MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641007485 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on Jan. 26, for 'a foldable furniture structure with geometry-based load-bearing configuration.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. K. Marliya; Saranya Divakaran P C; and Ragul Gnanasekar.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 13, under issue no. 07/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a foldable furniture structure configured to provide geometry-based load-bearing. The structure comprises a plurality of planar panels interconnected by a continuous flexible sheet forming a non-mechanical hinge system. In an unfolded configuration (100, 200), selected planar panels are oriented to form interconnected triangular bracing (300), whereby loads applied to an upper surface are transferred through inclined compression load paths (800) defined by the panel geometry, rather than through mechanical hinges, detachable legs, or frame members. The structure is foldable into a substantially flat configuration for storage (500) and is deployable through a predefined folding sequence (600). An exploded panel arrangement (400) and hinge region detail (700) illustrate assembly and interconnection. The geometry-based load-bearing configuration provides structural rigidity, durability, and compactness while enabling support of practical academic loads using thin planar materials."
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
