FR2782623A1 - End piece with cowl for slatted bed base; has support with bottom vertical webs and vertical wall, where each web has horizontal stop to immobilize slat end and has cowl to cover support - Google Patents

Abstract

The end piece has a support (2) delimited by a bottom (3), two vertical webs (6,7) and a vertical wall (8). Each web has a horizontal stop (11), to immobilize the end of the slat in the support. A cowl (20) covers the support and the end of the slat. The cowl has a plate (25) that abuts the front face of the slat end to hold it in the closed position.

Description

The invention relates to an end piece for a slatted base, comprising a

  cradle open upwards and intended to receive a slat end and a vertical tab extending under the cradle and intended for fixing said end piece to a bed base upright or to a cleat fixed to the amount, said cradle having a bottom wall surmounted by two parallel vertical wings intended to prevent lateral movement of said batten end and a vertical wall perpendicular to the wings, and intended to prevent transverse displacement of said batten, a horizontal stop, intended to prevent vertical displacement of said end batten, being, moreover, provided

  on the inner face of each of the vertical wings.

  Such a tip is described in FR 2 726 984. This tip is made by molding in a semi-rigid plastic material. The shape of the horizontal stops, the upper face of which forms an inclined plane of 45 "relative to the wing, allows the mounting of the slat by snap-fastening after the attachment of the end piece on the bed base upright or on a cleat integral with the Preferably, the underside of the stopper is slightly inclined upwards and inwards of the cradle in order to allow the extraction of the end of the slat without dismantling the end piece. , thus allows the easy assembly and disassembly of the box spring, especially during moving in and out, and immobilizes without further

the end of the batten.

  EP 793 931 also relates to a batten tip comprising a cradle for receiving a batten end and a cap which covers the cradle and the batten end. This cap comprises means of attachment to the vertical wings of the cradle and its essential function is to prevent the vertical displacement of the end of the slat, since in this document there are no horizontal stops on the internal faces vertical wings, or other means of restraining

  vertically the end of the batten in the cradle.

  The object of the invention is to equip the end piece with a cap, the

function is purely aesthetic.

  The invention achieves its object by the fact that a cap is provided for covering the cradle and the end of the slat, said cap being provided

  means for holding in the closed position which cooperate with the slat.

  According to a first embodiment of the invention, the cap is articulated on the upper edge of the vertical wall and the holding means comprise a plate which extends perpendicularly under the upper wall of the cap and which is intended to be in abutment against the front face of the end of the batten. Preferably, the plate is arranged in the vicinity of the axis

of articulation of the cap.

  According to a second embodiment of the invention, the cap is articulated on the upper edge of the vertical wall, and the holding means consist of an annular section of the cap, the opening of which is adapted to the section of the end. batten, said section being distant from the axis of articulation of the cap on the

vertical wall.

  In these two embodiments, the end piece and the cap are

  formed in one piece by molding.

  According to a third embodiment of the invention, the holding means consist of a C-shaped section of the cap

  the internal section of which is adapted to the section of the end of the batten.

  According to the third embodiment, the cap can also be articulated on the upper edge of the vertical wall of the end piece, the C-shaped section is distant from the hinge axis and can snap onto the slat. But the cap can also be

independent of the nozzle.

  Advantageously, the cap has a flat upper wall and two end walls which extend under the upper wall and which are intended to cover the external faces of the vertical wings. Other advantages and characteristics of the invention will become apparent from

  reading the following description, given by way of example and

  reference to the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a batten end piece with its cap in the open position, according to a first embodiment of the invention; Figure 2 shows one end of the batten being mounted on the tip of Figure 1; Figure 3 shows in perspective the tip according to the first embodiment of the invention with the cap in the closed position and covering the end of the slat; Figure 4 shows in perspective a batten tip with its cap in the open position, according to a second embodiment of the invention; Figure 5 shows how to arrange the end of the batten in the nozzle according to Figure 4; Figure 6 shows the tip and the cap in the closed position, according to the second embodiment of the invention; Figure 7 shows in perspective a third embodiment of the invention; Figure 8 shows how to arrange the cap on the end of the tip; and Figure 9 shows in perspective the tip according to the third

  embodiment of the invention disposed on the end of a slat.

  The end piece 1, shown in the figures, comprises a cradle 2 delimited by a horizontal rectangular wall 3, forming the bottom of a cavity 4 which must receive the end 5 of a slat, two parallel vertical wings 6 and 7 s' extending upwards from two opposite sides of the bottom 3, and a vertical wall 8 serving as a stop at the end of the batten 5,

  which extends upwards from a third side of the bottom 3.

  Below the bottom 3, there is provided a vertical tab 9 used for fixing the end piece 1 on a side wall of a bed base upright. The vertical tab 9 is parallel to the vertical wall 8. The vertical tab 9 forms with the bottom 3, on the side of the vertical wall 8 a

  groove 10 intended to receive a shoulder of the bed base upright.

  The distance between the two vertical wings 6 and 7 is adapted to the width of the end of the batten 5 so that these wings 6 and 7 can prevent the

lateral displacement of the batten.

  On the internal faces of each of the wings 6, 7 is reported a horizontal stop 11 whose upper face 12 forms an inclined plane

  down an angle of about 45 from the corresponding wing.

  The underside of each stopper is preferably slightly inclined upwards, and the vertical section of each stopper is preferably triangular. The distance between each horizontal stop 11 and the bottom 3 is substantially equal to or slightly greater than the thickness of the slat end 5. This slat end 5 can be introduced into the cavity 4 of the end piece 1 previously mounted on the bed base amount, by placing it above the stops 11 and exerting vertical pressure from top to bottom on the end of the slat 5.

  The tip 1 is made by molding a semi-plastic material

  rigid which provides the wings 6, 7 and the horizontal stops 11 with sufficient elasticity to allow the introduction of the end of the batten into the cavity 4, by snap-fastening. The stops 11 then hold the end of the slat 5 in the cavity 4 during normal use of the bed base. It is however possible to disassemble the batten by exerting on

  it a force directed upwards.

  According to the invention, the end piece 1 is further equipped with a cap which covers the cradle 2 and the end of the slat 5 trapped in the cradle 2, and which is kept in the closed position by means of

  holding means which only cooperate with the slat.

  According to a first embodiment, shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cap 20 has a flat upper wall 21 extended at its ends by two end walls 22, 23 perpendicular to the upper wall 21 and intended to cover the faces external of the wings 6, 7 of the cradle 2, in the closed position of the cap 20, as well as

this is shown in Figure 3.

  The upper wall 21 is articulated on the upper edge of the vertical wall 8 so that the cap 20 can pivot

  around a horizontal lateral axis 24.

  A plate 25 extends perpendicularly under the upper wall 21. This plate 25 is located in the vicinity of the articulation axis 24 and its height is substantially equal or slightly

  less than the height of the wings 6.7 of the cradle 2.

  As can be seen in Figure 1, the vertical wall 8 of the cradle 2 has a central window 26 in which is housed the plate 25 when the cap 20 is in the closed or folded position. The cap 20 is preferably produced by molding, and in a single piece with the end piece 1. The hinge pin 24 is produced, in known manner, by reducing the thickness of the material

plastic in this area.

  Figure 1 shows the cap 20 in a vertical position

  raised, the plate 25 then extends horizontally.

  To introduce the end of the batten 5 into the cavity 4 of the cradle 2, it is rested on the upper face of the plate 25, then a vertical pressure is exerted on the end of the batten 5, as has been explained above. above. This operation causes the

  cap 20 in the direction of arrow A shown in FIG. 1.

  When the end of the batten 5 is trapped in the cavity 4 of the cradle 2, the plate 25 is in the vicinity of the end face of the batten, which locks the cap 20. To remove the batten, it suffices to lift the end of the slat 5, the cap 20 will swing upward in the opposite direction to the arrow A. According to the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the cap 20 also has a planar upper wall 21 articulated at 24 on the upper edge of the vertical wall 8, and two end walls 22, 23. These end walls 22 and 23 are interconnected by a beam 30, in their zones remote from the axis of articulation 24 of the cap 20 on the cradle 3. The beam 30 defines with the front edge 31 of the planar wall 21 an opening 32

  adapted to the section of the batten end 5.

  To introduce the end of the batten 5 into the cavity 4 of the cradle 2, it is first introduced through the opening 32, the cap 20 being in the raised position, as shown in FIG. 5. It is rocked then the slat around the hinge pin 24. This operation causes the end of the slat 5 to snap into the cavity 4 of the

  cradle 22, and the beam 30 prevents raising of the cap 20.

  It goes without saying that the end piece 1 according to the second embodiment can only be used on a single end of the batten 5. The second end piece can be a end piece 1 according to the first embodiment, or a end piece according to a third embodiment that goes

now be described.

  Figures 7 to 9 show the third embodiment of

  the invention. Here, the end piece 1 and the cap 20 are produced separately.

  The tip 1 conforms to the tip described above.

  The cap 20 of parallelepiped shape has an upper planar wall 21, two end walls 22 and 23, and a front wall 40 connecting the end walls 22 and 23, and which is intended to cover the external face of the wall vertical 8 of the cradle 2. The height of the walls 22, 23 and 40 is substantially equal to the height of the

cradle 2.

  On two lower edges of the end walls 22 and 23, distant from the front wall 40, two hooks 41 and 42 are formed which are directed towards each other. These hooks 41 and 42 are intended to cooperate with the slat to immobilize the cap 20 on the end piece 1. Preferably, the hooks 41 and 42 have a bottom wall inclined inward and upward to allow the latching of the cap 20 on the end of the batten 5, previously immobilized in the cavity 4 of the

cradle 2.

  However, it is also possible to cover the end of the batten by the cap 20 according to the third embodiment, before

  introduce it from above into the cavity 4 of the cradle 2.

  The hooks 41 and 42 are located on the inside of the bed base, with respect to the cradle 2, after the cap 20 has been mounted on the end piece 1. Thus, the cap 20 has on the inside of the bed base a

  section having a C section which cooperates with the batten.

  In the same way the beam 30 of the cap 20 according to the second embodiment of the invention is located on the inner side of the base with respect to the cradle 2, to allow, without hindrance, the tilting of the cap 20 around the axis d hinge 24, and the cap 20 has a section on the inside of the bed base

  annular having an opening 32 adapted to the section of the batten.

  It goes without saying that the beam 30 according to the second embodiment of the invention could be replaced by two hooks 41, 42 such as those described in the third embodiment of the invention. It goes without saying that one can also add the two hooks 41 and 42 such as those described in the third embodiment of the invention on the cap 20 of the first embodiment of

the invention.

Claims (6)

  1. End piece for bed slat comprising a cradle (2) open upwards and intended to receive one end of the slat (5) and a vertical tab (9) extending under the cradle (2) and intended for fixing said end piece (1) on a bed base upright or on a cleat integral with the upright, said cradle (2) having a bottom wall (3) surmounted by two parallel vertical wings (6, 7) intended to prevent lateral movement of said end batten (5) and a vertical wall (8) perpendicular to the wings (6, 7), and intended to prevent the transverse displacement of said batten, a horizontal stop (11), intended to prevent the vertical displacement of said batten end , being, in addition, provided on the internal face of each of said vertical wings (6, 7), characterized in that there is, moreover, provided a cap (20) for covering the cradle (2) and the batten end (5), said cap (20) being provided with means (25, 30, 41, 42) for holding in the closed position which cooperate with the slat.   2. End piece according to claim 1, characterized in that the cap (20) is articulated on the upper edge of the vertical wall (8) and in that the holding means comprise a plate (25) which extends perpendicularly under the upper wall (21) of said cap (20) and which is intended to be in abutment against the front face from the end of the batten (5).   3. End piece according to claim 2, characterized in that the plate (25) is arranged in the vicinity of the axis of articulation (24) of the cap (20).   4. End piece according to claim 1, characterized in that the cap (20) is articulated on the upper edge of the vertical wall (8) and in that the holding means consist of an annular section of the cap, the l opening (32) is adapted to the section of the end of the batten (5), said section being distant from the axis of articulation   (24) of the cap (20) on the vertical wall (8).   5. A nozzle according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding means consist of a C-shaped section of the cap, the internal section of which is adapted to the section of the end.   batten (5), said cap (20) being independent of the nozzle.   6. End piece according to any one of claims 1 to 5,   characterized in that the cap (20) has a planar upper wall (21) and two end walls (22, 23) which extend under the upper wall (21) and which are intended to cover the external faces of the vertical wings (6, 7).