Abstract:
A flexible, grain-through edgeband (edgeband) having a swirl-type, or other type, pattern formed substantially throughout the thickness of the edgeband may be used to cover a portion of an edge of an object, such as a counter, a table, a shelf, or a furniture panel. The swirl-type, or other type, pattern may represent a simulated woodgrain or other effect, and may be visible when the edgeband is trimmed about flush with a top surface and/or a bottom surface of the object. The edgeband may be formed of a mixture of extruded or co-extruded materials having the same or different properties. Additionally, the edgeband may include a plasticizer in an amount sufficient to impart to the edgeband a flex modulus that enables the edgeband to be applied to concave or convex surfaces having radii of less than about ten (10) times the thickness of the edgeband.
Abstract:
A method and system of achieving noise reduction in a kitchen environment is disclosed. Noise reduction is achieved through the application of transmission loss paneling, sound absorption paneling, and vibro-acoustical isolation paneling to surfaces of a kitchen environment surrounding typical kitchen appliances. Targeted, noise reduction of the kitchen environment is achieved by installing the noise reduction system of the present invention to walls, cabinetry and flooring of a typical kitchen environment.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the field of providing coatings for articles, said coatings provided to enhance the visual appearance of the articles such as doors, for furniture, sporting goods and in general any articles where the appearance can be enhanced by providing a coating thereon. Typically the coatings can be provided to give the appearance that the article has been manufactured from a more expensive material, to provide advertising material thereon or generally to provide a more pleasing appearance to the eye. The invention provides a coating formed of a plastic sheet material to which has been applied at least one ink pattern which is viewable and said ink pattern is applied and the sheet material is of sufficient flexibility to enhance the appearance of the article and also to mimic the effect of contour changes of the articles. There is also provided a method of manufacturing the coating of the invention and of applying the coating to the article and provides a coating which is both novel over known coating types and provides increased flexibility and scope of visual and/or tactile effects which can be created.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the field of providing coatings for articles, said coatings provided to enhance the visual appearance of the articles such as doors, for furniture, sporting goods and in general any articles where the appearance can be enhanced by providing a coating thereon. Typically the coatings can be provided to give the appearance that the article has been manufactured from a more expensive material, to provide advertising material thereon or generally to provide a more pleasing appearance to the eye. The invention provides a coating formed of a plastic sheet material to which has been applied at least one ink pattern which is viewable and said ink pattern is applied and the sheet material is of sufficient flexibility to enhance the appearance of the article and also to mimic the effect of contour changes of the articles. There is also provided a method of manufacturing the coating of the invention and of applying the coating to the article and provides a coating which is both novel over known coating types and provides increased flexibility and scope of visual and/or tactile effects which can be created.
Abstract:
The disclosure concerns a hard multi-ply laminate, at least two of the plies comprising primarily wood fibers compressed with a plastic, and an intermediate ply of a different chemical composition than the wood fiber plies, and top and bottom plies of substantially the same physical performances to avoid warping. An adhesive is applied between each of the plies and all the plies are compressed to form a hard laminate. An edge of the resulting board is shaped to form an artistic configuration, and the edges are coated with a moisture barrier. Thus the resulting hard laminate boards with a sculpted edge can be used directly for table and desk tops, shelving and the like without the addition of an edging strip.
Abstract:
A decorative furniture panel and process for making same formed by aligning a plurality of roundcore members in a predetermined relationship to form a wave-like design, bonding the aligned roundcore members to a holding member, joining the aligned members and the holding member to a substantially flat straightening member having a low moisture content to enable the moisture stabilization of the joined components, and encircling all of the members with a frame to hide member edges and form a substantially flat panel of a predetermined size for use in the construction of furniture.
Abstract:
Decorative sound absorbing panels 10 and 12 are assembled around furniture. The panels 10 and 12 are secured together at a miter joint 15 by a concealed snap fastener. The snap fastener comprises a male spline 14 having two arms 32 formed at a right angle. Female splines 34 located in adjacent beveled surfaces 16 of the miter, each receiving one arm of the male spline 14.
Abstract:
Elements designed for use in connection with furniture, interior fittings and like details, said elements being adaptable to form in assembled condition a surface coating on existing structures and to constitute by themselves such structures, said elements having a small thickness in relation to their surface area.The elements, at least two of which are to be placed in one of two parallel planes, have projections arranged as spacing means between elements situated in one and the same plane, the interspace created between the elements by said spacing means being so formed that it constitutes an undercut sliding and/or supporting groove intended to coact with a per se known guiding rib in a drawer, a shelf or the like.
Abstract:
Container for use as a cabinet, in particular as a bathroom cabinet, shelf and similar, with a back wall and side walls having U-section covering panels, in which the back wall of the container is formed by a framework of U-section bars provided with at least one back wall panel, the sides of these bars protruding at right angles from the back wall, with the profiled frame bars being held together by fixed corner angle pieces slipped in between the sides mentioned and positively connected with these, these corner angle pieces projecting -- in the wall planes, beyond the profiled frame bars, with U-section wall covering panels being positively attached onto the sides of these corner angle pieces.
Abstract:
A foundation framework for office furniture desks, tables and the like comprising a torsionally rigid top structure, a pair of torsionally rigid panel leg structures supporting either end of the top structure and disposed in parallel spaced relation adjacent either end of the top structure and extending transversely thereof, a pair of spaced apart brackets on the upper edges of each panel leg structure that are secured by screws to the top structure, and a tie plate, such as a back panel, secured between the top structure and the panel leg structures and extending normally of same, at each end of the top structure to make the panel leg structure resistant to hinging action relative to the top structure. This basic foundation framework may be used as such to provide tables, or augmented by the application to same of standardized furniture forming components to provide desks of various types, bookcases, filing cabinets, and the like.