JPH119386A - Leg cover material for desk and chair or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the movement of a desk and a chair, etc., and to prevent the scratch of a floor surface by opening a leg insertion hole for communicating a hollow part and an outer side at the appropriate position of a hollow spherical body, inserting the leg of the desk and the chair, etc., to the hollow part through the leg insertion hole and covering the leg. SOLUTION: This leg cover material 12 of the desk and the chair, etc., is constituted of the hollow spherical body 20 provided with the hollow part 18 composed of the two-layer structure of an elastic member inner layer 14 and a covering member outer layer 16 and the leg insertion hole for communicating the hollow part 18 and the outside is opened at the appropriate position of the hollow spherical body 20. Then, the leg insertion hole is widened, the tip of the leg 26a of the desk and the chair, etc., is forcibly fitted inside the hollow part 18 and the leg 26a is covered. Thus, since the elastic member inner layer 14 and the covering member outer layer 16 are interposed between a floor F and the leg 26a, the floor F and the leg 26a are not brought into direct contact, and even when the chair is rubbed and moved on the floor F, the danger of scratching the floor F by the leg 26a is eliminated and a sitting feeling is made comfortable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention can be easily mounted on legs such as desks and chairs, can cover the legs of desks and chairs, and the legs of desks and chairs slide on the floor. This makes it easy to move the desk / chair etc., and prevents the floor from being damaged. Especially when it is attached to the leg of the chair, the cushioning effect makes the sitting comfort of the chair extremely comfortable. The present invention relates to cover materials for legs such as desks and chairs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a lower end of a leg of a desk, a chair or the like comes into contact with a floor surface, the floor is damaged or a sound is made. There is a problem that it is difficult to move, and if you try to move it forcibly, it will damage the floor.

In order to avoid the above-mentioned problem, a small piece of soft material such as cork or plastic is fixed to the lower end surface of a leg of a desk or chair via a screw or an adhesive.

[0004] However, the work of attaching these soft small pieces is troublesome and often occurs once they are attached, and it is impossible to completely eliminate the inconveniences such as damaging the floor and making noise. Met. Furthermore, it is still impossible to slide the desk / chair or the like to which these soft pieces are attached, and from that point, the floor may be damaged.

In addition, even if these soft pieces are attached to the legs of a chair, their cushioning properties are very small, so that their sitting comfort is almost the same as when nothing is worn.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and can be easily mounted on a leg, and can cover a leg such as a desk / chair and a desk / chair. It is possible to easily move the desk / chair etc. and prevent the floor from being damaged by allowing the legs such as to slide on the floor surface. An object of the present invention is to provide a protective material for legs such as a desk and a chair, which makes the sitting comfort of the chair extremely comfortable.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a leg cover material for a desk / chair or the like according to the present invention has a hollow spherical shape having a hollow portion having a two-layer structure of an inner layer of an elastic member and an outer layer of a covering member. Using a body, drilling a leg insertion hole communicating the hollow portion and the outside at an appropriate position of the hollow spherical body, and inserting a leg of a desk, chair, etc. into the hollow portion through the leg insertion hole. Cover the legs of the desk, chair, etc.

The outer layer of the covering member is formed of a fiber material to cover the legs of a desk or a chair and to reduce the friction between the legs and the floor, thereby protecting the floor and sliding the legs on the floor. There are advantages that can be.

As the hollow spherical body, any one having the above configuration can be used, but a hard tennis ball is preferable. Although this new type of hard tennis ball can be used, it is possible to recycle used hard tennis balls, which used to be discarded without prior use, by using used products for disposal. Has the advantage of helping to solve the problem.

[0010] If the outer layer of the cover member of the above-mentioned hard tennis ball is dyed, especially in the case of second-hand goods, it is often dirty, but the stain becomes inconspicuous and the color can be freely selected, so that the design can be freely selected. There is an advantage that the appearance is excellent and the sense of incongruity is eliminated even when used in a public place.

If the leg insertion hole is formed by making a cross-shaped notch at an appropriate position of the hollow spherical body,
Since four notch rocking pieces having elasticity are formed, there is an advantage that, when the notch rocking piece is mounted on a leg such as a chair, it can be firmly attached by the elastic action of the notch rocking pieces.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a leg cover material such as a desk / chair of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a state where a leg cover material is attached to a leg of a chair, and FIG.
4 is a sectional view of FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another example of a state in which a leg cover member is attached to a leg of a chair.

In the drawing, reference numeral 12 denotes a leg cover material for a desk or chair according to the present invention. The leg cover member 12 is formed of the elastic member inner layer 1.
Hollow portion 18 having a two-layer structure of outer layer 4 and covering member outer layer 16
(FIG. 4).

At an appropriate position of the hollow spherical body 20, a leg insertion hole 22 for communicating the hollow portion 18 with the outside is formed. As means for forming the leg insertion holes 22, as shown in FIG.
4a is preferably formed. In the illustrated example, the case where four notch rocking pieces 24a are provided is shown, but at least three or more notch rocking pieces 24a may be formed, and cuts other than the illustrated cross shape may be formed. It is possible.

In order to attach the leg cover member 12 of the present invention to the leg 26a of the chair 26 or the like, as shown in FIG. 4, the leg insertion hole 22 is expanded and the tip of the leg 26a is inserted into the hollow portion 18. Press fit.

There are two modes for this mounting.
That is, as shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, the cut rocking piece 24 a is attached to the leg 26 a while being wound inward, and as shown in FIG.
This is a case where it is mounted on the leg 26a with the 4a protruding outward.

In either case, the leg cover material 1
2 is firmly attached to the leg 26a in a state where the notch rocking piece 24a presses the outer surface of the leg 26a by its elastic pressing force. All of these mounting modes are the same in terms of the function and effect of the mounting, but since there is a remarkable difference in the design appearance, it may be appropriately selected according to the user's preference. is there.

The leg cover member 12 is attached to the leg 26a of the chair 26.
Since the elastic member inner layer 14 and the covering member outer layer 16 are interposed between the floor F and the legs 26a, the floor F and the legs 26a do not come into direct contact with each other. When the chair 26 is placed on the floor F in the state described above, the chair 26 may be rubbed on the floor F.
There is no danger of being hurt by a.

When the leg cover member 12 is mounted on the leg 26a, and the user sits down on the seat 26b of the chair 26, the elastic member inner layer 14 existing between the lower surface of the leg 26a and the floor F is provided. As a result, the entire chair 26 is positioned on the elastic member, and the sitting comfort of the chair 26 becomes extremely comfortable.

A hollow spherical body 20 serving as the leg cover member 12
Any material may be used as long as it has a shape including the elastic member inner layer 14 and the covering member outer layer 16 and having the hollow portion 18. For the elastic member inner layer 14, an elastic material such as a rubber material (which may be either synthetic rubber or natural rubber) or an elastic plastic material can be used. As the outer layer 16 of the covering member, a fiber material is preferable, and a member provided with a hair-like body on the outer surface is more preferable because sliding becomes easy.

As the hollow spherical body 20, a hard tennis ball as shown in FIG. 1 is particularly preferably used. Since the hard tennis ball has all the functions of the hollow spherical body 20 described above, if the leg insertion hole 22 is formed on the outer surface of the hard tennis ball by the above-mentioned cross-shaped cut 24, the leg cover material 12 of the present invention can be obtained. It is preferably used as

Used hard tennis balls are:
Because of the presence of the rubber material inside, it was unsuitable for incineration, and there was no other disposal method than to discard it as waste. The use of the leg cover material 12 of the present invention makes it possible to recycle old hard tennis balls, which also helps to solve the waste disposal problem.

If this old hard tennis ball is dyed and used as the leg cover material 12 of the present invention, even if the old hard tennis ball is dirty, the stain becomes inconspicuous and the appearance becomes excellent in design. There is an advantage that it can be used without any discomfort even if it is attached to the leg of a chair that is often placed in a place where it can be seen.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, the legs can be easily mounted on the legs, the legs of the desk / chair, etc. can be covered, and the legs of the desk / chair can slide on the floor. This makes it easy to move the desk / chair etc. and prevents the floor from being damaged. Especially when the chair is attached to the legs of the chair, the cushioning effect makes the sitting comfort of the chair extremely comfortable. Is achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a leg cover material such as a desk / chair of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a state in which a leg cover member is attached to a leg of a chair.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another example of a state in which a leg cover member is attached to a leg of a chair.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 leg cover material, 14 elastic member inner layer, 16 covering member outer layer, 18 hollow portion, 20 hollow spherical body, 22 leg insertion hole, 24 cut, 24a cut rocking piece, 26
Chair, 26a legs, 26b seat, F floor

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A hollow spherical body having a hollow portion having a two-layer structure of an inner layer of an elastic member and an outer layer of a covering member, and a leg insertion hole communicating the hollow portion and the outside at an appropriate position of the hollow spherical body. A leg cover material for a desk / chair or the like, which is formed by drilling and inserting a leg of the desk / chair or the like into the hollow portion through the leg insertion hole to cover the leg of the desk / chair or the like. 2. The covering member outer layer is formed of a fiber material to cover legs of a desk, a chair, etc. and to reduce friction between the legs and the floor surface, thereby protecting the floor surface and sliding the legs on the floor surface. 2. A leg cover material for a desk / chair or the like according to claim 1, wherein the leg cover material can be used. 3. The leg cover material according to claim 1, wherein the hollow spherical body is a hard tennis ball. 4. The leg cover material for a desk, chair or the like according to claim 3, wherein the hard tennis ball is a used product for disposal. 5. The leg cover material for desks and chairs according to claim 3, wherein the hard tennis ball has a covering member outer layer dyed. 6. The desk according to claim 1, wherein the leg insertion hole is formed by making a cross-shaped cut in an appropriate position of the hollow spherical body.
Leg cover material for chairs, etc.