Surface And Support Pivotally Interconnected Patents (Class 108/35)
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Patent number: 12089734Abstract: An improved portable workstation used in connection with external electronic devices and other office and personal equipment such as, for example, a laptop, laptop accessories, tablet, cellular telephone, office supplies and the like, is disclosed. The workstation comprises a first section comprising a first work surface, and a second section comprising a second work surface. The second section is hingedly attached to the first section. The workstation may be placed in an open position and a closed position, such that when in the open position the first and second sections reveal a storage compartment accessible to a user of the workstation. The workstation further comprises a support mechanism, such as legs or other support devices, which is capable of being deployed by the user when the workstation is in the open position, and which support the first and second sections when said workstation is in said open position.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: TOURIA LTDInventor: Joseph Narke
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Patent number: 11859379Abstract: A collapsible structural frame configured to provide a structure to which building material sheets are attached to form a surface. The frame includes a first frame portion that corresponds to a first portion of the surface and is configured to receive a first sheet of the building material and a second frame portion that corresponds to a second portion of the surface and is configured to receive a second sheet of the building material. A pivoting mechanism attaches the second frame portion to the first frame portion and has a pivoting axis. The pivoting mechanism permits the second frame portion to rotate about the pivoting axis relative to the first frame portion from an undeployed state to a deployed state. A locking mechanism may fix a relative position of the first frame portion and the second frame portion in the deployed state.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: AWI Licensing LLCInventor: Jason T. Cavanaugh
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Patent number: 11622624Abstract: An improved outdoor patio table with centrally secured outdoor patio heater, and methods of using the same are disclosed. The outdoor patio heater may be secured to the within the patio table without increasing the exterior perimeter of the patio table when securing or removing the patio heater. The patio table may be suitable for applications where there are a plurality of tables in a line and when a patio heater is removed frequently.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Inventor: Todd Martin
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Patent number: 11350734Abstract: A foldable portable organizer desk has a base member having a flat front surface. A pair of leg members is hingely coupled to a rear surface of the base member. A folding member is hingely coupled to the base member. A folding member recessed area is formed in an interior surface of the folding member. At least one holding container is formed in the recessed area.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Inventor: Edgardo Clores
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Patent number: 11172747Abstract: A support for use in a leisure activity or cosmetic treatment in a reclined position wherein the support includes two sections connected by a section hinge wherein a first section includes a leg connected by a leg hinge to the first section where the leg hinge is substantially perpendicular to the section hinge.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: NAILPAD LTD.Inventors: James Robert Salmon, Joseph Daniel Deely, Caroline Emma Salmon, Victoria Jane Deely
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Patent number: 11168832Abstract: The invention comprises a pocket carryable, width/length adjustable, rectilinear phone support assembly, arranged to permit various safe, secure manipulable orientations thereof while supporting a mobile phone. The phone support assembly comprises a pair of 1st corner arm assemblies and a pair of 2nd corner arm assemblies intermatingly attached to one another. The 1st corner support members are arranged diagonally across from one another and the 2nd corner arm assemblies are arranged diagonally across from one another. Each 1st corner arm assembly meets with the respective receiving member and in a member of an adjacent 2nd corner arm assembly, and wherein each corner arm assembly has a corner hub with an elongated receiving member and an elongated inner member extending from the corner hub at an angle of 90° with respect to one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Inventor: Damon A. Carter, Sr.
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Patent number: 11058230Abstract: The present invention concerns shelves (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) for changing the diaper of an infant or toddler. A shelf comprises a movable barrier (13) and a facility (18, 53) for automatically detecting a caregiver. The facility for automatically detecting is adapted to bring the movable barrier into an open state when the facility for automatically detecting detects a caregiver.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Miniwim UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Inventor: Mark Schleicher
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Patent number: 11027413Abstract: A truss designed folding Apparatus. The apparatus may be constructed of a first apparatus top section and a second apparatus top section which may be pivotally connected together by a center support structure. The apparatus may have two sets of legs. A first set of legs may be movably attached to the center support structure and a second set of legs may also be movably attached to the center support structure. Each set of legs may also be attached to the apparatus top via a first and a second leg support extending from the legs to the apparatus top sections. A shelf connection may be placed between the first and second leg support wherein, a shelf attached to each pair of legs the shelf may have a first section and second section, wherein the sections are attached to each other at opposite ends of the shelf connection.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Inventor: Robert Wise
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Patent number: 10827877Abstract: A grill extension system for cooking food items at a lowered temperature on a grill includes a first grill that may have a food item positioned thereon for cooking. A second grill is selectively positioned on the first grill such that the second grill is spaced from the first grill. A food item is positioned on the second grill for cooking at a lower temperature compared to the first grill.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Inventor: Jacob Cohan
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Patent number: 10813446Abstract: The present application provides for a collapsible table. The table may be constructed of a first table top section and a second table top section which may be pivotally connected together by a center support structure. The table may have two sets of legs. A first set of legs may be pivotally attached to the center support structure and a second set of legs may also be pivotally attached to the center support structure. Each set of legs may also be attached to the table top via a first and a second leg support extending from the legs to the table top sections. A shelf connection may be placed between the first and second leg support wherein, a shelf attached to each pair of legs the shelf may have a first section and second section, wherein the sections are attached to each other at opposite ends of the shelf connection.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Inventor: Robert Wise
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Patent number: 10550585Abstract: There is provided an assembleable platform made of fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP), including (1) a plurality of plates each having a first T-shaped slot on the top surface and a second T-shaped slot on the bottom surface along a first axis, and a third T-shaped slot on the right-side surface and a fourth T-shaped slot on the left-side surface both along the first axis and oriented perpendicular to the first axis, where the each plate is rectangular; (2) a plurality of T-shaped connectors disposed in the first T-shaped slot and the second T-shaped slot to connect the plurality of the plates; and (3) a plurality of I-beam connectors disposed in the third T-shaped slot and the fourth T-shaped slot to connect the plurality of plates to form the assembleable platform, wherein each of the plurality of plates, T-shaped connectors and I-beam connectors is made of FRP.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Inventor: Gui Li
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Patent number: 10335873Abstract: An alignment device for a portable motorized miter saw may allow a user to easily reproduce cuts of the same length, even when the miter saw is taken off and replaced back on a portable miter saw stand. The alignment device includes a three piece connector that allows for easy set-up of wings on either side of the saw, which are used to support the material being cut. Because the wings attach directly to the saw itself, the wings stay in exactly the same relationship to the saw blade. Thus, when a stop is attached to the wing, material can be cut to the same size lengths, even though the saw may be taken down one day and set up another day.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Inventor: Ronald Wynne
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Patent number: 10258143Abstract: A sit to stand workstation may include a right platform attached, such as hingeably attached, to a left platform; a pair of left upper legs pivotally attached to a bottom surface of the left platform; a pair of right upper legs pivotally attached to a bottom surface of the right platform; a leg axle operatively connected to an end of each of the left upper legs distal from the left platform and to an end of each of the right upper legs distal from the right platform; a pair of lower right legs operatively connected to the leg axle; a pair of lower left legs operatively connected to the leg axle; removable tray attachments removably engaged with a surface of the right platform or the left platform; and storage compartments removably attached to the workstation when the right platform and the left platform are in a folded configuration.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Inventor: Colby Lee Kenyon
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Patent number: 10130166Abstract: A collapsible table assembly includes a table for supporting objects. A plurality of legs is provided and each of the legs is removably coupled to the table. A plurality of containers is provided and each of the containers is removably coupled to the table thereby inhibiting the containers from falling over. A plurality of mating members is provided and each of the mating members is coupled to the table. A pouch is selectively suspended from the mating members and the pouch stores objects.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Inventor: Diana Prokopovich
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Patent number: 9683810Abstract: A shooter's case and table combo configured to convert from a gun carrying case into a shooter's table, using no tools, is presently disclosed. The shooter's case and table combo has two identical rectangular panels attached in the center with a hinge. Each panel has a slot proximate each end, each slot formed by a respective end of the panel and a respective leg mount. Four identical length legs are configured to be constrained inside the panels and each of the legs having a top end configured to be placed in one of the slots in one of the panels. A pair of retaining pins are provided for each leg, each of the pair of retaining pins being configured to be received by a pair of apertures in the leg mount and a pair of apertures in the legs and hold the leg to the panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Inventor: Patrick Douglas Perkinson
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Patent number: 9394719Abstract: A folding bar table for removably supporting a canopy include a plurality of tabletop assemblies with each two adjacent tabletop assemblies rotatably connected to each other, a plurality of table leg assemblies for supporting the tabletop assemblies, and fastening components disposed at two ends of the rotatably connected tabletop assemblies for holding supporting poles of the canopy. A table leg assembly includes a standing pole and a movable pole, and one end of the movable pole is rotatably connected to the standing pole. For two adjacent tabletop assemblies, one tabletop assembly is rotatably connected to a corresponding standing pole, and the other tabletop assembly is rotatably connected to a corresponding movable pole. All rotational axes are substantially parallel to each other. The rotatably connected tabletop assemblies present a straight layout when unfolded.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Campvalley (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kwan Jun Choi
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Patent number: 9392868Abstract: A portable folding outdoor table includes a foldable table top including a flat top and includes foldable portions joined together at joint(s) that extend through the table top and bottom, cup holders extending through the table top, a beach umbrella shaft substantially positioned in the center, extending through the table top and sized to accept a shaft of a beach umbrella, holes defined by the table top, where the holes are smaller in diameter than the cup holders and permit wind to blow through the table top, and foldable legs attached to the table top bottom, where the foldable legs are designed to position the table top at a height in the range of 10? to 20? above a ground surface on which the portable outdoor table sits.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Inventor: Sandra Nardi
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Patent number: 9359717Abstract: The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet having a receiving space for reception of laundry, a feeder configured to feed at least one of air or moisture into the receiving space, a support structure placed in the receiving space, the support structure providing a support space to allow a surface of the laundry to be supported by the support space, a guide affixed in the receiving space, the guide being configured to set a movement range of the laundry to prevent the laundry from deviating from the support space, and a press structure separably coupled to the support structure, the press structure being configured to apply pressure to the laundry positioned in the support space.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaemyung Lim, Wookjun Chung, Junghoi Choi, Byeongkook Kim
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Patent number: 9345338Abstract: A portable, folding table that is particularly suited for changing a child's diaper is provided. The table includes a left panel, a middle panel, and a right panel and has an extended position in which the panels are substantially co-planar and a collapsed position in which the left and right panels fold between about 90 and about 180 degrees relative to the middle panel. The table optionally includes a handle attached to the front or rear side of the middle panel, legs attached to the left and right panels, and motors to move the panels between the extended and collapsed positions. Optionally, the left or right panel includes a bottom flange that serves as a leg and further serves to hide the other panels when the table is in the collapsed position.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Inventor: Michael Thomas Arch
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Patent number: 9339110Abstract: Disclosed are table accessories comprising: a) a first vertical beam at a first end and a second vertical beam at a second end; b) at least one first angled beam rotatably connected to the first vertical beam; c) at least one second angled beam rotatably connected to the second vertical beam; d) a long horizontal beam rotatably connected to the first angled beam; e) a short horizontal beam rotatably connected to the second angled beam; and f) a internal horizontal beam extender portion capable of adjoining the long horizontal beam and the short horizontal beam and extending the length thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Inventor: David Charles deRoy VanZuydewyn
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Patent number: 9289896Abstract: A work station includes tool containing or supporting features as well as workbench features, such as a work surface and work back. The work station is preferably mobile, permitting it to be moved or transported. In addition, the work station is preferably collapsible and securable. In one configuration, the work station has a work bench portion which can be raised or lowered relative to a base portion, wherein in the lowered position, the base portion is positioned in an interior space of the work bench portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: JPL Investments, LLCInventor: Joseph W. Cole
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Patent number: 9232862Abstract: A portable, folding table is described. The table includes a left panel, a middle panel, and a right panel and has an extended position in which the panels are substantially co-planar and a collapsed position in which the left and right panels fold between about 90 and about 180 degrees relative to the middle panel. The table optionally includes a handle attached to the front or rear side of the middle panel, legs attached to the left and right panels, and a motor to move the panels between the extended and collapsed positions. Optionally, the left or right panel includes a bottom flange that serves as a leg and further serves to hide the other panels when the table is in the collapsed position. The table is particularly suited for changing a child's diaper.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Inventor: Michael Thomas Arch
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Patent number: 9167893Abstract: The invention relates to a folding table including: two tabletop members that are coupled to each other pivotably with one edges of the tabletop members serving as an axis, and are able to be folded; leg members that are disposed on a lower surface of a tabletop formed by unfolding the two tabletop members; a separation biasing unit that causes two leg members to move away from each other; and a movably coupling unit that couples the leg members to the tabletop members in such a manner as to be moveable from the one edge side to the other edge side. When the tabletop members are pivoted to unfold the tabletop, the separation biasing unit and the movably coupling unit cause the leg members to be unfolded along the lower surface of the tabletop.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: NEWTEC JAPAN Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tokuhiro Shiraishi
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Patent number: 8904714Abstract: A tunnel structure includes a frame; a continuous plate fixed to the frame in order to protect passing-through pedestrians; supporting legs hinged to the frame; and a connecting section supported by the frame, the connecting section configured to enable the combination of multiple tunnel structures.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Big Astor S.R.L.Inventors: Carmelo Montalto, Daniele Montalto
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Patent number: 8763537Abstract: A vertically foldable frame is disclosed. The frame comprises: a base; a first fixing post; a second fixing post; a sliding frame; at least one table surface; wherein the first fixing post and the second fixing post are respectively fixed on both ends of the base; a first guide rail and a second guide rail are provided on the first fixing post and the second fixing post respectively and opposite to each other, the sliding frame is provided between the first guide rail and the second guide rail and adapted to slide up and down along the first guide rail and the second guide rail; the table surface is horizontally connected to a side of the sliding frame and adapted to be rotated in a vertical plane around a joint between the table surface and the sliding frame, the table surface is adapted to be horizontally positioned.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Inventor: Kin Chung Ng
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Patent number: 8555788Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides a table comprising a tabletop and at least first and second legs, at least the first leg of which is a moving leg, said table further comprising a connecting strut connected to the tabletop via a first horizontal axis and to the first leg via a second horizontal axis, so that, starting from a first position in which its first end and its second end face respectively towards the tabletop and towards the floor, the first leg is suitable for being turned over by pivoting about the second axis of the connecting strut so as to take up a second position in which its first end and its second end face respectively towards the floor and towards the tabletop.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Grosfillex SASInventors: Norbert Kleinklaus, Fabrice Lambert
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Patent number: 8479663Abstract: A collapsible multi-play entertainment table includes a first section and a second section hingedly attached together by a hinging device. A plurality of leg members are removably attached to the underside of the folding table. The top surface of the folding table is adapted with an indentation for receiving a game table insert. The game table insert can be for any type of desired game such as chess, checkers, poker, plain or another suitable game. An assembly of collapsible chairs is included.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Inventor: Ray Charles Davis
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Patent number: 8418282Abstract: “The Fold Up Dormitory” is intended for use in situations where living and working quarters for a small or large number of people are required on short notice or irregular intervals. The apparatus is made of wood, steel and premanufactured hardware, and comprises components for sleeping, working and storage of small items. It is mobile, simple to operate and offers many options to those who use it. The apparatus comprises: a central core; a pair of folding frames, each pivotally connected to the central core on opposite sides thereof, for rotation about vertical frame-to-core axes of connection; a bed platform pivotally connected to a first side of the central core, for rotation about a horizontal bed-to-core axis of connection; a desk surface pivotally connected to a second side of the central core, for rotation about a horizontal desk-to-core axis of connection; and storage shelving within the central core.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Inventor: Michael E. Luft-Weissberg
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Patent number: 8276525Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 7, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Inventor: Rainer Janssen
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Patent number: 8262046Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 7, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Inventors: Derek M. Elrod, Penelope Elrod
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Patent number: 8256360Abstract: A massage table for supporting a person above a surface during a massage includes a table top assembly and a leg assembly. The table top assembly supports the person. The leg assembly is secured to the table top assembly and supports the table top assembly above the surface. The leg assembly includes a plurality of legs. At least at least one of the legs includes (i) a first leg section that is attached to the table top assembly, (ii) a second leg section that is movable relative to the first leg section to adjust the position of the table top assembly relative to the support, and (iii) a section attacher that selectively attaches the first leg section to the second leg section. In one embodiment, the section attacher includes a section stop and a section clamp. The section stop inhibits relative movement between the first leg section and the second leg section. The section clamp also selectively inhibits relative movement between the first leg section and the second leg section.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2006Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Earthlite Massage Tables, Inc.Inventor: William W. Chow
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Patent number: 8188410Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 3, 2008Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Inventors: Marlene Dean, Larry Dean
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Patent number: 8127695Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Aisle AdvertisingInventors: Mark R. MacDonald, Robert W. Stimson
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Patent number: 8015928Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 16, 2008Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Inventor: Hsing-Hui Chen
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Publication number: 20110061571Abstract: A multipurpose rotatable tray includes a wall-mountable member rotationally coupled to a tray member, the latter being dually functional as (1) a horizontal support surface and (2) a wall hanging for an aesthetic article, while the tray member is in horizontal and vertical configurations, respectively. The tray member includes an opening for receiving a replaceable aesthetic article, such as, but not limited to, a painting or photograph. The tray unit may be automatically or manually coupled to the wall-mountable member when in the vertical configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventor: Johanna Hilde
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Publication number: 20110000404Abstract: The present invention comprises a table which a user can attach to a cooler. The table is generally comprised of a table top, a first pivoting means, a second pivoting means and a leg. The first pivoting means attaches the first end of the table top to a first beam. The first beam attaches the present table to the cooler. The second pivoting means attaches a second beam to the second end of the table top. The second beam is attached to the leg. The leg is vertically adjustable. The leg pivots against the table top and the table top pivots against the cooler.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2009Publication date: January 6, 2011Inventor: Michael Lauther
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Patent number: 7823517Abstract: A massage table for supporting a person during a massage above a surface includes a leg assembly that engages the floor, and a first table top that includes a frame that is supported above the surface with the leg assembly. The frame includes a frame base that supports at least a portion of the person, and a border flange that is secured to the frame base and that extends downward from the frame base. The border flange can include a first side section, a first transverse section that extends transversely to the first side section, and a first connector section that connects the first side section to the first transverse section. The first connector section can be curved. Additionally, the border flange can include a second transverse section that extends substantially parallel to the first transverse section and a curved second connector section that connects the first side section to the second transverse section.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Earthlite Massage Tables, Inc.Inventor: Jon W. Roleder
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Patent number: 7779762Abstract: The disclosure defines a portable tool management, storage and organizational system for painting and wallpapering which provides an apparatus and organization system for organizing painting and wallpapering tools and supplies. The disclosure further provides a combined painter's table (whose exterior covers provide work surfaces that are both configurable and adjustable) and carrying case that is collapsible and portable. The disclosure features a unique combination of features such as paint and water reservoirs with built-in drainage systems, and a wallpaper roll dispenser integrated into a collapsible and portable table surface that also features receptacles integrated into the table surface for holding painter's and wallpaperer's tools. The disclosure has both industrial and residential applications and is suitable for use by professional, semi-professional and non-professional painters and wallpaperers.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2006Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Inventor: Stuart M. Sackman
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Publication number: 20100139530Abstract: A dismantable writing desk storable in a case is described. The desk comprises a foldable base; a cover in the form of a housing coupled on the base and serving as a case to store the desk; a leg attached to the cover lower part; a left and right walls coupled to said cover and formed by a lower half and an upper half coupled to each other; and, a foldable board mounted to the left and right walls. To store the desk, the foldable board is detached and folded; the walls are detached and their halves are decoupled; the cover is detached from the base and the leg detaches from the cover, storing therein the base, the leg and both walls halves. In an embodiment, the desk is provided with transparent horizontal panels mounted on the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventor: Ricardo Ceballos-Godefroy
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Patent number: 7690159Abstract: Relocatable personal and/or pet safety shelters for protecting occupants from dangerous conditions such as those from hurricanes and tornadoes. The shelters can include metal wall and ceiling panels of approximately 10 gage to approximately 12 gage thick and be able to withstand winds of up to approximately 250 miles per hour or greater, and be able to withstand a projectile such as 2 inch by 4 inch wood member shot at approximately 100 miles per hour from penetrating inside. The shelter can have a length of approximately 60 inches, a width of approximately 30 inches, a height of approximately 55 inches, with a total weight of up to approximately 940 pounds. The shelter can have fixed bench seats along opposite sides of the door from each other, and be attached in a fixed horizontal orientation above the floor by elongated L-shaped brackets that are attached to the walls be removable fasteners.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Inventor: Floyd Arnold
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Publication number: 20090114127Abstract: A folding table and chair each have an unobtrusive folding mechanism that cannot be easily seen when unfolded for use. Because the folding mechanism is not readily seen, folding tables and chairs of a number of well-known and popular styles can be provided that are suitable for use as everyday home furniture. Folding furniture may be particularly desirable for apartment and condominium dwellers who have limited living space and need to occasionally store bulky furniture to fully use such space. The folding furniture of the invention is also easier to move than traditional furniture, including the hinge of the table, which can also serve as a carrying handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2009Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: Meco CorporationInventor: Douglas G. WRIGHT
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Patent number: 7475641Abstract: A folding table is disclosed having a two-stage folding mechanism. The folding table includes a table top divided into a first planar portion and a second planar portion. A pair of side rails is connected to each planar portion. A foldable leg and support brace is connected to each planar portion. A hinge assembly is provided disposed between the first planar portion and the second planar portion. The hinge assembly includes a hinge pin, a first hinge connector and a second hinge connector rotatably disposed on the hinge pin. The first hinge connector has a cam portion. A locking pin is disposed through a slot in the second hinge connector so that when the locking pin is positioned nearest the hinge axis, the cam portion abuts the locking pin, thus locking the table top. When the locking pin is positioned farthest from the hinge axis, the first hinge connector is able to freely rotate about the hinge axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2003Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventor: Ju-Young Jin
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Patent number: 7461601Abstract: 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 be divided into a first section and a second section, and a hinge assembly may connect the first section of the table top to the second section of the table top to allow the table top to be selectively moved between a folded position and an unfolded position. The hinge assembly may include a locking member that may be sized and configured to lock the hinge assembly in a fixed position. In addition, the hinge assembly may include a lever that is sized and configured to move the locking member between a locked and unlocked position.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2005Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.Inventors: Ju-Young Jin, Arvin Patel
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Publication number: 20080202390Abstract: A table may include a table top and one or more legs or support pedestals. The table may also include one or more handles that may enhance the portability of the table. For example, if the table is a fold-in-half table, then the table top may include first and second sections that may be moved between an folded position and an unfolded position. The handle may include first and second sections that are connected to the first and second sections of the table top. The first and second sections of the handle may be collectively grasped, which may help prevent the table top from unintentionally unfolding. The table top may also include receiving portions that are sized configured to receive one or more portions of the handle. This may allow, for example, at least a substantial portion of the handle to be disposed in receiving portions when the handle is in a retracted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2008Publication date: August 28, 2008Inventors: Paul Branch, Ed VanNimwegen
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Publication number: 20080149802Abstract: A multi-function portable table includes two cases, which are jointed to each other by hinges and are releasably fixed to each other by at least one releasable buckle mounted therebetween at one lateral side opposite so as to allow the cases to be expanded in a rotation manner. The cases have opposing surfaces in which cavities are defined. Foldable legs are arranged in the cavities. The cases that are expanded to form a tabletop are supported by the legs that are expanded from inside the cavities of the cases. Further, one of the cases can be converted into an easel, while the other one is provided with storage spaces for articles/objects so as to allow for easy use in outdoor activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2006Publication date: June 26, 2008Inventor: Chen-Cheng Chiang
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Patent number: 7337728Abstract: A collapsible folding article of furniture, including a top member forming a generally planar top support surface, a bottom member forming a base, and a plurality of foldable leg assemblies each including a set of at least two elongated leg sections pivotally attached together at adjacent ends by a hinge allowing the leg sections to be rotated between a folded configuration and an extended configuration, each of the hinges having a first part attached to one of the leg sections and a second part attached to the other one of the leg sections, the first and second parts being pivotally secured together and having associated therewith a spring loaded detent for lockingly engaging detent receiving apertures, formed in the first and second parts, when the leg assembly is in its extended configuration, one end of each leg assembly being pivotally attached to the top member and an opposing end of each leg assembly being pivotally attached to the base member, the leg assemblies allowing the top member to be collapsedType: GrantFiled: August 9, 2004Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Inventors: Lyle F. Shabram, Jr., Patrict L. Shabram
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Publication number: 20080041279Abstract: A folding table and method for folding the same are provided. The folding table can include a body, a first panel adapted to rotate about a first end of the body, a second panel adapted to rotate about the body; a third panel adapted to rotate about the body; and a fourth panel adapted to rotate about a second end of the body. The first panel can include at least two sections adapted to be supported by a first end of the second and third panels, and a second end of the second and third panels can be adapted to support the fourth panel thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventor: Jerry D. Johnson
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Patent number: 7131155Abstract: An apparatus for a diaper changing table 12 that can be selectively deployed by individuals 14 to aid in their toiletry needs. While the device 10 can be installed in any bathroom 16, preferably it is intended to be installed in public bathrooms whereby, in addition to the normal infant-child needs, adults, seniors and the disabled are afforded privacy in conducting their toiletry needs thereby resulting in an opportunity for them to experience integration and participation in society. The device 10 accommodates a full-sized adult 14 (length and weight wise) by providing a housing frame 20 that is fixedly fastened to the floor 18, as opposed to the walls, which results in a device with a small foot print having a handle 30 for pivotally deploying the table portion 12 having a plurality of cantilevered support members with integral tensioning members aiding in the deployment.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2004Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Inventors: Ruben B Fernandez, Judith N Fernandez
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Patent number: RE48255Abstract: The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet having a receiving space for reception of laundry, a feeder configured to feed at least one of air or moisture into the receiving space, a support structure placed in the receiving space, the support structure providing a support space to allow a surface of the laundry to be supported by the support space, a guide affixed in the receiving space, the guide being configured to set a movement range of the laundry to prevent the laundry from deviating from the support space, and a press structure separably coupled to the support structure, the press structure being configured to apply pressure to the laundry positioned in the support space.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaemyung Lim, Wookjun Chung, Byeongkook Kim, Junghoi Choi
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Patent number: RE49100Abstract: The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet having a receiving space for reception of laundry, a feeder configured to feed at least one of air or moisture into the receiving space, a support structure placed in the receiving space, the support structure providing a support space to allow a surface of the laundry to be supported by the support space, a guide affixed in the receiving space, the guide being configured to set a movement range of the laundry to prevent the laundry from deviating from the support space, and a press structure separably coupled to the support structure, the press structure being configured to apply pressure to the laundry positioned in the support space.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaemyung Lim, Wookjun Chung, Junghoi Choi, Byeongkook Kim