Joints and connections – Rigid angle
Patent
1997-05-15
1999-11-09
Mah, Chuck Y.
Joints and connections
Rigid angle
108 27, 3121401, 3121404, A47B 7706
Patent
active
059801514
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to an upstand assembly, particularly but not exclusively to an upstand assembly for a worksurface of a kitchen.
Many kitchens include a worksurface for the preparation of food. Due to hygiene requirements, a worksurface is often covered by a hard wipeable protective coating such as a laminated coating of melamine resin. This type of coating is often applied to a cheap material, for instance medium density fiber-board (MDF) or chipboard. However, the coating is usually applied only to the areas of the chipboard which form the visible areas of the worksurface, in use. This is to save cost and to enable fixing of support and attachment members to the uncovered areas of the worksurface, which are not visible to a user of the worksurface in use.
This arrangement may be used for surface for the preparation of food or other activities. However, some waste materials, particularly fluids, may be accidentally directed towards unprotected regions of the worksurface. In particular, if a worksurface is wiped down with a damp cloth, or spillages of water etc. occur, this water may seep through a gap between the worksurface and a wall against which, it is mounted. The part of a worksurface normally abutting a wall is generally uncoated, and so water may come into contact with the underlying material, i.e. chipboard or MDF. This material is liable to expand on contact with water, thus causing irreversible damage to the worksurface as the coating, liable to stretch, bubble and crack. This effect is known as blowing.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system, which is both effective in preventing blowing and is aesthetically pleasing as well.
According to one aspect of the invention there is provided an upstand mounting assembly for a worksurface of a kitchen, said assembly comprising an upstand member and a mounting member, said mounting member comprising a recess for receiving the upstand member, means for retention of the upstand member in said recess, and damming means for prevention of ingress of unwanted substances into said recess, in use.
Preferably, the upstand member and the mounting member are substantially elongate. The mounting member may define two substantially planar mounting surfaces, the surfaces being at an angle to one another and being adapted for attachment respectively to a wall and a workshelf at the junction thereof, in use. Preferably, the mounting surfaces are defined by a lateral flange and an upright flange of the mounting member, the upright flange being substantially perpendicular to the lateral flange and extending from one edge thereof.
The retention means may retain the upstand member resiliently. In a preferred embodiment, the retention means includes a resilient longitudinal lip provided on each of the flanges, at or adjacent the distal edge thereof to retain the upstand member. The lip of the lateral flange may comprise the damming means. Preferably, the mounting member includes at least one projection extending into the recess for insertion into a corresponding opening defined in the upstand member.
Adhesive may be applied between the mounting member and the upstand member for retention of the mounting member in the recess.
The upstand member and the mounting member are preferably of substantially uniform cross-section.
The upstand member may be principally made of a compacted material. The compacted material may be MDF or may be chipboard or may be plywood. A protective coating is preferably provided on at least the exposed portion of the upstand member.
According to a further aspect of the invention there is provided an upstand mounting assembly according to the first aspect of the invention mounted on a worksurface. In this arrangement, the upstand member may be of the same depth as the thickness of the worksurface. When a protective coating is provided on the upstand member, the same protective coating may be provided on the worksurface. Preferably, the upstand member is made from the same material as the worksurface. The upstand memb
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Mah Chuck Y.
Pickard Alison K.
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