Furniture device with height-adjustable top board

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10271643-B2
Application number	US-201615739932-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2016
Priority date	Jul 3, 2015
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

A furniture device (1) with a height-adjustable top board includes a top board; extendable and contractable legs equipped with an upper support configured to support the top board, and a lower support configured to support the upper support to be movable upward and downward; and a decorative member (18) which covers the lower support (9A) of the legs. An arbitrary color is given to the decorative member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A furniture device with a height-adjustable top board, the furniture device comprising:
a top board;
extendable and contractable legs equipped with an upper support configured to support the top board, and a lower support configured to support the upper support to be movable upward and downward;
a mounting portion mounted on the lower support; and
a wiring accommodating portion which is mounted on an outer surface of the mounting portion and accommodates wiring extending from a side of the top board inside the wiring accommodating portion,
wherein the mounting portion constitutes a decorative member which covers the lower support and to which an arbitrary color is given.

2. The furniture device with a height-adjustable top board according to claim 1 , wherein substantially the entire periphery of the lower support is covered with the mounting portion.

3. The furniture device with a height-adjustable top board according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a wiring guide portion which accommodates the wiring extending from the top board to the wiring accommodating portion and is displaceable, while being bent in accordance with lifting and lowering of the top board,
wherein an end portion of the wiring guide portion far from the top board is mounted on the wiring accommodating portion.

4. The furniture device with a height-adjustable top board according to claim 1 , wherein an engaging portion provided in the wiring accommodating portion is engaged with a locking portion provided in the mounting portion.

5. The furniture device with a height-adjustable top board according to claim 4 , wherein the mounting portion surrounds substantially the entire periphery of the lower support, and
one of the locking portion provided in the mounting portion and the engaging portion provided in the wiring accommodating portion is a slit, and the other of the locking portion and the engaging portion is a locking claw portion which is formed in a L-shape and engageable with the slit to accommodate a lower end of the slit inside the locking claw portion.

6. The furniture device with a height-adjustable top board according to claim 1 , wherein
the mounting portion is provided with an opening extending in a vertical direction,
the wiring accommodating portion includes:
a wiring duct formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section and mounted on the mounting portion to cover the opening, and

the wiring duct constitutes the decorative member.

7. The furniture device with a height-adjustable top board according to claim 1 , wherein
the mounting portion is provided with an opening extending in a vertical direction,
the wiring accommodating portion includes:
a fixing member formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section and mounted on the mounting portion to cover the opening; and
a cover member formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section and mounted on the mounting portion to cover the fixing member, and

the cover member constitutes the decorative member.

Assignees

• Okamura Corp

Inventors

• Yamamoto Takayuki
• Sakimoto Takayuki

Classifications

• A47B97/00

  Furniture or accessories for furniture, not provided for in other groups of this subclass · CPC title

• A47B2200/0054

  with three telescopic parts · CPC title

• A47B9/20

  Telescopic guides · CPC title

• A47B2200/0056

  with a motor, e.g. an electric motor · CPC title

• A47B2097/003

  Cable holders; cable organisers · CPC title