ES1063041U - Bench (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Bench, characterized by being formed from a laminar body, preferably made of cardboard, provided at one of its ends with a flap fixable by means of adhesive to the other end of the laminar body, for its conversion into a tubular body, in which they participate two larger, equal side walls and two pairs of smaller side walls, alternating with the previous ones, counting the larger side walls with upper and rectangular extensions intended to constitute the seating surface of the bench, prolonged in turn and also through fold lines on end flaps that can be orthogonally layered in turn in the same direction, adapting one on top of the other and provided with grooves perpendicular to their free edge destined to fit tongue and groove in grooves defined in the upper end of the edges that relate each pair of smaller lateral walls, all in such a way that the tubular body remains flat in an inoperative situation of the sidewalk and becomes a three-dimensional and stable body in use situation. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Sidewalk.

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a bench, that is to say a seating element, obtained from a body laminate, preferably of cardboard, although it can also be obtained based on plastic or similar material, in any case with sufficient rigidity to support the weight of a person, who in practice will be subjected.

The object of the invention is to achieve a structurally very simple and consequently economical bench seat, that also and fundamentally be foldable, so that in use situation its volumetric occupancy is minimal, practically void

Background of the invention

They are known sidewalks with very varied structural characteristics, but all of them present as common denominator the existence of a seating platform, rigid that is installed on a group of legs that distance it conveniently with respect to the ground, constituting a rigid three-dimensional structure, with a volumetric occupation important.

These sidewalks although they comply satisfactorily the function for which they have been planned, they present as fundamental problem the mentioned occupation of space in an inoperative situation, which is of capital importance considering that the homes are in most cases of small dimensions, that the tendency is that you dimensions are reduced and that the available space is scarce.

When also the use of sidewalks is very sporadic, the aforementioned problem is aggravated, because that these sidewalks are permanently occupying a space, occupation that is not justified given the aforementioned shortage of use.

Description of the invention

The bench proposed by the invention resolves fully satisfactory way the problem above exposed, because in an inoperative situation it is capable of adopt a flattened, virtually laminar arrangement with a minimum space occupation that allows said bench to be stored in closets, defined spaces between the back of a furniture and wall, etc., where its inference in the problematic previously exposed is practically null.

Moreover, the structuring of said bench is derived from such a low cost that it allows even a monouso character, so that it can be acquired in certain circumstances, such as for a sporadic meeting, and removed at the end of it.

To do this and more specifically said bench it materializes in a laminar body, as previously preferably said of cardboard, topped by ends in a flap acting as a closing element, by means of adhesive, for converting said laminar body into a tubular body, in which they establish six lateral faces, independent by lines of folded, specifically two identical faces or side walls each other, considerably wider than the other four walls laterals that form two pairs in turn identical and noticeably symmetric within each couple.

The minor side walls are topped by their upper limb on trapecial and oblique fins, of the that within each couple one of them incorporates a slot and the another a flip tongue, so that in a folded situation of the sidewalk the fins of each pair of faces or walls minor sides adapt to each other and are fixed by insertion of the tongue in the complementary groove, preventing the tendency to open the laminar body and keeping the tongue in a perfectly flat layout.

For their part the faces or side walls older, slightly higher than the minors, in an amplitude according to the thickness of the laminar body, are prolonged superiorly in two rectangular sectors, which in combination they will give rise to the seating surface of the sidewalk, extending these rectangular sectors into fins likewise rectangular which, orthogonally layered with respect to the aforementioned rectangular sectors, in the same way as these they do it with respect to the major side walls of the body tubular, will constitute the means of stabilization of the bench in armed situation, when entering between slots defined by fin pairs of wall pairs minor sides.

These extreme fins that top off the major side walls are equipped with two holes torn in functions of handle for the sidewalk when it is It is folded.

In addition these fins are provided with cuts perpendicular to its free edge, which approximately affect the half of its width, so that in combination with extensions of the grooves defined between each pair of fins belonging to the minor side walls, which extend towards the edge of union between them, they determine a coupling tongue and groove assembled for the sidewalk that makes said assembly is perfectly stable, while mountable and removable.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization of it, is accompanied as part member of that description, a set of drawings where with illustrative and non-limiting nature, what has been represented next:

Figure 1.- Shows a development in plant of a sidewalk made in accordance with the purpose of this invention.

Figure 2.- Shows, according to a representation schematic in perspective, the different phases of assembly or assembly of the bench, from its initial flat position to its position of use

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

In view of the figures outlined and especially of figure 1, it can be seen as the bench that is recommended it is constituted from a laminar body, which as previously said it will be preferably cardboard, in which by means of a plurality of folding lines two are defined rectangular sectors (1), and two pairs of sectors also rectangular (2-2 '), but considerably more narrow, finishing off one end at a flap (3) which allows to convert the flat body into a tubular body, by adhesive fixing said end flap (3) to the other end of the laminar body.

These sectors (1-2-2 '), after configuring the tubular body, are intended to constitute the side walls of the sidewalk, incorporating each pair of side walls minors (2-2 '), as a superior extension of the same, trapecial and oblique fins (4-4 '), of which the fins (4) incorporate paths grooves (5) while the fins (4 ') incorporate in turn plug-in tabs (6) into the grooves (5) and folding, to allow the tubular body to adopt the flattened and inoperative arrangement shown in the first sequence of figure 2, in which the bench is easily storable

For its part the major side walls (1), height slightly higher than that of the side walls minors (2-2 '), in a magnitude consistent with the thickness of the laminar body, extend in turn superiorly in rectangular sectors (7) of equal width and height considerably smaller, defined by fold lines (8-8 '), of which the latter relates them to extreme fins (9), in turn rectangular, also of the same width and height in turn smaller, provided with torn holes (10) for the passage of the fingers, which in turn allow a Easy transport of the bench in the folded situation shown in said first sequence of figure 2.

Within each pair of side walls minor (2-2 '), the corresponding fins (4-4 ') are significantly separated defining with each other a groove (11) that extends substantially towards below, that is to the edge (12) that relates both walls laterals within each pair (2-2 '), at the same time that the extreme fins (9) of the major side walls (1) they are also provided with grooves (13) that affect half of its width and open towards its free end edge, so that slots (11) and (13) allow a tongue and groove coupling between the fins of the sectors (7), sectors of destined to constitute the seat surface of the sidewalk, and the side walls minors (2-2), coupling that keeps the sidewalk in the use situation shown in the last sequence of Figure 2

According to the described structure and to from the inoperative situation of the first sequence of the Figure 2, to get the sidewalk assembly proceed initially to disengage the tabs (6) such as show the second sequence, then the side walls minors (2-2 ') are introduced between the walls major laterals (1) defining lateral dihedrals that convert the flat tubular body in a three-dimensional body, such as shows the third sequence of said figure, and finally it proceeds to the reduction of the rectangular sectors (7) on the upper extremity of the tubular body, and in turn abatement of the extreme fins (9) facing the grooves (13) of the latter to the grooves (11) of the walls minor laterals, thus reaching the final position of armed shown in the last sequence of figure 2.

Claims (3)

1. Bench, characterized by being constituted from a laminar body, preferably of cardboard, provided at one of its ends with a flap fixed by adhesive to the other end of the laminar body, for conversion into a tubular body, in which they participate two major side walls, equal, and two pairs of minor side walls, alternated with the previous ones, counting the larger side walls with upper and rectangular extensions intended to constitute the seating surface of the sidewalk, extended in turn and also through folding lines on extreme fins that can be orthogonally layered in the same direction, adapting one over the other and provided with grooves perpendicular to their free edge intended to fit tongue and groove in grooves defined in the upper extremity of the edges that relate each pair of minor side walls, all so that the tubular body remains flat do in an inoperative situation of the bench and becomes a three-dimensional and stable body in use situation. 2. Bench, according to claim 1, characterized in that the minor side walls extend into each pair in two trapezoidal and oblique fins, which define a groove that affects the folding line between said side walls, counting one of said fins with one slot and the other with a plug-in tongue inside said slot and folding, to keep the bench stable in an inoperative or folded situation. 3. Bench, according to previous claims, characterized in that the extreme fins of the major side walls have in their middle area transversely torn holes, dimensionally suitable to allow the passage of the fingers of the hand, which constitute handles for handling the bench in folding situation for it.