One-piece furniture frame

• US 5,655,815 A
• Filed: 01/18/1996
• Issued: 08/12/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hartmut Lohmeyer
• Original Assignee: Hartmut Lohmeyer
• Inventors: Lohmeyer, Hartmut
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelson, Jr., Milton
• Application Number:
  US08/588,086
• Time in Patent Office: 572 Days
• Field of Search: 297/DIG. 2, 297/452.2, 297/452.18, 297/440.24, 297/440.1, 297/440.16, 297/440.22, 297/451.11, 297/451.13, 297/445.1, 297/446.2 , 297/447.4, 297/449.1, 108/42, 108/161, 108/153, 312/352, 312/257.1
• US Class Current: 297/452.2
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 5/12 of plastics, with or without reinforcement

Abstract

A one-piece furniture frame of plastic including a support structure and legs, wherein the legs are connected to a support structure through the intermediary of tubular receptacles. The tubular receptacles extend as far as the floor and form the legs, into each of which legs is inserted at least one fitted supporting rod.

Claims

1. Furniture comprising a one-piece frame of plastic, said frame including a supporting structure and a plurality of tubular legs supporting said supporting structure, each said tubular leg having an inner surface, and at least one generally rigid supporting rod matingly fit within each tubular leg and engaging said inner surface of said leg substantially throughout the length of said leg.

2. Furniture according to claim 1, wherein certain of said supporting rods inserted into said tubular legs are interconnected.

3. Furniture according to claim 2, wherein the interconnected supporting rods protrude from the respective legs on a side on which the supporting rods are connected and are each bent toward the other supporting rod.

4. Furniture according to claim 3, wherein supporting rods are connected by a connection between adjacent supporting rods which serves as an armrest.

5. Furniture according to claim 3, wherein the supporting rods are connected by a connection between adjacent supporting rods which serves as a backrest.