Patents by Inventor Luciano Salice

Luciano Salice has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9376847
    Abstract: The hinge for mounting a door on a piece of furniture provided with a front frame comprises a base plate fixable to the front frame of the piece of furniture, an intermediate plate slidably connected to the base plate and movable by an adjusting cam, a hinge arm connected to the intermediate plate swingably according to a transversal axis and mobile by means of an adjusting screw; the intermediate plate, at a rear end thereof, exhibits side wings having hinging projections which project on opposite sides according to the transversal axis so as to engage rotatably in rear side holes of the hinge arm. The base plate exhibits retaining side parts for the intermediate plate, conformed and arranged such as to retain the side edges of the intermediate plate in a perpendicular direction to the longitudinal extension plane of the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20160153224
    Abstract: A hinge (10) for moounting a door on a piece of furniture or the like comprises a hinge arm (11) securable to a fixed part (12) of the piece of furniture, a box (14) securable to a door of the piece of furniture and connected to the hinge arm (11) by an articulation system (15) comprising a plurality of swinging connecting levers and spring means (27) acting in the closing direction of the hinge (10); the hinge (10) further comprises a decelerating device (29) comprising a housing body (30), supported and configured in such a way so as to be disposed at one of the front or side wall (11?, 11?) of the hinge arm (11), and a linearly movable actuating member (31) actuatable by one (18) of the swinging connecting levers of the articulation system (15) of the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20160145925
    Abstract: The magnetic hooking device (10) is applicable to a movable part of a piece of furniture and it is hookable to a magnetic opening and/or closing device that is applicable to a fixed part of the piece of furniture; the hooking device (10) comprises a ferromagnetic element (11) with which at least one permanent magnet (12) is magnetically connected. The ferromagnetic element (11) is arranged together with the at least one permanent magnet (12) in a housing body (13) in such a manner as to be magnetically connectable with the opening and/or closing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20150359334
    Abstract: The device (16) for adjustably fixing a front panel (11) to side walls (12, 13) of a drawer (10) or the like comprises a first part (17) fixable to a side wall (12, 13) of the drawer (10), and a second part (18) fixable to the front panel (11) of the drawer (10); the first part (17) and/or the second part (18) comprise at least a first and a second element (19, 20; 21, 22; 43, 44, 45) connected slidably to one another along a vertical and/or lateral direction, between which adjusting means (31, 32; 53, 54) are interposed so as to adjust the vertical and/or lateral position of the front panel (11) with respect to the lateral walls (12, 13) of the drawer (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 9060604
    Abstract: The device (10) for laterally centring a drawer (13) or the like on a pull-out guide (11) comprises a first and a second coupling part (26, 27) respectively connectable to a hooking device (12) for fastening the drawer (13) and to the pull-out guide (11); at least one of the coupling parts (26, 27) is conformed with elastically yieldable means in a lateral direction for causing a forced engagement and/or a shape engagement between the coupling parts (26, 27) such as to compensate for any lateral play between the hooking device (12) and the pull-out guide (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 9057214
    Abstract: A hinge (10) for mounting a door (14) on a piece of furniture, comprising a hinge arm (12) fixable to a fixed part (11) of the piece of furniture and a box (13) fixable to a door (14) of the piece of furniture, swingably connected to each other; connected to the box (13) there is a decelerating device (22) comprising an actuating element (24) movable along a decelerating stroke between an initial position and a final position, return spring means (25) loadable during the decelerating stroke from a released condition in a loaded condition, and deactivating means (39) for deactivating the decelerating device (22) and comprising a blocking member (39) acting on the return spring means (25) so as to block the same spring means (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 9045925
    Abstract: In the device structure with adaptor for fixing of the same to a base for fixing a hinge to a piece of furniture, the adaptor comprises a longitudinal box-shaped element to accommodate the device and means projecting laterally from the box-shaped element for fixing the box-shaped element laterally to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 9039109
    Abstract: A pull-out guide assembly for a drawer, comprising a first guide part (2) and at least a second guide part (3) relatively and reversibly slidable in the pull-out direction of the drawer, at least one carriage (4) interposed between the first and second guide part (2, 3) and reversibly slidable in the pull-out direction of the drawer, the carriage (4) having a plurality of housing seats (8) for load-transmitting rolling elements (9) and at its ends elastically yielding stops (23, 23?) suitable for interacting with arrest elements (30, 31) provided on the first and second guide parts (2, 3) in order to the limit the relative sliding thereof, characterized in that each of said stops (23, 23?) is a component separate from the carriage (4) and has means of anchorage to the carriage (4), each stop (23, 23?) being a component separate from the carriage (4) and having means of anchorage to the carriage (4) comprising an anchorage element (28, 28?) insertable by means of mating shapes or by force or snap fitting into
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20150135479
    Abstract: The hinge for mounting a door or a piece of furniture provided with a front frame comprises a base plate fixable to the front frame of the piece of furniture, an intermediate plate slidably connected to the base plate and movable by an adjusting cam, a hinge arm connected to the intermediate plate swingably according to a transversal axis and mobile by means of an adjusting screw; the intermediate plate, at a rear end thereof, exhibits side wings having hinging projections which project on opposite sides according to the transversal axis so as to engage rotatably in rear side holes of the hinge arm. The base plate exhibits retaining side parts for the intermediate plate, conformed and arranged such as to retain the side edges of the intermediate plate in a perpendicular direction to the longitudinal extension plane of the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8991952
    Abstract: The hooking device of a drawer to a longitudinal guide, comprises a support body fixable to a front and/or a bottom of the drawer and is provided with an oscillating command lever of a hooking organ of the support body to the guide, the support body exhibiting a first part of body fixable to the drawer and at least one second part of body slidably connected with the first part of body and adjustably positioned at least in the longitudinal direction of the guide, the lever and the hooking organ being solidly constrained to said second part of body in displacement thereof in the longitudinal direction of the guide, at least first adjustment means being further provided for varying a position of said second part of body with respect to the first part of body in the longitudinal direction of the guide for adjusting the position of the drawer with respect to the guide in the longitudinal direction of the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Arturo Salice, S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20150069896
    Abstract: The piece of furniture (10) is provided with at least one drawer (12) or the like which can be pulled out from the body of the piece of furniture by means of a first and a second pull-out guides (13), each guide having a closing device (16) for the drawer (12). The piece of furniture (10) also comprises stopping means (24?, 28) conformed and arranged to stop the drawer (12) in a first closing position in which the drawer (12) is spaced apart from the body of the piece of furniture, the stopping means (24?, 28) being elastically yielding and/or overcomable by pressure on the drawer (12) in the closing direction up to a second closing position in which the drawer (12) is more adjacent to the piece of furniture (10); locking means (24?, 30) are also provided, conformed and arranged for releasably locking the drawer (12) in the second closing position, the locking means (24?, 30) being releasable by means of traction on the drawer (12) in the opening direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20150061480
    Abstract: The piece of furniture (10) having at least one drawer (13) or the like comprises a first and a second wall (11, 12) laterally arranged to the drawer (13) and provided with respective pull-out guides (14, 15) for the drawer, and ejecting means (16; 42) conformed and arranged for generating a thrust in an opening direction on the drawer (13), the ejecting means (16; 42) being lockable in a closing position of the drawer by means of releasable locking means (21, 22; 44, 46); the ejecting means (16; 42) with the relevant locking means (21, 22; 44, 46) are provided at only one (11) of the walls (11, 12) of the piece of furniture (10) laterally arranged to the drawer (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8931140
    Abstract: The hinge, particularly for a furniture, comprises a hinge arm (5) which can be associated to a fixed part (1, 2) of the furniture, a hinge box (6) which can be associated to a movable part (3) of the furniture and connected to the hinge arm (5) in rotation between an opening position and a closing position of the hinge (4), at least one plate (28) having at least one seat (29) for at least one shock absorbing device (30) of the closing of the hinge (4) and/or for at least an assist device for the opening of the hinge (4), and at least one fixing element (21) in common with the hinge arm (5) and with the plate (28) for being fixed to the fixed part (1, 2) of the furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8925151
    Abstract: A hinge (10) for mounting a door (14) on a piece of furniture, comprising a hinge arm (12) fixable to a fixed part (11) of the piece of furniture and a box (13) fixable to a door (14) of the piece of furniture, swingably connected to each other; the hinge further comprises a linear-type decelerating device (22) arranged inside the box (13), having a fluid-type decelerating cylinder (23) and return spring means (24), operatively connected with each other, which extend parallel to and spaced apart from each other. The fluid-type decelerating cylinder (23) is arranged in proximity to a side wall (18?) of the box (13) and the return spring means (24) are arranged in proximity to the opposite aide wall (18?) of the box (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Arturo Salice, S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20140366322
    Abstract: A hinge (10) for mounting a door (14) on a piece of furniture, comprising a hinge arm (12) fixable to a fixed part (11) of the piece of furniture and a box (13) fixable to a door (14) of the piece of furniture, swingably connected to each other; connected to the box (13) there is a decelerating device (22) comprising an actuating element (24) movable along a decelerating stroke between an initial position and a final position, return spring means (25) loadable during the decelerating stroke from a released condition in a loaded condition, and deactivating means (39) for deactivating the decelerating device (22) and comprising a blocking member (39) acting on the return spring means (25) so as to block the same spring means (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20140345081
    Abstract: A hinge (10) for mounting a door (14) on a piece of furniture, comprising a hinge arm (12) fixable to a fixed part (11) of the piece of furniture and a box (13) fixable to a door (14) of the piece of furniture, swingably connected to each other; the hinge further comprises a linear-type decelerating device (22) arranged inside the box (13), having a fluid-type decelerating cylinder (23) and return spring means (24), operatively connected with each other, which extend parallel to and spaced apart from each other. The fluid-type decelerating cylinder (23) is arranged in proximity to a side wall (18?) of the box (13) and the return spring means (24) are arranged in proximity to the opposite side wall (18?) of the box (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8764134
    Abstract: The device for opening and closing a movable part of a furniture unit comprises a body (108), associated with a fixed part of the furniture unit (116), for supporting a slider (3) reversibly sliding along a sliding axis (100) in contrast and due to the action of a first spring (5), the slider being engageable with a drawing device provided on a drawing element (105) slidable in the direction of the sliding axis with an integral or reversibly couplable connection to the movable part (103) of the furniture unit, the supporting body comprising a first displacement device suitable for moving the drawing device so as to release the drawing device and the slider from their mutual engagement, an elastically yielding stop element against which the drawing element abuts directly or indirectly before engaging with the drawing device in the first displacement device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20140175965
    Abstract: The device (10) for laterally centring a drawer (13) or the like on a pull-out guide (11) comprises a first and a second coupling part (26, 27) respectively connectable to a hooking device (12) for fastening the drawer (13) and to the pull-out guide (11); at least one of the coupling parts (26, 27) is conformed with elastically yieldable means in a lateral direction for causing a forced engagement and/or a shape engagement between the coupling parts (26, 27) such as to compensate for any lateral play between the hooking device (12) and the pull-out guide (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8721011
    Abstract: The assembly of an automatic opening and closing device and a retaining device for a displaceable part of an article of furniture. The automatic opening and closing device includes a first cursor (8) mobile such as to be selectively engageable with drawing pins (39, 40, 43) operatively connected to the displaceable part of the article of furniture; a first elastic elements (9), and a second elastic element. The retaining device includes a second cursor (21), mobile along a first sliding guide (20) on a base body (19) such as to be selectively engageable with the drawing pins; a hooking element (23) connected movably to the second cursor (21) and selectively slidable along a second sliding guide (22) or along a third sliding guide (24) provided in the base body (19), and blocking elements in the base body (19), associated to the third sliding guide (24) for releasably blocking the hooking element (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8707520
    Abstract: A deceleration device comprises a cylindrical container (14) housing at least one friction disc (16) against at least an internal wall of the cylindrical container (14), and a movable cursor (18), actuated by an external element, for the actuation of the friction disc (16), the friction disc (16) being bound to the cylindrical container (14) through constraint means which permit a roto-translational motion in order to acquire a further sliding contact surface in addition to the internal wall of the cylindrical container (14) at the end of the initial translation phase of the cursor (18) in which the friction disc (16) is subjected to a mainly or completely translational motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice