Patent · US Expired

Furniture having prestressed fabric panels

US4270816A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 23, 1979
Grant dateJun 2, 1981
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Expiry dateJan 23, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47B47/06
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Pieces of furniture have a pair of spaced side plates with rods extending between them. One or more sheets of tensilely stressed fabric are secured to and around the rods. The resulting panels may comprise structural elements of the furniture, such as the top, back, bottom, shelves, bins, and the like.

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