GB2204479A - Article of furniture - Google Patents
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- GB2204479A GB2204479A GB08711335A GB8711335A GB2204479A GB 2204479 A GB2204479 A GB 2204479A GB 08711335 A GB08711335 A GB 08711335A GB 8711335 A GB8711335 A GB 8711335A GB 2204479 A GB2204479 A GB 2204479A
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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
- A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
- A47B21/06—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards characterised by means for holding, fastening or concealing cables
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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
- A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
- A47B21/03—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards with substantially horizontally extensible or adjustable parts other than drawers, e.g. leaves
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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
- A47B57/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions
- A47B57/06—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of the shelves
- A47B57/08—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of the shelves consisting of grooved or notched ledges, uprights or side walls
- A47B57/10—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of the shelves consisting of grooved or notched ledges, uprights or side walls the grooved or notched parts being the side walls or uprights themselves
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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
- A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
- A47B21/06—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards characterised by means for holding, fastening or concealing cables
- A47B2021/066—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards characterised by means for holding, fastening or concealing cables with power or communication connection interface
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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
- A47B37/00—Tables adapted for other particular purposes
- A47B2037/005—Tables specially adapted for laboratories
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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
- A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
- A47B2200/0084—Accessories for tables or desks
- A47B2200/0085—Supplementary support fixed on the edge of a desk or table
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Abstract
An article of furniture comprising a vertical board (1) having a plurality of horizontal grooves (2) which run along at least a substantial portion of the length of the board, the grooves extending downwardly into the thickness of the board and a plurality of units (3) having lips which clip into the grooves (2). The board (1) may be screwed to a desk (5) and may further comprise a panel 10 which extends into groove 9 which panel may hold sockets 12 for electrical plugs 13 of type writers end the like. Alternatively the board (1) may be hooked on a screen or screwed to a wall. <IMAGE>
Description
ARTICLE OF FwtNITDRE The present invention relates to an article of furniture.
In recent years, many articles of furnitureshelving units in particular - have been fabricated from plastics or extruded metals. While such materials allow for great flexibility of design and accurate production, they do tend to be expensive.
An object of at least one embodiment of the invention is to provide an article of furniture which is extremely versatile while being relatively cheap to produce.
According to the present invention there is provided an article of furniture comprising a board which, in use, is held in a substantially vertical position, wherein the board has a plurality of horizontal grooves which run along at least a substantial portion of the length of the board, the grooves extending downwardly into the thickness of the board, the article further comprising a plurality of units having lips which clip into the said grooves.
Preferably, the article has brackets to mount it on the edge of a desk so that the board is above the level of the desk. Thus, the article acts as a "desk organiser". The board may also have a bottom groove which, unlike the other grooves, extends upwardly into the thickness of the board. A plate may be slotted into this groove, which plate has a recess for mounting electrical sockets. The plate may also have a rubber flap along its lower edge which abuts the desk surface.
The flap will allow the cables of typewriters, computers and the like to be hidden behind the plate after the machines have been plugged into the sockets.
The article may alternatively include hooks for hanging it on screens, for example at Exhibitions.
Still further, it may have screw holes in the board for mounting the board onto a wall.
A preferred embodiment of the invention is described below, by example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a front view of the article of furniture; and,
Figure 2 is a sectional view of the article mounted on a desk.
The article of furniture shown in Fig. 1 comprises a board 1 which is mounted in a vertical plane. The board 1 includes a plurality of horizontal grooves 2 which run along the entire length of the board. The grooves extend downwardly into the board, as seen in Fig. 2, at an angle of approximately 45" to the horizontal. The article further comprises a plurality of units 3 which have lips which clip into the grooves 2. One such unit 3 is illustrated in Fig.
2. This unit is a letter tray, but the units may be hook-telephone holders, magazine racks, pencil pots, ash-trays, shelves or magnetized memo strips, for example.
The board is preferably formed of medium density fibre board, which is relatively cheap, but could be formed of a hard wood instead.
As shown clearly in Fig. 2, the article also includes a pair of brackets 4 for connecting the board to the edge of a desk 5. The bracket 4 comprises an upright-portion 6 attached to the board 1 and a pair of horizontal clamping plates 7, through the lower one of which passes a screw 8 for tightening against the desk 5.
The board 1 includes a lower groove 9 which is similar to grooves 2 except that it extends upwardly into the thickness of the board. A plate 10 running the length of the desk 5 slots into the groove 9 and with a rubber strip 11 at its lower edge abuts the surface of the desk. In the plate 10 is mounted a socket or sockets 12 for the electrical plugs 13 of typewriters and the like. The cables of such machines can be pushed under the flap 11 and hidden behind the plate 10. The plate 10 may have triangular end plates to close off the ends and to complete the attractive finish of the article.
As mentioned above, the article may be mounted on screens by hooks (not shown) or could simply be screwed to a wall.
Claims (8)
1. An article of furniture comprising a board which, in use, is held in a substantially vertical position, wherein the board has a plurality of horizontal grooves which run along at least a substantial portion of the length of the board, the grooves extending downwardly into the thickness of the board, the article further comprising a plurality of units having lips which clip into the said grooves.
2. An article according to claim 1, further comprising brackets to mount it on the edge of a desk.
3. An article according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a groove adjacent its base, which groove extends upwardly into the thickness of the board.
4. An article according to claim 3, wherein a plate is slotted into the upwardly extending groove.
5. An article according to claim 4, wherein the plate has at least one recess for an electrical socket.
6. An article according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the plate has a rubber flap along its lower edge.
7. An article according to claim 1, having hooks for screw holes for mounting it on a screen or wall respectively.
8. An article of furniture substantially as herein described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB08711335A GB2204479A (en) | 1987-05-14 | 1987-05-14 | Article of furniture |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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GB08711335A GB2204479A (en) | 1987-05-14 | 1987-05-14 | Article of furniture |
Publications (2)
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GB8711335D0 GB8711335D0 (en) | 1987-06-17 |
GB2204479A true GB2204479A (en) | 1988-11-16 |
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GB08711335A Withdrawn GB2204479A (en) | 1987-05-14 | 1987-05-14 | Article of furniture |
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Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2241426A (en) * | 1990-01-03 | 1991-09-04 | Osters & Fleming Construction | Display apparatus |
GB2315405A (en) * | 1996-07-24 | 1998-02-04 | Stephen John Wood | Pc workstation |
GB2323273A (en) * | 1997-03-18 | 1998-09-23 | President Office Furniture Ltd | Cable management in furniture |
WO1998055002A1 (en) * | 1997-06-06 | 1998-12-10 | Haworth, Inc. | Table with article-supportive surround |
US5947034A (en) * | 1997-07-10 | 1999-09-07 | Haworth, Inc. | Work station |
US5964357A (en) * | 1996-06-07 | 1999-10-12 | Haworth, Inc. | Spacial organizer for papers |
US5971171A (en) * | 1998-06-03 | 1999-10-26 | Haworth, Inc. | Document storage and display unit |
GB2372196A (en) * | 2001-02-20 | 2002-08-21 | Svein Arne Hagen | Removable shelf bracket |
WO2013093215A1 (en) * | 2011-12-19 | 2013-06-27 | Steelcase Sa | Device for removably attaching a work space dividing partition to an office work surface |
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GB1352008A (en) * | 1970-08-07 | 1974-05-15 | Weber Kf | Display panel for merchandise or the like |
GB1410805A (en) * | 1971-11-16 | 1975-10-22 | Bremshey Ag | Wall assembly |
GB1437630A (en) * | 1972-08-07 | 1976-06-03 | American Sterilizer Co | Structures such as modular structures |
GB1482232A (en) * | 1975-09-02 | 1977-08-10 | Prestige Group Ltd | Wall fittings |
GB1486004A (en) * | 1974-08-22 | 1977-09-14 | Hauserman Inc | Partition wall assembly |
GB1505156A (en) * | 1975-01-31 | 1978-03-30 | Anthony S Mfg Co | Display panel structure for fitment in a cabinet |
GB2008930A (en) * | 1977-11-26 | 1979-06-13 | Link 51 Ltd | Mounting storage bins |
US4183487A (en) * | 1977-12-15 | 1980-01-15 | Comerco, Inc. | Wall bracket |
US4228906A (en) * | 1978-09-14 | 1980-10-21 | Kardex Systems, Inc. | Adjustable rail mounting assembly |
US4429850A (en) * | 1982-03-25 | 1984-02-07 | Uniweb, Inc. | Display panel shelf bracket |
GB2123682A (en) * | 1982-07-26 | 1984-02-08 | Stanley Works | Merchandise display assembly |
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GB1352008A (en) * | 1970-08-07 | 1974-05-15 | Weber Kf | Display panel for merchandise or the like |
GB1410805A (en) * | 1971-11-16 | 1975-10-22 | Bremshey Ag | Wall assembly |
GB1437630A (en) * | 1972-08-07 | 1976-06-03 | American Sterilizer Co | Structures such as modular structures |
GB1486004A (en) * | 1974-08-22 | 1977-09-14 | Hauserman Inc | Partition wall assembly |
GB1505156A (en) * | 1975-01-31 | 1978-03-30 | Anthony S Mfg Co | Display panel structure for fitment in a cabinet |
GB1482232A (en) * | 1975-09-02 | 1977-08-10 | Prestige Group Ltd | Wall fittings |
GB2008930A (en) * | 1977-11-26 | 1979-06-13 | Link 51 Ltd | Mounting storage bins |
US4183487A (en) * | 1977-12-15 | 1980-01-15 | Comerco, Inc. | Wall bracket |
US4228906A (en) * | 1978-09-14 | 1980-10-21 | Kardex Systems, Inc. | Adjustable rail mounting assembly |
US4429850A (en) * | 1982-03-25 | 1984-02-07 | Uniweb, Inc. | Display panel shelf bracket |
GB2123682A (en) * | 1982-07-26 | 1984-02-08 | Stanley Works | Merchandise display assembly |
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Cited By (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2241426A (en) * | 1990-01-03 | 1991-09-04 | Osters & Fleming Construction | Display apparatus |
GB2241426B (en) * | 1990-01-03 | 1993-09-22 | Osters & Fleming Construction | Display apparatus |
US5964357A (en) * | 1996-06-07 | 1999-10-12 | Haworth, Inc. | Spacial organizer for papers |
GB2315405A (en) * | 1996-07-24 | 1998-02-04 | Stephen John Wood | Pc workstation |
GB2323273A (en) * | 1997-03-18 | 1998-09-23 | President Office Furniture Ltd | Cable management in furniture |
WO1998055002A1 (en) * | 1997-06-06 | 1998-12-10 | Haworth, Inc. | Table with article-supportive surround |
US5908002A (en) * | 1997-06-06 | 1999-06-01 | Haworth, Inc. | Table with article-supportive surround |
US5947034A (en) * | 1997-07-10 | 1999-09-07 | Haworth, Inc. | Work station |
US5971171A (en) * | 1998-06-03 | 1999-10-26 | Haworth, Inc. | Document storage and display unit |
GB2372196A (en) * | 2001-02-20 | 2002-08-21 | Svein Arne Hagen | Removable shelf bracket |
WO2013093215A1 (en) * | 2011-12-19 | 2013-06-27 | Steelcase Sa | Device for removably attaching a work space dividing partition to an office work surface |
US9198506B2 (en) | 2011-12-19 | 2015-12-01 | Steelcase S.A. | Device for removably attaching a work space dividing partition to an office work surface |
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