EP3449765C0 - Furniture leg assembly - Google Patents

Furniture leg assembly

Info

Publication number: EP3449765C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: leg assembly; furniture leg; furniture; assembly; leg
Prior art date: 2017-09-01
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP18189210.0A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3449765B1 (en

EP3449765A1 (en

Inventor

Andrew Mccaffrey

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Gopak Ltd

Original Assignee

Gopak Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2017-09-01

Filing date

2018-08-15

Publication date

2023-07-12

2018-08-15 Application filed by Gopak Ltd filed Critical Gopak Ltd

2019-03-06 Publication of EP3449765A1 publication Critical patent/EP3449765A1/en

2023-07-12 Application granted granted Critical

2023-07-12 Publication of EP3449765B1 publication Critical patent/EP3449765B1/en

2023-07-12 Publication of EP3449765C0 publication Critical patent/EP3449765C0/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2038-08-15 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
- A47B3/08—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe
- A47B3/091—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with struts supporting the legs
- A47B3/0918—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with struts supporting the legs the struts being permanently connected by pivots to the legs only
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
- A47B3/08—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe
- A47B3/0809—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with elastic locking means
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
- A47B3/08—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe
- A47B3/0809—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with elastic locking means
- A47B3/0815—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with elastic locking means the resilient force of the elastic locking means acting in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the leg
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
- A47B3/08—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe
- A47B3/091—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with struts supporting the legs
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C4/00—Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs
- A47C4/04—Folding chairs with inflexible seats
- A47C4/08—Folding chairs with inflexible seats having a frame made of wood or plastics
- A47C4/10—Folding chairs with inflexible seats having a frame made of wood or plastics with legs pivotably connected to seat or underframe
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C4/00—Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs
- A47C4/04—Folding chairs with inflexible seats
- A47C4/18—Folding chairs with inflexible seats having a frame made of metal
- A47C4/20—Folding chairs with inflexible seats having a frame made of metal with legs pivotably connected to seat or underframe
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
- A47C7/002—Chair or stool bases
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
- A47B3/08—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe
- A47B2003/0827—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe having means for holding U-shaped legs in storage position, i.e. parallel to the underside of the table top

Landscapes

Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
Tables And Desks Characterized By Structural Shape (AREA)
Legs For Furniture In General (AREA)
Special Chairs (AREA)

EP18189210.0A 2017-09-01 2018-08-15 Furniture leg assembly Active EP3449765B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB1714026.0A GB2566061B (en)	2017-09-01	2017-09-01	Furniture leg assembly

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3449765A1 EP3449765A1 (en)	2019-03-06
EP3449765B1 EP3449765B1 (en)	2023-07-12
EP3449765C0 true EP3449765C0 (en)	2023-07-12

Family

ID=60050805

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP18189210.0A Active EP3449765B1 (en)	2017-09-01	2018-08-15	Furniture leg assembly

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP3449765B1 (en)
AU (1)	AU2018220009B2 (en)
ES (1)	ES2955773T3 (en)
GB (1)	GB2566061B (en)

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR2415985A1 (en) *	1978-02-07	1979-08-31	Calvignac Roland	Support for piece of furniture - consists of two sections each bent to form W-shape, and mounted by hinge and stop
US5367962A (en) *	1993-06-14	1994-11-29	Tseng; Chun-Chu	Table with a foldable leg assembly
GB2392204B (en) *	2002-07-26	2004-07-21	Gopak Ltd	Furniture leg apparatus
CN202919385U (en) *	2012-10-29	2013-05-08	郑雪峰	Foldable desk

2017
- 2017-09-01 GB GB1714026.0A patent/GB2566061B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
2018
- 2018-08-15 EP EP18189210.0A patent/EP3449765B1/en active Active
- 2018-08-15 ES ES18189210T patent/ES2955773T3/en active Active
- 2018-08-21 AU AU2018220009A patent/AU2018220009B2/en active Active

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
AU2018220009B2 (en)	2023-11-02
EP3449765B1 (en)	2023-07-12
GB2566061A (en)	2019-03-06
EP3449765A1 (en)	2019-03-06
GB2566061B (en)	2019-09-25
ES2955773T3 (en)	2023-12-07
GB201714026D0 (en)	2017-10-18
AU2018220009A1 (en)	2019-03-21

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