Folding Patents (Class 108/115)
  • Patent number: 8302539
    Abstract: A folding table with positioning function is provided. Therein a table board, two support sets pivotally connected and parallel with the table board and a fixing frame pivotally connected with the table board between and perpendicular to the two support sets are included. The two support sets each contain at least one holder having at least one positioning hole at one side thereof and the two support sets can engage with the fixing frame by connecting ends of the fixing frame, wherein the connecting end is inserted with a spring member having a pin movably projecting from a through hole corresponding to the positioning hole and engaging with the positioning hole when the two support sets and the fixing frame are unfolded so as to secure the folding table stably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Chien-Kuo Chang
  • Patent number: 8297207
    Abstract: A rapidly assembled office desk is provided, wherein a leg and a front guard board of the office desk are respectively fixed through a hinge, so that the leg of the office desk is linked with the front guard board. An inner side of the front guard board of the office desk and a back face of the desk board of the office desk are respectively fixed through a slide rail device, so that the front guard board of the office desk is linked with the desk board. In this way, the front guard board can be unfolded or be folded for storage at the back face of the desk board, and the two legs can also be unfolded or be folded for storage at the inner side of the front guard board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Choice Industries Corp.
    Inventor: Yu-Cheng Liu
  • Patent number: 8292249
    Abstract: A foldable tool stand includes a main shaft, a pair of base plates affixed to the main shaft and two pairs of legs. The main shaft has a first end, a second end, and positioning members respectively provided at the first end and the second end for securing a machine tool. The legs are movable from an extended supporting position to support the stand on the floor to a collapsed position where the legs are closely aligned along the main shaft. By means of utilizing the foldable characteristic of the legs, the foldable tool stand and the machine tool carried on the foldable tool stand provide significant benefits because of its high mobility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Rexon Industrial Corp., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Hung Chiu
  • Patent number: 8291830
    Abstract: An improved folding table is distinguished by the following features: a locking means is provided, by means of which the table top (5) can be locked in the work or use position thereof and in the storage position thereof, the locking means can be unlocked by means of a disengagement means (15), as well as the hand-actuatable disengagement means (15a), a further foot-actuatable or shoe-actuatable disengagement means (15b) is provided, and the at least one further foot-actuatable or shoe-actuatable disengagement means (15b) is provided on the underside of the table on the table half which is lower than the pivot axis of the table top (5) and/or is lower than the hand-actuatable disengagement means (15a) when the table top (5) is pivoted into the storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Steelcase Werndl AG
    Inventor: Josef Rutz
  • Patent number: 8276525
    Abstract: A fast height-adjustable equipment stand, particularly for a notebook or for a monitor with a keyboard, which can be placed on a table and a support surface of which can be raised or lowered so low that a keyboard situated on the support surface can be operated without difficulty while sitting. To this end, at any height the equipment present thereon is held in a horizontal or defined oblique position such that the support surface is guided by at least two folding brackets, which cause a parallel guidance of the support surface relative to the base surface in that the edges thereof are fastened non-parallel to each other to the support surface in an articulating manner, and that the support surface can be locked in one or more heights to prevent accidental lowering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventor: Rainer Janssen
  • Patent number: 8272336
    Abstract: A locking mechanism, in particular for locking a table top in the work position thereof and for releasing the table top in order to pivot it for example into an approximately vertically extending storage position, is distinguished in that the locking mechanism comprises between the fully locked position and the fully released position at least one intermediate position, in which the table top is pivotable only through a restricted angular range in a manner delimited by stops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Steelcase Werndl AG
    Inventor: Josef Rutz
  • Patent number: 8272337
    Abstract: The modular folding table includes a collapsible truss framework that supports a folding table top and a folding utility shelf, and includes legs that can be connected horizontally or vertically to the legs of one or more similar modular folding tables, to provide desired table and shelf space with a structure that is foldable, strong and stable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventor: Mark C. Carter
  • Patent number: 8267490
    Abstract: A folding portable bar is provided, the bar comprises: a framework having front and back side and top and bottom portions, the framework comprises a central frame having front and back sides and at least one side frame which is generally perpendicular to the central frame during an opened usage position, and the framework further comprises at least two supporting frames, at least one supporting frame is pivotally hinged to at least one end of the central frame and at least one supporting frame is pivotally hinged to at least one end of the side frame, one end of the central frame is pivotally hinged to one end of the side frame, and the central frame comprises at least two panels and the side frame comprises at least one panels, each of the panels and the supporting frames being foldable to one another forming an accordion fold during a closed position; at least one countertop designed to sit atop the top portion of the framework; and at least one supporting shelf designed to fit adjacent the bottom portion o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Original Ideas, Inc
    Inventor: Robert DeMars
  • Patent number: 8267477
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a folding portable footstool with a support surface that is adjustable to multiple angles and multiple heights. The footstool includes a base, a first leg member, a second leg member, and a platform which when engaged by one or both of the leg members is adjustable to one of a plurality of possible angles and one of a plurality of possible heights. When neither leg member is engaged, the footstool can be folded to facilitate portability and ease of storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Inventor: Julie Portia Appiah Finn
  • Patent number: 8262046
    Abstract: The collapsible work piece support apparatus provides vertical workpiece support of cabinets drywall and other objects needing support prior to and during installation and removal. The apparatus provides adjustable height in supporting the workpiece by way of the telescoping legs. Horizontal support of the workpiece is provided by virtue of the stabilizing blocks that are hingedly stored within cutouts in the horizontal members. Importantly, the apparatus is collapsible and thereby easily transported and stored. The basic design and structure of the apparatus contributes to ease of use. The overall design and structural integrity, as well as basic structure, easily provide for a single worker to support needed workpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventors: Derek M. Elrod, Penelope Elrod
  • Patent number: 8231087
    Abstract: A mixing drill stand, for supporting a mixing drill having a mixing drill bit perpendicularly above a ground surface. The stand includes a rear panel and a pair of side panels that selectively fold substantially flat, and selectively deploy where the side panels extend substantially perpendicular to the rear panel, and support a drill support assembly in a horizontal position with respect to the ground surface. The drill support assembly has a central opening through which the mixing drill bit extends toward the ground surface while the mixing drill is supported by the drill support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Inventor: Rocco J. Giordano, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8225726
    Abstract: A personal table for writing, maintaining a portable computer or otherwise. The table is relatively light in weight and can be readily assembled in minutes by an unskilled person without the use of tools. The table includes a table top and a stanchion formed by slideably engaging a pair of legs. A latch at the distal ends of the legs is used to secure the legs in place and finger tabs mounted on the base beneath the table top are used to maintain the stanchion to the base. Each leg includes a pair of opposing feet, one of the feet being elongated for positioning beneath a sofa or chair to help stabilize the table during use while the other foot is truncated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Suru Designs, LLC
    Inventor: Sumner M. Fineberg
  • Patent number: 8225724
    Abstract: A portable workstation has a closed position and an operating position and can be easily installed or removed by one person. A portable workstation has two walls that are hingedly connected to either side of an elongated member with a foldable work surface hingedly connected to both walls, the work surface being shaped to provide a continuous work surface when unfolded. The workstation also has one or more foldable shelves. Preferably, all of the components of the workstation remain connected to the workstation in the closed position and in the operating position, and no assembly is required. One person can install or remove the workstation from a work area without tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: 1465575 Alberta Limited
    Inventor: Jerry Michael O'Brien
  • Patent number: 8201550
    Abstract: A grill base is pivotally attached at a first end to a folding stand with three pivoting U-shaped supports and a center pivot. Two of the supports rest on the ground on casters or wheels. The third support slides and locks within L-shaped slots below the second end of the grill base held horizontally for cooking. An inserted charcoal tray is used to cook. The supports pivot together and stand vertically on the castors. The grill base pivots down parallel to the supports so that all are vertical for storage and transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Inventor: Karo Malumyan
  • Patent number: 8196529
    Abstract: Foldable table that is easy to handle is described, which is provided for use by a plurality of people but do not require a plurality of people when it is folded. The table can be unfolded and be folded in a fast and simple way, and can be provided with a parasol, wherein the table and the parasol can be unfolded simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Inventor: Andrej Witkowski
  • Patent number: 8188410
    Abstract: A portable party table [1000] for holding hot and cold foods is described. It employs at least two sections [1100, 1500] held together with a hinge [1600] for holding foods. The party table [1000] has folding legs [1111, 1511] and leg supports [1113, 1513] to support the legs. Each section [1100, 1500] has a tapered base [1101, 1501] with a drain hole [1107, 1507] and a drain plug [1109, 1509]. As ice melts it is directed toward the drain holes [1107, 1507]. Electric receptacle [1525] provide electricity for a heating plate. Alternatively, the hinge [1600] is a type which provides spacing between the sections [1100, 1500] to thermally insulate the hot from the cold section. The hinge [1600] may be allowed to slide to provide an insulation gap [1607], or eliminate the gap [1607].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Inventors: Marlene Dean, Larry Dean
  • Patent number: 8171863
    Abstract: An improved mechanism for operating a flip-top table is presented that provides improved table rigidity, an intuitively operable release mechanism, a single release action to release the mechanism from both a “use” and “folded” position, and spatially separated latches for the “use” and “folded” positions. Additionally the mechanism meets or exceeds government and industry standards while having a refined appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: DSA International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Nyenhuis, Matthew Ruster, Tod Babick, Gary Petertyl, Bradley DeBruyne
  • Patent number: 8161890
    Abstract: A foldable table for a notebook computer comprises a table top (1), a cross beam tube (4) and a pair of foldable supporting frames (2, 3) provided at left and right ends of the cross beam tube (4). The cross beam tube (4) is movably and co-axially connected to a pair of lugs which are fixedly connected to the table top (1) through a pair of knobs provided at ends thereof, so that an angle of the table top (1) relative to an axis of the cross beam tube (4) can be adjusted. Each of the pair of foldable supporting frames (2, 3) comprises a foldable side, a telescopic side and a bottom tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Shenzhen Jinhaifan Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Qunpu Wang
  • Patent number: 8146518
    Abstract: A foldable stool or table having hinges comprises a plurality of support members. In one embodiment, a foldable device comprises three legs. In another embodiment, the foldable stool or table comprises two foldable support members and two non-foldable support members. Relative to the top and bottom of the device one or more intermediately located steps or shelves, wherein the steps or shelves are located along at least one of the non-foldable support members, may be included. The one or more intermediately located steps or shelves may be forwardly-offset relative to a front surface of the non-foldable support members. A method of using the stool is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Inventor: Bradley R. Eveleth
  • Patent number: 8127695
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a display stand including a display stand housing is included. The display stand housing can be configured to hold one or more graphic panels. The display stand housing can define a table pocket. The display stand also includes a table assembly configured to move between a stored configuration and a deployed configuration. The table assembly can be configured to be disposed within the table pocket and concealed from view by at least one of the graphic panels when in the stored configuration. The display stand housing can further include a counter top panel disposed over the display stand housing. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Aisle Advertising
    Inventors: Mark R. MacDonald, Robert W. Stimson
  • Patent number: 8127694
    Abstract: A portable, collapsible, self-contained workstation having a substantially planar platform adapted for receiving a lap-top computer. A pair of doors, extendable away from the platform, are hinged from a lower surface of the platform. The workstation also preferably includes four (4), adjustable-length legs with a pair of legs being secured to each of the doors. The doors extending away from the platform and the legs being adapted for supporting the platform from a surface. The workstation includes a handle that is that secured to the platform and is disposable and fixable to extend above the platform. When disposed above the platform, the handle is adapted for receiving and having affixed thereto an instrument or a camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Inventor: George John Low
  • Publication number: 20120048157
    Abstract: A detachable table device includes a foldable leg device detachably connected to a table top and operable to support the table top when in an extended state and to separate from the table top when in a folded state. A circumferential portion of the table top has an inner annular surface formed with a radially and outwardly extending annular engaging groove. The leg device includes a pivot unit for interconnecting at least three leg members such that the leg members are pivotable relative to the pivot unit to be angularly equidistant when the leg device is in the extended state, and to be moved toward each other when the leg device is in the folded state. Each leg member includes an engaging end portion disposed movably in and engaging releasably the engaging groove in the circumferential portion of the table top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Habitex Corporation
    Inventor: Duan-Cheng HSIEH
  • Patent number: 8113605
    Abstract: A foldable display module is described which comprises one base formed by one lower and one upper left panel; one lower and one upper front panel, and one lower and one upper right panel. The base has one “collapsed” and one “upright” position as well as one cover hingedly attached to the upper front panel that in the base's “upright” position runs horizontally between the upper left and upper right panels; and, one shelf hingedly attached to back face of the upper front panel and running between the upper left and upper right panels. The module has one pair of posts projecting upwardly from the base and one board is coupled to its upper end. The board, posts and the base's right side and left side panels can be housed inside the front panels to fold the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Inventor: Ricardo Ceballos-Godefroy
  • Publication number: 20120024203
    Abstract: A foldable table may include a table top and legs that are movable between an extended position and a collapsed position. The table top may include a first section and a second section that are movable between folded and unfolded positions. A first portion of a side rail may be connected to the first section of the table top and a second portion of the side rail connected to the second section of the table top. A hinge assembly may connect the first and second portions of the side rail in an offset configuration. When the table is in the folded position, an inner surface of the first portion of the side rail may be disposed at least proximate an outer surface of the second portion of the side rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: David C. Winter, Jay Calkin, Mitch Johnson, Joel H. Bennett
  • Patent number: 8104214
    Abstract: A gravity deploying bi-pod leg set is provided which automatically locks into position when fully deployed by a gravity slide lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Richard Nils Boord
  • Patent number: 8104787
    Abstract: A material handling cart to assist one person in handling large sheets of material such as sheets of plywood and easily transport said sheets to a machine for machining or other operations. With the tilting table feature in the vertical position it will easily transport a large sheet of material through a walkthrough door 32 inches or wider. Arriving at said machine or workbench, two of the four casters can be locked, the table tilted flat and said material can be slid off the cart into the machine or onto the bench. It was designed for the home workshop or small cabinet shop, but obviously would work well in many other applications. It is also convenient for unloading materials from a pickup truck and transporting to a storage rack or other storage units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Chris Lyman Haley
  • Patent number: 8096246
    Abstract: The modular folding table includes a collapsible truss framework that supports a folding table top and a folding utility shelf, and includes legs that can be connected horizontally or vertically to the legs of one or more similar modular folding tables, to provide desired table and shelf space with a structure that is foldable, strong and stable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Inventor: Mark C. Carter
  • Patent number: 8096244
    Abstract: A modular table and method of assembly comprises a first table having a first table top and a pair of first support legs at opposite end regions of the first table top and a second table having a second table top and a pair of second support legs. The second support legs are adjustably mounted at the second table top and are adjustable relative to the second table top between a support orientation, in which the second support legs support the second table top in a free-standing manner, and a non-support orientation, in which the second support legs do not substantially support the second table top in a free-standing manner. The second table is configured to be secured to the first table when the tables are adjacent to one another. The second support legs are adjustable to the second orientation when the second table is secured to the first table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Nucraft Furniture Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Bockheim, James P. Tol, Matthew O. Schad, Todd A. Ratz, Robert J. Surman, Shawn O. Barrett, Michael Fedrigo
  • Patent number: 8091488
    Abstract: A table top with a flip mechanism has a frame of two spaced apart legs, each leg having two pivoting wheels, a spine connecting each leg, and a table top hingedly connecting to the spine for rotation off the center of the table. The spine and table top extend upon the longitudinal axis of the table. The spine has generally two parallel spaced apart members. The table top hingedly connects to one member and rests upon the other member when the table top is flat. Lifting the table from a longitudinal edge opposite the hinges, the table top pivots upon the hinges and rotates about the spine until upright. The upright table is then parallel to the legs and occupies a minimum footprint. Alternatively, the legs have wheels for easy movement of the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Berco Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucian Chirea, Robert Harrell, William Laclede
  • Patent number: 8074815
    Abstract: A rack for use in an operating room during surgery to hold surgical instruments. The rack includes a vertical support (including an adjustable height portion); rack support braces; rack support arms; a base interface member; casters; a base; and lighted trays. The lighted trays radiate ultraviolet and/or visible light to provide visible light in low light conditions and/or to inhibit bacterial growth. The trays are detachably attachable from the rack support arms which helps the trays to be maintained in a sterile condition, even if the rest of the rack is not maintained in a sterile condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventor: Jeffrey Gerstner
  • Patent number: 8069795
    Abstract: A flip-type nesting table includes a frame, a tabletop that pivots between an operative position and a storage position and a hinge and latch assembly that controls the movement of the tabletop between the operative position and the storage position. The hinge and latch assembly includes a pair of hinge brackets that each mount to a rear cross-member. Each hinge bracket includes a front latch that engages a front cross-member to hold the tabletop in the operative position. A rear latch is operable to engage the rear cross-member to hold the tabletop in its upright, storage position. The hinge and latch assembly includes a pull handle coupled to a cross bar that can be used to simultaneously move the latch members to allow movement of the tabletop between the usage position and the storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Krueger International, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott J. Williams, James M. Durand, John K. Blomstrom
  • Publication number: 20110290159
    Abstract: A table includes a pair of leg portions that has a length in a vertical direction and is hollow in shape with an opening formed at the top end thereof; a top panel that is mounted rotatably; a pair of casters, at least one such casters being provided at each of the front and the rear of a base portion of the leg portion; a contact portion that is provided on the base portion of the leg portion; and a raising/lowering mechanism that couples a movable portion, which is either one or more of the pair of casters and the contact portion, and the top panel, and switches what comes into contact with a floor surface between the pair of casters and the contact portion by raising/lowering the movable portion in accordance with a rotation of the top panel. The raising/lowering mechanism couples the top panel and the movable portion through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: AICHI CO., LTD
    Inventor: Takayuki SAITO
  • Patent number: 8051785
    Abstract: A collapsible table includes a table board, at least one folding mechanism, and plural table legs. The folding mechanism further includes a central body, at least one rotation lock assembly, and a pair of fastening assemblies mounted on the table legs. The central body is settled between the two fastening assemblies. The rotation lock assembly is arranged between the central body and one of the fastening assemblies, wherein the central body, the rotation lock assembly, and the fastening assembly are mutually coupled and fixed. The rotation lock assembly contains a rotating piece that is rotatable to be positioned at predetermined positions. The rotating piece has one end fixed to a bottom surface of the table board. Thus, all components related to rotating and locking are modularized into and thereby hidden in the folding mechanism to facilitate assembly, disassembly, transportation, and storage of the collapsible table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Gain-Ping Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chiu-Ting Lin
  • Patent number: 8051784
    Abstract: A folding device for a tabletop includes a pivot, a first bracket, and a latch mechanism. The pivot is fixed with a pedestal and a base is mounted on the pivot. An opening is defined in the base and extends therethrough longitudinally. The first bracket connects to the pivot rotatably for adapting to the tabletop. The latch mechanism includes a fixed mount, a sliding block, and a paw. The fixed mount is secured to the first bracket and includes a passage corresponding to the opening in the base. The sliding block moves in the passage and includes a groove. The paw connects to the fixed mount pivotally and elastically and includes a first end selectively engaging with the sliding block. The tabletop is un-rotatable when the sliding block extends into the opening in the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Inventor: Chuan-Fu Hsu
  • Publication number: 20110219992
    Abstract: A folding table top has a locking assembly for holding the table top open. The locking assembly has an inner cross bars extending across each half of the table top near a pivot axis. The inner cross bars each have one of holes that are aligned when the table is open. The shaft of a pin may be inserted into the holes to prevent the table from folding closed. The pin may have a head normal to its shaft. A clip may be mounted to one half of the table to receive the head of the pin while the shaft of the pin is in the holes, and thereby prevent the pin from backing out of the holes. The clip may also be used to hold the pin when the table is folded and stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventor: Vito Galloro
  • Patent number: 8015928
    Abstract: A foldable table includes a stand, a rack, multiple placement boxes, a platform, and a wine storage rack. The stand is foldable. The foldable table can function as a bar table, desk, counter, sink, water tank, cabinet, shelf, wine compartment, by provision of the rack, the placement boxes, the platform and the wine storage rack. The foldable table can be folded when not in use, thereby facilitating packaging, transportation and storage of the foldable table. The foldable table is expanded and folded easily and quickly. The foldable table is folded to have a smaller volume and to have the shape of a luggage, thereby facilitating the user carrying the foldable table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Inventor: Hsing-Hui Chen
  • Patent number: 8015930
    Abstract: A shelving unit includes a support frame and a plurality of support boards each detachably mounted on the support frame. The support frame includes a front support bracket, a first connecting bracket having a first end connected with a first end of the front support bracket, a second connecting bracket having a first end connected with a second end of the front support bracket, and a back board having a first end connected with a second end of the first connecting bracket and a second end connected with a second end of the second connecting bracket. Thus, the shelving unit can be assembled and disassembled without using tools, thereby facilitating a user assembling the shelving unit. In addition, the shelving unit can be folded into a smaller volume and reduces the cost of packaging, transportation and storage of the shelving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Inventor: Su-Nu Huang
  • Patent number: 8016371
    Abstract: An extension for a portable bar is provided, the extension comprises: a first counter having opposing ends; a second counter having opposing ends; at least two support bars having opposing ends, the first end of each of the bars is pivotally connected to the first end of the first counter and the first end of the second counter is pivotally connected to and rotatable about the second end of each of the bars, the first and second counters are generally parallel to one another and generally perpendicular to the bars during an usage position, the second counter rotates about the second end of the bars and the bars are generally diagonal of the first counter during an intermediate position, and the first and second counters are generally parallel to the bars during a storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Original Ideas, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert DeMars
  • Patent number: 8015931
    Abstract: A shelving unit includes a support frame and a plurality of support boards each mounted on the support frame. The support frame includes a front support bracket, a back board located opposite to the front support bracket, four first connecting tubes each having a first end connected with the respective corner of the front support bracket, and four second connecting tubes each having a first end connected with a second end of the respective first connecting tube and a second end connected with the respective corner of the back board. Thus, the shelving unit can be assembled and disassembled without using tools, thereby facilitating assembling the shelving unit. In addition, the shelving unit can be folded into a smaller overall volume to reduce the cost of packaging, transportation and storage of the shelving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Inventor: Shih-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20110203490
    Abstract: The folding work bench folds compactly for storage when not in use and occupies a minimal work space. The folding work bench has a durable work surface, a top storage shelf, a back board for hanging tools, a locking mechanism, and a work table that can be folded up against the back board and locked in a compactly folded configuration that also secures the tools on the back board in the work bench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventor: Mark C. Carter
  • Publication number: 20110203493
    Abstract: A table may include a table top and a leg assembly. The leg assembly may be moved between use and storage positions, and the movement of the leg assembly may move a cross member between a first position in which the cross member resists folding of the table top and a second position in which the cross member facilitates folding and unfolding of the table top. The table top may include first and second sections with portions that overlap and/or interlock when the table top is unfolded. When the table top is in the unfolded position, movement of the leg assembly towards the use position may move the cross member towards the overlapping and/or interlocking portions, which may move the overlapping and/or interlocking portions towards each other. When moved towards each other, the overlapping and/or interlocking portions may be securely connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Kent Ashby, Joel Bennett
  • Patent number: 7987800
    Abstract: A folding table includes two tabletop halves pivotally joined together at an axle, with one or more legs connected to each half. A transport member, such as a wheel is mounted on the axle. To transform the table from an “in-use” condition to a “transport” condition, the legs are collapsed to seat adjacent to the underside of the associated tabletop half. The tabletop halves are then pivoted toward each other until the undersides are in facing relationship to each other. So pivoting the tabletop halves exposes the transport member, which can be positioned against the ground to roll or slide the table to a different location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: GSC Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Farber, Jason C. Farber
  • Patent number: 7975626
    Abstract: A computer table includes a rear frame, two side frames pivotally mounted on two opposite ends of the rear frame respectively, a support board detachably mounted on the rear frame and the two side frames to support a computer, a drawer board detachably mounted between the two side frames, and a carrier detachably mounted on one of the two side frames to support a host frame of the computer. Thus, the computer table can be folded to have a smaller volume to decrease the cost of packaging, storage and transportation of the computer table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventors: Pi-Liang Wang, Cheng-Chun Wang, Zi-Cong Wen, Chen-Yu Chung
  • Patent number: 7975625
    Abstract: A table may include a table top and at least one leg assembly. The table top may include a first table top section and a second table top section. The table top sections may be movable between a first position in which the table top sections are generally aligned and a second position in which the table top sections are at an angle. The leg assembly may be movable between an extended position and a collapsed position relative to the table top. The leg assembly may include a first support structure and a second support structure. The support structures may be movable between a generally aligned position and an angled position when the leg assembly is in the extended position. Moving the support structures to the angled position may help retain the leg assembly in the extended position. Moving the table top sections to the second position may help retain the support structures in the angled position and thus further help retain the leg assembly in the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Katie Staples Topham, Jay Calkin, Larry Larcom, Paul Branch
  • Patent number: 7966950
    Abstract: A shelf assembly is for carrying goods on a rear seat of a vehicle. The shelf assembly includes a base, a pair of front legs, and a pair rear legs. The base includes a first and a second section. The base, which is for resting on the rear seat, has a front and a rear portion opposing the front portion. The rear legs extend from the rear portion of the sections of the base for supporting the base on the rear seat of the vehicle. A section hinge pivotally connects the first section and the second for folding the first section relative to the second section at the section hinge. A pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs are adapted to extend from the front portion of the sections of the base to support the base on a floor of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventors: Joseph Volpe, Jr., William Chynoweth
  • Patent number: 7966952
    Abstract: An exemplary implementation of an aircraft interior table includes a base unit which includes a storage compartment having laterally projecting ends. A bi-fold table comprised of a table panels is horizontally stowed and supported on the upper surface of the base unit. Thus, in a stowed condition, one of the table panels is folded so as to be sandwiched between the other of the table panels and the upper surface of the base unit. The edge of the other table panel opposite to its hinged edge adjoining both table panels is pivotally connected to the base unit by means of a primary hinge. In use, the table panels may be rotated as a unit about the primary hinge so as to achieve an intermediate fold-out condition. While in such a position, the table will present itself half-sized so as to provide the associated aircraft seat occupant with minimal forward obstruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Embraer—Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.
    Inventors: Armand Fissette, Magnus Aspegren
  • Publication number: 20110139042
    Abstract: Presented is a table with a pivotable table top that is mounted rotatably and lockably about an axis of rotation extending in a longitudinal direction by means of a pivoting mechanism on a table frame in the upper region of two lateral table legs. The table can be folded out or folded between a horizontal use position and a storage position. A pivoting movement of the table top is achieved, while combining secure operation and simple handling. The pivoting mechanism includes at least one pair of inter-engaging, mutually complementary tooth portions that are arranged concentrically about the axis of rotation. The tooth portions can be moved apart relative to one another by at least the tooth depth in the direction of the axis of rotation in order to enable the pivoting movement. In each pair, one tooth portion is mounted fixedly in terms of rotation with respect to the table leg and the other tooth portion is mounted fixedly in terms of rotation with respect to the table top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel Korb
  • Patent number: 7950337
    Abstract: A foldable frame structure of the foldable table or bed comprises main frames, secondary frames, L-shaped folding hinges and connecting members. An adjacent side of each main frame and the secondary frame is formed a foldable joint which is connected by the connecting members and the L-shaped folding hinges. The size of the secondary frames is smaller than the main frames, wherein each of the secondary frames is able to be folded in the main frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Inventor: Te-Lung Chen
  • Publication number: 20110120352
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is specialized furniture, including a table having a sliding top. The table may be adapted for use in medical procedures, such as for use as a phlebotomy table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Adria Marallo, Dennis Hogle, Craig LaRosa, Gianna Marzilli Ericson, Kisoon Augusta Kim Meill, Jonathan Stephen Podolsky
  • Publication number: 20110083589
    Abstract: A container holding table comprising a table top having a top planar surface and a bottom planar surface with an opening and at least one height adjustable table leg. The opening is located in the center of the plastic table top and comprises a round through hole sufficiently sized to receive a container. The height adjustable table leg comprises a stainless steel caster. The height adjustable table leg further comprises an inner and an outer tube. The inner and outer tube provide telescoping means allowing adjustment of up to four inches via at least one set of apertures and a push button securing device. The height adjustable table leg is capable of being repeatedly unfolded from a closed position to an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventor: Jihad Cabey