Abstract:
A modular office system incorporating wall panels with interlock edges to facilitate assembly. The substantially planar panels include a plurality of tabs extending from one side edge of the panel. The tabs are lockingly received within corresponding slots of an upright support member. To prevent disconnection of the panels, a retractable fastener bar can be selectively slid into locking engagement with the support member. The fastener bar is positioned within the panel and movable between a retracted position and an extended position engaging the upright support. A threaded fastener may be used to prevent sliding movement of the bar.
Abstract:
This relates to a workpiece particularly a simulated raised panel door as used on furniture and kitchen cabinets. Such doors are fabricated from a single sheet of core material and have a panel section machined into its face. In certain specific instances it is desired that the corners of the machined panel section be square and at best of very low radii. Because of this corner design it is virtually impossible and definitely time consuming to machine such corners in volume. The problem is solved by using preformed corner plugs inconjunction with a machined core. The core is composed of standard fiberboard material with a panel section machined into its face and plug housings machined into the face of the core at the panel section's proposed square corners. The corner plug is composed of a plastic material formed in part to that of a typical woodworking plug of cylindrical shape and a square inside corner section formed into the face and edge of the plug. Therefore, the square inside corner is formed by assembling the prefabricated corner plug into the plug housing of the core filling in the plug housing and completing the corner detail of the machined panel section.
Abstract:
A process and machine are provided to manufacture furniture parts and the like with a unique, durable, low gloss finish which has a soft, satin feel, and imparts a monolithic appearance to the part. A blank cut from a suitable substrate material is grooved about its marginal edge to a depth near the opposite surface of the blank. A liquid edge protection material is poured into the groove and fully cured. The blank is then cut through at the filled groove to create a decorative protection strip about the marginal edge of the blank. The formed blank is next coated with a preselected paint or base material. After the base coat is cured, a layer of UV curable, protective material is applied to the painted surfaces of the blank. The UV coated blank is then translated through a multi-stage, continuous feed, ultraviolet processor to selectively and sequentially cure the protective coat. Powered rollers arranged in spaced apart groups convey the parts through the processor. UV light sources are located above and below the rollers, vertically in line with the spaces between adjacent roller groups, and have selectively oriented reflectors which contemporaneously and uniformly radiate all of the UV coated surfaces of the blank to form a mar-resistant, low gloss protective coat, which together with the base coat, imparts a soft feel, and monolothic appearance to the finished part.
Abstract:
An elongated, extruded, resilient plastic channel member has a flat rear wall for mounting to a vertical building wall and receives an elongated, precut carpet strip. The flat rear wall terminates at upper and lower longitudinal edges respectively in an integral, generally L-shaped lower wall and an integral, reversely directed, arcuate upper wall. Both project outwardly and away from the rear wall and define therebetween upper and lower slots receiving the upper and lower longitudinal edges of a decorative precut carpet strip whose width is sized to the slots and slidably inserted therein. The channel member rear wall is thickened adjacent the connection between the arcuate upper wall and the rear wall to resist flexing of the arcuate upper wall and to prevent release of the grip between the arcuate upper wall, at its free edge, and the pile of the carpet strip. Both the arcuate upper wall and the generally L-shaped lower wall terminate at free edges in right angle, inwardly directed lips which penetrate the carpet pile for maintaining the precut carpet strip in the inserted position and prevent vertical movement of the upper and lower edges of the carpet strip into and out of the respective upper and lower slots of the channel member. The channel member may be nailed, screwed or adhesively fixed at the rear surface of the rear wall to a vertical building wall, particularly functioning as a baseboard assembly with the precut carpet strip matching the floor carpet of the building structure.
Abstract:
A cabinet housing which comprises a one-piece core defining all of the side walls and the back wall of the housing and individual sheet-metal members overlying the back wall within the housing and pushed onto each of the side walls from the open end of the housing. The side wall members have flanges reaching behind the back of the one-piece body and are formed with alternating tongues and notches interdigitating with the tongues and notches along the edges of the back wall member.
Abstract:
A refuse compactor drawer having interchangeable front panel means permitting a customized installation. Different front panel elements for use therein include wraparound panels and flat panel inserts bordered by a picture frame type edging means. The different panel structures are replaceable by the user as with common household tools to permit a customized installation. The drawer includes a front mounting panel and means for mounting the different decorative panel configurations selectively thereto.
Abstract:
A single panel assembly of the invention may be embodied in a furniture piece, a counter top or other planar wall or construction element. The panel assembly includes a base panel and at least one thin broad decorative display panel adapted for selective use with the base panel. The display panel is adapted for quick attachment and detachment flatwise over the base panel; sliding display panel means or magnetic attraction means are provided for ready removal and replacement of a display panel on a base panel for changing the color pattern of decorative design of a furniture piece, counter top fixture orthe like.