U.S. patent application number 11/178005 was filed with the patent office on 2006-10-19 for stackable stool.
This patent application is currently assigned to S. COOP EREDU. Invention is credited to Juan Carlos Olano.
Application Number | 20060232109 11/178005 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34802936 |
Filed Date | 2006-10-19 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060232109 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Olano; Juan Carlos |
October 19, 2006 |
Stackable stool
Abstract
Stackable stool, of those structured into an upper seat (1) and
a lower support (2) joined together by a core/column (3), where the
seat (1) has a groove (11) and the support (2) has a groove (21).
These grooves (11), (21) are placed in opposite directions and are
centred with respect to the core/column (3), and the widths
(a.sub.1), (a.sub.2) of these grooves (11), (21) are able to house
the core/column (3), so that, in order to snack stools it is
sufficient to house the ends of the core/column (3) of one of them,
respectively into the groove (11) of the next stool and in the
groove (21) of the previous stool, with their cores/column (3)
placed against each other.
Inventors: |
Olano; Juan Carlos;
(Legorreta, ES) |
Correspondence
Address: |
LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP
475 PARK AVENUE SOUTH
15TH FLOOR
NEW YORK
NY
10016
US
|
Assignee: |
EREDU; S. COOP
|
Family ID: |
34802936 |
Appl. No.: |
11/178005 |
Filed: |
July 8, 2005 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
297/195.11 ;
297/239; 297/423.1; 297/461 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47C 3/04 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
297/195.11 ;
297/239; 297/461; 297/423.1 |
International
Class: |
A47C 3/04 20060101
A47C003/04; A47C 7/50 20060101 A47C007/50; A47C 9/00 20060101
A47C009/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Apr 13, 2005 |
ES |
U200500835 |
Claims
1. Stackable stool, of those structured into an upper seat (1) and
a lower support (2) joined together by a core/column (3), where the
seat (1) has a groove (11) and the support (2) has a groove (21).
These grooves (11), (21) are placed in opposite directions and are
centred with respect to the core/column (3), and the widths
(a.sub.1), (a.sub.2) of these grooves (11), (21) are able to house
the core/column (3), so that, in order to snack stools it is
sufficient to house the ends of the core/column (3) of one of them,
respectively into the groove (11) of the next stool and in the
groove (21) of the previous stool, with their cores/column (3)
placed against each other.
2. Stackable stool, according to previous claim, characterised
because, above all, groove (11) is placed as from the front edge,
seat (1) and groove (21) are placed as from the rear edge of the
support (2).
Description
[0001] In the current state of the technique seats of the type
known as "stools" are already known, for example proceedings
EP1024731, U200400398, U9303489 and even stool-seats that are
stackable, for example, and among others, Spanish Utility model
U152441.
[0002] The subject of the invention is a new stackable stool whose
particular structure permits stacking, occupying very little space,
which is increased, in height and width, by minimal dimensions as
new stools are added to the stack, so that several stools (for
example four or five), occupy only a slightly larger volume than
the volume occupied by one single stool.
[0003] The stackable stool according to the invention is of the
kind made up of an upper seat and a lower support joined together
by a core/column where a footrest may or may not be placed, and it
is characterised because:
[0004] a) the seat has a groove and the support has a groove,
which, starting from their respective edges, reach an area close to
the respective central area of the seat and the support from where
the core/column that joins them together starts;
[0005] b) the groove of the seat and the groove of the support are
placed in opposite areas of the stool;
[0006] c) the widths (a.sub.1) of the groove of the seat and
(a.sub.2) of the groove of the support are similar to each other
and combined of the width (a.sub.3) of the core/column that they
house.
[0007] With this structuring, to stack stools, it is sufficient to
house one end of the core/column of one of them in the groove of
the seat of the next stool and the other end of the core/column in
the groove of the support of the previous stool; with their
cores/columns up against each other.
[0008] In particular, the groove is placed as from the front edge
of the seat and the groove is placed as from the rear edge of the
support, although any other location/placement of the grooves is
included in the subject of the invention.
[0009] In order to understand the subject of this invention better,
a preferential form of practical execution is illustrated on the
drawings, subject to incidental changes that take nothing away from
its foundation.
[0010] FIG. 1 shows a general schematic view in two positions,
front --FIG. 1a-- and rear --FIG. 1b-- of a stackable stool
according to the invention, for a configuration with footrest
(4).
[0011] FIG. 2 shows a general schematic view in two positions,
front --FIG. 2a-- and rear --FIG. 2b-- of a stackable stool
according to the invention, for a configuration without footrest
(4).
[0012] It is indifferent and incidental for the purpose of the
invention that the stackable stool has a footrest (4) or does
not.
[0013] Below an example of a non-limitative practical execution of
this invention is described. Other execution modes are not rejected
at all where incidental changes are introduced, which take nothing
away from its foundation; on the contrary, this invention also
covers all its variants.
[0014] The subject of the invention is a new stackable stool of the
kind structured into an upper seat (1) and a lower support (2)
joined together by a core/column (3).
[0015] It is indifferent and incidental for the purposes of the
invention that the stackable stool has a footrest (4) in its
core/column (3)--as in FIGS. 1a and 1b--or does not have one--as in
FIGS. 2a and 2b--.
[0016] In agreement with the invention:
[0017] the seat (1) of the stool has a groove (11)
[0018] the support (2) of the stool has a groove (21).
[0019] These grooves (11), (21) starting from their respective
edges, reach an area close to the respective central area of the
seat (1) and of the support (2) where the core/column (3), which
joins them, starts.
[0020] In particular, the groove (11) starts from the front edge of
the seat (1) and the groove (21) starts from the rear edge of the
support (2), although this placement is not limitative.
[0021] The widths (a.sub.1) of the groove (11) and (a.sub.2) of the
groove (21) are similar to each other and combined of the width
(a.sub.3) of the core/column (3) that they house without play on
stacking some stools onto others.
[0022] This combined dimensioning, although not essential, is very
advisable, to avoid relative movements between the stools when they
are stacked.
[0023] In any case, the widths (a.sub.1), (a.sub.2) of the grooves
must be combined or greater than the width (a.sub.3) of the
cores/column (3).
[0024] With all of this, to stack structured stools, either
according to FIG. 1 or else according to FIG. 2, it is sufficient
to house the ends of the core/column (3) of one of them,
respectively in the groove (11) of a next stool and in the groove
(21) of a previous stool, with their cores/column (3) placed up
against each other.
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