Supporting Frame For A Piece Of Furniture

Abstract

A supporting frame for a piece of furniture, wherein the supporting frame includes at least one outer side, and wherein the supporting frame is made out of one continuous piece of material. The supporting frame including several layers, wherein each layer includes one and the same single continuous piece of material in the entire extent of the layer and wherein each individual layer is contiguous with at least a second layer. Hereby, improved manufacturing, a stronger supporting frame and a wider range of useful materials for supporting frames are obtained.

Claims

1. A supporting frame for a piece of furniture, wherein the supporting frame comprises: an outer side extending from a top edge to a bottom edge of the supporting frame, and wherein the supporting frame is made out of a single continuous piece of material, wherein the single continuous piece of material comprises individual layers providing a stratification of the outer side of the supporting frame, wherein for each of the individual layers, the layer comprises one and the same single continuous piece of material in an entire extent of the layer; and wherein each of the individual layers is contiguous with a second layer of the individual layers.

2. The supporting frame according to claim 1, further comprising a bottom, wherein the bottom comprises one and the same single continuous piece of material.

3. The supporting frame according to claim 1, further comprising a mounting ear for use for mounting of a furniture element.

4. The supporting frame according to claim 1, comprising a leg recess.

5. The supporting frame according to claim 4, wherein a screw hole is formed in the leg recess.

6. The supporting frame according to claim 1, wherein the supporting frame is made of a material selected from the group consisting of: plywood, a plastic composite material and a hybrid material comprising a layer of wood and a layer of another suitable material, comprising plasticfiber-reinforced or not, metal and other suitable material.

7. A piece of furniture comprising: a supporting frame comprising: an outer side extending from a top edge to a bottom edge of the supporting frame, and wherein the supporting frame is made out of a single continuous piece of material, wherein the single continuous piece of material comprises individual layers providing a stratification of the outer side of the supporting frame, wherein for each of the individual layers, the layer comprises one and the same single continuous piece of material in an entire extent of the layer; and wherein each of the individual layers is contiguous with a second layer of the individual layers; and a leg attached to the supporting frame; and a furniture element attached to the supporting frame, the furniture element selected from the group consisting of: a seat, a tabletop, a drawer, and a corpus.

8. (canceled)

9. A method for manufacturing a supporting frame comprising: an outer side extending from a top edge to a bottom edge of the supporting frame, and wherein the supporting frame is made out of a single continuous piece of material, wherein the single continuous piece of material comprises individual layers providing a stratification of the outer side of the supporting frame, wherein for each of the individual layers, the layer comprises one and the same single continuous piece of material in an entire extent of the layer; and wherein each of the individual layers is contiguous with a second layer of the individual layers; and wherein the method comprises roughly adjusting the one and the same single continuous piece of material of each individual layer to outer measures of the supporting frame; and finely adjusting the supporting frame to the outer measures, wherein subsequent to the roughly adjusting and prior to the finely adjusting, the method further comprises joining each of the individual layers with a second layer of the individual layers to form the supporting frame.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING

[0039] FIG. 1 shows a supporting frame with legs in perspective according to the prior art.

[0040] FIG. 2 shows a supporting frame with legs in perspective according to the invention

[0041] FIG. 3 shows a supporting frame in perspective according to the invention

[0042] FIG. 4 shows a supporting frame viewed from above

[0043] FIG. 5 shows a sectional view of a supporting frame from the side

[0044] In the description of the figures, identical or corresponding elements will have the same reference numerals in the different figures. Thus, there will not be given an explanation of all details in connection with each figure/embodiment.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0045] 1 Supporting frame [0046] 2 Leg [0047] 3 Outer side, supporting frame

[0048] 4 Inner side, supporting frame [0049] 5 Side pieces [0050] 6 Ends, side pieces [0051] 7 Corners [0052] 8 Fittings [0053] 9 Mounting ears [0054] 10 Leg recesses [0055] 11 Screw hole [0056] 12 Dowel hole [0057] 13 Bottom

[0058] 14 Holes

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0059] FIG. 1 shows a supporting frame 1 with legs 2 in perspective according to the prior art, wherein the supporting frame 1 has an outer side 3 and an inner side 4, wherein the supporting frame 1 has legs 2 and wherein the supporting frame 1 is made of several individual side pieces 5, wherein the side piece ends 6 are joined with the legs 2 and wherein the supporting frame 1 is stabilized with inner corners 7, and wherein fittings 8 are mounted internally in the supporting frame 1 for use at mounting of for instance furniture seats, tabletops and corpus (not shown).

[0060] FIG. 2 shows a supporting frame 1 with legs 2 in perspective according to the invention, wherein the supporting frame 1 has an outer side 3 and an inner side 4, wherein the supporting frame 1 is one continuous piece of material and wherein the side piece 5 shown is an integral part of the entire supporting frame 1. The figure also shows that the supporting frame 1 has four integral mounting ears 9 for use in connection with mounting of other (not shown) furniture elements as well as integral corners 7.

[0061] FIG. 3 shows a supporting frame 1 in perspective according to the invention, of which it further appears that the supporting frame 1 on its outer side 3 has leg recesses 10 and wherein the supporting frame 1 on its outer side 3 in the leg recesses 10 has at least one screw hole 11. More dowel holes 12 also appear from the figure. Such supporting frame 1 can advantageously be clad on the outer side 3 with a veneer layer, not shown, whereby any stratification in the construction of the supporting frame is covered. If the supporting frame 1 is built up of several layers of veneer or other materials, this stratification will evidently be visible on the outer side 3 of the supporting frame, which in certain cases may be an intended part of an overall design impression.

[0062] FIG. 4 shows a supporting frame 1 viewed from above, wherein the above-mentioned integral mounting ears 9, and integral corners 7, leg recesses 10, screw hole 11 as well as dowel holes 12 are viewed from another position.

[0063] FIG. 5 shows a supporting frame 1 in a sectional view from the side, from which it appears that the supporting frame 1 has a bottom 13, wherein the bottom 13 comprises one and the same single continuous piece of material, which is integrated with the rest of the supporting frame 1. It also appears from the figure that there are through-going holes 14 in the integrated mounting ears 9 for mounting of a furniture element.

[0064] The top edge of the supporting frame is here shown as a concave abutting surface for a furniture element, for instance a seat of a chair. Such seat of a chair could also be placed in a groove along the inner periphery of the supporting frame, whereby both the supporting frame and the chair of the seat can appear as a combined unit with the same outer periphery.

[0065] The figures shown describes the supporting frame 1 as one single continuous piece of material, but according to the invention, the supporting frame 1 could also consist of several layers, wherein each layer is one and the same single continuous piece of material in the entire extent of the layer and wherein each individual layer is contiguous with at least a second layer. Visually, the finished result of the supporting frame 1 will look entirely as if it had been made out of one single continuous piece of material.