Furniture for mitigating the effects of a disaster

a technology for disasters and furniture, applied in the field of furniture, can solve the problems that the structure of a building can also create a risk to occupants, furniture can become a danger to the occupants of buildings, so as to achieve the effect of mitigating the adverse effects of furnitur

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-06-07
GUNNAR MFG
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[0017] In spite of all of the technical aspects providing an ability to mitigate the adverse effects of furniture in a disaster, it i

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During a disaster, such as an explosion, blast, earthquake, hurricane or tornado, furniture can become a danger to the occupants of buildings.
The energy and force of such disasters can move furniture into occupant areas and against occupants therein to

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[0038] Some of the many possible embodiments of furniture pieces of the present invention are illustrated in a perspective view in FIG. 1. While an office arrangement is shown, it will be appreciated that the principles disclosed herein can be applied to furniture for other uses such as bedrooms, eating areas, classrooms, hotel rooms, etc. In FIG. 1 a typical layout of furniture is shown, but it is to be understood that other layouts can be used. Furthermore, although furniture of example dimensions is shown, it is to be understood that dimensions and other features can be modified.

[0039] Furniture of the illustrated embodiments includes work surface units, storage units and combinations thereof. For example, illustrated work surface units include, for example, a desk unit 2, a bridge unit 3 and a desk return unit 4. Work surface units may include a work surface such as desktops 25, 30 or 39, each including an upper surface and an underside. The work surface may be, as will be appr...

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A piece of furniture comprising a first part including a first outer surface, a second part including a second outer surface, a seam formed at an interface of the first part and the second part, and a polymer coating adhered to the first outer surface and to the second outer surface and extending over the seam. A piece of furniture comprising a work surface including an upper surface and an underside and defining a plane, the work surface supportable at a work level forming a space at the underside of the work surface and a panel positionable in the space at the underside of the work surface, the panel including a curved outer surface and a wall selected to be resistant to passage therethough of flying debris and a substructure to support the wall. A piece of furniture comprising a work surface including an upper surface and an item securing system including a retainer engaged to the work surface to releasably secure an office object thereto.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] This invention relates generally to furniture and more particularly to furniture to mitigate adverse effects of the furniture or a surrounding structure during a disaster, the disaster being, for example, an explosion, blast, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, etc. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] During a disaster, such as an explosion, blast, earthquake, hurricane or tornado, furniture can become a danger to the occupants of buildings. The energy and force of such disasters can move furniture into occupant areas and against occupants therein to create personal injury and in some situations, the energy and force of a disaster may break furniture apart to thereby transform the furniture into shrapnel. During a disaster the surrounding structure of a building may also create a risk to occupants. [0003] As such, it may be desirable to create furniture that to some degree mitigates the harmful effects that furniture or the surrounding structure may cause in a disa...

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IPC IPC(8): E04H9/02A47B83/04A47B87/00A47B95/04A47B96/00A47B97/00A47FF16B1/00F16B12/00
CPCA47B55/00A47B95/043A47B97/00A47B87/00
Inventor QUIGLEY, RONALDHENLEY, STUART
Owner GUNNAR MFG
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