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US 10,188,205 B2Granted
Structural element
AssigneeBulhaup GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsMarc Oliver Eckert, Roger Paul Rieger, Ulrich Spohde
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a structural element, in particular a furniture element and particularly preferably a kitchen furniture element, having at least two frame elements and having at least one connection part by which the frame elements are connected, wherein the frame elements span a space whose shape depends on the angle between the frame elements.
Claims18
A structural furniture element, having at least one frame which comprises four frame elements (101, 102, 103), wherein
- each said frame element (101, 102, 103) has at least one limb (V) extending from top to bottom
- one or more struts (L1, L2) extend from the limb (V) of a first frame element (101, 102, 103) to a limb (V) of a second frame element (101 102, 103), with each said strut (L1, L2) having an upper side inclined relative to a horizontal,
- additionally comprising a hinge (31), with the frame elements (101, 102, 103) each being fixedly connected to the hinge (31) and positionable at different angles relative to one another by the hinge (31),
- the structural furniture element has opposite first and second sides, and
- at least one or more first struts (L1, L2) is located on the first side and one or more second, struts (L1, L2) is located on the second side, with the oppositely-positioned first and second struts (L1, L2) being positioned such that the upper sides thereof are inclined downwardly to the horizontal and toward the inner side of the structural furniture element.
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A structural furniture element, having
- at least two frame elements (10, 20),
- a hinge element (30) for interconnecting said at least two frame elements (10, 20), wherein
- said hinge element has a base body (32), a circumferential groove (33) provided around said base body (32), a plurality of recesses (35) distributed circumferentially around said base body (32) and positioned for receiving ends of said at least two frame elements (10, 20),
- said circumferential groove (33) comprising flared regions (33c) at discrete locations around the circumference, and additionally comprising
- at least two connection elements (40) for connecting a respective frame element (10, 20) with said hinge (30),
- wherein said flared regions (33c) are configured to receive ends of said respective connection elements (10, 20) which are then slidable along said circumferential groove (33) to a respective recess (35), such that said frame elements (10, 20) span a space (R) having a shape depending upon an angle (α, β, Υ) between said frame elements (10, 20) when seated in said respective recesses (35).
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