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US 8,567,321 · App. 13/496,800 · Granted Oct 29, 2013

Computer table for a furniture

Inventor: Webjorn Jarnes (Ikornnes, NO)
Assignee: Ekornes ASA
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,567,321
App. No.
13/496,800
Granted
Oct 29, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fixing device for a table top. The table top having a profile installed into the table top. The profile can be cast-in into the table top, or the table top can be laminated around the profile. The profile includes a through bore having a number of longitudinal grooves. A shaft is arranged to be directed through the bore. A sleeve terminates the shaft at one end. The sleeve includes a number of locking lugs arranged to engage into the grooves of the profile.

Claims (15)

1. A table top comprising:

a profile installed into material of the table top, wherein the table top is formed by several layers being laminated around the profile, wherein the profile has a through bore, a flat base on one side of the through bore and a curved or double curved surface on the opposite side of the through bore, wherein a first section of one of the layers is contacting the flat base of the profile and a first section of another of the layers is contacting the curved or double curved surface of the profile, the layers being in direct contact on the table top outside the area occupied by the profile.

2. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the profile is made from a fiber reinforced composite material or metal.

3. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the profile is made from aluminum.

4. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein, in cross profile, a width of the profile is larger than a height of the profile.

5. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein a width to a height ratio of the profile is 30:7.

6. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the through bore is longitudinal and adapted to receive a shaft for mounting the table top.

7. The table top according to claim 6 , wherein the profile includes side channels on each side of the bore.

8. The table top according to claim 1 , wherein the table top further comprises a shaft arranged to be directed through the through bore, a rotatable fixing means terminating the shaft at one end, and a means for locking the shaft to the table top.

9. The table top according to claim 8 , wherein the profile includes a number of longitudinal grooves in and along the bore, and said means for locking the shaft to the table top including locking lugs arranged on the rotatable fixing means and being arranged to engage into the grooves and locking the profile and the table top against rotation around the shaft.

10. A table top comprising:

a profile installed into material of the table top, wherein the profile includes a through bore having at least one longitudinal groove in and along the through bore; wherein the table top further includes a shaft adapted to be directed through the through bore, a rotatable locking unit connected to the shaft at a first end of the profile, the rotatable locking unit including locking lugs disposed in the at least one longitudinal groove of the through bore, and a fixing unit adapted to lock the shaft to the table top at a second end of the profile.

11. The table top according to claim 10 , wherein the profile has a flat base on one side of the through bore and a curved or double curved surface on an opposite side of the through bore, and wherein the table top is formed by several layers being laminated about the profile.

12. The table top according to claim 10 , wherein the profile is composed of a fiber reinforced composite material or metal.

13. The table top according to claim 10 , wherein the profile is composed of aluminum.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2012
From: JARNES, WEBJORN
To: EKORNES ASA
Reel/Frame 028215/0388 →
Priority Claims (1)
NO 20093165 · Oct 19, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120255466A1 · Oct 11, 2012