EP2181622A1 - Table avec siège incorporé - Google Patents

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EP2181622A1
EP2181622A1 EP09252540A EP09252540A EP2181622A1 EP 2181622 A1 EP2181622 A1 EP 2181622A1 EP 09252540 A EP09252540 A EP 09252540A EP 09252540 A EP09252540 A EP 09252540A EP 2181622 A1 EP2181622 A1 EP 2181622A1
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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
    • A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
    • A47B3/14—Foldable table and seat units
    • 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
    • A47B13/10—Tops characterised by shape, other than circular or rectangular
    • 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
    • A47B7/02—Stackable tables; Nesting tables
    • 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
    • A47B83/00—Combinations comprising two or more pieces of furniture of different kinds
    • A47B83/02—Tables combined with seats

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  • This invention relates to a seating unit, in particular to a combined table and seating unit.
  • Seating and tables are commonplace objects that have been used for many years and typically fall into one of two categories, either a simple combination of individual chairs and tables arranged to provide the desired seating capacity and configuration, or seating or bench units integrated into a single unit also having a table top.
  • a known partial solution to the problem is folding furniture which is easier to manoeuvre.
  • Folding furniture typically needs additional set up time, and is often complex in design and costly to manufacture.
  • a combined seating and table unit pivotable between a first position and a second position, comprising a table top, a plurality of seats, legs and rolling means, wherein in its first position the unit rests on legs with the table and seats substantially parallel to the ground and wherein in its second position the unit rests on the rolling means with the table and seats substantially perpendicular to the ground, thereby enabling it to be easily manoeuvred in its second position.
  • a unit in the second position can be nested with other units such that the table top area of one unit locates between the legs of an adjacent unit, thereby enabling the nested units to be easily manoeuvred in their second position.
  • Combined units of the invention enable what can be heavy furniture items to be easily rolled into their desired location in their second position, without the need to be carried or lifted, and to then be simply pivoted into their first position.
  • the rolling means may comprise wheels or castors.
  • the rolling means enable the unit to be manoeuvred in any direction, more preferably the rolling means swivel.
  • the units are arranged to nest partially inside one another, thereby minimising the necessary storage space. By being nestable in their second position, a large number of units can be manoeuvred together on their rolling means.
  • the rolling means are disposed on at least one leg of the unit, more preferably the rolling means are disposed on at least two legs of the unit.
  • the rolling means on one leg is vertically offset with respect to the rolling means located on the other leg. Conveniently this asymmetric arrangement enables units to be pushed together without the rolling means of adjacent units interfering with one another.
  • the unit is inclined in its second position, at a slight angle to the perpendicular, in the direction of the rolling means to improve the stability of the unit when in its second position.
  • the table top comprises a large mass of the unit, inclining the unit this way moves the centre of gravity of the unit more centrally over the rolling means.
  • the rolling means may comprise at least one first rolling means located adjacent the table top and at least one second rolling means disposed adjacent the end of the legs away from the table top.
  • the rolling means are arranged to impart the incline to the unit when in its second position. In one preferred arrangement this is achieved by making the first rolling means larger than the second rolling means, alternatively the first rolling means could be of spaced further from the leg than the second rolling means, for example by means of an extending bracket.
  • the unit pivots on the end of its legs. More preferably the unit can pivot from its first position until it is substantially in its second position on the end of its legs prior it becoming supported on the rolling means. This enables the unit to be pivoted safely without the pivot point rolling which could cause an operator to drop the unit.
  • the rolling means disposed adjacent the end of the legs away from the table top are located between the end of the table legs and the mid point of the table legs. It is also preferable that the rolling means include shock-absorbing means, which could comprise more traditional spring based devices or could merely comprise a wheel with a soft tyre.
  • the unit 100 comprises a framework including two tubular leg frameworks 1, 2, each comprising a first and second leg, and a seat framework 3 welded or affixed to the leg frameworks 1, 2 to create a stable supportive framework for a tabletop 6.
  • the seat framework 3 supports seat brackets 5, by which seat bases 7 are attached to the seat framework 3.
  • the example shown has four seat bases but other arrangements, in particular an arrangement having six seat bases are anticipated.
  • the framework depicted in the figures are made of bent pieces of tubular metal, for example steel or aluminium.
  • the seat bases 7 may be of any suitable shape, for example circular or rectangular] and may include surface contours (not shown) so as to make them more comfortable.
  • the unit 100 has castors 8, 9, 10 attached to one of the leg frameworks 1 at fixing points or brackets (omitted for clarity).
  • the castors comprise one large castor 8, located substantially at the midpoint of the leg framework 1 adjacent the tabletop 6, and two smaller castors 9, 10, one located one each of the two legs of the leg framework 1.
  • the smaller castors 9, 10 are located towards the end of the legs of the leg framework 1 and are offset from one another so as to enable individual units to be pushed together without the castors 9, 10 interfering with one another.
  • Each castor is provided with a shock absorber (not shown) to enable the unit to be rolled smoothly on them.
  • Figure 3 depicts the same unit 100 in its second position, resting on the castors, in which it is easily manoeuvrable.
  • the castors 23, 24 positioned towards the ends of the legs 21 come into contact with the ground and the point about which the unit pivots transfers from the pivot point 22 to the castors 23, 24.
  • the larger castor 25 comes into contact with the ground stabilising the unit 100 in its second position.
  • the unit 100 is inclined at an angle towards the first position.
  • inclining the unit 100 in this manner shifts the centre of gravity in the direction of the smaller castors 23 24 rendering the unit 100 more stable in its second position. In this position the unit 100, which may have considerable mass, can be easily manoeuvred by a single operative avoiding the problems associated with lifting heavy objects.
  • FIG. 8 a bottom view of the units 100 is shown in which a number of units are nested inside one another as.
  • the units 100 nest in their second position, i.e. when resting on their castors 23, 24, 25, they can simply be rolled into one another and do not need to be lifted to be nested.
  • Nesting in this manner gives yet another advantage that it is simple for a single operative to manoeuvre a number of nested units at a single time, to separate the units 100 from their nested position, and to pivot the tables from their second position into their first position in a reverse of the process described above. In particular this nesting arrangement avoids the lifting associated with most nesting arrangements.
  • FIG 9 a perspective view of a table unit 200 is shown.
  • the unit 200 is of the same design as that described in relation to Figures 1 to 8 but differs in that it has a different shaped tabletop 41, having lobes 42, 43 extending the generally rectangular shape of the tabletop 41 between the seat bases 44, 45.
  • the table top 41 of unit 200 encourages a seating arrangement wherein at least two of the users seated diagonally opposite one another at seat bases 45, 46 are angled towards one another (as depicted, by example, by place settings 48, 49).
  • FIG. 12 an alternative arrangement of the unit 300 is shown in which, in place of the bent tubular construction of the arrangement depicted in Figures 1 to 3 , the unit is constructed of leg sections 60, 61 seat supports 62, 63 and table supports 64.
  • the parts 60, 61, 62, 63 may be made of tubular steel or aluminium or of any other suitable material and are assembled together using known assembly techniques, for example welding, rivets, bolts etc, and the strength of the joints may be enhanced by the use of brackets (not shown).
  • this arrangement is the same as described above and any features described in relation to unit 100 or 200 may be combined with the description of unit 300.

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BE1024633B1 (nl) * 2016-10-11 2018-05-14 Dirk Wynants Stapelbare tafel met geïntegreerde zitplaatsen

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR3007263A1 (fr) * 2013-06-21 2014-12-26 Christophe Lafontaine Module pied de table stabilise a bras articule pour assise autoportee
BE1024633B1 (nl) * 2016-10-11 2018-05-14 Dirk Wynants Stapelbare tafel met geïntegreerde zitplaatsen

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