IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0977113
(2001-10-12)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Cochran, Marian Harding
- Liao, Nelson
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Atico International USA, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
11 |
초록
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A combination of a reinforcing grommet in a D-shape or a closed horseshoe shape and a supporting brace for holding a tensioned surface on an inclined frame element of a frame of a collapsible furniture item, such as a chair, a stool, lounger, table, a cot or a bed. A contact portion of a lower surfa
A combination of a reinforcing grommet in a D-shape or a closed horseshoe shape and a supporting brace for holding a tensioned surface on an inclined frame element of a frame of a collapsible furniture item, such as a chair, a stool, lounger, table, a cot or a bed. A contact portion of a lower surface of the grommet rests on a brace and a remaining portion of the lower surface spans a recess in the brace. The brace is freely movable to and fro relative to the frame tube so as to minimize tearing forces.
대표청구항
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1. A combination of a reinforcing grommet, a supporting brace and a frame element for use in connection with a collapsible furniture item, comprising a reinforcing grommet, a supporting brace having a recess, said grommet having a contact portion resting on said brace and having a further portio
1. A combination of a reinforcing grommet, a supporting brace and a frame element for use in connection with a collapsible furniture item, comprising a reinforcing grommet, a supporting brace having a recess, said grommet having a contact portion resting on said brace and having a further portion spanning across said recess, said grommet defining an aperture that is in the shape of one of a D-shape and a closed horseshoe shape, and a frame element that extends through said aperture and is retained in said recess and rests on said brace within said recess, said one of said D-shape and said closed horseshoe shape being of a dimension sufficient to allow said frame element to pass freely therethrough and having a straight edge side and a curved edge side opposite the straight edge side, said recess of said brace being configured and arranged to retain said frame element at a relative position that is both in contact with said curved edge side of said grommet at said frame element placement hole and is spaced from and entirely clear of said straight edge side of grommet at said frame element placement hole as said contact portion of said grommet rests on said brace. 2. The combination of claim 1, further comprising a tensioned surface having at least one opening that is reinforced by said grommet and is in alignment with said frame element placement hole. 3. The combination of claim 1, wherein said furniture item is selected from a group consisting of a chair, table, a stool, lounger, a cot, and a bed. 4. A combination of a reinforcing grommet, a supporting brace, and a collapsible furniture item that includes a tensioned surface and a frame, said brace having a recess, said grommet and brace being configured and arranged in combination with each other such that when forces arc applied to said furniture item as a result of a weight being placed on said tensioned surface a contact portion of said grommet rests entirely on a resting surface of said brace and a further portion spans across said recess, said grommet having a frame element placement hole that is in the shape of one of a closed horseshoe shape and a D-shape so as to have a straight edge side and a curved edge side opposite the straight edge side, and a frame element of said frame passing through the frame element placement hole reinforced by said grommet and being entirely clear of said straight edge side of said grommet, and said grommet and said aperture being free of tearing effects of said forces, said brace being configured and arranged to retain said frame element at a relative position that is both in contact with said curved edge side of said grommet at said frame element placement hole and spaced from and entirely clear of said straight edge side of said grommet. 5. The combination of claim 1, wherein said brace is securably attached to at least one of said frame elements at a location on said frame element such that when said frame element is passed through said frame element placement hole to rest on the ground said grommet is above said supporting brace relative to the ground. 6. The combination of claim 1, wherein said furniture item is selected from a group consisting of a chair, a stool, a cot, lounger, table and a bed.
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