Lower chair shelf
The present invention provides a planar member having a plurality of leg members extending vertically down from the planar member, and each of the leg members define a clamping structure.
This application claims the benefits of provisional patent application No. 60/683,569, filed on May 23, 2005 and provisional patent application No. 60/738,670, filed on Nov. 21, 2005 and which are herein incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.
The present invention generally relates to a shelf.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONChairs, for example those used in school classrooms, often contain shelves integrated with the bottom portion of the chair for use in storing schoolbooks, folders, drinks, lunchboxes and the like. However, storing these chairs can take up a lot of valuable storage space because the chairs cannot be folded due to the integrated shelf. For this reason, a chair shelf is needed in the art that enables storage space to be conserved when the chair is stored.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention provides a shelf for use with a foldable chair, and the shelf can be removed when the chair is stored. In one form of the present invention, a planar member is provided, the planar member having a plurality of leg members extending vertically down from the planar member, and each of the plurality of leg members defining a clamping structure.
In another form of the present invention, a foldable chair is provided, the foldable chair including a plurality of legs including a first pair of legs and a second pair of legs; a first support member connected to each leg of the first pair of legs and extending there between; a second support member connected to each leg of the second pair of legs and extending there between; and a planar member having a plurality of leg members extending vertically down from the planar member, each of the plurality of leg members defining a clamping structure that attaches to one of the first and second support members.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThe above-mentioned and other features of this invention, and the manner of attaining them, will become more apparent and the invention itself will be better understood by reference to the following description of embodiments of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. Although the drawings represent embodiments of the present invention, the drawings are not necessarily to scale and certain features may be exaggerated in order to better illustrate and explain the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTIONThe embodiments disclosed below are not intended to be exhaustive or limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed in the following detailed description. Rather, the embodiments are chosen and described so that others skilled in the art may utilize their teachings.
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While this invention has been described as having an exemplary design, the present invention may be further modified within the spirit and scope of this disclosure. This application is therefore intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention using its general principles. Further, this application is intended to cover such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains.
Claims
1. A shelf comprising:
- a planar member having a plurality of leg members extending vertically down from said planar member, each of said plurality of leg members defining a clamping structure.
2. The shelf of claim I wherein said planar member has a flat surface, said flat surface defining an opening therein.
3. A foldable chair comprising:
- a plurality of legs including a first pair of legs and a second pair of legs;
- a first support member connected to each leg of said first pair of legs and extending there between;
- a second support member connected to each leg of said second pair of legs and extending there between; and
- a planar member having a plurality of leg members extending vertically down from said planar member, each of said plurality of leg members defining a clamping structure that attaches to one of said first and second support members.
4. The foldable chair of claim 3 wherein said planar member has a flat surface defining an opening therein.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 14, 2006
Publication Date: Nov 23, 2006
Inventor: Frederic McGuire (Indianapolis, IN)
Application Number: 11/404,669
International Classification: A47C 7/62 (20060101);