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EP1969969B1
EP1969969B1 EP07005322A EP07005322A EP1969969B1 EP 1969969 B1 EP1969969 B1 EP 1969969B1 EP 07005322 A EP07005322 A EP 07005322A EP 07005322 A EP07005322 A EP 07005322A EP 1969969 B1 EP1969969 B1 EP 1969969B1
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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
    • A47B7/00—Tables of rigid construction
    • 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
    • A47B13/02—Underframes
    • A47B13/023—Underframes with a central column
    • 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
    • A47B85/06—Tables convertible otherwise
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C3/00—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats
    • A47C3/16—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats of legless type, e.g. with seat directly resting on the floor; Hassocks; Pouffes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C5/00—Chairs of special materials
    • A47C5/02—Chairs of special materials of woven material, e.g. basket chairs
    • 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
    • A47B2220/00—General furniture construction, e.g. fittings
    • A47B2220/008—General furniture construction, e.g. fittings characterised by materials
    • A47B2220/0088—Furniture made of bamboo or rattan

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  • the present invention to furniture and more particularly to such a furniture that has its body formed of strips members.
  • a wooden furniture shows an antique sense of beauty that attracts people to buy.
  • furniture having a meshed body structure and a framework supporting the meshed body structure.
  • the meshed body structure is formed of wooden or bamboo strips by means of a weaving technique and then bonded or nailed to the framework. The weaving procedure is complicated, requiring much labor and time. Therefore, these conventional meshed body structure type furniture are commonly expensive.
  • US 4,254,992 shows a chair having a seat base portion consisting of a structure with a top ring, a bottom ring and parallel slats linking the top and bottom rings.
  • a supporting frame/ring ties the rings together about halfway down the slats.
  • the at least one endless inner supporting frame can be made having an outer diameter greater than the top and bottom frames to support the strip members in an outwardly curved status.
  • the at least one endless inner supporting frame can be made having an outer diameter smaller than the top and bottom frames to support the strip members in an inwardly curved status
  • the at least one endless inner supporting frame can be made having a circular or rectangular profile, or any of a variety of shapes.
  • the at least one fastening member each can be a cord member.
  • a furniture in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention comprising a top frame 1, a bottom frame 2, at least one, for example, two endless inner supporting frames (not shown) arranged at different elevations between the top frame 1 and the bottom frame 2, a plurality of arched strip members (for example, bamboo strips) 3 connected between the top frame 1 and the bottom frame 2 and attached to the periphery of each endless inner supporting frame, and fastening members, for example, cord members 4 that secure the arched strip members 3 to the endless inner supporting frames.
  • the top frame 1 is a rectangular open frame
  • the bottom frame 2 is a flat frame plate.
  • the arched strip members 3 each have a top end respectively inserted into a respective obliquely extending bottom mounting hole (not shown) of the top frame 1 and a bottom end respectively inserted into a respective oblique top mounting hole (not shown) of the bottom frame 2.
  • the arched strip members 3 When installed, are respectively curved outwards.
  • a table board 6 may be supported on the top frame 1 so that the furniture can be used as a table. After removal of the table board 6, the furniture is used as a storage container for keeping things.
  • FIGS. 2 ⁇ 6 show a furniture in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the furniture is shaped like a wine barrel.
  • the furniture according to this second embodiment a top frame 1, which has a plurality of oblique bottom mounting holes 11, a bottom frame 2, which has a plurality of oblique top mounting holes 21 corresponding to the oblique bottom mounting holes 11 of the top frame 1, at least one endless inner supporting frame 5 (for example, three endless inner supporting frames in FIGS, 2 and 3 , or one endless inner supporting frame in FIG.
  • each endless inner supporting frame 5 has an outer diameter greater than the top frame 1 and the bottom frame 2.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 show a furniture in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • This embodiment is substantially similar to the aforesaid second embodiment with the exception that each endless inner supporting frame (not shown) has an outer diameter smaller than the top frame 1 and the bottom frame 2.
  • the arched strip members 3 When assembled, the arched strip members 3 are respectively curving inwards, and therefore the furniture shows an outer diameter gradually increasing in reversed directions from the middle toward the top frame 1 and the bottom frame 2.
  • FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view of a furniture in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • the endless inner supporting frame 5 is shaped like a peanut.
  • the top and bottom frames of the furniture have a contour corresponding to the endless inner supporting frames.
  • FIGS. 1 ⁇ 9 A prototype of furniture has been constructed with the features of FIGS. 1 ⁇ 9 .
  • the furniture functions smoothly to provide all of the features disclosed earlier.
  • straight strip members may be used and connected between the top frame and the bottom frame to substitute for the arched strip members. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.

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  1. Möbel mit:
    einem oberen Rahmen (1), wobei der obere Rahmen (1) eine Vielzahl von schrägen unteren Befestigungslöchern aufweist, die entlang eines Randbereichs davon angeordnet sind;
    einem unteren Rahmen (2), wobei der untere Rahmen (2) eine Vielzahl von schrägen oberen Befestigungslöchern aufweist, die entlang eines Randbereichs davon angeordnet sind;
    mindestens einem endlosen Stützrahmen (5), der zwischen dem oberen Rahmen (1) und dem unteren Rahmen (2) angeordnet ist;
    einer Vielzahl von Streifenelementen (3), die jeweils zwischen dem oberen Rahmen (1) und dem unteren Rahmen (2) verbunden sind und sich um den mindestens einen inneren Stützrahmen (5) herum erstrecken und von diesem gestützt sind, wobei die Streifenelemente (3) jeweils ein oberes Ende, das jeweils an den unteren schrägen Befestigungslöchern des oberen Rahmens (1) befestigt ist, und ein unseres Ende aufweisen, das an den schrägen oberen Befestigungslöchern des unteren Rahmens (2) befestigt ist; und
    mindestens einem Befestigungselement (4), das die Streifenelemente (3) an dem mindestens einen endlosen Stützrahmen (5) befestigt;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jeder des mindestens einen endlosen Stützrahmens in Bezug auf die Vielzahl von Streifenelementen im Inneren angeordnet ist; wobei der obere Rahmen (1) ein offener Rahmen und der untere Rahmen (2) ein flaches Rahmenplattenelement zum Halten von zu lagernden Gegenständen in dem Möbel ist.
  2. Möbel nach Anspruch 1, bei dem der mindestens eine innere Stützrahmen (5) jeweils einen Außendurchmesser aufweist, der größer ist als der obere Rahmen (1) und der untere Rahmen (2).
  3. Möbel nach Anspruch 1, bei dem der mindestens eine endlose innere Stützrahmen (5) jeweils einen Außendurchmesser aufweist, der kleiner ist als der obere Rahmen (1) und der untere Rahmen (2).
  4. Möbel nach Anspruch 1, bei dem der mindestens eine innere Stützrahmen (5) eine Vielzahl von endlosen inneren Stützrahmen (5) umfasst, die verschiedene Außendurchmesser aufweisen.
  5. Möbel nach Anspruch 1, bei dem der obere Rahmen (1), der untere Rahmen (2) und der mindestens eine innere Stützrahmen (5) ein kreisförmiges Profil aufweisen.
  6. Möbel nach Anspruch 1, bei dem der obere Rahmen (1), der untere Rahmen (2) und der mindestens eine innere Stützrahmen (5) ein rechteckiges Profil aufweisen.
  7. Möbel nach Anspruch 1, bei dem die Streifenelemente (3) gerade Streifen sind.
  8. Möbel nach Anspruch 1, bei dem die Streifenelemente (3) bogenförmige Streifen sind.
  9. Möbel nach Anspruch 1, weiterhin mit einer Tischplatte (6), die auf dem oberen Rahmen (1) abgestützt ist, so dass das Möbel als Tisch verwendet wird.
  10. Möbel nach Anspruch 1, bei dem das mindestens eine Befestigungselement (4) ein Kordelement ist.
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CNU2006201582532U CN200980449Y (zh) 2006-11-10 2006-11-10 家具结构
US11/561,891 US20080115702A1 (en) 2006-11-10 2006-11-21 Furniture
EP07005322A EP1969969B1 (de) 2006-11-10 2007-03-14 Möbel

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CNU2006201582532U CN200980449Y (zh) 2006-11-10 2006-11-10 家具结构
US11/561,891 US20080115702A1 (en) 2006-11-10 2006-11-21 Furniture
EP07005322A EP1969969B1 (de) 2006-11-10 2007-03-14 Möbel

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