EP0733323B1 - Support, particularly for felts, rubber pads, or sliding blocks adapted to be fixed to the bottom of legs or feet of furniture, chairs, or the like - Google Patents

Support, particularly for felts, rubber pads, or sliding blocks adapted to be fixed to the bottom of legs or feet of furniture, chairs, or the like Download PDF

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EP0733323B1
EP0733323B1 EP96104334A EP96104334A EP0733323B1 EP 0733323 B1 EP0733323 B1 EP 0733323B1 EP 96104334 A EP96104334 A EP 96104334A EP 96104334 A EP96104334 A EP 96104334A EP 0733323 B1 EP0733323 B1 EP 0733323B1
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Loredana Turrini
Maurizia Negri
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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
    • A47B91/00—Feet for furniture in general
    • A47B91/06—Gliders or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a support particularly but not exclusively usable for a felt, rubber pad, or sliding block adapted to be fixed to the bottom of legs or feet of furniture, chairs, or the like.
  • Felts, rubber pads, and sliding blocks indeed in view of the task they must perform, are subject to wear and must, in the course of time, be replaced several times; therefore, owing to their intrinsic nature, they are consumables having a limited life.
  • These felts, rubber pads, or sliding blocks in fact have a surface that is covered with an adhesive and whereon a film is placed during packaging; the film can then be easily removed by the user during application.
  • CH-A-88354 discloses a support for a felt adapted to be fixed to the bottom of a leg of a piece of furniture.
  • the support is constituted by a metal plate from which three points protrude in positions that are eccentric to the center of the plate.
  • the points protrude at right angles with respect to the plate and are adapted for penetrating in the bottom of the leg of a piece of furniture.
  • the points can be formed by blanking the plate.
  • the plate is circular and has a rim for containing the felt.
  • the three points are arranged on a circle with the same distance in between. The broad face of each of the points lies substantially along the circumference of the circle.
  • a principal aim of the present invention is to provide a support, particularly for a felt, rubber pad, or sliding block, that solves the drawbacks pointed out above by known types and ensures stable and durable fixing without sliding effects, and good interchangeability without the problems arising from any play that might be produced.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a support which can be manufactured and sold at competitive costs.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a support which is substantially invisible once applied, so as to avoid compromising the aesthetic appearance of the piece of furniture.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a support that can be applied by the user simply and quickly.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a support that can be manufactured with known technologies that can be automated to a high degree.
  • support particularly for a felt, rubber pad or sliding block adapted to be fixed to the bottom of a leg or foot of furniture, chairs, or the like, comprising a metal plate from which at least two points protrude in positions that are eccentric with respect to the centroid of said plate, each of said at least two points protruding substantially at right angles with respect to said plate, in a direction that is opposite to that of said felt, rubber pad, or sliding block, said at least two points being adapted for penetrating in said bottom upon assembly, characterized in that each of said points has a substantially triangular shape and lies substantially in a respective radial plane passing through the center of said plate.
  • a support particularly for a felt, rubber pad, or sliding block adapted to be fixed to the bottom of the legs or feet of furniture, chairs, or the like, according to the invention is generally designated by the reference numeral 10.
  • the support 10 is constituted by a metal plate 11 having a circular shape in this embodiment.
  • Three points 12 protrude from the plate 11 and have a substantially triangular shape; said points are formed by blanking from said plate 11 in positions that are eccentric with respect to the centroid of said plate.
  • the points 12, in this case, are formed at the corners of an imaginary substantially equilateral triangle which is centered on the plate 11.
  • the plate 11 is furthermore shaped so as to form, along its perimeter, a rim 13 for containing, in this case, a felt 14 or a sliding block 15.
  • the felt 14 or the sliding block 15 are fixed respectively to the plate 11 by gluing.
  • a support particularly for a felt, rubber pad, or sliding block according to the invention is generally designated by the reference numeral 100 in a different embodiment.
  • the support 100 is constituted by a metal plate 101 having, in this case, a substantially quadrangular shape; three essentially triangular points 102 protrude from said plate in an eccentric position with respect to the centroid of said plate.
  • the points 102 are arranged with respect to one another at the corners of a substantially equilateral triangle that is centered on the plate 101.
  • the plate 101 is perimetrically shaped so as to form a containment rim 103, in this case for a felt 104.
  • the points 102 in an operating step, penetrate the bottom 105 of a leg of a piece of furniture.
  • This anchoring of the plate 101 to the bottom 105 must be considered as being applicable, in a perfectly similar manner, to the plate 11.
  • Both for the plate 11 and for the plate 101 merely by way of example, it is possible to adopt a plate thickness of four to eight tenths of a millimeter.
  • the support according to the invention combines absolutely stable and durable fixing to the bottom of the legs or feet of pieces of furniture, without the risk of sliding, with the possibility of reinstalling, simply by rotation, new supports in positions that are not damaged by the preceding supports and therefore have no play in anchoring.
  • the shape of the points and their limited size ensure that the support according to the invention causes no breakage or other damage to the piece of furniture to which they are applied.

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  • Chair Legs, Seat Parts, And Backrests (AREA)
  • Legs For Furniture In General (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Vibration Prevention Devices (AREA)
  • Filtering Materials (AREA)
EP96104334A 1995-03-21 1996-03-19 Support, particularly for felts, rubber pads, or sliding blocks adapted to be fixed to the bottom of legs or feet of furniture, chairs, or the like Expired - Lifetime EP0733323B1 (en)

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IT1995PD000019U IT239103Y1 (it) 1995-03-21 1995-03-21 Supporto, particolarmente per filtri, gomme o slitte atti e/o adessere fissati sul fondo dellle gambe o piedini di mobili, sedie
ITPD950019U 1995-03-21

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EP0733323A1 EP0733323A1 (en) 1996-09-25
EP0733323B1 true EP0733323B1 (en) 2000-06-14

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US8321994B2 (en) * 2010-07-27 2012-12-04 Simtec, Co. Furniture slide
US8667645B2 (en) * 2011-06-09 2014-03-11 Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc. Attachment glider
US8887353B2 (en) 2012-06-29 2014-11-18 Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc. Repel assembly and method
US9790030B2 (en) 2012-06-29 2017-10-17 Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc. Repel assembly and method

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CH88354A (de) * 1920-07-02 1921-02-16 Keimer Eduard Untersatz für Stühle, Tische und andere Möbel.
US1659489A (en) * 1924-06-25 1928-02-14 Warren F Kaynor Sliding caster
GB252919A (en) * 1925-07-04 1926-06-10 Harold Duckworth Improvement connected with gliding castors for furniture
GB984601A (en) * 1962-08-28 1965-02-24 Evered & Co Ltd Improvements in glider castors for the legs of furniture

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ATE193811T1 (de) 2000-06-15
DE69608836D1 (de) 2000-07-20
ITPD950019V0 (it) 1995-03-21
DE69608836T2 (de) 2000-11-09
ITPD950019U1 (it) 1996-09-21
EP0733323A1 (en) 1996-09-25
IT239103Y1 (it) 2001-02-19

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