Abstract: The invention relates to a furniture system, in particular a kitchen furniture system consisting of a self-supporting basic framework with tubes and/or sections connected to each other by connecting elements. In accordance with the invention the connecting element has a shaped part which is itself formed as a tube and/or substantially closed hollow section on which at least one laterally protruding projection is formed extending over the whole length of the connecting element and that the connecting elements themselves are integrated as vertical components which replace the tubes and/or sections in some parts in the basic framework.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 28, 1999
Date of Patent:
March 6, 2001
Assignee:
bulthaup GmbH & Co. Küchensysteme
Inventors:
Otto Langer, Johann Wudy, Thomas Haberl, Robert Heizinger, Klaus Massanetz, Rene Neumann
Abstract: The invention relates to a furniture system, in particular a kitchen furniture system consisting of a self-supporting basic framework with tubes and/or sections connected to each other by connecting elements. In accordance with the invention the connecting element has a shaped part which is itself formed as a tube and/or substantially closed hollow section on which at least one laterally protruding projection is formed extending over the whole length of the connecting element and that the connecting elements themselves are integrated as vertical components which replace the tubes and/or sections in some parts in the basic framework.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 18, 1997
Date of Patent:
December 14, 1999
Assignee:
bulthaup GmbH & Co. Kuchensysteme
Inventors:
Otto Langer, Johann Wudy, Thomas Haberl, Robert Heizinger, Klaus Massanetz, Rene Neumann
Abstract: The invention relates to a system consisting of kitchen appliance housing units and/or kitchen units which can be stacked on top of each other and combined with each other. According to the present invention the housing units and/or kitchen units are all provided with a service channel in a predetermined and fixed location, through which service pipes and cables, for example, electricity, gas, water, waste water, run. The housing units and/or kitchen units all have a stacking support structure and are linked together by coupling elements which also allow them to be separated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 4, 1997
Date of Patent:
September 28, 1999
Assignee:
bulthaup GmbH & Co. Kuchensysteme
Inventors:
Otto Langer, Thomas Haberl, Robert Heizinger