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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1981
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1978
Marcello Berton, Ronchi di Massa, IT;
Pietro Ceccarelli, Massa, IT;
Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.p.A., Ivrea (Turin), IT;
Abstract
A piece of metal furniture in sectional units comprises a base, two side panels, and a rear panel assembly. the assembly of these pieces is very simple and can be done by unskilled persons and without the use of any special tools or equipment. The base comprises complementary elements and locking devices which cooperate with corresponding parts of the side panels to allow the parts to be assembled and to be locked together, while taking up any relative play therebetween. The units are all of substantially parallelepipedal shape, resulting in less space being needed either for storing or for transport. The rear panel assembly is a modular assembly of individual rear panels wherein at least one dimension of the rear panel assembly is a multiple of the dimension of the base. Rear panels have the side edges which are suitably folded and shaped so as to interconnect with one another and with corresponding edges of the side panels. Considerable savings in production costs are made since all the units which make up the piece of furniture are obtained by using sheets of metal of restricted size.