[0001] The present invention relates to chairs moulded in a plastic material, and in particular
to a chair made up of elements which can be kept separate for packing and transporting
in a reduced space.
[0002] The above mentioned type of chairs, not being as a single piece, can have a seat
and at least one pair of legs which are detachable but the back is, however, integral
to the other pair of legs, therefore not allowing for the desired reduction in its
dimensions.
[0003] The present invention aims to supply a chair in which the back is also made from
a single element, separable from the other components so as to reduce the dimensions
of the chair as much as possible and therefore limit the size of packaging and minimize
transporting and warehousing costs.
[0004] Another aim of the invention is to supply a chair made up of elements which are separable,
easy to transport and simple and quick to assemble, even by the buyer, at the moment
that the chair is to be used.
[0005] The here proposed chair is substantially in accordance with claim . It will however
be described in further details with references to the attached drawings in which:
Fig. 1 is a prospective view of the elements of the chair separated from each other;
Fig. 2 is a side view fo the assembled chair; and
Fig. 3 is a partial section view of the assembled chair in Fig. 2.
[0006] The chair has a first pair of legs (11, 11′) joined together at the top by a crosspiece
(11a), a second pair of legs (12, 12′) also joined by a crosspiece (12a), a back (13)
of the desired configuration and a seat (14). Said components are all obtained as
separate elements and are subsequently assembled.
[0007] The two pairs of legs (11, 11′ ; 12, 12′) are assembled by joining the relative crosspieces
(11a, 12a) in an 'X' and fixing them to each other through a screw (15). Each pair
of legs therefore has one leg (11, 12) at the front of the chair whilst the other
leg (11′, 12′) is at the rear of the chair. At least the rear legs (11′, 12′) have
a slot (16) at the top which is open in an upwards direction. The back (13) has two
end pieces (13a) at the bottom which are designed to be inserted and pressure locked
in said slots (16) of the rear legs during the assembling of the chair.
[0008] Finally, ears (17) are forseen on the crosspieces (11a, 12a) which join the pairs
of legs. The seat (14) is fixed to said ears (17) through screws (18) for the completion
of the chair.
[0009] The legs (11, 11′ ; 12, 12′), the back (13) and the seat (14) can be kept separate
alongside each other and packed so as to be of minimum dimensions, therefore requiring
a reduced size of packaging and resulting in lower costs and easier transporting.
[0010] Subsequently, the chair can be assembled at any moment so as to obtain the final
result.
[0011] The manufacturing procedure described above can be applied to any type of chair made
in a plastic material with the obvious advantage of simplifying and reducing the dimensions
of the dies seeing that the back is obtained from a separate element from the legs.
1) A space saving chair made up of elements in a plastic material, characterized in
that a back (13) made from a single element is applied to a pair of legs at the rear
of the chair and that can be kept separate for packing and transporting.
2) A chair in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that there is a first pair of
legs (11, 11′) joined by a crosspiece (11a), a second pair of legs (12, 12′) joined
by a crosspiece (12a), a back (13) and a seat (14), in that said first and second
pairs of legs are joined and fixed through a coupling and wedge between the relative
crosspieces and in such a way that each pair is diagonal, with a leg at the front
and one at the rear of the chair, in that said back (13) is coupled and fixed at the
top of the rear legs, and in that said seat is applied and fixed on ears (17) integral
to the crosspieces (11a, 12a) joining the pairs of legs.
