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US2541835A
US2541835A US63460A US6346048A US2541835A US 2541835 A US2541835 A US 2541835A US 63460 A US63460 A US 63460A US 6346048 A US6346048 A US 6346048A US 2541835 A US2541835 A US 2541835A
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Saarinen Eero
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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
    • A47C3/12—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats with shell-shape seat and back-rest unit, e.g. having arm rests
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C5/00—Chairs of special materials
    • A47C5/12—Chairs of special materials of plastics, with or without reinforcement
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S297/00—Chairs and seats
    • Y10S297/01—Foam
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S297/00—Chairs and seats
    • Y10S297/02—Molded

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  • Tobject :of the present invention is -to "provvide ,an article of furniture :wherein the shelllike body scontaining tits seat rand back-rest -is :free ⁇ from :compoundly r curved surfaces present- .ingtwoidirnens-ionalcurves.
  • a further object of the present invention is ,to provide an i article .of furniture, the shell-like body of which containing tits seat and back-rest may able readily upholstered Without the -use of ,gussets.
  • the.invention- With the ,aboverandrother. obj ectsvof: theinvens tion-inview, the.invention- ,consists in y the novel construction, arrangement and Combination of various elements and par-tsas describedhereinafter) and. set forth ,in :the claims hereof, :certain embodiments of the, same abeingcdesoribed in the .spevcification and being-illustrated-inrthe 284000111- panyingdrawingsiorming,part ofthisspecification, wherein:
  • FIG. 3 is a top plan view of a blank which may the used. for .thermanufacture of -the .shelhlike .main-hody, of the chair shownin Fig.) 1,
  • - Fig. 4 is a front .elevational .view of. the chair -..shownin.l ?ig;.1,
  • Fig.6 ispa yerticaLsectional :view taken. on. line (Fig. '7 ish.a, pers.pectiverviewzof ,ablankrbentp into shape ,soas to .form ⁇ onerhalf .of the shell-like A main. bodyof a: chair according to the, invention, ,Figs. 3-10 "are diagrammatical illustrations .of the ,devrelopmentrof the. shell-like main hodyofta Lchair ,accordingto the vinvention w.from...a :cone,
  • Fig. 12.. is v .a perspective view. of a; diifenent. embodiment of a ..chair "according .to .the .invention.
  • thecradleelike support 26 is made of twovrods or tubular elements 24 and '26 :bent in suitable 'manner and connected -,with each tothe-r-at-their center portionby weldingl orrin anyother suitable Way.
  • The-shell-like main body ⁇ 22 comprises a .-seatportion 28,-two arm-restsfill and 32 and a-backrest 34. Furthermore, said shell-like body ,2-2 is providedzwith an aperture 36 in its centermportion.
  • Thesshell like'body 22 is of substantiallyruniiorm thickness throughout.
  • the surface of each area of thershell- ,Ii-keEbQdy-ZZ- adjacentsto-said aperture, 36- is traced .by a :str-aight-line generatrix whetherrthe area, foreXample-the area of the back-rest 34,-is curved or whether the area-forexample the upper sur- ;face-of :the arm-rests 130 and 32,-is substantially straight. Therefore, the overallsurface of the :shell-liker body-22 is freerfronr compoundly curved surfaces. insofar-as the shell-likelbody includes curved surfaces, they present .unidimensional .curves.
  • the-suriaceareaofa coneC is-traeed-bya surfaces, i.,e.,'intoashell-like body wherein the surfaces of all its areas-are traced by straightline generatrices and thecurvedsurfaces present mn-idimens-ional curves, 'all of its creases .rnust gcoincide :With a -generatrix emanating from its apex A.
  • the cone C would have to be -.cr-eased at the lines L ('seeF-ig. 8).
  • the shell-like body shown in Fig. 10 is free from compoundly curved surfaces and, at the same time, gives sufficient room to accommodate comfortably the body of a person.
  • Curved surfaces of the shell-like body shown in Fig. being conically shaped present unidimensional curves.
  • the generatrices G do not have a point of intersection common to all of them, contrary to the shelllike body shown in Fig. 9. All compoundly curved surfaces, such as spherically shaped surfaces which would be caused by the direction of the generatrices G in the shell-like body shown in Fig. 10 are eliminated by the arrangement of the aperture or opening 0 which is at the place where otherwise compoundly curved surfaces would be found.
  • the shell-like body 22 of the chair shown in Figs. 1 and 4-6 may be made from a band-like blank 22b of sheet material having a converging cut-out between its edges 38b, as shown in Fig. 3. Said cut-out converges from the exterior of the blank toward its center and merges into a single aperture having side edges M1) at first diverging away from and then converging toward the center of the blank; the inner edge 3% of said aperture connecting its side edges 4!!) is on the inner side adjacent the solid portion'of the blank outside the space embraced by said side edges.
  • the sheet material of the blank may consist of a plastic or plywood or metal or any other bendable material.
  • the blank 22b is bent in a suitable form into the desired shape of the shell-like body 22.
  • the surfaces of its flat and/or curved areas adjacent to the aperture 36 are traced by straight-line generatrices, the curved surfaces presenting unidimensional curves.
  • the edges 3% thereof contact each other, the areas 28b form the seat portion, the areas 30?) and 3217 form the arm-rests and the area 341) forms the back-rest of the shell-like body 22.
  • the contacting edges 38b of the blank 221) are connected with each other at the seam 38. This connection may be obtained by mechanical means, such as screws, or by the use of an adhesive, such as glue, or by a fusing process in case a thermoplastic material is used, or by any other suitable means.
  • the band-like blank 222m of sheet material used for forming one half of the shell-like body 22 of a chair according to the invention is shaped in such a way that its areas obtain the desired shape and that it is provided with beveled joining edges 38bit and 40th which in the final product may overlap corresponding beveled adjoinin edges of the other half not shown in Fig. '7.
  • the two halves may be connected with each other at said beveled joining edges by means of an adhesive or screws or in any other suitable manner.
  • the band-like blank 222m of bendable sheet material is brought into the desired shape I34 thereof.
  • the shell-like body 22 of a chair according to the invention could also be made by placing plastic material into a form or mold of suitable shape and shaping said plastic material therein. In such a case, an integral seamless shell-like body would be obtained.
  • the cradle 20 is shaped in such a way that its center portion 42 (see Figs. 2, 4, 5 and 6) supports the seatportion 28 of the shell-like body 22 and that its upper rear portions 44 and 46 (see Figs. 2, 4 and 5) support the laterally and outwardly projectin portions of the arm-rests 3i! and 32.
  • the remaining portions of the cradle 25 are not in engagement with the shell-like body 22.
  • the shell-like body 22 which may not be entirely rigid in itself, may give to a certain extent under the load of an occupant and is yet sufficiently supported.
  • the shell-like body 22 may loosely rest on the cradle 28 or may be attached to the latter by means of screws 48 as shown in the drawings.
  • the shell-like body 22 of a chair according to the invention is free from compoundly curved surfaces. This feature facilitates to a great extent the upholstering of such a chair, which can be done without the use of gussets.
  • Fig. 11 illustrates a chair according to the invention wher in the shell-like body 22 is provided with uphol terv comprising a layer of foam rubher 5! or the like and a laver of fabric 52. A portion of said layer of fabric covers the aperture 36 at the outside of the article whereby'a recess 54 is formed. capable of receiving a cushion 56 and holdin same in place.
  • the chair shown in Fig. 11 is provided with anot er cushion 58 placed on the seat-section of the shell-l ke body 22.
  • the upholstery of the shell-like bodv 22 of a chair according to the invention may be omitted and a piec of flexible material, such as fabric or a flex ble plastic or the like mav be attac ed to the article for merely coverin the apert re 36.
  • sha e of t e sh ll-like body 22 shown in the drawings represents only an example.
  • the shell-like bodv 22 may be shaped in manv d erent wavs according to the same princ e, so that it is free from compoundly curved surfaces.
  • the shell-like bodv must not neces arily incl de th arm-rests.
  • the shell-like bodv I22 of a c ir constitut s the seat I28 and th back-rest Said shell-like bodv I22 has also an aperture I3? in its center portion e tending from one side of the chair to the other.
  • F rthermore. t e surfaces of all ar as of said sh ll-like bodv [22. are traced by straight-line generatrices,
  • the shell-like body I22 of the chair shown in Fig. 12 is supported by a plurality of legs 22! which may be either separate pieces connected to the shell-like body !22 or mav be members of a support connected to the shell-like body 522 in any suitable manner.
  • a"shell-'like-:.-bo'dy including a seat and a back-rest, said-shell-like body having an aperture in its center portien and being composed of a' plurality of surfaces adjacent to saidaperture, at leastaportion of said surfaces beingcurved, and all of said curved surfaces presenting ,unidimensional curves, in ..-the di rection of their curvature andibeingstraced byza straight line. generatrix perpendicularto the edge of the aperture at' the point of intersection.
  • said shell-like body including a seat, a backrest and arm-rests.
  • said shell-like body including a seat, a backrest and arm-rests, aportion of said arm-rests projecting. laterally on each side of the article, and a separate supportimg cradle, said shell-like body resting on said cradle only at its seat and at its laterally projecting portions of the armrests.
  • said shell-like body including a seat, a backrest and arm-rests, a portion of said arm-rests projecting laterally on each side of the article, upholstery applied to said shell-like body, a por tion of said upholstery covering said aperture at the outside of said article and being attached to said shell-like body whereby a recess is formed capable of receiving a cushion and holding same in place, and a supporting cradle, said shell-like body resting on said cradle at its seat and at its laterally projecting portions of the arm-rests.
  • said shell-like body having substantially uniform thickness throughout.
  • said shell-like body being made from an integral blank of bendable sheet material bent into shape, said blank having a cut-out converging from its exterior towards its center and merging into a single aperture having side edges at first diverging away from and then converging to. wards the center of the blank and having an inner edge connecting said side edges, and the edges of said converging cut-out being in adjacent position when the blank is bent into shape forming said shell-like body.
  • said shell-like body being'made from an integral blank of bendable sheet --material bent into shape, said blank having a cut-out converging from its exterior towards its center and mer ing into a single aperture havingside-edges at sfirst diverging away-tram and then converging towards the center of the blankand having an inner edge connecting said side edges, and the edges of said converging cut-out being in adjacent position and being connected" with each other when the blank is bentinto shape-forming said shell-like body.
  • said shel-l l-ike body being made from an integral blank of bendable sheet material bent --into shape, said blank having a cut out converging froniitsexterior towards its center-and mer ing intoa single aperture having side edges at -fi-rstdiverging :away from and thenconverging towards'the center oftlie blank .and havinguan inneredge connecting said side edges, and the edges of said converging cut-out being in adjacent position when the blank is bent into shape forming said shell-like body.
  • said shell-like body being made from an integral blank of bendable sheet material bent into shape, said blank having a. cut-out converging from its exterior towards its center and merginginto a single aperture having side edges at first diverging away from and then converging towards the center of the, blank and having an inner edge connecting said side edges, and the edges of said converging cut-out being in adjacent position and being connected with each other when the blank is bent into shape forming said shell-like body.
  • said shell-like body being made from a number of sectional blanks of bendable sheet material bent into shape and connected with each other at adjoining edges.
  • said shell-like body consisting of an in tegral seamles piece of material.
  • a shell-like body including a seat, a back-rest and arm-rests, said shell-like body being made from a blank of bendable sheet material bent into shape, said blank having a cut-out converging from its exterior toward its center and merging into a single aperture having side edges at first diverging away from and then converging toward the center of the blank and having an inner edge connecting said side edges, the edges of said coverging cutout being in adjacent position when the blank is bent into shape forming said shell-like body, a portion of said arm-rests projecting laterally on each side of the article, and a separate supporting cradle, said shell-like body resting on said cradle only at its seat and at its laterally projecting portions of the arm-rests.
  • a shell-like body including a seat and a back-rest, said shell-like body being made from a blank of bendable sheet material bent into shape, said blank having a cutout converging from its exterior toward its center and merging into a single aperture having side edges at first diverging away from and then converging toward the center of the blank and having an inner edge connecting said side edges, the edges of said converging cut-out being in adjacent position when the blank is bent into shape forming said shell-like body, a piece of flexible material covering at the outside of the article the :aperture for-med in said shell-like body by the :aperture of the blank, said piece of flexible material being attached to said shell-like body whereby a recess is formedcapable of receiving :a cushion and holding same in place.
  • a shell-like body including a seat, a back-rest and arm-rests, said shell-like body being made from a blank of bendable sheet material bent into shape, said blank having a cut-out converging from its exterior toward its center and merging into a single aperture having side edges at first diverging away from and then converging toward the center of the blank and having an inner edge connecting said side edges, the edges of said converging cutout being in adjacent position when the blank is bent into shape forming said shell-like body, a portion of said arm-rests projecting laterally on each side of the article, upholstery applied to said shell-like body, a portion of said upholstery covering at the outside of the article the aperture caused in said shell-like body by said aperture of l 8 the blank whereby a recess is formed capable of receiving a cushion and holding same in place, and a separate supporting cradle, said shell-like body resting on said cradle only at its seat and at its laterally projecting portions of the armrests.

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BE504883D BE504883A (fr) 1948-12-04 1951-07-26
GB20249/52A GB699608A (en) 1948-12-04 1952-08-12 A shaped chair
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CH305066A (fr) 1955-02-15
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