TUBULAR STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING A PRODUCT

• Main Author: BAECHLE, JAMES
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 29.12.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CABINETS; COFFEE MILLS; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; DESKS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DRAWERS; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FURNITURE; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LAUNDERING; LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES; OFFICE FURNITURE; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SPICE MILLS; STORING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TABLES; TEXTILES; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE

A base pad 10 for supporting and cushioning a product such as a major home appliance. The base pad 10 is made from a tube 11 formed into a desired cross-sectional shape (profile) and folded into a square or rectangular frame-like configuration. V-shaped sections 12 are cut out of the tube 11 to facilitate folding. The tube 11 may have pockets 18 located at the corners to hold vertical support posts. La présente invention concerne une plate-forme de base (10) conçue pour supporter et amortir un produit du type appareil ménager de dimension importante. Cette plate-forme de base (10) est composée d'un tube (11) formé de manière à présenter une section transversale de forme souhaitée (profil) et plié de manière à posséder une structure de type bâti carré ou rectangulaire. Des sections en forme de V (12) sont découpées dans le tube (11) pour faciliter le pliage. Ce tube (11) peut comporter des poches (18) disposées au niveau des coins pour maintenir des montants verticaux de support.