Furniture part comprising a torque-transmitting shaft

US8950833B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8950833-B2
Application numberUS-201313951879-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 26, 2013
Priority dateJan 28, 2011
Publication dateFeb 10, 2015
Grant dateFeb 10, 2015

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Abstract

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A movably mounted furniture part includes a torque-transmitting shaft, especially a synchronizing rod. The shaft has at least two sub-shafts, one sub-shaft being a rod-type component and the other sub-shaft being a connecting part. A connecting device connects the rod-type component to the connecting part, and can include at least one spring that resiliently holds the rod-type component and the connecting part together. A locking part is formed on the rod-type component and/or on the connecting part and/or can be mounted thereon, with the locking part securing the rod-type component and the connecting part against detachment.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A movably mounted furniture part comprising: a torque-transmitting shaft including: a first shaft portion formed as a rod-shaped component; and a second shaft portion formed as a connecting portion; a connecting device for connecting said rod-shaped component to said connecting portion with a spring for resiliently holding said rod-shaped component together with said connecting portion to allow relative movement in an axial direction between sai…

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What does patent US8950833B2 cover?
A movably mounted furniture part includes a torque-transmitting shaft, especially a synchronizing rod. The shaft has at least two sub-shafts, one sub-shaft being a rod-type component and the other sub-shaft being a connecting part. A connecting device connects the rod-type component to the connecting part, and can include at least one spring that resiliently holds the rod-type component and the…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Blum Gmbh Julius
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16C3/02. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).