Frame for a table or desk

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11089864-B2
Application number	US-201615565941-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 12, 2016
Priority date	Apr 16, 2015
Publication date	Aug 17, 2021
Grant date	Aug 17, 2021

Abstract

The invention relates to a frame for supporting a top 4, 12 of a table or desk at a working height, said frame being designed for fastening legs 6, 9 , in particular for height-adjustable legs 6, 8 of a desk. In order to reduce the storage costs for different table or desk sizes, the frame has a movable, in particular longitudinally movable design.

First claim

I claim:

1. A table or desk frame for supporting a top of a table or desk at a working height, which is designed for fixing table or desk legs, the frame comprising:
two opposing transverse members configured to be connected together by a plurality of longitudinal profile members to form a closed frame, the longitudinal profile members having respective top sides defining a support surface for supporting the top of the table or desk and the transverse members being located at opposing face ends of the longitudinal profile members, and the frame having a length defined along a longitudinal axis,
the plurality of longitudinal profile members being oriented along the longitudinal axis and including at least one receiving profile member and a corresponding at least one insert profile member, wherein the receiving profile member is configured to telescopically receive the corresponding insert profile member along the longitudinal axis, the insert profile member being telescopically adjustable in the receiving profile member to adjust the length of the frame,
an assembly plate configured to mount the table or desk leg, the assembly plate being located within the frame proximate one of the transverse members, wherein at least one of the transverse members includes a clamping slot and the assembly plate includes an edge projecting along the longitudinal axis beyond the face ends of the longitudinal profile members and into the clamping slot, and
fixing means to both fix the frame to the table or desk top, and fix the at least one receiving profile member relative to the corresponding at least one insert profile member in a desired target position.

2. The frame according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing means comprises fixing screws, and wherein each of the at least one receiving profile member and the at least one insert profile member includes a plurality of correspondingly arranged holes through which the fixing screws in aligned relationship can be passed and connected to an underside of the table or desk top.

3. The frame according to claim 1 , wherein the longitudinally adjustable profile members are adjustable in a mutually displaced relationship.

4. The frame according to claim 1 , wherein the transverse members are also adjustable in length.

5. The frame according to claim 1 , wherein the frame is adjustable between a contracted configuration, in which the at least one insert profile member is received within the receiving profile member and the fixing means are spaced a first distance apart, and an expanded configuration, in which the at least one insert profile member is telescopically extended from the receiving profile member and the fixing means are spaced a second distance apart, the second distance being greater than the first distance.

Assignees

• Dewertokin Gmbh
• Dewertokin Tech Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Davidsen Rene

Classifications

• A47B9/00

  Tables with tops of variable height ({lecterns with variable height A47B19/06; school forms or desks with variable height A47B39/02, A47B41/02}; seats with variable height A47C3/20) · CPC title

• A47B13/003 Primary

  Connecting table tops to underframes (connecting furniture tubing to non-tubular parts F16B12/42) · CPC title

• A47B2200/0015

  Table underframe adjustable in depth and in width · CPC title

• A47B1/08

  with extensible frames {or with additional legs} · CPC title

• A47B2013/006

  to hollow tubular profiles · CPC title