Surface Separable From Support Entity Patents (Class 108/157.1)
  • Publication number: 20040016376
    Abstract: A knock-down table that can be quickly assembled and disassembled for compact storage or shipping. The apparatus includes a table top, a plurality of detachable legs and a ring-shaped brace. Coupling members are provided on the bottom side of the table top and project downwardly therefrom. Sockets are formed in the top ends of the table legs for slidably receiving the coupling members. The ring-shaped brace interconnects each of the legs and maintains the structure in a substantially rigid configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Richard Rivera, Guillermo Rodriguez, Moi V. Bui
  • Patent number: 6659021
    Abstract: A foldable table has a plastics table plate, a hoop-shaped frame, four corner seats disposed on four corners of the hoop-shaped frame, and four leg tubes. Each leg tube is disposed on the corresponding corner seat. A center panel is disposed on the plastics table plate. The plastics table plate has a periphery flange and a periphery channel. Four square blocks are disposed on four corners of the plastics table plate. Each corner seat has a groove and an elastic blocking angle bar. At least a connection bar is connected to the corresponding corner seat and the corresponding leg tube. At least a connection plate is connected to the corresponding elastic blocking angle bar and the corresponding leg tube. The hoop-shaped frame is inserted in the plastics table plate. Each square block is inserted in the corresponding groove of the corner seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Inventor: Yung-Zhang Wen
  • Patent number: 6631751
    Abstract: A garden, patio or other screen or other vertical frame structure has a frame formed of elongate extruded plastic members, which include vertical frame elements, and a panel in the frame. The vertical frame elements have hollow interiors and downwardly open bottom openings. Metal L-shaped support members have vertical portions extending upwardly through the bottom openings into frictional engagement in the hollow interiors of the vertical frame elements, and horizontal portions extending forwardly and rearwardly of the screen from the vertical portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventors: Harold G. Coles, Lynn A. Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20030167982
    Abstract: A table includes a top supported on a frame which having two cone-shaped insertions. Two leg sets each include two legs with a connection member connected therebetween. Each of the connection members has a receiving member which receives the insertion which are allowed to be pivotable to adjust the position of the leg sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Ching-Yuan Yang
  • Patent number: 6615745
    Abstract: A shelving and attachment system provides for the completely concealed attachment of hollow, built up shelves to a wall or similar structure. The present system may be used for the attachment of a single shelf to a single wall structure, or may be used to secure a series of shelves to a single wall or to two or more adjacent walls. The hollow shelves of the present shelf system preferably include at least one vertical rib therein, extending between the top and bottom panels or surfaces of the shelf for greater structural strength. One or more relatively thin wall mounted cleats, or alternatively, deeper built up cleat boxes for greater shelf support, provide for shelf attachment, with the edges of the shelf box structure fitting over the edges of the cleats. Two or more sides of the shelf structure may be left open, to engage a corresponding number of cleats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Inventor: Chris Cinkaj
  • Publication number: 20020152935
    Abstract: A shelving and attachment system provides for the completely concealed attachment of hollow, built up shelves to a wall or similar structure. The present system may be used for the attachment of a single shelf to a single wall structure, or may be used to secure a series of shelves to a single wall or to two or more adjacent walls. The hollow shelves of the present shelf system preferably include at least one vertical rib therein, extending between the top and bottom panels or surfaces of the shelf for greater structural strength. One or more relatively thin wall mounted cleats, or alternatively, deeper built up cleat boxes for greater shelf support, provide for shelf attachment, with the edges of the shelf box structure fitting over the edges of the cleats. Two or more sides of the shelf structure may be left open, to engage a corresponding number of cleats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventor: Chris Cinkaj
  • Publication number: 20020112654
    Abstract: A tubular-frame structure for supporting surfaces comprising a supporting surface (12, 12′), a flat frame (13) and legs (14), in which said frame (13) is composed of tubular profiles (15) which can be combined in various ways, characterised in that all the elements are joined through connection means which provide a firm and dismountable connection, constituted by devices (16) for coupling tubular profiles (15) and devices (17) for coupling tubular profiles (15) with a leg (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventor: Carlo Cattaneo
  • Publication number: 20020100398
    Abstract: The present invention provides a portable workstation ergonomically designed to ease muscle tension for portable computer users. The workstation raises the computer screen to a more comfortable height for the computer user's neck, shoulders and back, and raises the computer keyboard to a more comfortable level for the user's shoulders, wrists and hands. The design also includes a raised and tilted surface with a non-slip feature to provide a computer user with easier viewing and typing options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventor: Robert Santini
  • Publication number: 20020040668
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a table includes a support structure comprising a first wire support and a second wire support. Each of the first and second wire supports comprises opposite ends that are joined to define a first and second foot. A portion of each of the first and second wire supports form a first and second support platform respectively. A work surface is supported on the first and second support platforms. In another aspect, a preferred embodiment of the support structure further comprises a first and second cap member disposed on an upper surface of the work surface and connected to the first and second support platforms such that the work surface is clamped therebetween. In another aspect, an accessory includes a mounting portion that is disposed between a first surface of a work surface and one of the support platform and the cap member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Eric Ping Pang Chan, Rama Chorpash, Thomas William Granzow, Andrew J. Kurrasch, Jeffrey Frederick Miller
  • Patent number: 6289826
    Abstract: A work station support comprises two mounting brackets (4) arranged in use to be attached to a work station top (1) at a spaced relationship. Each mounting bracket (4) has a fixing plate (5) and an arm (6) extending from said fixing plate (5), two separate key hole slots (11, 12) formed in said fixing plate (5) at a locus about a center of rotation of said fixing plate (5). The wider part (13) of each key hole slot is adapted to engage over the head of a mounting stud (17) in use and upon rotation of the fixing plate (5), the stud is moved to the narrower part (14) of each key hole slot (11, 12). The said key hole slots (11, 12) are formed to require the fixing plates (5) to be rotated in opposite directions to move to the engaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Formway Furniture Limited
    Inventor: Neville Waisbrod
  • Patent number: 6283045
    Abstract: A tabletop has a plurality of panels connected by rope-type connections and pole-shaped legs that can be folded up by way of links. Bars with grooves are provided to maintain the tabletop panels in an outstretched position. Connectors provided on the legs and connectors provided on the panels both engage the grooves on the bars such that the legs are properly positioned with respect to the panels of the tabletop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: On Way Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoshi Izumi
  • Patent number: 6237881
    Abstract: A convertible flower pot support and table which comprises a base and an upper support member with a plurality of legs extending between the base and the upper support member, the upper support member having a centrally located aperture designed to receive a flower pot or a table top which has a connecting ring extending downwardly from a bottom surface thereof, the connecting ring being designed to fit within the aperture of the upper support member. The device may be easily stored and in preferred embodiments, there is provided an anchoring peg for anchoring the same to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Inventor: Micheline Levesque
  • Patent number: 6205936
    Abstract: Presented herein is lightweight furniture that is designed to be decorated with cloth or fabric. The decoratable furniture provides for removable ultimate fabric decoration of the furniture. The furniture has a body that attaches to a leg arrangement. The body has at least one flat surface, a top surface, and an edge structure located about the perimeter of the top surface. The edge structure has a cloth receiving channel into which cloth, or fabric, may be inserted and removably, yet securely, held in place. Thus, the fabric may be easily removed for cleaning or changing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Create It Decor, Inc.
    Inventors: Linda Mae Nelson, Judith A. Van Essen Kenyon, Patricia A Lloyd
  • Patent number: 6199489
    Abstract: A folding table is provided that includes four legs, a top and two side panels. Two lateral tubes are fixed to those legs and the top is comprised of multiple planks connected with ropes. Locking bolts are respectively provided in the vicinity of each end of each of the lateral tubes. A pin protrudes from below each end of two of the outermost planks of the top. A step is provided in each side panel, and a connection hole and a locking hole are each provided in the vicinity of each end of each step. The connection hole is provided to secure the side panel to the legs and the locking hole is provided to receive a corresponding pin from a respective outermost plank to lock the planks to the side panel, so that the ends of each plank of the top are all butted with the step of the side panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Teamnox International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ting-Sheng Tsai