Modular fitted-kitchen furniture assembly with improved structure

Abstract

The kitchen furniture assembly is made in the form of a rigid self-bearing framework ( 4 ) featuring two side upright members ( 5 ) with interconnecting cross-members and support brackets ( 8, 9 ), on which modular floor-mount cabinets ( 1 ) and modular wall-mount cabinets ( 2 ) are capable of resting, respectively, in their installed position.

1 . Modular fitted-kitchen furniture assembly comprising at least a modular [floor-mount] lower cabinet, adapted to rest on the floor by means of support feet or similar means, and at least a modular [wall-mount] upper cabinet, characterized in that said support feet ( 7 ) are part of a rigid self-bearing framework ( 4 ) provided with at least two side upright members ( 5 ) extending in a position of a substantial centre-of-mass balance with respect to said modular cabinets ( 1 - 3 ), said side upright members ( 5 ) comprising first and second support means ( 8 ,  9 ) on which said modular [floor-mount] lower cabinet ( 1 ) and said modular [wall-mount] upper cabinet ( 2 ) are capable of resting, respectively, in their installed position.  
     
     
         2 . Modular fitted-kitchen furniture assembly according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said first and/or said second support means are formed by at least a respective cross-member ( 8 ;  9 ) connecting said side upright members ( 5 ) of the framework ( 4 ) with each other.  
     
     
         3 . Modular fitted-kitchen furniture assembly according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said first support means comprise at least a cross-member ( 8 ) connecting the side upright members ( 5 ) of the framework ( 4 ) with each other, in which said second support means comprise respective brackets ( 9 ) that protrude transversally from the same upright members.  
     
     
         4 . Modular fitted-kitchen furniture assembly according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said side upright members ( 5 ) are substantially identical or symmetrical to each other in their shape and extend, in [a] said position of a substantial centre-of-mass balance with respect to said modular cabinets ( 1 - 3 ), with a substantially vertical upper portion ( 6 ) from which said support feet ( 7 ) diverge downwards.  
     
     
         5 . Modular fitted-kitchen furniture assembly according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the support feet ( 7 ) of the side upright members ( 5 ) are connected with each other by respective cross-members ( 8 ) that constitute said first support means on which said modular [floor-mount] lower cabinet ( 1 ) is capable of resting.  
     
     
         6 . Modular fitted-kitchen furniture assembly according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said side upright members ( 5 ) are connected with each other by at least a cross-member ( 11 ) adapted to define the position of an upper face of the modular [wall-mount] upper cabinet ( 2 ).  
     
     
         7 . Modular fitted-kitchen furniture assembly according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the self-bearing framework ( 4 ) comprises, between said side upright members ( 5 ), at least an intermediate upright member ( 13 ) extending on the rear thereof and provided on top with further support means ( 17 ) on which said modular [wall-mount] upper cabinet ( 2 ) is capable of resting in its installed position.  
     
     
         8 . Modular fitted-kitchen furniture assembly according to claims  5  and  7 , characterized in that from said intermediate upright member ( 13 ) there protrudes frontally at least a stiffening bar ( 14 ) that connects said cross-members ( 8 ).  
     
     
         9 . Modular fitted-kitchen furniture assembly according to  claim 8 , characterized in that the lower portion ( 16 ) of the intermediate upright member ( 13 ) and a downward extension ( 15 ) of said stiffening bar ( 14 ) form further support feet of the self-bearing framework ( 4 ).  
       respect to said modular cabinets ( 1 - 3 ), with a substantially vertical upper portion ( 6 ) from which said support feet ( 7 ) diverge downwards.  
     
     
         5 . (Amended) Modular fitted-kitchen furniture assembly according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the support feet ( 7 ) of the side upright members ( 5 ) are connected with each other by respective cross-members ( 8 ) that constitute said first support means on which said modular lower cabinet ( 1 ) is capable of resting.  
     
     
         6 . (Amended) Modular fitted-kitchen furniture assembly according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said side upright members ( 5 ) are connected with each other by at least a cross-member ( 11 ) adapted to define the position of an upper face of the modular upper cabinet ( 2 ).  
     
     
         7 . (Amended) Modular fitted-kitchen furniture assembly according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the self-bearing framework ( 4 ) comprises, between said side upright members ( 5 ), at least an intermediate upright member ( 13 ) extending on the rear thereof and provided on top with further support means ( 17 ) on which said modular upper cabinet ( 2 ) is capable of resting in its installed position.  
     
     
         8 . (Amended) Modular fitted-kitchen furniture assembly according to  claim 7 , characterized in that from said intermediate upright member ( 13 ) there protrudes frontally at least a stiffening bar ( 14 ) that connects said cross-members ( 8 ).