Side mount device for multiple foldable furniture packaging and displaying

• US 20040069665A1
• Filed: 10/15/2002
• Published: 04/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wok & Pan Industy, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Wok & Pan Industy, Inc.
• Inventors: Tsai, Frank
• Granted Patent: US 6,877,605 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/326
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/11 for chairs for headrests only A47C7/386; removable protective covers for car seats B60N2/60
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2585/648 chairs and armchairs
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 57/005 Separators for vertically placed articles
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/62 for stacks of articles; for special arrangements of groups of articles

Abstract

A side mount device, which is adapted for mounting on multiple foldable furniture each having a side rim portion, includes an elongated mold strip including a first reinforcing panel and a second reinforcing panel longitudinally extended therefrom to define a longitudinal mounting channel therebetween. The first reinforcing panel has a longitudinal guider edge, a plurality of mounting slots spacedly and transversally extended from the longitudinal guider edge for slidably receiving the side rim portions of the foldable furniture into the mounting channel so as to spacedly hold the foldable furniture in position, and a plurality of retaining arms which are extended from upper ends of the mounting slots respectively and arranged for pressing on the side rim portions of the foldable furniture when the side rim portions of the foldable furniture are slid through the mounting slots respectively.

Claims

1. A side mount device for mounting on multiple foldable furniture each having a side rim portion, comprising:

at least an elongated mold strip comprising a first reinforcing panel and a second reinforcing panel longitudinally extended from said first reinforcing panel along a common line-edge to define a longitudinal mounting channel therebetween;

said first reinforcing panel having a longitudinal guider edge, a plurality of mounting slots spacedly and transversally extended from said longitudinal guider edge towards said common line-edge for slidably receiving said side rim portions of said foldable furniture into said mounting channel through said mounting slots respectively while said second reinforcing panel retains said side rim portions of said foldable furniture within said mounting channel so as to spacedly hold said foldable furniture in position, and a plurality of retaining arms which are extended from upper ends of said mounting slots respectively and arranged for pressing on said side rim portions of said foldable furniture when said side rim portions of said foldable furniture are slid through said mounting slots respectively.

2. The side mount device, as recited in claim 1, wherein said mold strip further comprises a plurality of space dividers transversely extended from said first reinforcing panel between each two said mounting slots for creating a safety gap between said each two foldable furniture when said foldable furniture are slid to said mounting slots respectively.

3. The side mount device, as recited in claim 1, wherein said mold strip, having a L-shaped cross sectional, defines said common line-edge where said first and second longitudinally and integrally meet with each other.

4. The side mount device, as recited in claim 2, wherein said mold strip, having a L-shaped cross sectional, defines said common line-edge where said first and second longitudinally and integrally meet with each other.

5. The side mount device, as recited in claim 2, wherein said mold strip is made by providing a plurality of cuts spacedly and transversely on said first reinforcing panel extended from said longitudinal guider edge to form a plurality of folding lips each defining between two cuts, wherein each of said retaining arms is formed by outwardly folding one of said folding lips so as to form said mounting slot and each of said space dividers is formed by unfolding one of said folding lips.

6. The side mount device, as recited in claim 4, wherein said mold strip is made by providing a plurality of cuts spacedly and transversely on said first reinforcing panel extended from said longitudinal guider edge to form a plurality of folding lips each defining between two cuts, wherein each of said retaining arms is formed by outwardly folding one of said folding lips so as to form said mounting slot and each of said space dividers is formed by unfolding one of said folding lips.

7. The side mount device, as recited in claim 1, wherein said first reinforcing panel is made of elastic material to form each of said retaining arms as a resilient arm for applying an urging pressure on said respective side rim portion of foldable furniture when said mold strip is mounted on said foldable furniture.

8. The side mount device, as recited in claim 2, wherein said first reinforcing panel is made of elastic material to form each of said retaining arms as a resilient arm for applying an urging pressure on said respective side rim portion of foldable furniture when said mold strip is mounted on said foldable furniture.

9. The side mount device, as recited in claim 6, wherein said first reinforcing panel is made of elastic material to form each of said retaining arms as a resilient arm for applying an urging pressure on said respective side rim portion of foldable furniture when said mold strip is mounted on said foldable furniture.

10. The side mount device, as recited in claim 2, wherein said second reinforcing panel, which is constructed to be identical to said first reinforcing panel, comprises said mounting slots aligning with said mounting slots of said second reinforcing panel respectively, said reinforcing arms and said space dividers, thereby, when said mold strip is mounted on said furniture, said side rim portion of said foldable furniture is slidably received in said mounting channel through said two corresponding mounting slots of said first and second reinforcing panels respectively, and said retaining arms of said first and second reinforcing panels are substantially biased against said side rim portion of said foldable furniture.

11. The side mount device, as recited in claim 6, wherein said second reinforcing panel, which is constructed to be identical to said first reinforcing panel, comprises said mounting slots aligning with said mounting slots of said second reinforcing panel respectively, said reinforcing arms and said space dividers, thereby, when said mold strip is mounted on said furniture, said side rim portion of said foldable furniture is slidably received in said mounting channel through said two corresponding mounting slots of said first and second reinforcing panels respectively, and said retaining arms of said first and second reinforcing panels are substantially biased against said side rim portion of said foldable furniture.

12. The side mount device, as recited in claim 9, wherein said second reinforcing panel, which is constructed to be identical to said first reinforcing panel, comprises said mounting slots aligning with said mounting slots of said second reinforcing panel respectively, said reinforcing arms and said space dividers, thereby, when said mold strip is mounted on said furniture, said side rim portion of said foldable furniture is slidably received in said mounting channel through said two corresponding mounting slots of said first and second reinforcing panels respectively, and said retaining arms of said first and second reinforcing panels are substantially biased against said side rim portion of said foldable furniture.

13. The side mount device, as recited in claim 2, wherein said mold strip has an arc-shaped cross section, wherein said first and second reinforcing panels are constructed to have an arc-shape and integrally extended together to provide said mounting channel having a curved top surface.

14. The side mount device, as recited in claim 8, wherein said mold strip has an arc-shaped cross section, wherein said first and second reinforcing panels are constructed to have an arc-shape and integrally extended together to provide said mounting channel having a curved top surface.

15. The side mount device, as recited in claim 2, wherein each of said molding slots has a width gradually reducing from said guider edge towards said common line-edge for fittedly receiving said side rim portion of said foldable furniture.

16. The side mount device, as recited in claim 6, wherein each of said molding slots has a width gradually reducing from said guider edge towards said common line-edge for fittedly receiving said side rim portion of said foldable furniture.

17. The side mount device, as recited in claim 9, wherein each of said molding slots has a width gradually reducing from said guider edge towards said common line-edge for fittedly receiving said side rim portion of said foldable furniture.

18. The side mount device, as recited in claim 1, further comprising a supporting frame which comprises a base frame and two side standing frames mounted at two sides of said base frame respectively to form a storage compartment between said side standing frames and said base frame for receiving said foldable furniture in an overlappedly line-up manner, wherein two end portions of said mold strip are mounted to two top portions of said side standing frames respectively for securely locking said side rim portions of said foldable furniture so as to securely retain said foldable furniture in said storage compartment.

19. The side mount device, as recited in claim 2, further comprising a supporting frame which comprises a base frame and two side standing frames mounted at two sides of said base frame respectively to form a storage compartment between said side standing frames and said base frame for receiving said foldable furniture in an overlappedly line-up manner, wherein two end portions of said mold strip are mounted to two top portions of said side standing frames respectively for securely locking said side rim portions of said foldable furniture so as to securely retain said foldable furniture in said storage compartment.

20. The side mount device, as recited in claim 9, further comprising a supporting frame which comprises a base frame and two side standing frames mounted at two sides of said base frame respectively to form a storage compartment between said side standing frames and said base frame for receiving said foldable furniture in an overlappedly line-up manner, wherein two end portions of said mold strip are mounted to two top portions of said side standing frames respectively for securely locking said side rim portions of said foldable furniture so as to securely retain said foldable furniture in said storage compartment.

21. A side mount device for mounting on multiple foldable furniture each having a side rim portion, comprising:

a storage box, having a rectangular shaped, comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, and four surrounding walls extended edges to edges to form a storage chamber within said top wall, said bottom wall, and said surrounding walls for receiving said foldable furniture in an overlappedly line-up manner;

at least an elongated mold strip comprising a first reinforcing panel and a second reinforcing panel longitudinally extended from said first reinforcing panel along a common line-edge to define a longitudinal mounting channel therebetween, wherein said second reinforcing panel is longitudinally attached on said top wall of said storage box;

said first reinforcing panel having a longitudinal guider edge, a plurality of mounting slots spacedly and transversally extended from said longitudinal guider edge towards said common line-edge for slidably receiving said side rim portions of said foldable furniture into said mounting channel through said mounting slots respectively while said second reinforcing panel retains said side rim portions of said foldable furniture within said mounting channel so as to spacedly hold said foldable furniture in position, and a plurality of retaining arms which are extended from upper ends of said mounting slots respectively and arranged for pressing on said side rim portions of said foldable furniture when said side rim portions of said foldable furniture are slid through said mounting slots respectively so as to securely retain said foldable furniture in said storage chamber.

22. The side mount device, as recited in claim 21, wherein said mold strip further comprises a plurality of space dividers transversely extended from said first reinforcing panel between each two said mounting slots for creating a safety gap between said each two foldable furniture when said foldable furniture are slid to said mounting slots respectively.

23. The side mount device, as recited in claim 22, wherein said first reinforcing panel is made of elastic material to form each of said retaining arms as a resilient arm for applying an urging pressure on said respective side rim portion of foldable furniture when said mold strip is mounted on said foldable furniture.

24. The side mount device, as recited in claim 23, wherein said second reinforcing panel, which is constructed to be identical to said first reinforcing panel, comprises said mounting slots aligning with said mounting slots of said second reinforcing panel respectively, said reinforcing arms and said space dividers, thereby, when said mold strip is mounted on said furniture, said side rim portion of said foldable furniture is slidably received in said mounting channel through said two corresponding mounting slots of said first and second reinforcing panels respectively, and said retaining arms of said first and second reinforcing panels are substantially biased against said side rim portion of said foldable furniture.

25. The side mount device, as recited in claim 23, wherein said mold strip, having a L-shaped cross sectional, defines said common line-edge where said first and second longitudinally and integrally meet with each other.

26. The side mount device, as recited in claim 23, wherein said mold strip has an arc-shaped cross section, wherein said first and second reinforcing panels are constructed to have an arc-shape and integrally extended together to provide said mounting channel having a curved top surface.

27. The side mount device, as recited in claim 23, wherein each of said molding slots has a width gradually reducing from said guider edge towards said common line-edge for fittedly receiving said side rim portion of said foldable furniture.