DE29600647U1 - Worktop - supplemented for versatile uses, in private and commercial work and employment areas - Google Patents

Description

Manfred Henneken - Freelance architect - 32657 Lemgo - Puckewese 8c Member of the Chamber of Architects of North Rhine-Westphalia - Member No. 8925

Worktop - complemented for versatile uses, in private and commercial work and employment areas

Description

&ogr; Title Reference to claim 1

Type The protection claim relates to the area of worktops in general, but in particular to an addition that makes the use of the worktop more versatile and more useful,

Particularly in areas of application for disabled and/or elderly people who are dependent on the use of a mobility aid, e.g. a wheelchair.

State of the art in the field of:

The worktops resting on base cabinets and/or other suitable support elements are known.

New features include worktops that are integrated into wall-mounted holders that can be raised or lowered to suit the desired working height, so that the worktops can be moved from e.g. RoII-

chair users can drive under. In commercial areas, worktops are placed on fixed base units or on (floor) castors, which are used to accommodate

of e.g. tools, materials and/or machines.

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Task

The problem :

The worktop area of the wheelchair user, for example, must be freely accessible. This means that the user does not have access to any tools, materials and/or machines in the work area that are required to carry out a selected work task.

are available.

Task solution

Under the worktop, for example, guide/

Guide rails are attached over which furniture elements can be moved sideways to any location using guide/roller devices.

The furniture elements are hanging (without bo

sideways using smooth-running devices (without touching the workpiece).

The lateral movement of the furniture elements can be done manually, mechanically by hand and/or motorized.

Each workstation can be set up and/or equipped to meet a wide range of needs without losing space.

Application

The application examples shown below can be used in private areas, e.g. in kitchens - other living/leisure/hobby rooms, youth/children's rooms - etc.

as well as

in commercial areas such as offices, laboratories - assembly rooms/halls for sedentary work - workshops, etc.

find use.

There is no length restriction.

It is presented in :

Figure 1 Cross section of the plate

with consoles - squared timbers - guide/running rails

- Running/rolling device - Furniture element etc.

Figure 2 Longitudinal section

with consoles - squared timbers - guide/running rails

- Running/rolling device - Furniture element etc.

Figure 3 Example of a guide/running rail and the associated rolling device for hanging elements.

(1) Worktop (2) Consoles (3) Screws (4) Underlay washers for (3) (5) Load-bearing wall (6) Key screws (7) Washers for (6) (8th) Long hole (9) Corner (10) Corner plates (11) Running/guide rail (example) (12) Construction timber (13) Running/rolling device (example) (14) Furniture element

(15) Decorative strips (example)

Figure 4 Application/usage example (1)

1 in the kitchen area

Work area for food preparation - with cupboard a and b for equipment / cutlery and dishes etc.

2 In the living area

Workstation for various - private writing and calculation work - with cupboard a and/or b for accessories and work materials. Also separate, cupboard a - for person A. Cupboard b - for person B (see 2)

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In the hobby area

Knitting/crocheting/darning and other sewing work. Accessories in cupboard a and/or b - also separately for person A and/or B (see 2) Youth-Children's room

Schoolwork - notebooks, books - writing accessories in a and/or b - also separately for e.g. siblings.

In commercial areas

Office : Accounting ZCorrespondence

Workshops : Assembly work for seated

People suitable

e.g. precision mechanical work

Repairs to electrical appliances, radios, computers, etc.

Medical practice: Laboratory work with relocation.

Figure 5 Application example (2) In the kitchen area

As described in Figure 1Z1 with an additional cabinet element c, for storing e.g. pots and equipment and/or as other storage

In the living area

As described in Figure 1/2 with an additional cabinet element, possibly for another activity and or another person

In the hobby area

Working on the computer with another filing cabinet element, (c)

In the youth-Z children's room area

Another cupboard element (c) for storing various Spiel-Z activity equipment depending on the gender and age of the users.

Figure 6 Application-Z usage example (3)

In all areas as previously described 2 additional cabinet elements (d+e) for

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2 other occupations/activities also possibly with other persons

Figure 7 Application-Usage example (4) Joint activity by 2 people, also as a learning or assistance place, e.g. for special needs.

In the living area

Workplace of common interests for older and/or disabled people.

In the hobby area
Stamp collecting or similar.

Youth/children's room area. Joint homework/study - 2 children or persons, or

Tutoring/supervision of e.g. a child or a disabled person by another person.

Claims (1)

Manfred Henneken - Freelance architect - 32657 Lemgo - Puckewese 8c Member of the Chamber of Architects North Rhine-Westphalia - Member No. 8925 Protection claims Worktop according to claim 1, characterized in that the worktop (1) rests flat - horizontally on brackets (2) and the worktop and brackets are connected, e.g. by means of screws (3) and washers arranged between them (4) e.g. made of hard plastic materials, to compensate for any minor unevenness and to provide sound insulation, firmly connected to one another. Worktop according to claim 1, characterized in that, depending on the stresses resulting from different activities and/or occupations and/or work, it can be made from different materials, e.g. wood, plastic, metal and others, or also in combinations thereof. Worktop according to claims above, characterized in that it is self-supporting, attached to a wall via brackets and can be driven under along its entire length at any point, e.g. with a wheelchair, and can be selected as a workstation, for example. Brackets according to claim 3, characterized in that they are connected to a supporting wall (5) only on one side These connections must be made in accordance with the structural-technical nature of the load-bearing wall, e.g. by means of concreted screw anchors or (metal) Du- and key screws (6) must be arranged at appropriate distances from each other and ensure a movement-stable connection. Brackets according to claims previously characterized in that they are also attached to the wall using washers (7). Brackets according to claims previously characterized in that the holes in the brackets for screwing to the wall are designed as (8) elongated holes. If necessary, the worktop height can be changed and/or adjusted as required (higher/lower) by changing/adapting the screwing of the brackets to the wall. Brackets according to claims previously characterized in that the corner joint (9) of the vertical and horizontal profiles can be reinforced and stabilized for reasons of stability with corner plates (10) welded and/or screwed on on both sides. Worktop according to claims above, characterized in that under the worktop, guide rails (11) are firmly screwed to the worktop, parallel to the length of the worktop, e.g. using screws. In the areas between the brackets, the existing free space is reinforced by means of a construction wood (12) at the height of the horizontal bracket profile, plus the thickness of the washer (4). Running/guide rails (11) characterized in that they are equipped with suitable running/rolling devices (13) tet, over which the suspended furniture elements (14) can be moved horizontally to the left and/or right within the free length of the running and guide rails. Worktop and furniture elements according to claims previously characterized in that the lateral movement of the furniture elements according to claim 9 can be carried out manually and/or mechanically, e.g. by means of racks, gears, cranks, stoppers, etc., also electrically/motorically, also electronically controlled, using already known methods, using commercially available accessories and devices. The worktop can also be raised or lowered by motor - even automatically controlled - via an appropriately designed, vertically movable substructure, using already known systems.