US3726535A - Multi-purpose article of furniture - Google Patents

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US3726535A
US3726535A US00139630A US3726535DA US3726535A US 3726535 A US3726535 A US 3726535A US 00139630 A US00139630 A US 00139630A US 3726535D A US3726535D A US 3726535DA US 3726535 A US3726535 A US 3726535A
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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
    • A47B87/00—Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units, e.g. assemblies of furniture units of the same kind such as linkable cabinets, tables, racks or shelf units
    • A47B87/007—Linkable independent elements with the same or similar cross-section
    • 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
    • A47B31/00—Service or tea tables, trolleys, or wagons
    • 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
    • A47B55/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, having essential features of rigid construction
    • 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
    • A47B69/00—Cocktail cabinets

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  • ..B62b 3/02 table or a seat and consists of a box-like body with [5 Field of 9- 79-2, 47-38, removable tray-like lid, said lid having a bevelled 280/34 R, 408, 47.18; 220/42 B, 42 C, 42 E, perimeter which mates with the edges of the vertical 23.4, 20; 215/47; 16/18, 29, 3 31, 37, 38, walls.
  • the floor may have a sunken portion and the 42 42 T casters for the body may be replaced with U-shaped connectors which permit the arrangement of a plurali- [56] References Cmed ty of articles into aesthetically different combinations.
  • the present invention provides for an article of furniture, preferably of pre-fabricated plastic materialand preferably of substantially cubic configuration, mounted on casters.
  • the box-like article has a removable upper lid and its upper surface, resting perfectly on the upper edges of the four vertical walls or surfaces, preferably has a border or rim, so that when removed, it serves the purpose of a tray.
  • the lid When positioned on the supporting vertical surfaces, the lid doubles as a slat and may be adapted to receive an appropriately shaped cushion.
  • the cooperation of the lid with the supporting walls is ensured by the slant of the edges or rims of the walls and of the lid, the said slant being in a downwardly and outwardly direction.
  • the inside base or floor of the box-like article has a portion thereof somewhat sunk with respect to the rest of the base, so as to adapt itself to receiving, for example, a number of bottles and serving the purpose of a portable bar.
  • the casters may be removed and replaced by U-shaped members, thus permitting the assembly of a plurality of articles to obtain an ensemble thereof.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the article of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional elevational view of FIG. 1';
  • FIG. 3 shows in section an exploded view of the edges of the lid and supporting wall of the article, with the cooperating and mating construction thereof;
  • FIG. 4 shows in detail and cross-sectionally the assembly of a caster to the body of the article
  • FIG. 5 shows in elevation and partly in cross-section two articles assembled together by means of a U- shaped member
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a U-shaped member for connecting two articles to each other.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 are plan views of different assemblies.
  • the article of furniture of the present invention comprises a box-like body 1, preferably of cubic configuration and pre-fabricated from plastic material.
  • a bevelled edge 4 which is slanting outwardly and downwardly.
  • a sunken section 5 On the inside floor or base 5 of the article, there is provided a sunken section 5 of predetermined area.
  • Beneath the floor 5 and substantially-at the four corners of the article there are provided four bushings 6 as integral part of the article, each bushing having a pivot 7. On these pivots are removably attached the casters 8 which allow the article to be rolled about the floor.
  • the pivot 7 mounted at one side on the caster 8 and at the other side in the bushing 6 may be readily removable and may have a central washer (not numbered).
  • the pivot 7 may be rigidly connected to either the bushing 6 or the caster 8 (and member 15, when this replaces the caster).
  • the upper surface of the article 1 is provided with a lid 9, with rims so as to conform the lid to a tray-like object.
  • the perimetric portion of lid 9, indicated at 11, is so shaped as to mate the bevelled edge 4 of the vertical walls 3.
  • the lid 9 is simply mounted upon walls 3 for secure and perfect assembly. Retained by the upwardly extending rim of the lid 9 there may be a cushion so as to convert the tray 9 into a comfortable seat. The particular bevelling of the edge 4 and perimeter l1 ensures that the lid will not slide off the article.
  • the bottles are positioned within the sunken area 5' of the article 1.
  • the lid 9 is removed therefrom.
  • a multi-purpose article of furniture which comprises the combination of: A a. at least two bodies each having a floor, a plurality of substantially vertical walls and a removable lid; b. a plurality of bushings depending downwardly from said floor;
  • U-shaped connector means for pivotly coupling selected ones of said pin means to which said casters are not secured whereby adjacent ones of said bodies are relatively movable, one with respect to the other.

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US3971568A (en) * 1975-01-31 1976-07-27 Tradewind Industries, Inc. Self-supporting nesting cart
US4223907A (en) * 1978-12-11 1980-09-23 Kelly Thomas M Separable mortar vehicle
US4248442A (en) * 1979-05-14 1981-02-03 Anne Barrett Laundry cart with a plurality of nesting hampers
US4319761A (en) * 1980-01-10 1982-03-16 Wells William A Mop bucket connector
US4861050A (en) * 1987-11-25 1989-08-29 Bergeron Jean J Craftman's valet
US5265892A (en) * 1991-05-01 1993-11-30 Said Brian R Folding cart chair
WO1997039652A1 (en) * 1996-04-25 1997-10-30 Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark-Norway-Sweden Stocp Catering cart with braking device
WO1997039653A1 (en) * 1996-04-25 1997-10-30 Scandinavian Airlines System Catering cart connectable to a similar catering cart
US5694881A (en) * 1995-09-29 1997-12-09 Eagle Scoreboard Systems Portable visual display assembly
US5897131A (en) * 1996-08-08 1999-04-27 Brown; Irvin Richard Collapsible, ground-supportable transport carrier
EP1031306A3 (de) * 1999-02-12 2003-06-04 MKN Maschinenfabrik Kurt Neubauer GmbH & Co Transportbehälter zur Aufnahme von Gastronomiegeräten
US20050082953A1 (en) * 2002-07-17 2005-04-21 Nielsen Andreas K. Furniture system enclosing entertainment electronics in range of widths
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US966258A (en) * 1909-08-13 1910-08-02 Frank Sochurek Sr Bottle-tray.
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US3945659A (en) * 1974-10-25 1976-03-23 Chance Manufacturing Company, Inc. Convertible trailer vehicle and amusement ride
US3971568A (en) * 1975-01-31 1976-07-27 Tradewind Industries, Inc. Self-supporting nesting cart
US4223907A (en) * 1978-12-11 1980-09-23 Kelly Thomas M Separable mortar vehicle
US4248442A (en) * 1979-05-14 1981-02-03 Anne Barrett Laundry cart with a plurality of nesting hampers
US4319761A (en) * 1980-01-10 1982-03-16 Wells William A Mop bucket connector
US4861050A (en) * 1987-11-25 1989-08-29 Bergeron Jean J Craftman's valet
US5265892A (en) * 1991-05-01 1993-11-30 Said Brian R Folding cart chair
US5694881A (en) * 1995-09-29 1997-12-09 Eagle Scoreboard Systems Portable visual display assembly
WO1997039652A1 (en) * 1996-04-25 1997-10-30 Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark-Norway-Sweden Stocp Catering cart with braking device
WO1997039653A1 (en) * 1996-04-25 1997-10-30 Scandinavian Airlines System Catering cart connectable to a similar catering cart
US5897131A (en) * 1996-08-08 1999-04-27 Brown; Irvin Richard Collapsible, ground-supportable transport carrier
EP1031306A3 (de) * 1999-02-12 2003-06-04 MKN Maschinenfabrik Kurt Neubauer GmbH & Co Transportbehälter zur Aufnahme von Gastronomiegeräten
US20050082953A1 (en) * 2002-07-17 2005-04-21 Nielsen Andreas K. Furniture system enclosing entertainment electronics in range of widths
US7909421B2 (en) 2002-07-17 2011-03-22 Furniture Designs By Aspen (Mauritius) Limited Furniture system enclosing entertainment electronics in range of widths
US20050248240A1 (en) * 2002-07-17 2005-11-10 Nielsen Andreas K Furniture system enclosing entertainment electronics in range of widths
US7404609B2 (en) 2002-07-17 2008-07-29 Furniture Designs By Aspen (Mauritius) Limited Furniture system enclosing entertainment electronics in range of widths
US7648147B2 (en) 2005-01-21 2010-01-19 Rubbermaid Commercial Products Llc Maintenance cart
US20060163827A1 (en) * 2005-01-21 2006-07-27 Rubbermaid Commercial Products Llc Maintenance cart
USD572424S1 (en) 2006-10-04 2008-07-01 Rubbermaid Commercial Products Llc Cart
US20110025006A1 (en) * 2008-03-28 2011-02-03 Aerocat B.V. Trolley
US8360447B2 (en) * 2008-03-28 2013-01-29 Aerocat B.V. Airline cart
US20140237717A1 (en) * 2012-05-16 2014-08-28 Cheung Sing Wong Three-in-one sofa bed
JP2015522309A (ja) * 2012-05-16 2015-08-06 祥星 黄 三機能一体型ソファーベッド
US9259086B2 (en) * 2012-05-16 2016-02-16 Cheung Sing Wong Three-in-one sofa bed
CN112829807A (zh) * 2019-11-22 2021-05-25 B/E航空公司 用于单通道飞机的可重构窄厨房推车
CN112829807B (zh) * 2019-11-22 2023-06-20 B/E航空公司 用于单通道飞机的可重构窄厨房推车

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