Global Patent Index - EP 0236891 B1

EP 0236891 B1 19931013 - FOLDING FURNITURE

Title (en)

FOLDING FURNITURE

Publication

EP 0236891 B1 19931013 (DE)

Application

EP 87102902 A 19870302

Priority

  • DE 3607581 A 19860307
  • DE 3607619 A 19860307

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4898421A] A furniture with a guide groove in each back leg for the purpose of folding up the furniture is provided with catch elements in the region of the guide groove. This makes it possible to adjust the seat at various inclinations with respect to the horizontal plane. According to a first embodiment a plurality of catch recesses are provided on one end of each guide groove. According to a second embodiment catch grooves are provided at one end of the guide groove which are substantially parallel to one another and extend at an obtuse angle from the guide groove. An adjustment means for a folding furniture comprises catch means provided in the region of one of the arm rests and protruding downwardly. The adjustment means operates together with an element which projects laterally in the region of a connection section between a front and back leg of the piece of folding furniture. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the catch means is provided in the form of a plate which contains catch recesses extending from a guide slot such that the element provided in the form of a journal can be engaged in various catch recesses.

IPC 1-7

A47C 4/16

IPC 8 full level

A47C 4/04 (2006.01); A47C 4/08 (2006.01); A47C 4/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47C 1/026 (2013.01 - EP US); A47C 1/0265 (2013.01 - EP US); A47C 4/16 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

EP 0172116 A1 19860219 - ALLIBERT SA [FR]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 4898421 A 19900206; AT E95681 T1 19931015; CA 1275902 C 19901106; DE 3607581 A1 19870917; DE 3607581 C2 19900712; DE 3607619 A1 19870917; DE 3607619 C2 19890503; DE 3787743 D1 19931118; EP 0236891 A2 19870916; EP 0236891 A3 19880504; EP 0236891 B1 19931013; ES 2046975 T3 19940216; JP H0552726 B2 19930806; JP S6365819 A 19880324; YU 34487 A 19891231

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 1809487 A 19870220; AT 87102902 T 19870302; CA 531306 A 19870305; DE 3607581 A 19860307; DE 3607619 A 19860307; DE 3787743 T 19870302; EP 87102902 A 19870302; ES 87102902 T 19870302; JP 5283987 A 19870307; YU 34487 A 19870304