U.S. patent application number 10/172860 was filed with the patent office on 2003-03-13 for electric fryer.
This patent application is currently assigned to CAZZARO, S.p.A.. Invention is credited to Vassallo, Alessandro.
Application Number | 20030047980 10/172860 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 11452295 |
Filed Date | 2003-03-13 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030047980 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Vassallo, Alessandro |
March 13, 2003 |
Electric fryer
Abstract
A chair, armchair, comprising a fabric component constituted by
two rod-like elements made of plastics with a C-shaped
cross-section, each of which has a wing that is larger than an
opposite wing and has a thickness that allows it to be fixed to the
edge of an element made of fabric by stitched seams, the elements
having a C-shaped cross-section being assembled by interlocking
with opposite edges of a corresponding structural element to be
covered of the chair, armchair, tensioning the element made of
fabric.
Inventors: |
Vassallo, Alessandro;
(Madrid, ES) |
Correspondence
Address: |
WELSH & KATZ, LTD
120 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA
22ND FLOOR
CHICAGO
IL
60606
US
|
Assignee: |
CAZZARO, S.p.A.
PIOMBINO DESE
IT
|
Family ID: |
11452295 |
Appl. No.: |
10/172860 |
Filed: |
June 17, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
297/440.11 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47C 7/282 20130101;
A47C 31/023 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
297/440.11 |
International
Class: |
A47C 031/02 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 7, 2001 |
IT |
PD2001U000076 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A chair, armchair, comprising a fabric component constituted by
two rod-like elements made of plastics with a C-shaped
cross-section, each of said rod-like elements having a wing that is
larger than an opposite wing in a s transverse direction and has a
thickness that allows said wing to be fixed to an edge of an
element made of fabric by means of stitched seams, said rod-like
elements having a C-shaped cross-section being assembled by
interlocking with opposite edges of a corresponding structural
element to be covered of the chair, armchair or the like,
tensioning said element made of fabric.
2. The chair, armchair according to claim 1, wherein said element
made of fabric is folded around each rod-like element having a
C-shaped cross-section in order to hide said each rod-like element
from view.
3. The chair, armchair according to claim 1, wherein a surface of
said is structural element is convex, so that said element made of
fabric rests fully thereon.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a chair, armchair or the
like.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The aim of the present invention is to provide a chair,
armchair or the like that has a structure that allows to cover its
structural components with fabric simply and rapidly.
[0003] Within this aim, an object of the present invention is to
allow easy and rapid replacement of the fabric covering.
[0004] Another important object of the invention is to reduce the
labor costs required to manufacture chairs, armchairs or the
like.
[0005] This aim and these and other objects that will become better
apparent hereinafter are achieved by a chair, armchair or the like,
comprising a fabric component constituted by two rod-like elements
made of plastics with a C-shaped cross-section, each of said
rod-like elements having a wing that is larger than an opposite
wing in a transverse direction and has a thickness that allows it
to be fixed to an edge of an element made of fabric by means of
stitched seams, said elements having a C-shaped cross-section being
assembled by interlocking with opposite edges of a corresponding
structural element to be covered of the chair, armchair or the
like, tensioning said element made of fabric or the like.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] Further characteristics and advantages of the present
invention will become better apparent from the following detailed
description of an embodiment thereof, illustrated only by way of
non-limitative example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
[0007] FIG. 1 is a view of a chair having the structure according
to the invention;
[0008] FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 are three different sectional views of a
fabric component of the chair of FIG. 1;
[0009] FIGS. 5 and 6 are respectively a front view and a sectional
side view of the back of the chair of FIG. 1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0010] With reference to the figures, a chair 10 according to the
present invention comprises a fabric component 11 constituted by
two rod-like elements made of plastics which have a C-shaped
cross-section, designated by the reference numerals 12 and 13
respectively; each rod-like element has a wing 14 that is larger
than the other wing 15 in a transverse direction and has a
thickness that allows it to be fixed to an edge 16 of an element 17
made of fabric or the like by means of stitched seams 18.
[0011] The fabric element 17 is conveniently folded around each
element 12 and 13 in order to conceal them from view.
[0012] The elements 12 and 13 having a C-shaped cross-section are
then assembled by interlocking with opposite edges 19 and 20 of a
corresponding structural element 21 to be covered of the chair, for
example a back, a seat or a headrest, tensioning the element 17
made of fabric or the like, which has dimensions that allow to
tension it.
[0013] Conveniently, the surface of the structural element 21 is
convex so that the fabric element 17 rests fully thereon.
[0014] In practice it has been observed that the intended aim and
objects of the present invention have been achieved.
[0015] A chair, armchair or the like has in fact been provided
whose structure allows to cover its structural components with
fabric simply and rapidly.
[0016] Replacement of the fabric cover in case of breakage or
simply if the user intends to change the fabric has also been
rendered easy and quick.
[0017] Moreover, the labor costs required to manufacture chairs,
armchairs or the like have been reduced considerably, since the
costs of the fabric covering have been practically eliminated.
[0018] In practice, the materials employed, so long as they are
compatible with the contingent use, as well as the dimensions, may
be any according to requirements.
[0019] The disclosures in Italian Utility Model Application No.
PD2001U000076 from which this application claims priority are
incorporated herein by reference.
[0020] Where technical features mentioned in any claim are followed
by reference signs, those reference signs have been included for
the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims
and accordingly, such reference signs do not have any limiting
effect on the interpretation of each element identified by way of
example by such reference signs.
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