Combination-type desk/cabinet compartment structure
OwnerKuo-Huei Yehinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a combination-type desk/cabinet compartment structure, particularly relates to various easily, simply and quickly combined display cabinets and desks with economical, beautiful and practical compartment through the multi-directional and multi-angular corner connector in keeping with the aluminum-extruded hollow skeleton and such components as plate member and glass.
Claims14
In a combination-type desk/cabinet compartment structure having a plurality of corner connectors with projecting connecting bars, a plurality of elongated frame members connected to the corner connectors and a plurality of plate members connected to the frame members, the improvement wherein:
- the elongated frame members are skeletal members each having a hollow tubular portion extending the full length thereof;
- at least two plate member engaging grooves are provided in each frame member, each groove comprising a pair of substantially parallel spaced apart wall members and extending the full length of each frame member parallel to said hollow tubular portion, each groove having central axes extending with respect to each other at an angle between 90.degree. and 180.degree.;
- at least one plate member engaging slot is provided in each corner connector in alignment with at least one of said plate member engaging grooves in a frame member when in the assembled position for supporting engagement with a corner part of a plate member;
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- said projecting connecting bars of said corner connectors have the same shape and projecting direction as said hollow tubular portion on the respective elongated frame member for facilitating inserting said connecting bars in said hollow tubular portion.
In a combination-type desk/cabinet compartment structure having a plurality of corner connectors with projecting connecting bars, a plurality of elongated frame members connected to the corner connectors and a plurality of plate members connected to the frame members, the improvement wherein:
- the elongated frame members are skeletal members each having a hollow tubular portion extending the full length thereof;
- two plate member engaging grooves are provided in each frame member extending the full length thereof parallel to said hollow tubular portion;
- two plate member engaging slots are provided in each corner connector in alignment, respectively, with said two plate member engaging grooves in a respective frame member when in the assembled position for supporting engagement with a corner part of a respective plate member;
- ball members are provided in at least one of said plate member engaging grooves provided in at least one of said frame members;
- ball-retaining flanges are provided in said at least one plate member engaging groove having said ball members therein extending inwardly into the respective groove to provide a slot extending along said respective groove having a smaller width than the diameter of the ball members so that the ball members cannot pass through the slot, said ball members extending partially through said slot for contacting engagement with a plate member in said respective groove so that said plate member is slidable in said respective groove;
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- stopping means is provided associated with said respective groove for limiting the rolling movement of said ball members.
In a combination-type desk/cabinet compartment structure having a plurality of corner connectors with projecting connecting bars, a plurality of elongated frame members connected to the corner connectors and a plurality of plate members connected to the frame members, the improvement wherein:
- the elongated frame members are skeletal members each having a hollow tubular portion extending the full length thereof;
- at least one plate member engaging groove is provided in each frame member extending the full length thereof parallel to said hollow tubular portion;
- at least one plate member engaging slot is provided in each corner connector in alignment with said at least one groove in a frame member when in the assembled position for supporting engagement with a corner part of the plate member;
- an elongated electrical conductor groove is provided in at least one of the frame members extending the full length thereof parallel to said at least one plate member engaging groove for receiving an electrical conductor therein;
- electrical conductor groove means is provided in each corner connector aligned with said electrical conductor groove in the frame member when assembled for receiving an electrical conductor therein;
- an elongated U-cross-sectional-shaped light bar is provided insertable into said electrical conductor groove;
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- screw means are provided engageable with said light bar and frame member for securing said light bar to said frame member.
In a combination-type desk/cabinet compartment structure having a plurality of corner connectors with projecting connecting bars, a plurality of elongated frame members connected to the corner connectors and a plurality of plate members connected to the frame members, the improvement wherein:
- the elongated frame members are skeletal members each having a hollow tubular portion extending the full length thereof;
- at least one plate member engaging groove is provided in each frame member extending the full length thereof parallel to said hollow tubular portion;
- at least one plate member engaging slot is provided in each corner connector in alignment with said at least one groove in a frame member when in the assembled position for supporting engagement with a corner part of the plate member;
- an extension is provided projecting from each of at least some of said elongated frame members from one side of a respective plate member engaging groove;
- at least one receiving slot is provided in each of at least some of said plate members for receiving said extensions;
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- a plurality of retaining teeth are provided on each of said extensions for engaging with sidewalls of respective receiving slots to retard extraction of each extension member from a respective slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.