Drawer or door pull
AssigneeHerman Miller, Inc.
InventorsRonald Simonton, Mark G. Stasko
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system for assembling a pull adapted to be received within an opening in a furniture article. The pull comprises a back element, a frame element and a grip element. The system comprises a plurality of at least one of the elements, the elements of the plurality being interchangeable with one another. Each element of the plurality has a finish different from that of at least one other element of the plurality such that a selection of finishes for at least one element of the pull is provided.
Claims13
A system for assembling at least one pull for furniture, said pull comprising a back element, a frame element and a grip element and being adapted to be received in a complementary opening in an article of furniture with said back element disposed at a rear of the opening, said frame element and said grip element being adapted to form a lining for at least a portion of said opening outwardly of said back element, each of said back element, said frame element, and said grip element having a surface which is adapted to be visible from a front of said article, said visible surface of said back element being visible through the opening when the pull is assembled, said system comprising a plurality of at least one of said elements, the elements of said plurality being interchangeable with one another, each element of said plurality having a finish on its respective visible surface different from that of at least one other element of said plurality, whereby to provide a selection of visible finishes for said at least one element of said pull in the assembly thereof.
A system for assembling a plurality of pulls for furniture, each of said pulls comprising a back element, a frame element and a grip element and being adapted to be received in a complementary opening in an article of furniture with said back element disposes at a rear of the opening, said frame element and said grip element being adapted to form a lining for at least a portion of said opening outwardly of said back element, each of said back element, said frame element, and from a front of said article, said visible surface of said back element being visible through the opening when the pull is assembled, said system comprising a plurality being interchangeable with one another and having finishes on their respective visible surfaces different from the finishes on the visible surfaces of other elements of that plurality, whereby to provide a selection of visible finishes for each of the pulls to be assembled.
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