Item of Furniture

• US 20100259075A1
• Filed: 11/04/2008
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: De la Rive Box Design Management
• Original Assignee: De la Rive Box Design Management
• Inventors: de la Rive Box, Rogier
• Application Number:
  US12/741,501
• Publication Number:
  US 20100259075A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/183.100
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 13/08 Table tops; Rims therefor not restricted to table tops A47B95/04
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 3/0803 the legs rotating around a vertical axis A47B3/083, A47B3/087 and A47B3/091 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 3/04 Stackable chairs; Nesting chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 5/12 of plastics, with or without reinforcement

Abstract

A chair comprises a substantially truncated cone-shaped support part and a substantially truncated cone-shaped seat part. The support part has a first support part end and a second support part end, wherein the first support part end is intended to be placed on a ground, and has a larger diameter than the second support part end. The seat part has a first seat part end and a second seat part end, wherein the first seat part end has a larger diameter than the second seat part end, and the second seat part end comprises a seat. The second support part end is connected to the first seat part end. The support part and the seat part have a common axis of rotational symmetry. A table comprises a table top and a support for the table top. The table top is circular with a predefined radius, and is provided with a recess having the aforementioned radius. The support comprises a support face which connects to the recess of the table top, and a leg which in a use position is arranged in a plane of symmetry of the table top.

Claims

1. A chair, comprising

a substantially truncated cone-shaped support part with a first support part end and a second support part end, wherein the first support part end is intended to be placed on a ground, and has a larger diameter than the second support part end;

and

a substantially truncated cone-shaped seat part with a first seat part end and a second seat part end, wherein the first seat part end has a larger diameter than the second seat part end, and the seat part comprises a seat at the second seat part end,

wherein the second support part end is connected to the first seat part end, and wherein the support part and the seat part have a common axis of rotational symmetry.

2. The chair of claim 1, wherein in the seat part a seat part opening is provided which has lateral delimitations and extends from the first seat part end to the second seat part end, and wherein in the support part a support part opening is provided which substantially overlaps the seat part opening.

3. The chair of claim 2, wherein the support part opening extends from the first support part end to the second support part end.

4. The chair of claim 2, wherein the seat part opening and/or the support part opening has lateral delimitations which are defined by planes through said common axis of rotational symmetry.

5. The chair of claim 1, wherein the seat part is provided, on a side thereof remote from the first seat part end, with a spacer, in particular a cylindrical spacer.

6. The chair of claim 1, wherein the seat part is provided, at a connection thereof to the second seat part end, with a gutter having an opening in a low-lying part thereof.

7. The chair of claim 1, wherein the surface of the seat part is at least partly matted.

8. The chair of claim 1, wherein the chair is made of a transparent material, wherein fastening means are attached to the inside of the support part for attaching a plate-shaped material in proximity to the inner surface of the support part.

9. The chair of claim 1, wherein in the support part a support part opening is provided which extends from the first support part end to the second support part end, wherein the support part opening has lateral delimitations, and wherein the plate-shaped material is fastened at the lateral delimitations of the support part opening.

10. The chair of claim 8, wherein the chair is provided, on the inside of the support part, with a cam-shaped part which is adapted to extend in an associated recess of the plate-shaped material to prevent rotation of the plate-shaped material about the axis of rotational symmetry of the chair.

11. The chair of claim 1, wherein a handle, in the form of a through-opening in the support part, in proximity to the second support part end, and the seat part, in proximity to the first seat part end, is provided.

12. The chair of claim 1, wherein the support part is provided with at least one stiffening profile which extends in a plane through the axis of rotational symmetry of the chair.

13. The chair of claim 1, wherein the seat is provided with an opening at the location of the axis of rotational symmetry of the chair.

14. The chair of claim 13, wherein a tubular part connects to the opening on the side thereof remote from the first seat part end.

15. The chair of claim 14, wherein the dimensions of the opening are larger than the external diameter of the tubular part at an end thereof remote from the seat.

16. A table, comprising a table top and a support for the table top, wherein the table top is circular with a predefined radius, and is provided with a recess having said radius.

17. The table of claim 16, wherein the recess extends over a sector of the table having an opening angle which is at most 60 degrees.

18. The table of claim 17, wherein the opening angle is smaller than 60 degrees, so that in an arrangement of three of these tables, wherein the recess of each table abuts against a part, not provided with a recess, of one of the other tables, a predefined opening remains between the tables.

19. The table of claim 16, wherein the support comprises a support face which connects to the recess of the table top, and a leg which in a use position is arranged in a plane of symmetry of the table top.

20. The table of claim 19, wherein the support face substantially is formed along a cylinder surface.

21. The table of claim 19, wherein the support face is provided, at an edge remote from the table top, with a recess.

22. The table of claim 19, wherein the support face is provided with means for fixing a plate-shaped material.

23. The table of claim 22, wherein the support face is provided, along the free edges thereof, with a profile for receiving edges of the plate-shaped material.

24. The table of claim 19, wherein the leg is fastened to a leg support which is attached below the table top and is rotatable about an axis directed transversely to the table top.

25. The table of claim 24, further comprising a locking means for locking an angular position of the leg support.

26. The table of claim 25, wherein the locking means comprises a cam which is provided on the leg support and is adapted to be received in a recess provided in proximity to the edge of the table top.

27. The table of claim 16, further comprising a table top cap which is adapted to cover the upper side of the table top.

28. The table of claim 27, wherein the table top cap comprises an edge part which extends substantially transversely to the plane of the table top.

29. The table of claim 27, wherein the table top cap is made of a transparent material.