Title:
AN INTEGRATED HINGE FOR FURNITURE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/187290
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An integrated hinge for connecting an article of a furniture assembly to one or more articles or a main body of the furniture assembly comprising a multi-rod (1, 2, 3) rigid structure and a flexible membrane. The multi-rod rigid structure comprises two or more rods (1, 2, 3) arranged in a default shape, wherein each of the rods (1, 2, 3) functions as a hinge arm, and wherein the rods (1, 2, 3) are lateral-rotatable or pivot-able about an intersecting or meeting point of the rods (1, 2, 3). The flexible membrane has a three-dimensional contour configured to wrap around the multi-rod (1, 2, 3) rigid structure tightly, fixing the multi-rod (1, 2, 3) rigid structure in its default shape. The flexible membrane can be configured to wrap around the integrated hinge and articles of furniture assembly forming a single integrated furniture piece. The elasticity in the flexible membrane turns the integrated hinge into a spring hinge.
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Inventors:
CHU CHEN YING PAULINA (CN)
GOORIS FREDERIC FRANS PETRUS (CN)
POZZATO FRANCESCO (CN)
GOORIS FREDERIC FRANS PETRUS (CN)
POZZATO FRANCESCO (CN)
Application Number:
PCT/CN2020/080195
Publication Date:
September 24, 2020
Filing Date:
March 19, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CHU CHEN YING PAULINA (CN)
International Classes:
E05D1/00
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Other References:
See also references of EP 3942134A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
IDEA INTELLECTUAL (SHENZHEN) IP AGENCY (CN)
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