Panel edge construction
US5085027A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B95/043
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
This relates to a panel of the type which includes a core covered by veneer and generally relates to a furniture panel. Such panels have a front edge which is contoured and is generally rounded. The panel in question has a generally rounded edge which terminates at the bottom thereof in a low radius portion, i.e., on the order of 2 mm. Because of this very low radius it is virtually impossible to take a single sheet of veneer and wrap it around such a radius. The problem is solved by using two separate veneers, an upper and a lower, and where the low radius edge portion is, machining a channel in the plug core and filling the channel with a projecting plug which then has the projecting portion thereof machines to provide a smooth continuous surface. Additionally, in order that there may be no demarcation of materials, the plug is formed of the same material as the veneers.
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