Joint for the firm interconnection of a first and a second panel of furniture and other furnishing items

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11680597-B2
Application number	US-202117210417-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2021
Priority date	Jul 7, 2016
Publication date	Jun 20, 2023
Grant date	Jun 20, 2023

Abstract

A joint for firmly interconnecting a first panel and a second panel of furniture and other furnishing items positioned perpendicular to each other is provided with at least one fixing element coupled to the first panel and includes a plurality of interconnection and blocking components for joining and firmly blocking the two panels together, wherein, in the joint, the plurality of components lie on the same plane, which is parallel and interspaced with respect to the first panel and perpendicular with respect to the second panel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A joint adapted for use between a shelf and a shoulder of furniture and other furnishing items for firmly interconnecting the shelf and the shoulder positioned perpendicular to each other, comprising:
at least one fixing element configured to be joined to the shelf; and
a plurality of interconnection and blocking components configured to join and firmly block the shelf and the shoulder together,
wherein, when the shelf is parallel to a floor, the plurality of interconnection and blocking components lies on a same plane that is parallel to the floor and is interspaced with respect to the shelf and perpendicular with respect to the shoulder,
wherein the plurality of interconnection and blocking components is totally or at least partially contained in a container or at least partially associated with the container for joining and firmly blocking the shelf and the shoulder together, the container having a top wall, a bottom wall, and one or more lateral walls connecting the top wall to the bottom wall, and
wherein, when the container is positioned beneath the shelf, with the top wall of the container adjacent to a bottom surface of the shelf and the bottom wall of the container spaced from the shelf, activation of the plurality of interconnection and blocking components is effected solely through the one or more lateral walls of the container.

2. The joint according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of interconnection and blocking components of the joint comprises a screw or grub screw inserted in an internal threading of a hole of the container of the joint when associated to the shelf and the shoulder.

3. The joint according to claim 1 , wherein the joint is produced by a single element, positioned in a hole of the container, the container being configured to be positioned between the shelf and the shoulder, and wherein the single element contains joining mechanisms, a free end of the single element being inserted in a hole of the shoulder to be anchored therein, the single element being arranged according to a main axis of the joint and providing a screw, which activates the joining mechanisms arranged according to an activation axis.

4. The joint according to claim 1 , wherein a first axis is positioned on the plane and defines a main axis or axis of the joint, and a second axis is further positioned on the plane and forms an activation axis of the joint, the first and the second axes being perpendicular to each other.

5. The joint according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one fixing element is configured to be received in at least one hole defined in the shelf and extends from the container.

6. The joint according to claim 1 , further comprising a pin configured to be received in a first hole defined in the container and in a second hole defined in the shoulder.

7. The joint according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of interconnection and blocking components of the joint comprises a pin having one end configured to be housed in a first hole defined in the shoulder and another end configured to be housed in a second hole defined in the container, the first and the second hole being aligned with each other, the first and the second holes being oriented according to an axis, which forms a main axis of the joint.

Assignees

• Leonardo Srl

Inventors

• Cattaneo Carlo

Classifications

• F16B2012/145

  Corner connections · CPC title

• F16B12/14

  using threaded bolts or screws · CPC title

• F16B35/005

  Set screws; Locking means therefor · CPC title

• F16B5/0024 Primary

  the sheets, plates or panels having holes, e.g. for dowel- type connections · CPC title

• F16B12/2063 Primary

  with engaging screw threads as tightening means · CPC title