WO2022182277A1 - Storage furniture assembly - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a storage furniture assembly.
- Storage furniture are generally adapted for the type of items to be stored.
- buildings and rooms may have different layouts, people are different, and people may have different storage needs.
- a storage furniture assembly comprising a set of furniture frame panels configured to be connected in fixed relationship to each other to define a storage compartment comprising a storage compartment access opening
- the set of furniture frame panels comprises a first furniture frame panel extending in a first frame panel plane, a second furniture frame panel configured to be connected in a fixed relationship to the first furniture frame panel to extend in a second frame panel plane at an angle to the first frame panel plane, and a furniture foot assembly comprising a set of furniture feet, wherein said first furniture frame panel is provided with a first set of furniture foot attachment interfaces for attaching said set of furniture feet, wherein said second furniture frame panel is provided with a second set of furniture foot attachment interfaces for attaching said set of furniture feet, thereby enabling the furniture feet to be attached to either of the first furniture frame panel and the second furniture frame panel.
- Such a storage furniture assembly facilitates positioning the storage furniture on its feet in two different orientations.
- the storage furniture may be adapted for different needs.
- the first furniture frame panel may have a size and/or shape which is different from the size and/or shape of the second furniture frame panel, such that the storage furniture may assume a different footprint on the floor, or a different height, or a different direction of an opening through which the interior of the storage furniture can be accessed, depending on the orientation.
- the storage compartment may be provided with an internal shelf or other storage arrangement, the function or storage space layout of which may change depending on the orientation.
- the storage furniture assembly may be configured to define a stand-alone storage furniture.
- the first and second furniture frame panels may be rectangular.
- the furniture foot attachment interfaces of each set of furniture foot attachment interfaces may optionally be positioned adjacent to the four corners of the respective furniture frame panel.
- a rectangle may be quadratic, i.e. square, or oblong.
- the first furniture frame panel, or the second furniture frame panel, or both of the first and the second furniture frame panels may have the shape of a respective oblong rectangle.
- any oblong rectangular shape of the first and/or second furniture frame panel may have a non-integer aspect ratio. Thereby, a high degree of flexibility of the shape of the storage space, depending on the orientation of the storage furniture, may be obtained.
- such an oblong rectangle may have an aspect ratio exceeding 1,3, and preferably, an aspect ratio between 1 ,5 and 2,4.
- the rectangular shapes of the first and second panels may have different aspect ratios.
- the first furniture frame panel may have an aspect ratio of more than 1 ,3, in combination with the second furniture frame panel having an aspect ratio of less than 1 ,2.
- the set of furniture feet comprises fewer furniture feet than required to provide all furniture foot attachment interfaces of both sets of furniture foot attachment interfaces with respective furniture feet; clearly, the set of furniture feet need only comprise enough furniture feet to provide one of the sets of furniture foot attachment interfaces with respective furniture feet.
- the set of furniture feet may comprise three or four furniture feet, wherein four may be the most typical.
- each set of furniture foot attachment interfaces may typically comprise a corresponding number of three or four furniture foot attachment interfaces, wherein four may be the most typical.
- the feet may typically have a height of at least 20 mm, to separate the respective panel from the floor by a corresponding distance. According to some embodiments, the feet may have a height of between 40 mm and 250 mm, which should be sufficient for reaching underneath the storage furniture for cleaning. According to other embodiments, the feet may have a height of between 60 mm and 150 mm.
- the first and second furniture frame panels may be configured to be connected in a fixed relationship to each other either directly, using a set of connectors of the storage furniture assembly, e.g. screws and/or plugs, or indirectly via e.g. any intermediate brackets that may be included in the storage furniture assembly.
- the connectors may be configured to penetrate into at least one of the first and second furniture frame panels in a penetration direction along the panel plane of the respective furniture frame panel, and to be anchored therein.
- each of the furniture foot attachment interfaces of the first and second sets of furniture foot attachment interfaces may comprise a respective foot-attachment through-hole through the respective furniture frame panel, the foot-attachment through-hole being accessible from both faces of the respective furniture frame panel for attaching the respective furniture foot.
- the furniture foot attachment interfaces of each of the first and second sets of furniture foot attachment interfaces may be positioned at a distance from a panel joint interface between the first and second furniture frame panels.
- the furniture feet of the set of furniture feet may be configured to be attached to respective ones of the furniture foot attachment interfaces of the first set of furniture foot attachment interfaces to extend in a direction transversal, e.g. perpendicular, to the first frame panel plane, and/or to respective ones of the furniture foot attachment interfaces of the second set of furniture foot attachment interfaces to extend in a direction transversal, e.g. perpendicular, to the second frame panel plane.
- Each of the first and second furniture frame panels may have a respective inside face, which is configured to face the interior of the storage compartment, and an opposite, outer face which is configured to face away from the interior of the storage compartment.
- each respective outer face of the first and second furniture frame panels is planar, i.e. it defines an even surface covering substantially the entire area of the outer face.
- the respective sets of furniture foot attachment interfaces may be provided at least on the respective outer faces.
- each respective inside face of the first and second furniture frame panels may also be planar.
- the furniture feet may be configured to be releasably attached to the furniture foot attachment interfaces, to enable moving the furniture feet between different sets of furniture foot attachment interfaces.
- the furniture assembly may be re-configured between different configurations for different purposes, as the storage needs change.
- said first furniture frame panel may be configured to define a bottom wall of the storage compartment, the bottom wall being located opposite to the storage compartment access opening.
- the storage furniture may be used as a storage tray with the storage compartment access opening facing upwards.
- the storage furniture may be used as a storage cabinet or shelf having the storage compartment access opening on a lateral side.
- the term “bottom wall” is merely used to designate the innermost wall of the storage compartment, and does not necessarily imply any particular orientation in space.
- said bottom wall has a thickness of 8-35 mm, and more preferably 12-25 mm.
- the bottom wall may comprise a piece of board material, for example wood and/or cellulose based board, such as particle board, MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard), HDF (High Density Fibreboard), solid wood board, wood plastic composite board, and hollow-board, such as honeycomb cardboard core board.
- wood and/or cellulose based board such as particle board, MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard), HDF (High Density Fibreboard), solid wood board, wood plastic composite board, and hollow-board, such as honeycomb cardboard core board.
- the first and second frame panel planes may be mutually orthogonal.
- said set of furniture frame panels may further comprise a third furniture frame panel configured to be connected in a fixed relationship to the first and second furniture frame panels to extend in a third frame panel plane at an angle to each of the first and second frame panel planes, wherein said third furniture frame panel is provided with a third set of furniture foot attachment interfaces for attaching said set of furniture feet, thereby enabling the furniture feet to be attached to either of the first furniture frame panel, the second furniture frame panel, and the third furniture frame panel.
- the third furniture frame panel may have a size and/or shape which is different from the size and/or shape of the second furniture frame panel.
- the third furniture frame panel may have a size and/or shape which is different from the size and/or shape of the first furniture frame panel.
- the third furniture frame panel may be rectangular; by way of example, it may be oblong, and optionally, have an aspect ratio exceeding 1,3, and even more preferred, an aspect ratio between 1,5 and 2,4.
- each respective set of furniture foot attachment interfaces of said first, second and third sets of furniture foot attachment interfaces has no more and no less than four respective furniture foot attachment interfaces.
- the first, second and third frame panel planes may be mutually orthogonal.
- the storage furniture assembly may be configured to assume the general shape of a cuboid, preferably an oblong rectangular cuboid.
- the rectangular shapes of said first, second and third furniture frame panels may all have mutually different aspect ratios.
- the aspect-ratios may be non-integer.
- the respective furniture foot attachment interfaces of the first, second and third sets of furniture foot attachment interfaces may be located at the four corners of the respective furniture frame panels.
- the furniture foot attachment interfaces of each respective set of furniture foot attachment interface may be arranged in a respective oblong rectangular pattern.
- the respective oblong rectangular patterns of the furniture foot attachment interfaces may have non-integer aspect ratios.
- said set of furniture frame panels may comprise four furniture frame panels configured to be connected in fixed relationship to each other to define a rectangular storage furniture frame enclosing the storage compartment, the rectangular storage furniture frame being defined by a first pair of mutually parallel furniture frame panels and a second pair of mutually parallel furniture frame panels of said four furniture frame panels.
- the first pair of mutually parallel furniture frame panels may comprise said second furniture frame panel and a fourth furniture frame panel
- the second pair of mutually parallel furniture frame panels may comprise said third furniture frame panel and a fifth furniture frame panel
- proximal edges of the second, third, fourth and fifth furniture frame panels may be configured to be connected in a fixed relationship to the first furniture frame panel such that distal edges of the second, third, fourth and fifth furniture frame panels, opposite to the respective proximal edges, define the storage compartment access opening.
- one or both of said fourth and fifth furniture frame panels may be free from furniture foot attachment interfaces. Thereby, an attractive exterior of the storage furniture may be conveniently obtained.
- the storage furniture assembly may further comprise a storage space divider assembly comprising a first storage space divider panel configured to be attached to respective divider connection interfaces of mutually opposing inside faces of a first divider carrier panel and a second divider carrier panel of said set of furniture frame panels, to divide the storage space defined by the storage compartment into a first storage subspace and a second storage subspace.
- the first storage space divider panel may be positioned in such a manner that it will extend along differently oriented planes depending on the orientation of the storage furniture. Thereby, depending on the orientation of the storage furniture, said first storage space divider panel may operate as e.g. a shelf, a book support on a shelf, or a tray divider.
- the first and second divider carrier panels may be defined by the second pair of mutually parallel furniture frame panels described hereinabove.
- the divider connection interfaces may be positioned at a distance from any furniture foot attachment interfaces of the first and/or second divider carrier panels.
- a storage volume of the first storage subspace may be of the same order of magnitude as a storage volume of the second storage subspace.
- a storage volume of the first storage subspace is different from a storage volume of the second storage subspace. This increases the versatility of the storage furniture.
- the first storage space divider panel may extend along a first divider panel plane.
- the divider connection interfaces of the first and second divider carrier panels may be configured to lock the first storage space divider panel against movement perpendicular to the first divider panel plane.
- the storage furniture may be re-oriented without re-positioning or loss of the first storage space divider panel.
- the storage space divider assembly may further comprise a second storage space divider panel configured to be attached to respective divider connection interfaces of mutually opposing faces of the first storage space divider panel and a third divider carrier panel of said set of furniture frame panels, to divide the second storage subspace into a third storage subspace and a fourth storage subspace.
- the first storage space divider panel may extend along a first divider panel plane
- the second storage space divider panel may extend along a second divider panel plane at an angle to the first storage space divider plane.
- the second storage space divider plane may be perpendicular to the first storage space divider plane.
- the third divider carrier panel may be defined by a furniture frame panel of the first pair of mutually parallel furniture frame panels described hereinabove.
- the divider connection interfaces of the first storage space divider panel and the third divider carrier panel may be configured to lock the second storage space divider panel against movement perpendicular to the second divider panel plane.
- the storage furniture may be re-oriented without re-positioning or loss of the second storage space divider panel.
- each of said divider connection interfaces may comprise a respective storage space divider guide configured to guidingly engage with a respective edge of the respective storage space divider panel.
- each respective storage space divider guide may be configured as a storage space divider guide rail protruding from the respective panel face, the storage space divider guide rail being configured to guidingly engage with a respective guide track along an edge of the respective storage space divider panel.
- a pair of opposite edges of the first storage space divider panel may be provided with respective guide tracks extending along the first divider panel plane and configured to guidedly engage with the respective storage space divider guide rails extending from the mutually opposing inside faces of said first and second divider carrier panels.
- the storage space divider guide rails may extend along the storage space divider plane of the respective storage space divider panel.
- a pair of opposite edges of the second storage space divider panel may be provided with respective guide tracks extending along the second divider panel plane and configured to guidedly engage with the respective storage space divider guide rails extending from said mutually opposing faces of the first storage space divider panel and the third divider carrier panel.
- each of said storage space divider guide rails may be configured as a rigid metal wire guide having two free ends, the free ends being insertable with tight fit in a mating hole pattern in the respective panel face.
- the furniture foot assembly may comprise a set of threaded elements for attaching the furniture feet to the respective furniture foot attachment interfaces.
- said set of threaded elements may comprise a set of foot attachment screws.
- Each of the furniture foot attachment interfaces may comprise a foot-attachment through-hole through the respective furniture frame panel, each foot-attachment through-hole being configured to receive a respective foot attachment screw.
- each of said foot attachment screws may be configured to engage with a respective threaded insert embedded in the respective furniture frame panel.
- the foot attachment screws may be attached to the respective furniture feet, to engage with a mating nut or inner thread of the respective furniture foot attachment interface.
- the foot attachment screws may be configured to be screwed to the furniture feet via respective foot-attachment through-holes through the respective furniture frame panel.
- said set of foot attachment screws may be configured to threadedly engage with respective screw holes of the furniture feet, wherein each of said furniture foot attachment interfaces comprises a foot- attachment through-hole through the respective furniture frame panel, the foot- attachment through-hole being configured to receive a respective foot attachment screw.
- a typical width of the foot-attachment through-hole, along the plane of the respective furniture frame panel, may be e.g. 5 mm - 50 mm. An even more preferred range may be 8 mm - 25 mm.
- the respective foot-attachment through-holes may be threaded to engage with the thread of the foot attachment screw; according to other embodiments, the respective foot- attachment through-holes may be shaped to allow inserting the respective foot- attachment screws without engaging with a thread.
- said furniture foot assembly may further comprise, for each foot attachment screw, a respective foot support sleeve configured to receive the respective foot attachment screw, said foot support sleeve having an outer mantle face coinciding with an inner face of a foot attachment screw hole.
- a higher strength of the foot attachment may be obtained.
- the furniture frame panels are made of a relatively soft material, such as particle board, and/or if the foot attachment screws have a threaded screw body of relatively small diameter, such as less than 12 mm. Even higher strength may be obtained if outer threads of the foot attachment screws are configured to engage with mating inner threads of the respective foot support sleeves.
- Each foot support sleeve may comprise a support collar configured to form an axial support of the respective screw against the respective furniture frame panel.
- the storage furniture assembly may further comprise a set of furniture foot attachment interface covers, each of said furniture foot attachment interface covers comprising a respective panel connection interface mating with a furniture foot attachment interface of said sets of furniture foot attachment interfaces, and a cover trim configured to cover an outside face of the respective furniture foot attachment interface.
- the cover trim may be sufficiently small to leave the main part of the outer face of the respective furniture frame panel exposed.
- the respective panel connection interfaces of the furniture foot attachment interface covers may, for example, each comprise an insert body configured to be inserted in a mating manner in a foot-attachment through-hole of the respective furniture foot attachment interface, wherein a connector, such as a screw, may be configured to be attached to the insert body from an inside face of the respective furniture panel, via the foot-attachment through-hole.
- the storage furniture assembly may further comprise a hanger comprising a panel connection interface mating with a furniture foot attachment interface of said sets of furniture foot attachment interfaces, and a hanger knob which, when the hanger is attached to the furniture foot attachment interface, is spaced from an outer face of the respective furniture frame panel.
- a hanger comprising a panel connection interface mating with a furniture foot attachment interface of said sets of furniture foot attachment interfaces, and a hanger knob which, when the hanger is attached to the furniture foot attachment interface, is spaced from an outer face of the respective furniture frame panel.
- the panel connection interface may comprise an insert body configured to be inserted with a tight fit in a foot-attachment through-hole of the respective furniture foot attachment interface, and a connector, such as a screw, configured to be attached to the insert body from an inside face of the respective furniture panel, via the foot-attachment through-hole.
- each furniture frame panel of said set of furniture frame panels may comprise a respective piece of board material having a thickness of 8-35 mm, more preferably 12-25 mm.
- Such furniture frame panels provide an attractive balance between cost, ease of assembly, and structural strength.
- any storage space divider panels may each comprise a respective piece of board material having a thickness of 8-35 mm, more preferably 12-25 mm.
- the furniture frame panels and/or any storage divider panels may be made of sheet metal or plastic.
- a storage furniture assembly comprising a set of furniture frame panels comprising four furniture frame panels configured to be connected in fixed relationship to each other to define a rectangular storage furniture frame enclosing a storage compartment, the rectangular storage furniture frame being defined by a first pair of mutually parallel furniture frame panels and a second pair of mutually parallel furniture frame panels of said four furniture frame panels; and a storage space divider assembly comprising a first pair of storage space divider guide rails comprising a first storage space divider guide rail and a second storage space divider guide rail configured to be connected to mutually opposing inside faces of said second pair of mutually parallel furniture frame panels, a first storage space divider panel extending in a first divider panel plane, and comprising a pair of opposite edges provided with respective guide tracks extending along said first divider panel plane, the guide tracks of said first storage space divider panel being configured to guidedly engage with said first pair of storage space divider guide rails to enable sliding the first storage
- each of said storage space divider guide rails may be configured as a rigid metal wire guide having two free ends, the free ends being insertable with tight fit in a mating hole pattern in the respective panel face.
- Fig. 1 A is a perspective view of a set of furniture frame panels of a storage furniture assembly
- Fig. 1 B is a perspective view of a set of storage space divider panels of the storage furniture assembly
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a storage space divider guide rail, parts of a furniture foot assembly, a hanger, a furniture foot attachment interface cover, and various connectors of the storage furniture assembly;
- Fig. 3A is a perspective view of the furniture frame panels of Fig. 1 in a first intermediate step of assembly of a piece of storage furniture;
- Fig. 3B is a perspective view of the furniture frame panels of Fig. 3A in a second intermediate step of assembly of the piece of storage furniture;
- Fig. 3C is a perspective view of the storage furniture assembly of Fig. 3B with a first pair of storage space divider guide rails of the type illustrated in Fig. 2 in a third intermediate step of assembly of the piece of storage furniture;
- Fig. 3D is a perspective view of the storage furniture assembly of Fig. 3C, with a first storage space divider panel of the set of storage space divider panels of Fig.
- Fig. 3E is a perspective view of the storage furniture assembly of Fig. 3D with a second pair of storage space divider guide rails as illustrated in Fig. 2 in a fifth intermediate step of assembly of the piece of storage furniture
- Fig. 3F is a perspective view of the storage furniture assembly of Fig. 3E, with a second storage space divider panel of the set of storage space divider panels of Fig. 1 B, in a sixth intermediate step of assembly of the piece of storage furniture;
- Fig. 3G is a perspective view of the storage furniture obtained after the sixth intermediate step of assembly of Fig. 3F;
- Fig. 4A is a perspective view of the storage furniture of Fig. 3G with a set of furniture feet of the type illustrated in Fig. 2 attached in a first alternative position;
- Fig. 4B is a perspective view of the storage furniture of Fig. 3G with the set of furniture feet attached in a second alternative position;
- Fig. 4C is a perspective view of the storage furniture of Fig. 3G with the set of furniture feet attached in a third alternative position;
- Fig. 5A is a perspective view illustrating the attachment of a foot support sleeve to a foot attachment screw, to be used for attaching a furniture foot to the storage furniture of Fig. 3G;
- Fig. 5B is a perspective view illustrating the attachment of the set of furniture feet to the storage furniture of Fig. 3G in the third alternative position of Fig. 4C;
- Fig. 6A is a perspective view illustrating the attachment of a hanger of the type illustrated in Fig. 2 to the storage furniture of Fig. 5B;
- Fig. 6B is a perspective view illustrating the attachment of a set of furniture foot attachment interface covers of the type illustrated in Fig. 2 to the storage furniture of Fig. 6A.
- Fig. 1A illustrates a set of furniture frame panels 10 forming part of a storage furniture assembly.
- the set of furniture frame panels 10 comprises a first furniture frame panel 10a, a second furniture frame panel 10b, a third furniture frame panel 10c, a fourth furniture frame panel 10d, and a fifth furniture frame panel 10e.
- the furniture frame panels 10a-e are rectangular, and are configured to be attached to each other to define a cuboidal furniture frame enclosing a likewise cuboidal storage compartment in a manner which will be elucidated further below.
- the storage furniture assembly also comprises a set of connectors, which comprises a set of assembly plugs 12, which are configured to be tightly fit in blind holes 14 of the furniture frame panels 10a-e for aligning and fixating the respective furniture frame panels 10a-e to each other.
- a magnified portion of the view of Fig. 1 A illustrates the fitting of an exemplary assembly plug 12 into a blind hole 14 in an edge face of the fourth furniture frame panel 10d.
- the first furniture frame panel 10a has a first width W1 and a second width W2, and an aspect ratio W1/W2 of about 2, whereas the third furniture frame panel 10c has a first width W3 and a second width W4, and an aspect ratio W3/W4 of about 1 ,7.
- the aspect ratio of the second furniture frame panel 10b is W4/W2, and is about 1,18.
- Typical dimensions of W1 and W3 may be between 500 mm and 1800 mm, whereas typical dimensions of W2 and W4 may be between 300 mm and 800 mm, for example.
- the fourth panel 10d has similar dimensions as the second panel 10b, and the fifth panel 10e has similar dimensions as the third panel 10c.
- Each of the first, second and third panels 10a-c is also provided which a respective set of furniture foot attachment interfaces 15, 16, 17 for attaching a set of furniture feet (not illustrated).
- Each set of furniture foot attachment interfaces 15, 16, 17 comprises four respective furniture foot attachment interfaces which are positioned adjacent to the four corners of the respective rectangular furniture frame panel 10a, 10b, 10c.
- all four furniture foot attachment interfaces 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d are pointed out with arrows only in relation to the third set of furniture foot attachment interfaces 17, and the third furniture frame panel 10c.
- Fig. 1B illustrates a set of two storage space divider panels 18a, 18b, which also form part of the storage furniture assembly, and which are, likewise in a manner which will be elucidated in detail further below, configured to be connected to the furniture frame defined by the furniture frame panels 10a-e of Fig. 1 A to divide the storage compartment into a plurality of subspaces.
- Each of the storage space divider panels 18a, 18b is, along each edge of a respective pair of parallel, opposite edges 20a, 20b, provided with a respective guide track 22 extending along the respective edge 20a, 20b.
- All panels 10a-e, 18a-b are, in this embodiment, made of 16 mm thick particle board.
- the storage furniture assembly further comprises a furniture foot assembly 24.
- the furniture foot assembly 24 comprises a set of four furniture feet 26, a set of four foot support sleeves 28, and a set of four foot attachment screws 30, even though for clarity of illustration, only one of each is illustrated in the view of Fig. 2. It will be appreciated that the remaining three of each may be identical to those illustrated.
- the illustrated furniture foot 26 has an exemplary height H of about 80 mm.
- the illustrated foot support sleeve 28 comprises a circular-cylindrical sleeve body 28a, and a support collar 28b extending radially away from the sleeve body 28a, the support collar being provided with a keyed interface for engaging with a screwing tool.
- a first end 30a of the illustrated foot attachment screw 30 is configured to threadedly engage with a respective screw hole 32 in an upper face of the respective furniture foot 26, and a second end 30b of the foot attachment screw 30 is configured to be received in the sleeve body 28a of the respective foot support sleeve 28, and threadedly engage with an internal thread (not illustrated) within the sleeve body 28a.
- the storage furniture assembly further comprises a set of four storage space divider guide rails 34, only one of which is again illustrated, which guide rails 34 are configured as rigid metal wire guides each having two free ends 33, 35 bent to face in the same direction.
- the storage furniture assembly further comprises a set of seven furniture foot attachment interface covers 36, the function of which will be elucidated further below. Again, only one single furniture foot attachment interface cover 36 is illustrated, and it will be appreciated that the remaining six may be identical.
- Each furniture foot attachment interface cover 36 comprises a respective panel connection interface 36b configured to be connected to a furniture foot attachment interface 15, 16, 17 of the first, second and third furniture frame panels 10a-c, and a respective cover trim 36a configured to cover an outside face of the respective furniture foot attachment interface 15, 16, 17.
- the storage furniture assembly further comprises a hanger 38, wherein the hanger 38 comprises a hanger knob 38a, a panel connection interface 38b similar to the panel connection interfaces 36b of the furniture foot attachment interface covers 36, and a knob shaft 38c extending between the hanger knob 38a and the panel connection interface 38b.
- the storage furniture assembly also comprises eight screw connectors 40 configured to be attached to the panel connection interfaces 36b, 38b of the furniture foot attachment interface covers 36 and the hanger 38.
- Figs 3A to 3G illustrate the assembly of the furniture frame panels 10a-e and the storage space divider panels 18a, 18b.
- the furniture frame panels 10a-e are positioned such that the first furniture frame panel 10a, extending along a first panel plane P1 , will define a bottom wall of the storage compartment 42, and the second, third, fourth and fifth furniture frame panels 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e are arranged in two pairs of mutually parallel furniture frame panels to define a rectangular frame 45.
- the second and fourth furniture frame panels 10b, 10c will define a first pair 44a of mutually parallel furniture frame panels, wherein the second furniture frame panel 10b extends along a second panel plane P2, and the third and fifth furniture frame panels 10c, 10e will define a second pair 44b of mutually parallel furniture frame panels, wherein the third furniture frame panel 10c extends along a third panel plane P3.
- Proximal edges 46b, 46d (Fig. 1 A) of the second and fourth furniture frame panels 10b, 10d are connected to a first pair of opposite edges of the first furniture frame panel 10a by means of the assembly plugs 14 (Fig. 1A). Thereafter, proximal edges 46c, 46e of the third and fifth furniture frame panels 10c, 10e are connected to a second pair of opposite edges of the first furniture frame panel 10a, again by means of assembly plugs 14 (Fig. 1 A).
- the first pair 44a of furniture frame panels 10b, 10d are also connected by means of assembly plugs 14 to the second pair 44b of furniture frame panels 10c, 10e along the corners of the rectangular frame 45.
- the set of connectors further comprises a set of screws 50.
- the furniture frame panels 10a-10e are secured to each other by means of screws 50 which, at each panel joint interface between two adjacent furniture frame panels 10a-e, penetrate through one of the mutually interfacing panels and are threadedly secured into the edge of the other of the mutually interfacing furniture frame panels 10a-e.
- the screws 50 penetrate into said other of the mutually interfacing furniture frame panels 10a-e in a penetration direction along the respective panel plane, to be anchored in said panel.
- pairs of coinciding screw holes 52a, 52b are arranged in the respective pairs of interfacing panels.
- Fig. 3C illustrates the attachment of a first pair of storage space divider guide rails comprising a first storage space divider guide rail 34a and a second storage space divider guide rail 34b to the inner faces of the fifth and third furniture frame panels 10e, 10c.
- the first and second storage space divider guide rails 34a, 34b are of the type illustrated with reference sign 34 in Fig. 2. As illustrated in the magnified portion of Fig.
- the inner faces of the fifth and third furniture frame panels 10e, 10c are provided with pairs of blind holes 54, and the free ends 33, 35 of each storage space divider guide rail 34a, 34b are inserted in respective blind holes 54 such that the respective guide rails 34a, 34b extend in a direction perpendicular to the first panel plane P1 (Fig.3A).
- the first storage space divider panel 18a is slid onto the first pair of storage space divider guide rails 34a, 34b (Fig. 3C) in such a manner that the first and second storage space divider guide rails 34a, 34b are received in the respective opposite guide tracks 22 of the first storage space divider panel 18a.
- each storage space divider guide rail 34 comprises, at an intermediate position between the first and second ends 33, 35, a resilient protrusion 56.
- the protrusion clicks into a seat 58 at an intermediate position along the respective guide track 22, thereby locking the first storage space divider panel 18a in the inserted position illustrated in Fig. 3E.
- the first storage space divider panel is held by the third and fifth furniture frame panels 10c, 10e, which furniture frame panels 10c, 10e thereby operate as a first pair of divider carrier panels, wherein the storage space divider guide rails 34a, 34b operate as divider connection interfaces of the divider carrier panels 10c, 10e.
- the first storage space divider panel 18a divides the storage space defined by the storage compartment 42 into a first storage subspace 42a and a second storage subspace 42b.
- the storage furniture may be re-oriented without re-positioning or loss of the first storage space divider panel 18a.
- a second pair of storage space divider guide rails comprising a third storage space divider guide rail 34c, and a fourth storage space divider guide rail 34d, are attached to mutually opposing faces of the second furniture frame panel 10b and the first storage space divider panel 18a, such that the second furniture frame panel 10b is enabled to operate as a third divider carrier panel, and the first storage space divider panel 18a is enabled to operate as a fourth divider carrier panel.
- the third and fourth storage space divider guide rails 34c, 34d are of the type illustrated with reference sign 34 in Fig. 2.
- the mutually opposing faces of the second furniture frame panels 10b and the first divider panel 18a are provided with respective pairs of blind holes 54, and the free ends 33, 35 (Fig. 2) of each storage space divider guide rail 34c, 34d are inserted in respective blind holes 54 such that the respective storage space divider guide rails 34c, 34d extend in a direction perpendicular to the first panel plane P1 (Fig.3A).
- the second storage space divider panel 18b is slid onto the second pair of storage space divider guide rails 34c, 34d in such a manner that the third and fourth storage space divider guide rails 34c, 34d are received in the respective opposite guide tracks 22 of the second storage space divider panel 18b.
- the second storage space divider panel 18b extends along a second divider panel plane P5, and the guide tracks 22 of the second storage space divider panel 18b also extend, and guide the second storage space divider panel 18b, along the second divider panel plane P5.
- the second storage space divider panel 18b divides the second storage subspace 42b (Fig. 3F) into a third storage subspace 42c and a fourth storage subspace 42d, and the second storage space divider panel 18b extends along the second divider panel plane P5 which is perpendicular to the first storage space divider plane P4.
- the storage furniture 60 thus assembled has sets of furniture foot attachment interfaces 15, 16, 17 (Fig. 1) on three mutually orthogonal faces, namely the first furniture frame panel 10a (Fig. 3A), the second furniture frame panel 10b, which has a relatively smaller area and less elongate shape, and the third furniture frame panel 10c, which has a relatively larger area and more elongate shape than the second furniture frame panel 10b.
- the fourth and fifth furniture frame panels 10d, 10e are free from furniture foot attachment interfaces.
- the storage furniture may be used as a storage tray 60a with the storage compartment access opening 43 facing upwards, as is illustrated in Fig. 4A.
- the storage furniture may be used as a storage cabinet or shelf 60b, 60c having the storage compartment access opening 43 on a lateral side, as is illustrated in Figs 4B and 4C.
- the furniture access opening 43 may also be provided with a door (not illustrated).
- a storage cabinet 60c (Fig. 4C) of relatively lower height and relatively larger footprint is obtained, wherein said relatively lower height (Fig. 4C) is lower than said relatively higher height (Fig. 4B), and said relatively larger footprint (Fig. 4C) is larger than said relatively smaller footprint (Fig. 4B).
- the layout and function of the storage space dividers 18a, 18b differs between the three different pieces of storage furniture 60a, 60b, 60c obtainable; for example, the storage furniture 60c of Fig. 4C defines two shelves of relatively larger horizontal width and lower height and one shelf of relatively smaller horizontal width and higher height, whereas the storage furniture 60b of Fig.
- the storage subspaces 42a, 42c, 42d defined by the storage space dividers 18a, 18b are mutually similar in shape and function, and may each be used as e.g. a tray for books or vinyl records.
- the storage space dividers 18a, 18b could be removed or omitted, in particular in the storage furniture 60a of Fig. 4A, resulting in a single large compartment 42.
- Figs 5A and 5B illustrate the attachment of the furniture feet 26 to the third set of furniture foot attachment interfaces 17a-17d (Fig. 1A) on the third furniture frame panel 10c (Fig. 1A).
- the furniture feet 26 may alternatively be attached to either one of the alternate sets of furniture foot attachment interfaces, i.e. the furniture foot attachment interfaces 15 and 16 of the first and second furniture frame panels 10a, 10b, in the same manner, mutatis mutandis.
- the foot attachment screws 30 are inserted in respective foot support sleeves 28 by screwing them together.
- each furniture foot attachment interface 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d of the third set of furniture foot attachment interfaces 17 comprises a respective foot-attachment through-hole 62 through the third furniture frame panel 10c.
- a foot attachment screw 30 assembled with a respective foot support sleeve 28 is inserted through the respective foot- attachment through-hole 62 from the inside of the storage compartment 42, and screwed into a mating thread in the screw hole 32 of the respective furniture foot 26.
- the outer mantle face of the sleeve body 28a of the foot support sleeve 28 is received in the foot-attachment through-hole 62 with a tight fit such that, when the foot attachment screw 30 is threaded into the respective furniture foot 26, the support collar 28b comes to rest against the inner face of the third furniture frame panel 10c.
- the remaining three furniture feet 26 are connected to the remaining three furniture foot attachment interfaces 17a, 17c, 17d of the third furniture frame panel 10c in the same manner.
- the furniture foot attachment interface covers 36 (Fig. 2) and the hanger 38.
- the hanger 38 is attached to an upper furniture foot attachment interface 16a of a respective set of furniture foot attachment interfaces 16, adjacent to the storage compartment access opening 43.
- the hanger 38 is attached by inserting the panel connection interface 38b of the hanger 38, which is configured an insert body, into the foot-attachment through-hole 62 of the furniture foot attachment interface 16a from the outside.
- the size and shape of the panel connection interface 38b of the hanger 38 coincide with the size and shape of the foot-attachment through-hole 62, to obtain a tight fit. Thereafter, the hanger 38 is firmly secured to the foot attachment interface 16a by attaching a screw connector 40 to the panel connection interface 38b from the inside of the storage compartment 42.
- Fig. 6B illustrates how the remaining furniture foot attachment interfaces 15,
- Each furniture foot attachment interface cover 36 is attached to a respective furniture foot attachment interface 15, 16 by inserting the panel connection interface 36b of the furniture foot attachment interface cover 36, which panel connection interface 36b is configured an insert body, into the foot-attachment through-hole 62 of a respective furniture foot attachment interface 15, 16 from the outside.
- This is illustrated in detail in a magnified view of one of the furniture foot attachment interfaces 16b of the second furniture frame panel 10b. Again, the size and shape of the panel connection interfaces 36b of the furniture foot attachment interface covers 36 coincide with the size and shape of the respective foot-attachment through-holes 62 to obtain a tight fit.
- the furniture foot attachment interface covers 36 are firmly secured to the respective furniture foot attachment interfaces 15, 16 by attaching screw connectors 40 to the respective panel connection interfaces 36b from the inside of the storage compartment 42, such that the respective cover trims 36a are brought into abutment with the outside faces of the respective furniture frame panels 10a, 10b at the respective furniture foot attachment interfaces 15, 16.
- the furniture frame panels need not be rectangular; they can have any other suitable shape.
- the furniture frame panels do not need to be connected to each other at right angles; they can be connected to each other at acute or obtuse angles alike.
- the storage furniture need not be cuboidal; the teachings herein are applicable also to storage furniture of other shapes, such as triangular, rhomboidal, tetrahedral, etc.
- the furniture foot attachment interfaces do not need to be configured as through-holes; alternatively, they can be configured as e.g. threaded blind-holes accessible from the outside of the respective panels.
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