Patent Application
20080163801
The invention relates to a furniture item capable of providing various performances through simple and easy movements, as well as also offering agreeable aesthetic aspects.
Said furniture item—which offers a usable flat surface—in substance comprises a first plate to be placed on the floor, a second plate forming the usable surface, and a support engaged with the second plate and capable of sliding on the first plate. Therefore, linear and angular movements of the second plate—in the geometric plane thereof—in relation to the first plate are possible. The support has a sufficiently wide base to guarantee stability.
The surface for placing the support on the first plate is advantageously provided with means to facilitate movements of the support on the first plate, such as omnidirectional wheels, or balls or a layer with low friction characteristics in relation to the surface of the first plate.
The two plates can have a similar geometric shape, although it would also be possible for them to have different geometric shapes.
If similar, the two plates can have the same dimensions.
At least the second plate can be transparent—or almost transparent—to allow the support, which can be fashioned according to aesthetic requirements, to be visible.
The invention will be better understood by following the description and accompanying drawing, which shows various non-limiting possible embodiments of the invention. In the drawing:
According to the illustration, the numeral 1 indicates—in all the variants exemplified—a first plate, which is intended to be placed on the floor P. This plate 1 can be transparent or opaque, and made of any material, compatible with aesthetic requirements.
The numeral 3 indicates a support (which can have any shape for aesthetic requirements), which extends sufficiently inferiorly to ensure stability, and is advantageously provided on the inferior surface with means—such as balls, omnidirectional wheels or the like—or even simply with a layer 5 of felt or the like with friction characteristics that in any case allow easy angular and linear movement of the support 3 in relation to the lower plate 1, on which it is placed. The support 3 engages in one piece with the bottom surface of a second plate 7, preferably in a substantially central position.
With regard to the description above, the second (upper) plate 7 is capable of being moved in the horizontal geometric plane thereof, in relation to the first plate 1, both linearly and angularly, with possible limits obtained by means of a perimeter restraining rim in the bottom plate.
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The two plates 1 and 7 can—advantageously from the aesthetic viewpoint—be identical to each other or at least geometrically similar (i.e. they have the same shape but different dimensions). However, it would also be possible for the two plates to be geometrically different.
Advantageously, at least the second upper plate 7 can be transparent, to allow visibility of the support 3 and of the extent to which it is placed on the plate 1. The plate 1 can also be transparent, to allow visibility of the floor or rug on which it is placed.
The plates 1 and 7 are preferably of any shape, the same or geometrically similar. In
It is understood that the drawing shows aesthetic variants but with the same concept, provided purely as a practical embodiment of the invention, which can vary in forms and arrangements without however departing from the scope of the appended claims.
