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Assembly system for metallic tubular frames for chairs, armchairs and/or benches

  • US 5,988,755 A
  • Filed: 02/26/1998
  • Issued: 11/23/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. System to assemble metallic tubular frames (10) for chairs, armchairs and/or benches, the system comprising a frame (10) consisting of a plurality of base components (12) with one or more tubular elements (13), the base components (12) being substantially two-dimensional, the base components (12) including spaced apart front and rear vertical base components (12a, 12b, 12d) and a middle horizontal base component (12c, 12e) interconnecting the front and rear vertical base components, each of the front and rear vertical base components (12a, 12b, 12d) integrally including male (24) or female (25) elements cooperating with corresponding mating female (25) or male (24) elements of the same type present on the middle horizontal base component (12c, 12e) in a pre-assembly condition, each of the front and rear vertical base components (12a, 12b, 12d) including a pair of spaced apart tubular elements (13) interconnected by a cross bar (18, 20, 30, 32), the male (24) and female (25) elements being oriented in laterally spaced relation on the cross bar (18, 20, 30, 32), the system further comprising at least one clamping rod (28) extending through and interconnecting the cross bars (18, 20, 30, 32) and spaced laterally from the tubular elements (13) in each pair and in an intermediate position with respect to the mating male (24) and female (25) elements, each cross bar (18, 20, 30, 32) including respective aligned holes (27) through which the clamping rod (28) is inserted, one of the holes of the cross bars (18, 20, 30, 32) including a threaded bush (26), the clamping rod (28) having a threaded end that threadably engages the threaded bush, the clamping rod (28) being turned, moving the base components (12a, 12b, 12d) towards each other to tighten and clamp the base components (12a, 12b, 12d, 12c, 12e) in an assembly condition.

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