US20050146178A1 - Component for a stackable chair - Google Patents

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US20050146178A1
US20050146178A1 US10/619,523 US61952303A US2005146178A1 US 20050146178 A1 US20050146178 A1 US 20050146178A1 US 61952303 A US61952303 A US 61952303A US 2005146178 A1 US2005146178 A1 US 2005146178A1
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Harald Hergesell
Udo Hasenbein
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C3/00—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats
    • A47C3/04—Stackable chairs; Nesting chairs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C1/00—Chairs adapted for special purposes
    • A47C1/12—Theatre, auditorium, or similar chairs
    • A47C1/124—Separate chairs, connectible together into a row

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  • the invention relates to the field of seating furniture, in particular to a component for a stackable chair for multipurpose use.
  • a vertically stackable chair is known, for example, from DE 197 45 072 A1.
  • This known chair has a leg frame which comprises V-shaped tubes as legs at the side and a transverse tube which connects the two side parts to one another at their vertices.
  • Bearing protrusions are provided on the underside of the transverse tube, and sliding blocks are provided at the leg ends.
  • the upper chair rests on the lower chair by way of the bearing protrusions and the sliding blocks.
  • the known chair is not of particularly robust design. Furthermore, the chairs tend to jam during stacking and therefore have to be positioned very carefully one upon the other. The stacks tend to be unstable. Special features, for example armrests or elements for interlinking the chairs with other chairs, as safeguards for a panic situation, are not possible.
  • the object of the invention is thus to configure a stackable chair such that, on the one hand, straightforward, robust and reliable stacking is possible but, on the other hand, it is also possible to provide special features such as armrests and panic bolts, although the chair is nevertheless cost-effective to produce and straightforward to assemble.
  • the invention is based on the idea of providing a stackable chair with two components which are connected via crossmembers and are in the form of “multifunctional joint components” which each comprise a cuboidal basic body with bevelled ends which has noses on its underside and channels on its top side. This component has stubs retaining the chair legs and the crossmembers.
  • the oblique basic-body ends which have a centring effect, bring the chair into the correct position, with the result that the noses of the upper chair enter into the channels of the lower chair. This achieves stable seating for one chair on the other, even if the chairs are positioned without particular care one upon the other.
  • the components according to the invention that is to say the “multifunctional joint components”, may, furthermore, bear armrests, possibly with writing surfaces, or members for interlinking the chairs with other chairs, as panic bolts.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view from the front left of a chair provided with two components according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view from above of the component according to the invention
  • FIG. 3 shows a view from beneath of the chair illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 shows the chair illustrated in FIG. 1 , with an interlinking member as a panic bolt.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a chair with a seat panel 16 , a backrest support 17 and a backrest 18 .
  • the chair On both sides, beneath the seat panel 16 , the chair has in each case one component according to the invention, a “multifunctional joint component”, in which case, of the component on the right-hand side of the chair, only the rear, empty pocket 13 and the front pocket with the armrest 23 can be seen.
  • the basic body 1 has the ends 6 and 7 , which are bevelled at the sides. It is also possible to see the noses 8 and 9 and the channels 10 and 11 .
  • the pockets 12 and 13 are also illustrated.
  • the four chair legs have been plugged into the leg stubs 2 and 3 .
  • the armrest 23 has been plugged into the front pocket (not designated) of the component on the right-hand side of the chair, this pocket corresponding to the pocket 12 of the component on the left-hand side of the chair.
  • the other three pockets are not in use. They may be closed, for example, by dummy stoppers.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the component according to the invention in detail.
  • the bearing protrusions 14 and 15 are also illustrated here, as are the crossmember stubs 4 and 5 .
  • the crossmember stubs 4 and 5 are plugged into the tubular crossmembers 19 and 20 illustrated in FIG. 3 .
  • the seat panel 16 is screwed to the bearing protrusions 14 , 15 , which consist, for example, of rubber.
  • FIG. 4 once again shows the chair which has already been illustrated in FIG. 1 , the interlinking member 22 at the rear left of the chair being illustrated here.
  • This interlinking member comprises a link plate 24 with two stubs 25 , of which one is plugged into the pocket 13 . The other stub 25 may then be plugged into the corresponding pocket of the neighbouring chair.
  • the component according to the invention may consist, for example, of cast aluminium. However, it may also consist of a suitable plastic, for example glass-fibre-reinforced polyamide, with metallic inserts.
  • the chairs can be stacked without any particular care; they can be, as it were, thrown together but, as a result of the bevelled ends 6 , 7 of the basic body 1 , said ends having a centring action, the upper chair always ends up in the correct position, with the result that the noses 8 , 9 of the upper chair engage in the corresponding channels 10 , 11 of the lower chair.
  • the components are identical for both sides of the chair, and there is thus no need for any separate production, storage and assembly for the left-hand and right-hand sides.
  • the chairs are thus cost-effective to produce and straightforward to assemble, but, if required, can also be quickly and easily provided with extras such as armrests and interlinking elements. It is also possible, for example, for seat numbers to be inserted into the pockets.

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  • Chairs For Special Purposes, Such As Reclining Chairs (AREA)
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  • Stacking Of Articles And Auxiliary Devices (AREA)
  • Accommodation For Nursing Or Treatment Tables (AREA)
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EP02019591A EP1393656B1 (de) 2002-09-02 2002-09-02 Bauteil für einen stapelbaren Stuhl
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USD747894S1 (en) * 2013-03-25 2016-01-26 Cerantola S.P.A. Chair
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USD798625S1 (en) * 2016-03-07 2017-10-03 Hudson Furniture, Inc. Chair
US10188211B1 (en) * 2015-03-27 2019-01-29 Totally Mod Events, Llc Portable, modular seating system and related methods
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US20080277982A1 (en) * 2007-05-09 2008-11-13 Kerstin Bartlmae Stackable chair
US7770968B2 (en) 2007-05-09 2010-08-10 Kerstin Bartlmae Stackable chair
USD747894S1 (en) * 2013-03-25 2016-01-26 Cerantola S.P.A. Chair
US10188211B1 (en) * 2015-03-27 2019-01-29 Totally Mod Events, Llc Portable, modular seating system and related methods
CN105595667A (zh) * 2015-12-21 2016-05-25 天津焜日科技开发有限公司 一种环保型多功能椅子
USD798625S1 (en) * 2016-03-07 2017-10-03 Hudson Furniture, Inc. Chair
US11486431B2 (en) * 2019-07-19 2022-11-01 Duoback Co., LTD Assembly-type chair

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