IL46271A - Modular furniture - Google Patents

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IMPROVEMENTS IN FURNITURE Λ The present invention concerns modular furniture particular furniture of the kind having a framework of vertical and horizontal wardrobes and the It is the object of the present invention to provide modular furniture of the kind mentioned which ca be assembled without the use of is and can be made to assume many The invention consists in modular furniture comprising a framework of horizontal plates and vertical side plates characterized in that the vertical plates are provided at least at their top and bottom edges tilth central the horizontal plates carrying at each side edge at least two flat lugs projecting above and below the plates for into said In one embodiment of the invention said lugs are spaced at equal distances from the rear and front edge of the horizontal the grooves in th vertical plates being of a width equal twice th width of a In anothe embodiment of the invention the said lugs are spaced at different distances from the edges o the horizontal the width of the grooves in the vertical plates being to the thickness of the lugse The invention is illustrated by wa of example only in the accompanying drawings in which 1 shows an elevation of part of a shelf errected according to the inventions 2 is plan view partially in illustrates in a perspective view a connection made in the modular furniture according to the 4 and 5 show 2 different embodiments of a connection according to the 1 shows a shelf of vertical side walls and 2 and and horizontal plates 7 and According to the invention each vertical sid wall for plates and 4 which constitute a as will be is provided with a groove 11 along the entire bottom and top horizontal The horizontal plates are provided at thei side edges with 10 which are mounted by of screws and project above and below the The width of the grooves is either equal to thickness of the lugs 10 or to twice the thickness of said as will be described j In order to assemble the modular furniture from the abo plates the lugs 10 of the horizontal I plates are inserted into grooves 11 of the vertical plates and form a strong Since the horizontal plates are supported on part of the vertical plates the construction is extremely As shown in 2 and horizontal plates 6 and are likewise attached to vertical and order to effect this the lugs 10 are positioned at distances from the rear and front edges of the plates different from those of plates 5 and whereby said plates can be inserted with their lugs one behind the in which in this case are of a width equal to that of the If desired to have all lugs mounted at equal distances from the front and rear edges of the horizontal the width of groove shown in 5 must be twice the thickness of a so that plates and can be adjacent each other in said If desired the side for example plate may a vertical groove 14 near its rear edge in order to insert therein a rear which constitutes the of the shel In order to provide a facing to the side edge of the horizontal in order that a shelf will hot show a gap between two vertical plates in the manner 1 in but have a more aesthetic appearance filler bars are provided with lugs 10 in the manner above described and are inserted into grooves as the case may Since the vertical plates 3 and 4 constitute the base as has been mentioned grooves 11 need only be provided in their top If desired and in order to simplify the production of the vertical grooves similar to grooves may be provided also the vertical edges of plates and These edges may thereafter be finished with a plastic or the like which has a web destined to engage said vertical insufficientOCRQuality