BE1025018B1 - Transportable and foldable chalet - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a transportable and foldable cabin comprising underbody means and at least three wall walls articulated on the base means. The elementary basement means of raising are associated respectively with the wall walls. These bases have different heights and, after folding wall walls on their bases, all wall walls are folded over each other and are parallel to each other, to limit the volume of the folded cottage and thus optimize the storage capacity.

Description

(30) Priority data:

(73) Holder (s):

VERCOUTERE Nicolas 1330, RIXENSART Belgium (72) Inventor (s):

VERCOUTERE Nicolas 1330 RIXENSART Belgium (54) Transportable and collapsible chalet (57) The invention relates to a transportable and collapsible chalet comprising underbody and \ ........

at least three wall walls, articulated on the base means. The means of ^x elementary base of raising are '.

associated respectively with the wall walls. These bases have different heights and,. ?

after folding the wall walls over their C ¹ \ bases, all the wall walls are '\ folded over each other and are parallel',, between them, to limit the volume of the folded chalet and thus optimize storage capacity . ''

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BELGIAN INVENTION PATENT

FPS Economy, SMEs, Middle Classes & Energy

Publication number: 1025018 Deposit number: BE2017 / 5567

Intellectual Property Office International Classification: E04H 1/12 E04B 1/344 Date of issue: 09/25/2018

The Minister of the Economy,

Having regard to the Paris Convention of March 20, 1883 for the Protection of Industrial Property;

Considering the law of March 28, 1984 on patents for invention, article 22, for patent applications introduced before September 22, 2014;

Given Title 1 “Patents for invention” of Book XI of the Code of Economic Law, article XI.24, for patent applications introduced from September 22, 2014;

Having regard to the Royal Decree of 2 December 1986 relating to the request, the issue and the maintenance in force of invention patents, article 28;

Given the patent application received by the Intellectual Property Office on August 17, 2017.

Whereas for patent applications falling within the scope of Title 1, Book XI of the Code of Economic Law (hereinafter CDE), in accordance with article XI. 19, §4, paragraph 2, of the CDE, if the patent application has been the subject of a search report mentioning a lack of unity of invention within the meaning of the §ler of article XI.19 cited above and in the event that the applicant does not limit or file a divisional application in accordance with the results of the search report, the granted patent will be limited to the claims for which the search report has been drawn up.

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First article. - It is issued to

VERCOUTERE Nicolas, Rue Tombeek Beauseant 2/3, 1330 RIXENSART Belgium;

represented by

OFFICE KIRKPATRICK S.A., Avenue Wolfers 32, 1310, LA HULPE;

a 20-year Belgian invention patent, subject to the payment of the annual fees referred to in article XI.48, §1 of the Code of Economic Law, for: Transportable and foldable chalet.

INVENTOR (S):

VERCOUTERE Nicolas, Rue Tombeek Beauseant 2/3, 1330, RIXENSART;

PRIORITY (S):

DIVISION:

divided from the basic application: filing date of the basic application:

Article 2. - This patent is granted without prior examination of the patentability of the invention, without guarantee of the merit of the invention or of the accuracy of the description thereof and at the risk and peril of the applicant (s) ( s).

Brussels, 25/09/2018, By special delegation:

BE2017 / 5567

Transportable and foldable chalet

The invention relates to chalets, or huts, transportable and foldable. This type of transportable and foldable chalet can be used for events such as Christmas markets, exhibitions, fairs, beaches, sporting events, etc.

During such events, generally removable chalets are used. These removable chalets are composed of multiple individual elements, which are assembled together. The assembly and disassembly processes of such chalets are long and tedious and require a large and skilled workforce. The large number of individual parts, such as planks, beams, as well as many fasteners such as screws, bolts, nuts, complicates transport and storage while creating a significant risk of loss of parts, which would then hinder the subsequent reassembly of the chalet.

The Applicant has therefore deemed it necessary to propose a foldable chalet which eliminates the drawbacks of the removable chalets described above.

To this end, the present invention relates to a transportable and collapsible chalet comprising base means, at least three wall walls and a roof, all the wall walls being articulated on the base means, said chalet being characterized in that the means of basement comprise elementary basement of raising associated respectively with the wall walls and arranged so that, after folding of the wall walls on their elementary basement of raising, all the wall walls are folded one on the other and parallel between them, to limit the volume of the folded chalet and thus optimize the storage capacity.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the elementary raising basements have different heights. This clever relative arrangement of the elementary raising bases makes it possible to ensure the substantially parallel superimposition of the wall walls once the chalet has been dismantled and folded back. Indeed, the gradual unevenness of the upper surfaces of the elementary basement of raising, judiciously

BE2017 / 5567 combined with an order to fold the different wall panels, allows the wall panels to reach a position allowing them, after folding, to be perfectly horizontal. The invention has the advantage of reducing, after folding, the size of a chalet of the invention and therefore of being able to store more in the same space.

The elementary raising bases advantageously comprise elementary beams of the cross member and / or spar type, on which the wall walls are articulated, preferably by means of hinges.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the base means comprise at least one elementary rear spar and two elementary crosspieces on which a rear wall wall and two lateral wall walls are respectively articulated.

When the chalet is in the assembled and unfolded state, assembly means ensure the assembly of the wall walls together. These assembly means preferably consist of assembly sleeves and pins.

The invention will be better understood on reading the following description of several embodiments of the chalet of the invention, with reference to the attached drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a view of a first embodiment of the chalet of the invention unfolded and mounted;

Figure 2 is an exploded view of a pair of two adjacent wall walls of the chalet of the invention;

- Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of the pair of walls of Figure 2 with their assembly means and Figures 4 are schematic views illustrating the method of unfolding and mounting a second embodiment of the chalet the invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the foldable chalet 1 of the invention comprises four wall walls 3, 4, 5, 6 and a roof 7. The four wall walls 3, 4, 5, 6 are articulated on elementary raising basements 8, 9, 10, 11 respectively, using conventional hinges. The front 3 and rear 4 wall walls are thus articulated respectively on front 8 and rear 9 side rails.

BE2017 / 5567 right side 5 and left side 6 are articulated respectively on right crossbeams 10 and left 11. The various elementary underbody bases 8, 9, 10, 11 have different heights. Here, the right cross-member 10 has a height less than the height of the left cross-member 11, itself having a height less than that of the front spar 8, of a height smaller than that of the rear spar 9.

The chalet 1 also comprises a floor 12, here raised by means of ventilation rafters 13. The chalet 1 also has openings 14, 15 on the front wall 3 and right side walls 5. These openings 14, 15 here allow the location of a single hinged door 16 and a double folding French window 17.

Finally, the four corners, or edges, of the chalet are here provided with small stop squares 18, making it possible to prevent the wall walls from tipping backwards, that is to say towards the outside, during the unfolding of the chalet 1. Each bracket 18 is here made of wood and is reinforced by a metal angle. These stop brackets 18 also make it possible to ensure the stable stacking of several chalets 1 folded during storage. In other words, the brackets 18 provide an anti-tip function and a stacking stabilization function.

With reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the rear wall 4 and the right side wall 5 are each provided with assembly sleeves 20, 21 on their internal faces 24,

25. The assembly sleeves 20 and 21, of the same internal diameter, respectively associated with the walls 4 and 5 are arranged to be associated with one another. Thus, the assembly sleeve 21 of the right side wall 5 is here along the edge 26 of the wall, while the assembly sleeve 20 of the rear wall 4 is located at a distance d from the edge 27 of the wall, therefore offset from its edge. This distance d corresponds to the thickness of the right lateral wall wall 5 which is pressed against the edge 27 of the rear wall wall 4.

In this way, when the chalet 1 is unfolded, the sleeves 20 and 21 are in the vertical coaxial position. The sleeves 20 and 21 are provided at heights such that they overlap once the chalet 1 is unfolded. The adjacent walls 4 and 5 are then assembled by inserting a pin 22 into the bores of the assembly sleeves 20, 21 of these two walls 4, 5. The pin 22 here has a retaining spout on the upper sleeve 20.

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The chalet of the invention having been described, the method of its unfolding / mounting will be described, but with a chalet of an embodiment which differs substantially from that of FIG. 1 by bases of heights different from those of basements of the chalet in FIG. 1. The elementary walls and bases of the first embodiment of the chalet of the invention are respectively referenced 33-36 and 38-41 in the second embodiment of the chalet of the invention.

Referring to Figures 4, in the disassembled and folded state, all the wall walls 33, 34, 35, 36 of the chalet are folded over one another and parallel to each other. The chalet is unfolded by raising the different wall walls 33, 34, 35, 36 one by one, by a pivoting movement around their elementary raising basements 38, 39, 40, 41, until they reach a vertical position. Here, we first unfold the rear wall 34 by a pivoting movement around the rear spar 39, the deepest, until reaching a vertical position. The wall 34 is pivoted by the hinges which connect the wall 34 to the rear spar 39. In a second step, the front wall wall 33 is unfolded, here provided with two window-type openings 49, by performing a pivoting movement around the front spar 38, shallower than the spar 39. The right lateral wall wall 35 is then unfolded, here provided with a door type opening 46, by pivoting around the right cross member 40, which is less deep than the spar 38. The right side wall wall 35 thus unfolded reaches a vertical position by being inserted between the front wall walls 33 and rear 34. The left side wall wall 36 is then unfolded, by pivoting around the left cross member 41, even less deep than the cross 40, so that the left lateral wall wall 36 reaches a vertical position, between the front 33 and rear wall 34. Finally, the roof 37 is placed on the chalet.

It should be noted here that the chronological order of pivoting of the different wall walls 33, 34, 35, 36 is particularly critical. This chronology is directly linked to the height, or depth, of the different elementary underbody basements 38, 39, 40, 41. Thus, the different wall walls 33, 34, 35, 36 are folded in ascending order of the heights of the basements

BE2017 / 5567 elementary raising 38, 39, 40, 41 with which the wall walls 33, 34, 35, 36 are associated.

So far, chalets have been described having four 3-6 wall walls; 33-36. It is obvious that chalets comprising a different number of walls, for example three wall walls, or more than four wall walls, is entirely conceivable in the context of the present invention.

Whatever the number of wall walls, the chalet of the invention has at least one opening 14, 15 on at least one of its wall walls. Hitherto simple openings 14, 15 have been described, with in particular a door 16; 46, a double folding French window 17, or a single window 49. The chalet of the invention may also include other types of opening 14, 15, such as for example a shutter or a picture window. It is obvious that the number and the position of these openings 14, 15 can be freely modulated.

The elementary bases of raising 8-11; 38-41 can be removable to allow provision of openings 14, 15 of door type 16; 46 or French window 17 not including steps. In this way, the entry of people, strollers, wheelchairs etc. inside the chalet is facilitated.

It is also important to note that the assembly of the different wall walls 3336 between them can be ensured by multiple pairs of sleeves and assembly pin or even other means such as for example hooking means.

The parallel folding of the wall walls 3-6; 33-36 on each other in the embodiments described above is obtained by means of the base. One could imagine obtaining the same result thanks to extendable hinges allowing different elevations of the walls 3-6; 3336 before their drawdown.

BE2017 / 5567

Claims (9)

Claims 1. Transportable and collapsible chalet (1) comprising basement means, at least three wall walls (3, 4, 5, 6; 33, 34, 35, 36) and a roof (7; 37), all the wall walls (3, 4, 5, 6; 33, 34, 35, 36) being articulated on the underbody means, the underbody means comprising elementary underbody bases (8, 9, 10, 11; 38, 39, 40, 41) associated respectively with the wall walls (3, 4, 5, 6; 33, 34, 35, 36) and arranged so that, after folding the wall walls (3, 4, 5, 6; 33, 34, 35, 36 ) on their respective elementary raising bases (8, 9, 10, 11; 38, 39, 40, 41) respectively, all the wall walls (3, 4, 5, 6; 33, 34, 35, 36) are folded down one on the other and parallel to each other, to limit the volume of the folded chalet (1) and thus optimize the storage capacity, chalet characterized by the fact that sleeves (20, 21) and pins (22) are provided d assembly of adjacent walls arranged in wall edge and slightly offset. 2. Chalet (1) according to claim 1, wherein the elementary base raising means (8, 9, 10, 11; 38, 39, 40, 41) have different heights. 3. Chalet (1) according to one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the base means comprise at least one elementary rear spar (9; 39) and two elementary crosspieces (10, 11; 40, 41) on which are articulated respectively a rear wall wall (4; 34) and two lateral wall walls (5, 6; 35, 36). 4. Chalet (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, in which the wall walls (3, 4, 5, 6; 33, 34, 35, 36) are articulated on their elementary raising bases (8, 9 , 10, 11; 38, 39, 40, 41) respectively by means of hinges. 5. Chalet (1) according to one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a floor (12). BE2017 / 5567 6. Chalet (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, in which at least one of the wall walls (3, 4, 5, 6; 33, 34, 35, 36) has at least one opening (14, 15). 5 7. Chalet (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the corners of the chalet (1) are provided with stop brackets (18) arranged to avoid rear tilting of the walls. 8. Chalet (1) according to claim 7, in which the stop brackets (18) are in 10 wood and reinforced with a metal angle to provide an anti-tip function and a stacking stabilization function. BE2017 / 5567