Patent ID: 8066341

Claim:
An item of furniture comprising: a furniture body; a flap being upwardly movable relative to said furniture body; an actuating arm connected to said flap, said actuating arm being movable across a range of motion between an open position and a closed position; a spring device for moving said actuating arm; an electric drive for moving said actuating arm; and a coupling device coupling said electric drive to said actuating arm, said coupling device allowing said actuating arm to move freely across a limited pivoting range between the open position and the closed position in at least one direction of movement, wherein said electric drive is operable to drive said actuating arm only over a first partial range of said range of motion of said actuating arm, wherein said coupling device is configured to allow said actuating arm after having passed said first partial range to be moved further over a second partial range of said range of motion without further support from said electric drive, and wherein said first partial range begins at one of the open position and the closed position of the actuating arm and ends at an end position beyond a neutral position of the actuating arm, and said second partial range begins at the neutral position and ends at the other of the open position and the closed position of the actuating arm.