Two piece plate leg securing system
AssigneeSeries International, LLC
InventorAlvaro Mauricio Olarte
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Abstract
A flat plate based system for securing legs to a chair is provided wherein a chair support has two catches and two leg pieces each have a tab at one end, the tab configured to interact with one of the two catches, each leg piece including an opening through which a tension member passes. Anchor pieces are configured to secure to the tension member such that the tension member pulls the anchor pieces together. The leg pieces each have an edge such that the edges face each other and the tabs interact with the catches and the tension member is positioned in the opening and the anchor pieces and tension member pull the edges together to hold the tabs against the two catches.
Claims20
A system for securing legs to a chair comprising:
- a chair support which is elongated and has two catches;
- two leg pieces each having a tab at one end, the tab configured to interact with one of the two catches, each leg piece including an opening through which a tension member passes;
- an anchor piece which is configured to secure to the tension member such that the tension member pulls the anchor piece;
- the tension member configured to be positioned in the opening of the two leg pieces with the openings aligned such that the tension member pulls the two leg pieces together to hold the tabs against the two catches to thereby secure the two leg pieces to the chair support.
A chair comprising:
- a chair support having two catches defining outwards facing surfaces;
- two leg pieces each having a securing feature at one end defining an inwards facing surface, the securing feature configured to interact with one of the two catches, each leg piece including an opening through which a tension member passes;
- an anchor piece configured to secure to the tension member such that the tension member pulls the anchor piece;
- the tension member is positioned in the opening and the anchor piece and tension member pull the inwards facing surfaces of each leg together to exert pressure on the outwards facing surfaces of the chair support with the catches resisting the securing features being pulled together to thereby secure the leg pieces to the chair support.
A chair comprising:
- a chair support having two catches;
- two leg pieces each having a securing feature at one end, the securing feature configured to interact with one of the two catches wherein each leg piece is made from flat plate materials such that each leg is comprised of a first set of substantially parallel surfaces and a second set of surfaces arranged at approximately 90 degrees to the first set of substantially parallel surfaces which cause the leg to have a rectilinear cross section;
- a tension member which pulls the two leg pieces together to pull the securing features together with the catches resisting the securing features being pulled together to thereby secure the leg pieces to the chair support such that each leg extends downwards and outwards with respect to the chair support and outwards with respect to the other of the two leg pieces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.