Sectional structure for carpentry, particularly to realize cubicles

• US 4,610,561 A
• Filed: 12/31/1984
• Issued: 09/09/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1984
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Italtel Tecnomeccanica SPA
• Original Assignee: Italtel Tecnomeccanica SPA
• Inventors: Salvatore, Daniele, Cecchellero, Sergio
• Primary Examiner(s): Raduazo, Henry E.
• Application Number:
  US06/687,981
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• Field of Search: 52/648, 52/239, 403/172, 403/171, 403/176, 411/531
• US Class Current: 403/171
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/1912 with central cubical connecting element
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/2403 Connection details of the elongated load-supporting parts
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/34384 Assembling details for foldable, separable, collapsible or retractable structures
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2001/1924 Struts specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2001/1933 of polygonal, e.g. square, cross section
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2001/196 Screw connections with axis parallel to the main axis of the strut
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2001/2469 Profile with an array of connection holes
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 7/185 with a node element
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 1/014 Corner connections for frameworks
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/183 support rails therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/342 Polyhedral

Abstract

The structure has a plurality of bars and a plurality of joints. These latter mainly consist of a cubic body whose center area is hollow and communicating with each of the six faces by way of a respective clearance hole. Three such clearance holes are so structured as to receive the head of the relative screw whose shank is arranged to be screwed onto an anchoring element located inside the bars.

Claims

1. In a sectional structure for forming corner joints of cabinetry, particularly adapted to produce cubicles, of the type comprising a plurality of bars joined through screws to a plurality of joints, these latter each having a substantially cubic body, wherein only three faces locating a trihedral angle are formed with respective plug-type shanks of a generally polyhedral shape complementary to the inner profile of the bars, the improvement which comprises in combination with the cubic body a plurality of screws and plates in said bars threadedly receiving the screws, and wherein the cubic body is solid and in its center area is formed with a cavity which communicates with any of the six faces via a respective clearance hole, the clearance holes communicating with the faces of the cubic body providing said shanks have a diameter not less than that of shanks of said screws and an end coinciding with said cavity provide such an enlarged diameter as to create a seat adapted to receive heads of the screws, the clearance holes communicating with the faces of the body not formed with said plug-type shanks having a diameter not less than that of said heads of said screws, said plates being rigidly fixed in said bars and being flat, rigid and formed with threaded holes adapted to receive and traversed by the shanks of said screws, said elements being disposed and held inside the bars at distances from the ends thereof not less than the heights of said plug-type shanks.

2. The improvement defined in claim 1 wherein the threaded hole of each plate has an axis coinciding with the axis of the respective bar.

3. The improvement defined in claim 1 wherein at least one of said clearance holes communcating with faces of the cubic body not formed with a plug-type shank is threaded.

4. The improvement defined in claim 1 wherein an elastic ring is located on a shank of each of said screws that projects from respective plug-type shank.

5. In a sectional structure for forming corner joints of cabinetry, particularly adapted to produce cubicles, of the type comprising a plurality of bars joined through screws to a plurality of joints, these latter each having a substantially cubic body, wherein only three faces locating a trihedral angle are formed with respective plug-type shanks of a generally polyhedral shape complementary to the inner profile of the bars, the improvement which comprises in combination with the cubic body a plurality of screws and plates in said bars threadedly receiving the screws, and wherein the cubic body in its center area is formed with a cavity which communicates with any of the six faces via a respective clearance hole, the clearance holes communicating with the faces of the cubic body providing said shanks have a diameter not less than that of shanks of said screws and an end coinciding with said cavity provide such an enlarged diameter as to create a seat adapted to receive heads of the screws, the clearance holes communicating with the faces of the body not formed with said plug-type shanks having a diameter not less than that of said heads of said screws, said plates being flat, rigid and formed with threaded holes adapted to receive the shanks of said screws, said elements being disposed and held inside the bars at distances from the ends thereof not less than the heights of said plug-type shanks, said body being provided with a respective recess in each plug-type shank in an area coinciding with the prolongation of the connection line of the axis of a plurality of holes provided on the sides of a respective bar.

6. In a sectional structure for forming corner joints of cabinetry, particularly adapted to produce cubicles, of the type comprising a plurality of bars joined through screws to a plurality of joints, these latter each having a substantially cubic body, wherein only three faces locating a trihedral angle are formed with respective plug-type shanks of a generally polyhedral shape complementary to the inner profile of the bars, the improvement which comprises in combination with the cubic body a plurality of screws and plates in said bars threadedly receiving the screws, and wherein the cubic body in its center area is formed with a cavity which communicates with any of the six faces via a respective clearance hole, the clearance holes communicating with the faces of the cubic body providing said shanks have a diameter not less than that of shanks of said screws and an end coinciding with said cavity provide such an enlarged diameter as to create a seat adapted to receive heads of the screws, the clearance holes communicating with the faces of the body not formed with said plug-type shanks having a diameter not less than that of said heads of said screws, said plates being flat, rigid and formed with threaded holes adapted to receive the shanks of said screws, said elements being disposed and held inside the bars at distances from the ends therof not less than the heights of said plug-type shanks, said body being provided with threaded holes in the faces not formed with said plug-type shanks in an area coinciding with a cross point of a prolongation of a connection line of holes provided on horizontal ones of said bars and a prolongation of a connection line of holes provided on vertical ones of said bars.

7. In a sectional structure for forming corner joints of cabinetry, particularly adapted to produce cubicles, of the type comprising a plurality of bars joined through screws to a plurality of joints, these latter each having a substantially cubic body, wherein only three faces locating a trihedral angle are formed with respective plug-type shanks of a generally polyhedral shape complementary to the inner profile of the bars, the improvement which comprises in combination with the cubic body a plurality of screws and plates in said bars threadedly receiving the screws, and wherein the cubic body in its center area is formed with a cavity which communicates with any of the six faces via a respective clearance hole, the clearance holes communicating with the faces of the cubic body providing said shanks have a diameter not less than that of shanks of said screws and an end coinciding with said cavity provide such an enlarged diameter as to create a seat adapted to receive heads of the screws, the clearance holes communicating with the faces of the body not formed with said plug-type shanks having a diameter not less than that of said heads of said screws, said plates being flat, rigid and formed with threaded holes adapted to receive the shanks of said screws, said elements being disposed and held inside the bars at distances from the ends thereof not less than the heights of said plug-type shanks, each of said plates resting on a pair of stirrups provided inside a respective one of said bars at a distance from an end thereof not less than the height of a plug-type shank of the cubic body.

8. The improvement defined in claim 7 wherein said stirrups are formed by drawing in coincidence of at least two opposite angles of a respective bar, so shaped as to provide a flat surface perpendicular to the axis of the bar.

9. The improvement defined in claim 7 wherein said stirrups are formed with holes adapted to receive a respective tooth of the anchorage element.