Patents Assigned to Flou S.p.A.
  • Publication number: 20030167570
    Abstract: Device for adjusting the height of a cushion (1) with respect to the surface of a mattress or seat (12) of a bed/sofa (10) which has a headboard or backrest (13;113), comprising a strip of fabric (21) which is fastened to the cushion and one end of which is joined to a weight (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: FLOU S.p.A.
    Inventor: Vico Magistretti
  • Patent number: 6397411
    Abstract: Divan bed comprising a fixed frame (1) which has a movable frame (2) sliding inside it, said fixed frame (1) having longitudinal sections (10) forming, inside them, longitudinal guides (11,12) inside which corresponding means (33) for engaging the movable frame (2) are able to slide, there also being provided elements (23,23a) for resting the movable frame (2) on the ground, which rotate from a raised position to a lowered position and vice versa when the movable frame (2) is in the position extracted from/inserted inside the fixed frame (1), and associated means (40) for operating and actuating said elements (23) for resting on the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Flou S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rosario Messina
  • Patent number: 5771508
    Abstract: A movable headboard for beds, easy chairs and the like has at least one fixed bottom vertical surface joined to the base of the bed and at least one movable top surface hinging on the fixed bottom surface by means of a hinging device so as to be brought from a vertical position which is substantially coplanar with the bottom surface into a position in which the top surface is advanced and inclined with respect to the fixed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: FLOU S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rosario Messina
  • Patent number: 5682629
    Abstract: Divan-bed includes a fixed frame resting on the floor, a backrest and a seat, in which at least two longitudinal sides of the frame are formed by rails guiding a carriage movable in translation along a horizontal plane, the carriage having pivotably hinged on it the backrest and a shaped lever, the opposite ends of which are rotationally connected, respectively, to the backrest via a rod and to the seat, there also being provided a mechanism cooperating with an adjusting device for fixing the relative position of the backrest and seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Flou S.p.A.
    Inventor: Guido Bortoluzzi
  • Patent number: 5657500
    Abstract: Foldable spring mattress for divan-beds and the like, comprising at least one pair of elements (1a, 2a, 3a; 102, 103a) which are independent of one another and contain the springs (4) and the padding (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) and which are arranged adjacent to one another along their respective long edges (1b, 2b, 3b), said elements being joined together by means of stitches (11a) performed along the top edge of the same long sides and by means of a layer (12) of fabric attached to said elements along the external perimeter of the assembly and forming a single continuous upper closing surface for supporting the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: FLOU S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rosario Messina
  • Patent number: 5222263
    Abstract: Upholstered element formed with an interior, particularly a cushion, mattress or similar includes a quadrangular, substantially flat structure having a plurality of flattened and coplanar bar-shaped members interconnected along their longitudinal sides by hinge members, the hinging members being rotatable in one direction only from the flat structure configuration characterized by opposite faces of a plurality of the members lying in respective coplanar planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignee: Flou S.p.A.
    Inventor: Vico Magistretti
  • Patent number: 5195193
    Abstract: A convertible sofa includes a rectangular supporting frame provided with a supporting feet resting on the floor and with rigid vertical perimeter structures forming the back and arms, two pairs of rectilinear guides parallel to each other and carrying the arms on the traverse sides, between each pair of slides are mounted free-running rollers with horizontal axes capable of supporting and guiding a respective bar-shaped member which is freely slidable between the pairs parallel guides and which are integral at their front ends with a longitudinal bar provided with supporting wheels resting on the floor so as to enable two stable positions, one of which corresponds to a single bed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: Flou S.p.A.
    Inventor: Vico Magistretti
  • Patent number: 5067187
    Abstract: A sofa bed has a pair of arm rests that support a pivotable seat-back. The seat back is pivotally connected to a pair of U-shaped saddles that are positionable on upper edges of the arm rests, and movable forwardly or rearwardly on the arm rests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: Flou S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rosario Messina
  • Patent number: 5038422
    Abstract: Support structure for sofa beds, with pull-out, raisable auxiliary bed, which comprises an upper frame carrying support means for a mattress and connected, by means of rods linked as a parallelogram, to two lower bars transverse to the larger dimension of the frame, blocking means being present for the raised position and balancing means for the weight of the frame, the sofa bed being equipped with a seat-back adjustable in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Flou S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rosario Messina
  • Patent number: 4628552
    Abstract: An adjustable back and arm structure for beds, sofas and the like where it is possible to have a vertical arrangement, adapted for the use as a bed, of elements which can be lowered and inclined to form backrests and armrests or shelves. This structure can be realized so as to obtain lowering with a single movement or by independently actuating elements having backrest and armrest or shelf functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: Flou S.p.A.
    Inventor: Vico Magistretti
  • Bed
    Patent number: D450471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Flou S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rodolfo Dordoni
  • Bed
    Patent number: D450472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Flou S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rodolfo Dordoni
  • Bed
    Patent number: D453639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Flou S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rodolfo Dordoni
  • Patent number: D288875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: Flou S.p.A.
    Inventor: Vico Magistretti
  • Bed
    Patent number: D495160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Flou S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rodolfo Dordoni
  • Patent number: D326367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Flou S.P.A.
    Inventor: Rosario Messina
  • Bed
    Patent number: D336571
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1993
    Assignee: Flou S.P.A.
    Inventor: Vico Magistretti
  • Bed
    Patent number: D357139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Flou S.p.A.
    Inventor: Vico Magistretti