Slat assembly
AssigneeOakmoore Pty Ltd.
InventorsShane Fowler, Wolfgang Schollhammer, Shaun Kettlety
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Abstract
A slat assembly for a roll top cover enables an improved sealing arrangement and reduced frictional forces. The assembly includes: a plurality of successive and interconnected slats, each of the slats comprising opposed and adjoining first and second ends and upper and lower surfaces; and first and second hinge elements disposed at the respective first and second ends of each slat and integral therewith, the first and second hinge elements configured to define a hinge arrangement that facilitates relative pivotal movement between the slats; wherein the slat assembly is operable between extended and retracted positions.
Claims13
A slat assembly for a roll top cover comprising:
- a plurality of successive and interconnected slats, each of the slats comprising opposed and adjoining first and second ends and upper and lower surfaces;
- a first hinge element disposed at the first end of each of the slats and integral therewith, the first hinge element comprising an arcuate hook portion extending from the first end away from the second end;
- a second hinge element disposed at the second end of each of the slats and integral therewith, the second hinge element comprising a reciprocal arcuate channel between congruent arcuate surfaces for slidably and pivotably receiving the hook portion therein;
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- a sealing member secured to the first end of at least one of the slats, the sealing member configured for underlying a junction defined by the first end of the at least one of the slats and the second end of another slat of the slats that is adjacent to the at least one of the slats;
- wherein the first and second hinge elements are configured to define a hinge arrangement that facilitates relative pivotal movement between the slats;
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- wherein the slat assembly is operable between extended and retracted positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.