Patents by Inventor Laura A. Noakes

Laura A. Noakes has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5341749
    Abstract: A table is provided with a gangable leg construction which permits the table to be used either as a stand alone unit, or ganged side-by-side with like tables for conferencing, dining and the like. The gangable leg construction includes a rigid mounting plate fastened to the bottom surface of a top portion of the table, and a swing plate fixedly mounted on the upper end of an associated leg. Fasteners detachably interconnect the mounting and swing plates in a manner which permits the leg to be shifted between a fully inboard position, underneath the top, for supporting the top in a stand alone fashion, and an outboard position, protruding outwardly from the top, for supporting the top, and an adjacent top of a like gangable table in a ganged fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventor: Laura A. Noakes