IP Library Granted Patent US 11,668,335
Granted Patent B2
US 11,668,335 · App. 16/716,062 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

Composed element and rear wall construction applied herewith

Inventors: Luc Maertens (Ardooie, BE); Luc Deman (Izegem, BE); Mark Cappelle (Staden, BE); Luc Vanhastel (Tielt, BE); Maarten Marres (Ghent, BE); Jan Van Troys (Kachtem, BE)
Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
F16B12/14A47B47/042A47B96/201E04F15/02038F16B5/0012F16B5/0016F16B12/16F16B12/2027F16B12/30A47B2088/951A47B2230/0081A47B2230/06A47B2230/07A47B2230/08E04F2201/023E04F2201/04E04F2201/041F16B2012/463F16B2012/466Y10T403/4602Y10T403/555Y10T403/70Y10T403/7075
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Patent No.
US 11,668,335
App. No.
16/716,062
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composed element, such as a piece of furniture, wherein the composed element comprises at least a rear wall, as well as a number of constructional parts forming a whole in which the rear wall has to be provided. The rear wall forms the rear side of the composed element and includes one or more rear wall parts. The composed element comprises seats for installing at least one of the rear wall parts, which are configured such that the rear wall part can be slid into the seats starting from the rear side of the composed element from a position differing from the final plane in which the rear wall part will be situated in the final condition.

Claims (20)

1. A composed element, wherein the composed element comprises at least a rear wall, as well as a number of constructional parts, which form a whole in which the rear wall has to be provided, wherein the rear wall forms a rear side of the composed element and comprises at least two rear wall parts between which at least one attachment piece is provided, and wherein the constructional parts comprise top, bottom and side panels and one or more intermediate panels, wherein the at least one

attachment piece between the at least two rear wall parts cooperates with a first intermediate panel of the one or more intermediate panels;

wherein the at least one attachment piece comprises an attachment part which engages the first intermediate panel;

wherein the composed element is a piece of furniture;

wherein the attachment part is designed as a screw part, which can be screwed down in an opening which has been provided for this purpose in the first intermediate panel, wherein the screw part can be screwed down either directly in the a material of the first intermediate panel or in a bush provided with screw thread being fixed in the opening;

wherein the top, bottom and side panels and the one or more intermediate panels are made of covered board material.

2. The composed element according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one attachment piece comprises a stop-forming part, which cooperates with the rear side of one or more rear wall parts.

3. The composed element according to claim 2 , wherein the stop-forming part comprises a flange which cooperates with the rear side of the at least two rear wall parts.

4. The composed element according to claim 1 , wherein the rear wall comprises at least two rear wall parts situated one above the other, between which at least one attachment piece is provided, wherein one or more spacers are provided for initially keeping the rear wall parts, at least on certain places, at a distance from each other, in order to allow that the at least one attachment piece can be provided there between, wherein these spacers consist of one or a combination of the following possibilities:

spacers which are different from the rear wall parts, in other words, which do not form part of the rear wall parts themselves;

spacers which are formed by parts of the rear wall parts themselves, in that an initial distance is created via recesses in a respective edge of one or more of the rear wall parts.

5. The composed element according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more intermediate panels comprise one or more than one shelves and/or one or more than one partition walls.

6. The composed element according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment part engages at a narrow edge of the first intermediate panel.

7. The composed element according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one attachment piece comprises thread, and wherein the thread is provided for attaching the at least one attachment piece into the first intermediate panel.

8. The composed element according to claim 1 , wherein the first intermediate panel comprises one or more recesses, wherein the one or more recesses are provided for insertion of the at least one attachment piece.

9. The composed element according to claim 1 , wherein the covered board material includes a basic board with a covering on at least one of first and second opposed sides, the board material is based on particles or fibers consolidated by a binding agent.

10. The composed element according to claim 9 , wherein the particles or fibers are formed by a wood material.

11. The composed element according to claim 9 , wherein the board is formed from MDF or HDF.

12. The composed element according to claim 9 , wherein the covering is selected from the group consisting of: laminate, lacquer, film and veneer.

13. The composed element according to claim 9 , wherein the covering includes first and second coverings on the first and second opposed sides, said covering is formed by a film.

Assignments (5)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Mar 18, 2024
From: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
To: UNILIN BV
Reel/Frame 066805/0445 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 056494 FRAME 0304. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Aug 13, 2021
From: UNILIN, BV
To: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
Reel/Frame 057182/0617 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 7, 2021
From: UNILIN, BV
To: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
Reel/Frame 056494/0304 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 13, 2020
From: UNILIN BVBA
To: UNILIN BV
Reel/Frame 054042/0912 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2019
From: MAERTENS, LUC; DEMAN, LUC; CAPPELLE, MARK; VANHASTEL, LUC; MARRES, MAARTEN; VAN TROYS, JAN
To: UNILIN, BVBA
Reel/Frame 051297/0878 →