Modular furniture item
a technology of modular furniture and furniture pieces, applied in the direction of rod connections, tables, fastening means, etc., can solve the problems of affecting the overall appearance of the furniture, the assembling of the above type of furniture is not easy, and the positioning of anchoring bolts and brackets is not easy
Inactive Publication Date: 2009-07-09
MISSIER DANIELE DEL
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"The present invention provides a modular furniture item with a lattice supporting structure that overcomes the drawbacks of existing furniture items. This furniture item has a unique design that allows for easy assembly and disassembly, and provides stability and durability. The technical effects of this invention include improved functionality, flexibility, and aesthetic appeal."
Problems solved by technology
Though cheap to produce, modular furniture of the above type has the major drawback of being fairly complicated to assemble, on account of the numerous through holes that must be formed manually at the final assembly stage in the longitudinal and / or reinforcing cross members.
The through anchoring bolts and brackets, in fact, can only be positioned correctly at the final assembly stage, with all the drawbacks this entails.
Another drawback of modular furniture of the above type is its lack of flexibility: once the holes are formed in the supporting structure, the configuration of the furniture item can only be altered by making further holes in the supporting structure, thus impairing its overall look.
In most cases, in fact, the lattice supporting structure remains “exposed”, so the old through holes are hard to conceal.
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[0015]Number 1 in FIG. 1 indicates as a whole a modular furniture item with a lattice supporting structure, particularly suitable for constructing work stations and similar.
[0016]Modular furniture item 1 comprises a horizontal lattice supporting structure 2; and a number of on-floor supporting legs 3 projecting downwards from supporting structure 2 to support supporting structure 2 a given height off the floor.
[0017]With reference to FIG. 1, modular furniture item 1 comprises a supporting surface 4 fixed horizontally to supporting structure 2; and preferably, though not necessarily, one or more add-on modules 5, such as drawers, vertical partition panels, monitor brackets and the like, fixed firmly but in easily removable manner to supporting structure 2.
[0018]In the example shown, modular furniture item 1 comprises a known drawer cabinet 5 suspended directly from supporting structure 2, just below supporting surface 4.
[0019]With reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, unlike known modular f...
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A modular furniture item having a lattice supporting structure, and a number of on-floor supporting legs projecting from the supporting structure to the floor; the supporting structure having at least a first supporting rail with a substantially X-shaped cross section, and at least one anchoring clamp which is fixed to the body of at least one of the on-floor supporting legs, and is designed to selectively enclose and clamp the first supporting rail so to clamp the on-floor supporting leg rigidly and firmly, but in easily removable manner, to the body of the first supporting rail.
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[0001]The present invention relates to a modular furniture item.[0002]More specifically, the present invention relates to a modular furniture item with a lattice supporting structure, to which the following description refers purely by way of example.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]As is known, some modular furniture designs substantially comprise a lattice supporting structure with on-floor supporting legs; a supporting surface fixed horizontally to the supporting structure; and possibly one or more add-on modules, such as drawers, vertical partition panels, monitor brackets and the like, fixed in various ways to the supporting structure.[0004]Of currently known lattice supporting structures, the most commercially successful comprises two opposite, parallel, longitudinal members with a square tubular cross section, positioned horizontally a given height off the floor; and a number of horizontal reinforcing cross members fixed at the ends to the longitudinal members by through anch...
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IPC IPC(8): A47B88/12
CPCF16B7/0473A47B13/021
Inventor MISSIER, DANIELE DEL
Owner MISSIER DANIELE DEL