In accordance with the present invention in the at least one arm (
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[0002] Stuffed sitting furniture, for example armchairs or divans with at least one arm have the disadvantage that they are not very practical when the user wants to set objects near himself because his sitting position is not very well suited to extending his hand on a chair-side table to take an object.
[0003] Prior art armchairs are also inconvenient for the use of data processing equipment because no steady position is provided for resting or installing it within the user's reach.
[0004] One of the purposes of the present invention is therefore to remedy this drawback and propose a piece of stuffed sitting furniture and in particular an armchair which would be equipped with a holder in such a manner that the latter would be practically invisible when not in use position and keeping in spite of everything the appearance of an armchair without a holder.
[0005] Another purpose is to make a holder particularly suited for use of a ‘laptop’ apparatus and in particular calculators, computers et cetera.
[0006] This purpose is achieved by a piece of stuffed sitting furniture having the characteristics of the characterizing part of claim 1.
[0007] The solution in accordance with the present invention calls for a horizontal housing in each arm. This housing has the form of a slot with mutually parallel planes of a height such as to receive a holder board. This board is articulated at one of its ends to a vertical pin born by the stuffed furniture framework. The geometry of the board itself is complementary to the geometry of the housing in such a manner that the board can be inserted completely in the housing without protruding from the sides of the arm. In the board's position fully withdrawn into the housing the visible edges of the board are butted in one variant on horizontal decorative strips in such manner that an aesthetically pleasing appearance is achieved which does not lead to the imagination of a holder board being present.
[0008] By shaping the board in a suitable manner it can receive a ‘laptop’ apparatus or itself consist of an apparatus of this type.
[0009] Additional characteristics and advantages of the stuffed piece of furniture in accordance with the present invention are set forth in the claims and the description given below of a preferred embodiment shown in the following annexed drawings.
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[0015] The armchair rests in a known manner on the floor by means of feet
[0016] In the closed position the two boards
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[0018] Each panel
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[0020] Numerous variants of the piece of furniture in accordance with the present invention are possible without abandoning the protection of the present invention.
[0021] Protection is thus requested for a piece of furniture in which the holder receives a so-called ‘laptop’ apparatus, for example a computer, the keyboard of which is received by the board and the monitor by the panel. It is clear that the body of the keyboard could form the board directly and the body of the screen could form the screen directly.
[0022] Appropriately in such a case in the piece of furniture itself there could be provided an electrical current storage battery for example rechargeable for powering the ‘laptop’ apparatus.