EP0875179A2 - Arbeitsplatte und Verfahren zum Zusammenbau von Arbeitsplatten - Google Patents

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EP0875179A2
EP0875179A2 EP98301623A EP98301623A EP0875179A2 EP 0875179 A2 EP0875179 A2 EP 0875179A2 EP 98301623 A EP98301623 A EP 98301623A EP 98301623 A EP98301623 A EP 98301623A EP 0875179 A2 EP0875179 A2 EP 0875179A2
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worktop
edge
tongue
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William Geoffrey Noble
Derek Riley
Michael Anthony Crabtree
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Orama Fabrications Ltd
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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
    • A47B77/00—Kitchen cabinets
    • A47B77/02—General layout, e.g. relative arrangement of compartments, working surface or surfaces, supports for apparatus
    • A47B77/022—Work tops
    • 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
    • A47B13/083—Rims for table tops
    • 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
    • A47B13/083—Rims for table tops
    • A47B2013/085—Rims for table tops having a mounting web

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  • This invention relates to worktops, ie. rigid, substantially planar shelves having scratch-resistant surfaces installed predominantly in fitted kitchens. Shelves similar to kitchen worktops are also employed in bathrooms, cloakrooms and utility rooms; and sometimes in fitted bedrooms. Worktops are also employed in laboratories, hospitals, veterinary surgeries and in vehicles such as trains, aeroplanes and caravans.
  • Solid surface worktops are formed from a self-coloured, curable, resinous plastics material that may be drawn in a vacuum press or other moulding machine.
  • the plastics material on curing is scratch-resistant.
  • the self-coloured nature of the plastics material ensures that any damage to the resulting worktop sufficient to overcome its scratch resistance is disguised, and easily removed by polishing.
  • Laminated worktops comprise a comparatively thick (typically 30mm deep) layer of dense particleboard to which a layer of scratch-resistant, self-coloured, plastics material is adhesively bonded to provide a worktop surface.
  • Laminated worktops are cheaper to manufacture than solid surface worktops.
  • Such sinks and drainers differ in colour from the remainder of the laminated worktop. In some kitchen and bathroom designs this may be a disadvantage.
  • a portion of the worktop When secured, with its worktop surface uppermost, on top of a line of side by side, floor-mounted, cupboard or other storage units, a portion of the worktop overhangs the front face of the line of storage units.
  • This overhanging portion includes a vertically extending edge terminating the worktop.
  • Solid surface worktops may be formed with the overhanging edges profiled.
  • edges of the worktops can be left plain and finishing strips applied to neaten their appearance.
  • One form of such a finishing strip is an elongate strip of plastics material the depth of which equals the depth of the worktop to which it is secured.
  • a worktop comprising first and second worktop portions secured to one another, surfaces of the first and second portions defining a worktop surface and the worktop portions including one or more grooves formed in respective edges extending at least in a direction perpendicular to the said worktop surface, the worktop including one or more edge members each having a projecting tongue that is an interference fit in a said groove thereby securing each said edge member on the worktop.
  • This arrangement advantageously allows the finishing of a multi-part worktop comprising two or more worktop portions secured in abutment with one another.
  • the invention allows manufacturing of a worktop one portion of which is a laminated worktop portion and another of which is a solid surface worktop portion.
  • this allows use of the comparatively expensive solid surface material in areas of the worktop such as the vicinity of the sink/drainer unit where the benefits of the solid surface construction are particularly desirable; and the comparatively cheap laminated material in other areas of the worktop.
  • a kitchen designer may exploit differences between the appearance of the two worktop types to create novel visual effects.
  • a said edge member has a wall upstanding relative to the worktop surface, the tongue of the said edge member projecting from a tongue supporting surface spaced horizontally from the upstanding wall; and the edge member including a further surface extending from the edge of the tongue supporting surface towards the upstanding wall.
  • Edge members having upstanding walls are particularly suitable for mounting along the rear edge of a worktop, in order to prevent spilled liquids from flowing over the said rear edge and causing damage.
  • the arrangement of the preferred embodiment advantageously spaces the joint line, between the edge member and the worktop surface, from the line of intersection of the respective planes containing the upstanding wall and the worktop surface. This disguises the joint.
  • the joint between the edge member and the upstanding wall is further disguised by the preferred use of an arcuate surface interconnecting the further surface and the upstanding wall.
  • a kit of parts for assembling a worktop comprising first and second worktop portions secured together to define a worktop surface; a first edge member having a tongue projecting therefrom; and a second edge member having an upstanding wall and a tongue projecting from a tongue supporting surface spaced horizontally from the upstanding wall, the second edge member including a further surface extending from the edge of the tongue supporting surface towards the upstanding wall.
  • Such a kit may be supplied to a kitchen fitter with instructions on the dimensions of the grooves, to be formed in the edges of the worktop, for receiving the tongues of the edge members.
  • Such instructions may include information on e.g. the sizes of router bits needed to form the grooves.
  • the components of the kit may advantageously include an arcuate surface interconnecting the further surface and the upstanding wall.
  • a method of assembling a worktop may in accordance with the invention include the steps of:
  • the worktops are preferably supplied lacking any grooves, which latter are formed by the kitchen fitter after he has cut the worktop material to the desired size and shape. This permits the fitter to shape the worktop without foregoing the ability subsequently to attach finishing edge members to the worktop. This would not be the case if the worktop portions are provided with pre-existing grooves.
  • a worktop 10 comprising a worktop portion 11 having secured thereto an edge member 12.
  • Worktop portion 11 is a laminated worktop portion having secured on its upper surface a scratch resistant layer 13 defining a worktop surface.
  • the forwardly mounted face 15 of worktop portion 11 in the embodiment shown extends vertically and has formed therein an elongate groove 16 extending along its length from one end of worktop portion 11 to the other.
  • Edge portion 12 is of the same depth as worktop portion 11 and is secured thereon by virtue of tongue 17 that is an interference fit in groove 16.
  • the degree of interference between tongue 16 and groove 17 is such that edge member 12 may be pressed by hand on to the forward face of worktop portion 11.
  • tongue 17 serves to locate edge member 12 accurately on worktop portion 11 while curing of the adhesive compound takes place.
  • worktop portion 11 is shown in Figure 1 as a laminated material, it is equally possible for an edge member such as 12 to be applied in a similar manner to a solid surface worktop portion.
  • worktop portion 11 is a laminated worktop portion as shown in Figure 1; and worktop portion 21 is a solid surface worktop portion.
  • a common grove 16 extends along the front face of worktop portion 11 and also along the front face of worktop portion 21, to permit securing thereon of a single edge member 12 that traverses the joint between the two worktop portions on the front face of the worktop 10.
  • Edge member 12 which is conveniently a laminated worktop material made of a natural or formed wood material having a scratch resistant layer 13 secured thereon, is machined at 18 and 19 to provide a smooth, rounded edge to the worktop 10. This may be achieved by postforming the edge member.
  • edge member 12 may be formed of solid surface material, with its profile moulded on manufacture.
  • edge member 12 its surface may match that of one of the worktop portions 11, 21.
  • the worktop portions 11, 21 may themselves have a common surface finish, eg. in order to convey the impression that an entire worktop is manufactured from solid surface material when this is not in fact the case.
  • Figures 1 and 2 The arrangement of Figures 1 and 2 is proposed for the front or overhanging edge of a worktop.
  • An arrangement such as shown in Figures 3 and 4 is proposed for finishing the rear edge of a worktop.
  • the worktop portion 11, the scratch resistant material 13, the groove 16 and the tongue 17 are identical to their counterparts in Figures 1 and 2.
  • the edge member 22 of Figures 3 and 4 includes an upstanding wall 23. Tongue 17 protrudes from a tongue supporting surface 24 that is horizontally spaced from upstanding wall 23 by a short distance.
  • a further surface 25 extends towards upstanding wall 23. Further surface 25 is radiused as shown in Figures 3 and 4.
  • arcuate nature of further surface 25 further neatens the vicinity of the joint between upstanding wall 23 and scratch resistant surface 13.
  • worktop portions such as 11 and 21 may be supplied secured together or separated, depending on the requirements of a designer/installer.
  • the edge members 12, 22 may be supplied in preformed lengths that may be cut to size by the kitchen installer who would also form the grooves 16 extending along the worktop portions 11, 21 once the latter had been cut to the correct size and shape for the kitchen installation under consideration.
  • the preferred method of forming the groove 16 is through use of a power router. Instructions supplied with the worktop portions 11, 21 and edge members 12, 22 may if desired specify the size and method of operation of the router bit to produce the desired size and extent of groove 16.
  • member 22 Since member 22 is generally located at the rear of worktop, the reinforcing function of the adhesive compound between the tongue 17 and the groove 16 may be enhanced through use of screws extending eg. as shown by chain lines in Figure 3. This feature particularly assists in bonding the edge member 22 to the worktop portion 11, 21 while the adhesive compound is curing.
  • the apparatus, method and kit of the invention advantageously provide worktop surfaces that are a mixture of solid surface and laminated materials yet which have an attractive appearance that may emphasise the differences between the materials used, according to the requirements of the designer/installer.
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US3007213A (en) * 1955-02-14 1961-11-07 Colotrym Company Junction molding
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GB512067A (en) * 1938-03-02 1939-08-29 Karl Gustav Stickel Improvements in or relating to edge protection and jointing strip for furniture and office, shop and other fittings
US3007213A (en) * 1955-02-14 1961-11-07 Colotrym Company Junction molding
GB814655A (en) * 1955-12-15 1959-06-10 Alfred Sieger Improvements in or relating to furniture
DE2117605A1 (de) * 1971-04-10 1972-10-19 Franke & Pieper KG, 7505 Ettlingen Abdeckplatte für Spültische oder Spültisch-Herd-Kombinationen
US5253932A (en) * 1991-12-05 1993-10-19 Nesovic Danilo N Modular countertop system
US5525384A (en) * 1995-01-12 1996-06-11 Woodland Holding Corporation Flexible molding strip having inserted decorative cord and furniture provided with such strips

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US8480835B2 (en) 2010-09-03 2013-07-09 The Diller Corporation Apparatus and method to manufacture shaped counter top edges for custom counter tops
US8726962B2 (en) 2010-09-03 2014-05-20 The Diller Corporation Apparatus and method to manufacture shaped counter top edges for custom counter tops

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