US2018153301A1PendingUtilityA1

Tabletop-equipped article of furniture

Assignee: OKAMURA CORPPriority: May 21, 2015Filed: May 20, 2016Published: Jun 7, 2018
Est. expiryMay 21, 2035(~8.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Hiroshi Saotome
A47B 7/00A47B 9/00A47B 21/06A47B 13/02A47B 13/06
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Abstract

A tabletop-equipped article of furniture includes a plurality of legs ( 120 ) which uprightly stands on a floor surface (F), a top plate ( 130 ) which is supported on the plurality of legs ( 120 ), a lower connection member ( 150 ) which connects lower end portions ( 120 b) of all of the plurality of legs ( 120 ) to each other, and an upper connection member ( 140 ) which connects upper end portions ( 120 t) of all of the plurality of legs ( 120 ) to each other. Portions ( 1100 A and 1100 B) which are recessed toward the inside of the top plate ( 130 ) are formed between adjacent legs ( 120 ) in a plan view by the lower connection member ( 150 ) and the upper connection member ( 140 ).

Claims

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1 . A tabletop-equipped article of furniture, comprising:
 a plurality of legs which uprightly stands on a floor surface;   a top plate which is supported on the plurality of legs;   a lower connection member which connects lower portions of all of the plurality of legs to each other; and   an upper connection member which is provided below the top plate and connects upper portions of all of the plurality of legs to each other,   wherein a recess which is recessed toward the inside of the top plate is formed between a plurality of adjacent legs in a plan view by the lower connection member and the upper connection member.   
     
     
         2 . The tabletop-equipped article of furniture according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein each of the lower connection member and the upper connection member includes   a first leg connection portion which connects the plurality of legs adjacent in a first direction along an upper surface of the top plate to each other and has a recess, and   a second leg connection portion which connects the first leg connection portions facing each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction in a plane along the upper surface of the top plate to each other and has a smaller width dimension than a width dimension of the top plate in the first direction.   
     
     
         3 . The tabletop-equipped article of furniture according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the lower connection member is formed in a plate shape positioned to be parallel to the floor surface.   
     
     
         4 . The tabletop-equipped article of furniture according to any one of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the upper connection member is fixed along a lower surface of the top plate.   
     
     
         5 . The tabletop-equipped article of furniture according to any one of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the upper connection member is formed in a curtain plate shape which is positioned in a plane orthogonal to a lower surface of the top plate.   
     
     
         6 . The tabletop-equipped article of furniture according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein a wire accommodation portion continued in a direction in which lower portions of the plurality of legs are connected to each other is formed in the lower connection member.   
     
     
         7 . The tabletop-equipped article of furniture according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein the lower connection member includes a connection portion which extends in the direction in which the lower portions of the plurality of legs are connected to each other and extension wall portions which protrude downward from the connection portion and are formed with gaps therebetween on both sides of the connection portion in a width direction, and   wherein a space which is surrounded by the connection portion and the extension wall portions is the wire accommodation portion.   
     
     
         8 . The tabletop-equipped article of furniture according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the extension wall portions are formed to be offset toward the inside with respect to both end portion of the connection portion in the width direction.   
     
     
         9 . The tabletop-equipped article of furniture according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein each of the extension wall portions is a rib extending along the direction in which the connection portion is continued.   
     
     
         10 . The tabletop-equipped article of furniture according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein at least one of a connector which connects each of the plurality of legs and the lower connection member to each other and an adjuster which comes into contact with the floor surface and adjusts a height of each of the plurality of legs is provided between the extension wall portions provided on both sides of the connection portion in the width direction.   
     
     
         11 . The tabletop-equipped article of furniture according to any one of  claim 6 ,
 wherein a wire insertion space continued in up and down directions is formed in each of the plurality of legs, and a communication portion which communicates with the wire accommodation portion and the wire insertion space is formed on a lower surface or a side surface of each of the plurality of legs.   
     
     
         12 . The tabletop-equipped article of furniture according to  claim 11 ,
 wherein the lower connection member is provided to abut on the lower end portions of the plurality of legs from below, and   wherein an opening portion which communicates with the wire accommodation portion below the lower connection member and the wire insertion space of each of the plurality of legs is formed at a portion of the lower connection member where abutting the lower end portion of each of the plurality of legs.

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