EP1711084B1 - Seats or benches with slats - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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Description
- This invention relates to seats or benches having improvements to slats. In particular, the invention concerns seats or benches having these slats normally used in public places.
- The invention will be described by way of example with reference to seats for parks and bus stops. It should be appreciated that this description is by way of example only.
- Seats or benches for parks and bus stops are generally of two basic configurations. The first configuration consists of two supports arranged on a support surface or the ground. The supports have slats extending between them forming a backrest and a seat portion upon which a user may sit. The second basic configuration is similar to the first except that no back rest is present.
- The seat portion of the two basic seat configurations consist of a plurality of longitudinal slats arranged spanning between the supports and with slight spaces between the slats. The slats typically extend parallel to each other. The slats are often made of wood or from hollow metal sections or metal extrusions. The slats may have a flat or profiled upper periphery upon which the user may sit.
- When the slats are made of metal extrusions, aluminium is usually employed as a preferred metal for their construction. Aluminium is relatively soft and the slats are prone to damage.
- In recent years skateboard and BMX bicycle riding have become particularly popular. Skateboard and BMX bicycle riders have a propensity to perform riding tricks which involve manoeuvres which require the skateboard or bicycle to contact and/or move along the slats of the seat or the backrest. This contact leads to damage to the slats.
- A skateboard consists of a board or deck upon which the rider stands and pairs of axles with wheels arranged at spaced locations on the underside of the deck. These axles and wheel assemblies are called "trucks".
- Skateboard manoeuvres which, in the vernacular of skateboard riders, called "grinds", "board slides", "tail slides"and"nose slides"are popular. A"grind"involves causing one or both axles to contact and slide along an elongate member or object. When a "grind"is performed along a slat of a seat portion or backrest of a seat or bench, contact between the axle and the slat causes damage to the slat.
- A"board slide"involves causing the underside of the board to contact and slide along an elongate member or object. Likewise a"nose"or"tail"slide requires that the nose or tail of the deck of a skateboard contact and move along an elongate member or object. When these tricks are performed along a slat of a seat portion or backrest, damage is invariably caused to the slats.
- Some BMX bicycles have metal stunt pegs which form extensions to the axles about which the wheels are journalled to the frame of the bicycle. Manoeuvres which, in the vernacular of BMX bicycle riders called"stalls","pops"and"ollies"are popular. These tricks involve launching the bicycle and rider so that the stunt pegs come to rest on an elevated object or member. Where these tricks are performed relative to a bench or seat, the pegs come into contact and rest upon an edge of a slat of the seat portion and cause damage to the slats of the seat.
- Damage to the slats of seats of this type is clearly undesirable and gives rise to maintenance issues and costs.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide seats and benches comprising slats which minimise the disadvantage mentioned above, as defined in the independent claim 1 and the dependent claims.
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DE-U-29616516 discloses a seat member for a park bench usually made of relatively soft materials, such as wood or plastics, that, in order to prevent malicious damage or vandalism act to the surface with a knife or alike, is provided with metal inserts longitudinally extending along the surface: the sheet metal strips for the seat comfort, do not project over the seat surface. -
US Patent 5587218 refers to an improved surface covering with a base having a plurality of receiving grooves on one side and a plurality of working grooves on the other side, where each receiving groove includes gripping projection and is constructed to receive and grip a filler material. This solution is addressed to a surface covering such as a mat commonly used at the entrance to many office buildings that can easily incorporate graphic designs and avoid that it may otherwise become slippery when wet. - According to one aspect the invention provides a seat or bench comprising slats having an elongate upper surface provided with a plurality of transversely spaced, longitudinally extending wear resistant members secured to the slat and extending outwardly of the upper surface, the adjacent wear resistant members are adapted to make contact with a flat object over the upper surface of the slat.
- The slat may be made as a solid or hollow slat of any suitable material. Preferably, the slat is made from metal. The wear resistant members are made from a material having a hardness greater than the hardness of the material from which the slats are made. It is preferred that the slat be made of aluminium although other materials are not excluded. Where the slat is made from aluminium it is preferred that the slat be a hollow aluminium extrusion. At least two wear resistant members extend along the slat. Preferably three such members are present on the slat.
- The upper surface of the slat may be substantially flat or may be generally curved.
- The wear resistant members typically are of a length corresponding to the length of the slat. If desired each wear resistant members may consist of a plurality of discreet members either arranged end to end or arranged at spaced intervals along the slat with spaces between them. The wear resistant members are preferably made from stainless steel. The members may have any suitable transverse cross sectional shape. It is preferred that the members be substantially circular in transverse cross sectional shape.
- In an attempt at discouraging skateboard riders from using benches and seats as a platform for performing tricks, the invention also provides for additional seat dividers to be located along a leading slat or along outermost slats of a seat portion or back rest. The dividers may be positioned at spaced locations along a slat. The dividers extend part way around a slat and on an edge of the slat and present protuberences which ensure that edges of slats no longer provide a continuously straight edge along which "slide" manoeuvres may be performed.
- Preferred embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the drawings in which:
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Figure 1 is a perspective view of a slat according to an embodiment of the invention; -
Figure 2 is an end view of the slat offigure 1 ; -
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a seat or bench which incorporates slats of the type offigures 1 and2 ; -
Figure 4 is a perspective view of a slat (not being part of the invention) which does not have wear resistant members; -
Figure 4A is a perspective view of a slat according to another embodiment; -
Figure 5 is a perspective view of a bench or seat incorporating slats of the type shown infigure 4A ; -
Figure 6 is an end view of a portion of the slat offigure 4 (not part of the invention); - and,
Figure 7 is an end view of the slat offigure 1 useful in understanding how it prohibits flat objects from contacting the upper surface of the slat, -
Figure 1 shows acurved slat 10 andfigure 4A shows aflat slat 11. Bothslats -
Slat 10 has anupper surface 12 terminating in curved or profilededges underside 15. Theupper surface 12 is provided withribs 16 which extend along the length of theupper surface 12 of the slat. A plurality of longitudinally extendingchannels 17 extend along thesurface 12. Wearresistant members 18 are located within the channels and project beyond theupper surface 12. Before themembers 18 are positioned within the channels a suitable bonding agent may be applied to either themember 18 or thechannel 17 and themember 18 is then inserted into thechannel 17. Excess bonding agent may then be wiped away. The bonding agent may, for example, be silicone. - The
slat 11 also has channels likechannels 17 formed in it for receiving members likemembers 18. Such a configuration is shown infigure 4A . -
Figure 3 shows a bench orseat 20 having spacedsupports 21 between which a plurality ofslats seat 20 need have wearresistant members 18. - For example only slat 10 of the seat portion and
slat 10 of the back rest may have wear resistant members. - As shown in
figures 1 ,2 and3 , aslat 10 hasseat dividers 25 secured to it at spaced intervals along its length. Thesedividers 25 discourage"slides"and may be attached to slats 22 and 23 by any suitable means. For example, thedividers 25 may be riveted in place and a bonding agent such as silicone may be applied between the divider and the slat. As shown infigures 1 and2 , thedivider 25 extends around an edge of a slat and has a profile which matches thegrooves 16 extending along theupper surface 12 and those parts of themembers 18 which project beyond theupper surface 12. Thedividers 25 have reduced thickness ends 26 and 27 (seefigure 2 ). -
Figure 4A shows aslat 11 like the slat offigure 4 except thatchannels 17 are present and wearresistant members 18 are located in the channels. If desired seat dividers similar todividers 25A may extend aroundedge 49 of the slat. The underside of these dividers may have a profile which not only matchesgrooves 16 but also mates with those parts ofmembers 18 which extend above theupper surface 12 of the slat. -
Figure 5 shows a seat orbench 40 having twoslats 11 secured to spacedsupports figures 5 and6 ,seat dividers 25A are secured to edges of theslats 11 and at spaced intervals along the slats. These dividers prohibit "slides" from being performed along edges of the slats. Although not shown in this figure theslats 11 are provided with wear resistant members likemembers 18 shown in earlier figures. This is shown infigure 4A . - As shown in
figure 6 the slat 11 (which is not according to the invention) hasdividers 25A mounted to edges thereof. Theslats 11 havegrooves 16 and thedividers 25A haveformations 45 on an undersurface 20 which match thegrooves 16. Thedivider 25A has reduced thickness ends 46, 47. -
Figure 7 shows aslat 10 and a flat object 50 (representative of the underside of a skateboard deck or a stunt peg of a BMX bicycle for example) is shown contacting and bridging between twoadjacent members 18.Flat object 50 does not touch the 25upper surface 12 of the slat. - The presence of the wear
resistant members 18 and the way that they project from thesurface 12 ensures thatflat objects 50 such as parts ofskateboards contact members 18 and not thesurface 12. The seat dividers discussed above ensure that a free edge of an outermost slat of a seat portion or of a backrest of a seat no longer present a straight edge along which a "slide" might otherwise be performed. The provision of the wear resistant members and seat dividers offer the slats of a seat or bench some protection against damage.
Claims (14)
- A seat or bench (20), comprising slats wherein each slat (10) has an elongate upper surface (12) provided with a plurality of transversely spaced, longitudinally extending wear resistant members (18) secured to the slat (10), characterized in that the wear resistant members (18) extend outwardly of the upper surface, whereby adjacent wear resistant members (18) prevent a flat object (50) extending transversely of the slat from contacting the upper surface (12) of the slat (10).
- A seat or bench (20) of claim 1, characterized in that the slat (10) is a hollow extrusion.
- A seat or bench (20) of claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the slat (10) is made from aluminium.
- A seat or bench (20) of any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the wear resistant members (18) are made from stainless steel.
- A seat or bench (20) of any one of claims 1 to 4, having two said wear resistant members (18) extending along the slat (10).
- A seat or bench (20) of any one of claims 1 to 4, having three said wear resistant members (18) extending along the slat (10).
- A seat or bench (20) of any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the slat upper surface (12) is flat.
- A seat or bench (20) of any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the slat upper surface (12) is curved.
- A seat or bench (20) of any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the wear resistant members (18) are of a length corresponding substantially to the length of the slat (10).
- A seat or bench (20) of claim 9, characterized in that each said wear resistant member (18) comprises a plurality of discrete members arranged end to end.
- A seat or bench (20) of any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the wear resistant members (18) have a circular transverse cross-sectional shape.
- A seat or bench (20) of any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the slat (10) has one or more channels (17) for receiving and retaining the wear resistant members (18), and the channels (17) secure the members relative to the slat.
- A seat or bench (20) of any one of claims 1 to 12, including seat dividers (25) at spaced locations along the slat (10) and extending at least part way laterally across the slat (10).
- A seat (20) having a seat portion with at least one slat (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that said one slat (10) is used as a leading slat of the seat portion.
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AU2004900335A AU2004900335A0 (en) | 2004-01-27 | Slats for Seats and Benches | |
PCT/AU2004/001822 WO2005070260A1 (en) | 2004-01-27 | 2004-12-23 | Slats for seats and benches |
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US3226071A (en) * | 1961-10-02 | 1965-12-28 | Miller Herman Inc | Seating |
DE29613545U1 (en) * | 1996-08-06 | 1996-09-26 | Bitzer Harry | Backrest protection for park benches made of wood of any type |
US5587218A (en) * | 1994-05-18 | 1996-12-24 | Betz; Richard T. | Surface covering |
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US3226071A (en) * | 1961-10-02 | 1965-12-28 | Miller Herman Inc | Seating |
US5587218A (en) * | 1994-05-18 | 1996-12-24 | Betz; Richard T. | Surface covering |
DE29613545U1 (en) * | 1996-08-06 | 1996-09-26 | Bitzer Harry | Backrest protection for park benches made of wood of any type |
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