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EP 0 241 628 A1 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication: |
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21.10.1987 Bulletin 1987/43 |
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Date of filing: 18.04.1986 |
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AT BE CH DE FR IT LI NL |
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Applicant: C.I.F.S.A. SRL |
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I-47039 Savignano sul Rubicone (Forli) (IT) |
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Inventor: |
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- Olindo, Branducci
Savignano sul Rubicone (Forli) (IT)
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Representative: Sassatelli, Franco T., Dr. |
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c/o INIP
5, via Ruggi 40137 Bologna 40137 Bologna (IT) |
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(57) Composable chair consisting of a seat frame (5) and transverse bars (1, 2) ending
in clamps (3), two side frames (6) provided with holes (10) to which the seat frame
(5) is attached by screws (9). A backvest (11) is then fitted to seat frame (5), after
which the chair can be finished with any derived upholstery.
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[0001] The invention refers to a system of composition which enables to carry out seats
by means of mnemonic checking sequences only and by the employ of tendentially flat
parts. This allows to considerably reduce the encumbrance volume of the seat in store
condition and for transport, as well as to elementarize the manufacture forms reducing
their costs. In the furniture industry, the storage costs after production, as well
as the ones on the sale point, and those for transport are particularly high and considerably
affect the final costs of the standard type seats. The said standard productions,
moreover, are liable to a higher market competition which compels to limit costs
to obtain a larger sale.
[0002] The invention performs a substantial reduction of the above costs and allows to obtain
a more competitive product which does not require the presence of a specialist during
the mounting phase.
[0003] Substantially the proceeding foresees the formation of the frame by composition with
automatic bond of four essential parts: a central part for supporting the seat with
continuous outer profile in in tubular material with transversal fittings, two sides
in continuous profile and one for the back side support.
[0004] For mounting, into counterposed pairs of layers with gripping walls, fitted on the
ends of transversal structuration bars of a tubular profile for the seat delimitation,
a pair of tubular sides are introduced with uprights opened downwards and higher
fillets to act as arms, blocking then the three parts up to the end of the shift in
position with through screwed insertions. This gripping condition is allowed by lowering
side uprights, open downwards, in the pair of layers with vertical counterposed walls
determining a pressure insertion whick blocks the parts in position. On the back,
upwards bent terminals of the said tubular profile of the seat, a backside part can
then be fitted with coaxial clutch in similar profile, which is structured as a transversal
profile or by the covering mantel forming the backside. The delimiting tubular profiles
of the seat part and of the backside one, are determining only one closed continuous
profile of frame for supporting the part or parts for the person leaning with different
design. This part will be fitted in different ways either by self-constraint on the
frame profile or by employing any known fixing means, such as through parts, automatisms
of binding, autoadhesives and other.
[0005] An explication form of execution of the system and not limiting the realizations,
is illustrated by the drawings of table 1. With reference to fig. 1, this one shows
the resolved view of the four frame essential components, with the resolved view of
the screwed insertion pair for blocking the simultaneous operating pair of sides
to the seat part. Fig. 2 is a lateral view of a side. Fig. 3 is the perspective view
of the side pair already fitted to the seat part. Fig. 4 is the perspective view of
the mounted seat and using to leaning components for the sitting person.
[0006] In a version, the seat consists of the sitting part formed by the pair of transversal
bars 1 and 2 ending with the fitting clamps 3 foreseen with bore 3. These structures
bear the delimitation profile 5. For mounting, the sides with uprights 6 and fillets
7 with feet 8 are introduced into the counterposed pairs of imposing clamps, and the
whole is blocked by means of the screwed insertion 9 passing through bores 4 foreseen
on the clamps 10 on the same sides. The back side consists of profile 11 structured
by cross piece 12 and to fit by coaxial connection by introduction downwards of pivots
13 into the cylindrical ducts 14 of section 5.
[0007] The frame components, the binding means, as well as the leaning parts for the person
may be foreseen in different ways.
1) Composable chair, consisting of a frame forming the actual seat made by a couple
of transversal bars (1 and 2) ending with holdfasts (3), by two sides made by uprights
(6) and fillings (7) and by a profile back board (11). For mounting, the end parts
of the transversal bars for the seat structuration are introduced into the counterposed
pairs of layers with clamping walls, end pieces of the transversal bars for the seat
structuration, the pair of tubolar sides with uprights opened at the lower ends and
higher fillets to act as arm rests, by blocking then the three parts at the end of
shift trip in position with screwed insertion s (3) passing into the bores already
foreseen on the parts. The gripping condition is possible, with gravitational effect,
by sinking the side uprights, opened downwards, into the pair of daps thus determining
a pressure kerf which blocks the parts in position. On the back terminal of the said
seat tubolar profile, which are bent upwards, a back side (11) can then be fitted
with coaxial insertion into a similar profile piece structured as transversal profile
(12).
2) Composable chair as to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the tubular profile
pieces delimiting the sitting respectively the back part, form only one continuous
closed frame profile on which means will be fitted for teh person leaning according
to different disegns. These parts will differently fitted either by means of selfbinding
on the frame or by using all known fixing means.
