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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2007
Applicant:
Klaus Brüstle, Höchst, AT;
Inventor:
Klaus Brüstle, Höchst, AT;
Assignee:
Julius Blum GmbH, Hochst, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 95/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A piece of furniture including a body and at least one flap that can be upwardly displaced by means of at least one actuating arm which is joined to the flap in an articulated manner and can preferably be pivoted about a horizontal axis. At least one actuating arm is subjected to the action of a spring device, and at least one electric drive acts on at least one actuating arm. A coupling device acts between the electric drive and the actuating arm, said coupling device having a free wheel for freely displacing the actuating arm into an open position and/or a closed position, in at least one rotary direction over a defined angular region.