventuellement l'épaisseur de la pièce d'assemblage (1) entre la face inférieure du plateau P et la face supérieure F du bloc d'appui A, il peut être prévu des cales (26) réparties de façon appropriées sur la face F.To optionally compensate for the thickness of the connecting piece (1) between the underside of the plate P and the top face F of the support block A, shims (26) may be provided, distributed appropriately on the face F.

Bien entendu, pour améliorer en l'esthétique de l'ensemble, en dissimulant au mieux le système d'assemblage, les faces extérieures de la plaque (23) et du rebord (24) ont un état de surface et une couleur aussi semblables que possible à ceux du reste du plateau P, de manière à créer le minimum de discontinuité dans la zone correspondante dudit panneau P.Of course, to improve the aesthetics of the assembly, by concealing the assembly system as well as possible, the external faces of the plate (23) and of the rim (24) have a surface state and a color as similar as possible to those of the rest of the plate P, so as to create the minimum of discontinuity in the corresponding zone of said panel P.

Enfin, selon une autre caractéristique encore de l'invention, des moyens additionnels sont prévus pour assurer le positionnement précis de la pièces d'assemblage (1) sur la face F, au moment de la rotation de 90° précités puisque, en fait, l'assemblage du type à baïonnette de la plaque (4) dans la lumière (6) n'assure pas un positionnement réel en rotation, quine résulte que de la coopération de la position bombée (12) avec l'échancrure (11) du plateau P, ce qui peut être insuffisant notamment dans le cas d'un plateau P de grande longueur.Finally, according to yet another characteristic of the invention, additional means are provided to ensure the precise positioning of the assembly piece (1) on the face F, at the time of the aforementioned 90 ° rotation since, in fact, the assembly of the bayonet type of the plate (4) in the light (6) does not ensure an actual positioning in rotation, which results from the cooperation of the convex position (12) with the notch (11) of the tray P, which may be insufficient especially in the case of a tray P of great length.

Les moyens additionnels consistent en un couple bossage/cuvette pratiqués respectivement dans le dessous de la semelle (2) et dans la face F, comme illustré schématiquement en (27/28) sur la Fig. 1, ce couple étant placé de manière qu'une face en concordance, la semelle (2) est exactement perpendiculaire au bord extérieur (10) du plateau P et au bord extérieur de la face F.The additional means consist of a boss / bowl pair made respectively in the underside of the sole (2) and in the face F, as shown diagrammatically in (27/28) in FIG. 1, this couple being placed so that one face in agreement, the sole (2) is exactly perpendicular to the outer edge (10) of the plate P and to the outer edge of the face F.

Le caractère amovible de la plaque (1) permet de la placer dans plusieurs positions différentes sur une face F, dans le cas où cette face est de grandes dimensions, ce qui permet d'y placer le plateau P dans différentes positions.The removable nature of the plate (1) makes it possible to place it in several different positions on a face F, in the case where this face is of large dimensions, which makes it possible to place the plate P there in different positions.

Dans le cas d'une face F de plus petites dimensions, la plaque (1) peut être moulée en une seule pièce avec cette face F.In the case of a face F of smaller dimensions, the plate (1) can be molded in one piece with this face F.

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Système destiné à assurer à la fois le positionnement et le maintien en place d'un plateau de meuble de bureau sur la face supérieure d'un bloc d'appui, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste d'une part en une pièce d'assemblage en équerre, un côté de cette équerre ayant la forme d'une semelle horizontale s'enclenchant dans ladite face supérieure, et l'autre côté de cette équerre ayant la forme d'une portion de cylindre vertical, dont les dimensions correspondent à celles d'une échancrure pratiquée dans le champ dudit plateau, et d'autre part en une cheville d'immobilisation, traversant deux alésages horizontaux pratiqués de manière à se trouver dans le prolongement l'un dans l'autre respectivement dans le fond de ladite échancrure du plateau et dans ladite portion de cylindre, la tête de ladite cheville ayant la forme d'une équerre dont les deux ailes ont la forme et les dimensions de ladite échancrure, de manière à obturer celle-ci quand ladite cheville réunit ensemble ledit plateau, ladite pièce d'assemblage, et par suite le bloc d'appui.System intended to ensure both the positioning and the holding in place of an office furniture tray on the upper face of a support block, characterized in that it consists on the one hand of a piece of square assembly, one side of this square having the shape of a horizontal sole engaging in said upper face, and the other side of this square having the shape of a portion of vertical cylinder, the dimensions of which correspond to those of a notch made in the field of said plate, and on the other hand into a locking pin, passing through two horizontal bores made so as to be in the extension one in the other respectively in the bottom of said notch of the plate and in said cylinder portion, the head of said dowel having the shape of a square whose two wings have the shape and the dimensions of said notch, so as to close it when said dowel joins together said plate, said assembly part, and consequently the support block. Système selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que, en vue de l'enclenchement de ladite semelle horizontale avec laite face supérieure du bloc d'appui, ladite semelle porte sous sa face inférieure une plaque circulaire comportant au moins un ergot excentré et ladite face supérieure comporte une lumière de dimensions sensiblement égales, l'enclenchement de ladite plaque circulaire dans ladite lumière étant du type baïonnette et se faisant, quand la rotation de ladite plaque amène ladite pièce d'assemblage en position définitive.System according to claim 1, characterized in that, with a view to engaging said horizontal sole with the upper face of the support block, said sole carries under its lower face a circular plate comprising at least one eccentric pin and said face upper comprises a light of substantially equal dimensions, the engagement of said circular plate in said light being of the bayonet type and taking place, when the rotation of said plate brings said assembly part into the final position. Système selon les revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que le positionnement en rotation de la pièce d'assemblage est obtenu par coopération d'un couple bossage/cuvette pratiqués respectivement dans la face inférieure de la semelle et dans la face supérieure du bloc d'appui, cette coopération correspondant à la position correcte de ladite pièce d'assemblage.System according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the rotational positioning of the assembly part is obtained by cooperation of a boss / cup pair made respectively in the underside of the sole and in the top face of the block d 'support, this cooperation corresponding to the correct position of said assembly part. Système selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que ladite pièce d'assemblage est fixe, par exemple moulée en une seule pièce avec ladite face supérieure du bloc d'appui.System according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said assembly part is fixed, for example molded in one piece with said upper face of the support block. Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'extrémité de ladite cheville est fendue et dilatée de manière à assurer son maintien en place une fois enfoncée.System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the end of the said dowel is split and expanded so as to keep it in place once pressed.
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DE91440097T DE69100131T2 (en) 1991-11-21 1991-11-21 Bracket and positioning system for a furniture panel on its base.
AT91440097T ATE90529T1 (en) 1991-11-21 1991-11-21 SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING AND POSITIONING A FURNITURE TOP ON YOUR BASE.
ES91440097T ES2043457T3 (en) 1991-11-21 1991-11-21 POSITIONING AND SUPPORT SYSTEM OF A FURNITURE PLAN ON ITS SUPPORT.
DK91440097.3T DK0488918T3 (en) 1991-11-21 1991-11-21 System for placing and retaining a furniture plate on a support unit
EP91440097A EP0488918B1 (en) 1991-11-21 1991-11-21 Positioning and maintaining system for a furniture top on its support
CA002082016A CA2082016A1 (en) 1991-11-21 1992-11-03 System for positioning and maintaining in place a plate of an office furniture upon a rest block
JP4329929A JP2559322B2 (en) 1991-11-21 1992-11-17 Device for positioning and holding a work plate of office furniture on a supporting block
PT8650U PT8650U (en) 1991-11-21 1992-11-19 DEVICE FOR POSITIONING AND PLACING ON A SITE A PLATE OF A DEPARTMENT OF DESK FURNITURE
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