| US 7,497,532 B2 | ||
| Carcass member with flap | ||
| Luciano Salice, Carimate (Italy) | ||
| Assigned to Arturo Salice S.p.A., Novedrate (Como) (Italy) | ||
| Filed on May 21, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/851,856. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 203 07 958 U (DE), filed on May 21, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0103276 A1, May 18, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47B 96/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 312—328 [312/323; 312/319.2] | 27 Claims |
| 1. A carcass member (1) comprising
a flap (2) by which the carcass member (1) can be closed and a single piece mounting panel (4, 39), and
a support arm (6, 25) connected in its end region to the flap (2) and mounted upon the mounting panel (4, 39) in turn being fixedly mounted on the outer side of a wall of the carcass member (1),
the support arm (6, 25) being pivotally mounted at one end thereof about a pivot axle (5) fixedly mounted upon the mounting panel (4, 39) and movable in direction transverse to the surface of the side of the wall to which the mounting panel (4, 39) is mounted, and
the carcass member (1) further including a biasing member (8) connected at one end to the support arm (6, 25) and an opposite end to the mounting panel (4, 39) for biasing the flap (2) to an open position.
|