Surface Forms Closure Patents (Class 108/38)
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Publication number: 20080134944Abstract: A unit of portable outdoor deck, for purposes such a camping, that combines a pair of substantially rectangular panels creating a top side, an underside, and edges. A hinge mechanism fixedly connects an edge of each of the preferably square panels for the purpose of folding for storage, transport and unfolding to set up the portable outdoor deck. There are at least four leveling feet adjustably attached to the underside to help compensate for uneven ground below the deployed deck.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventor: Thomas A. McCoy
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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: 20080022904Abstract: A table cover for a foldable table, such as a camping folding table. The table cover is convertible to a carry bag for the table when the table is folded into a compact, storage configuration. The table cover includes a drawstring or other cinching mechanism for drawing the edges of the table cover around a top surface of the table. A strap is provided for carrying the table when the table is enclosed within the table cover. In an embodiment, the strap secures the table cover in a carry case configuration around the table.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2007Publication date: January 31, 2008Applicant: THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Gail R. Matheus, Lance Van Swearingen
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Patent number: 7304839Abstract: A laptop computer outdoor protector attached to a laptop computer support surface for protecting a laptop computer during outdoor operation with the monitor disposed vertically to reduce glare from sunlight or other high intensity ambient light and to protect the laptop computer from wind, rain, snow or other objects such as tennis balls or golf balls. The protector may also be folded and stored while connected to the top of the laptop support surface when not in use.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2006Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Inventor: James Burns
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Patent number: 7201439Abstract: A passenger seat, an aircraft passenger seat in particular, has seat components such as a back rest, a seat component, at least one console component delimiting the seat component on the side, and a table top (9) adjustable to an initial position and a use position. The console component has an interior compartment in which the table top (9) may be displaced in a guide (1) between the lowered initial position and a ready position when extracted from the upper end of the console component along the plane of the table top. At the upper end of the guide (1), a bearing configuration (19, 21, 25, 27) functions as support of the table top (9) and permits pivoting of the table top (9) from the ready position into the horizontal use position.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2005Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Oliver Schweizer
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Patent number: 7121518Abstract: A portable workstation that is collapsible into a carrying case. The portable workstation comprises an articulating support structure and an enclosure structure that cooperate between an open usable position and a closed carrying case position. In the closed carrying case position, the articulating support structure is substantially enclosed within the enclosure structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2003Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Inventors: Arthur M. Hovde, Thomas E. Kramer, Mark J. Weimholt
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Patent number: 6883438Abstract: A mounting assembly for a member, in one embodiment an ironing board, allows the member to be moved angularly from a storage position to a working position. First and second links are each pivotally mounted to a support at respective first ends of each link, and each pivotally mounted to the member at respective second ends of each link. The links each include an abutment portion and are arranged so that when the member is moved into the working position the abutment portions of the first and second links engage to prevent movement of the member past the working position. At the working position of the member, the second end of the first link and the second end of the second link are both intermediate the first end of the fast link and the first end of the second link.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2002Date of Patent: April 26, 2005Inventor: Garry William Allen
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Patent number: 6840180Abstract: A lightweight, portable table that is easily transportable. The inventive table includes two interchangeable table tops, one of which includes a compartment that can hold and transport the remainder of the table when disassembled. The top which houses the remainder of the table's components can be fitted with handles and removable wheels to facilitate transportation of the table. The table tops are pivotable about an upstanding support to allow an infinite variety of positions for the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2001Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Inventor: Matthew J. Ulmer
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Patent number: 6779466Abstract: A collapsible folding table assembly including first and second top members hingedly attached together by a first hinging device to form a foldable table top, first and second base members hingedly attached together by a second hinging device to form a foldable table base, and a plurality of foldable leg assemblies each including two or more leg sections pivotally attached together, with one end of each leg assembly being pivotally attached to one of the top members and an opposing end of each said leg assembly being pivotally attached to one of the base members, the leg assemblies being foldable in a manner so as to allow the table top to be transitioned from an extended position remote from the base to a collapsed position proximate the base, and to further allow the table top and the table base to be respectively folded about the first hinging device and the second hinging device into a compacted configuration.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2002Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Inventor: Lyle F. Shabram, Jr.
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Publication number: 20040112258Abstract: A workshop is formed of a back portion, a foldable desk, and collapsible legs. When folded, the desk latches closed, thus forming a thin profile against a mounting wall. The workshop may be easily mounted in any room in a home.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Applicant: ZAG INDUSTRIES LTD.Inventor: Millie Fichman
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Publication number: 20040060483Abstract: One embodiment of the invention provides an apparatus selectively convertible from a storage configuration to picnic table and easel configurations. The apparatus may include a top member, first and second supports pivotably connected to the top member, and first and second benches pivotably connected to each of the first and second supports. The apparatus may also include a tray pivotably connected to the top member. The tray may be substantially coplanar with the top member in the picnic table configuration, and at an angle with the top member in the easel configuration. The benches may frame two sides of the top member in the storage and easel configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2002Publication date: April 1, 2004Applicant: Spang & CompanyInventor: John Underbrink
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Publication number: 20040003761Abstract: An outdoor table comprising a tabletop slat members connected to each other to be deployed and folded, a pair of table-leg assemblies spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the slat members and each mounted to two of the slat members at the center in the deploying and folding direction and adapted to be folded underneath the tabletop, two pair of bars connected to the two slat members at a location near the ends of the slat members such that each pair of bars can be rotated in opposite directions around the location between a state where the bars are directed almost in parallel to the slat members in its lengthwise direction and a state where the bars are directed orthogonal to the slat members, joint members provided on two of the slat members located at the opposite ends of the tabletop such that the joint members are located near the opposite ends of the two slat members on the lower surface, and engagement structures provided on the outside ends of the bars so as to be engaged with thType: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2002Publication date: January 8, 2004Inventor: Satoshi Izumi
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Patent number: 6662838Abstract: A bench slide mount is provided, comprising a flat rectangular plate with roller slides connected to its sides, and two hinges connecting the plate to an L-shaped bench mount bracket. The bench slide mount has particular utility in connection with coupling tools to a workbench for operational use of the tools, with a unique capability to extend, pivot, and rotate for storing the tools below the workbench.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2002Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Inventor: Frank L. Graham, III
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Patent number: 6484645Abstract: A hinge for wings such as ironing board supports the board off a support (3) on pairs of link (2, 3) which engage (29, 30) to limit angular movement beyond a working disposition. The board (24) may be folded and collapsed into a wall mounted cover (28). The wall mounted unit might be fitted to a height adjustment mechanism (118). The links (2, 3) may be combined with a means (63) increasing the angular extent of the folding action to collapse the folded board (80) into a drawer unit (84). The board may be mounted to a turntable (101) to allow for angular movement. The board (24) may be supported on supports (35) attached to sliding tracks (34) to enable movement to a storage position in a cabinet (32).Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 1998Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Assignee: Intellec Pty LimitedInventor: Garry William Allen
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Publication number: 20020078861Abstract: A storage chest that converts into a table. The storage chest includes a cover that detaches from the storage unit and, when legs are added, converts to a table top. The cover/table top includes grooved slots for holding beverage containers. Table legs are stored within a storage compartment of the storage unit and attach to the table top to form the table. The storage and table unit further includes doors that detach from the storage unit and attach to the cover to form table top extensions. Thus, the storage and table unit conveniently stores and organizes items, and may also be used as a table for supporting food, beverages and other items.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2002Publication date: June 27, 2002Inventor: Lynn Davis
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Patent number: 6405660Abstract: A wagon 1 comprises a first wagon 10 including a lower face plate 12 and an upper face plate 11 constituting storage space, and a second wagon 20 to be stored within the storage space of the first wagon 10. The longitudinal side edges of the upper face plate 11 of said first wagon 10 is equipped with auxiliary table plates 15 rotatably connected thereto, and the first and second wagons 10, 20 are formed to rotate with the rotary axis set to a center column 30 mounted to the center of the upper and lower face plates 11, 25, 12, 21. The second wagon 20 can be moved from a first position where the wagon is completely stored within the first wagon 10 to a second position taking an angle of 90 degrees from the first wagon, and the auxiliary tables 15 can each be pivoted from a position hanging from the upper face plate 11 to a position leveled with the upper face plate 11.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2001Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignee: Jamco CorporationInventors: Ushio Itakura, Osamu Ishii
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Patent number: 6400561Abstract: A system for mounting and securing a portable computer to vehicle mounts to the interior of the vehicle. The system protects, secures, and houses the portable computer within a case. A mounting base mounts to the interior of the vehicle. The case includes a base plate, a platform, and a lid. The base plate mounts to the mounting base. A docking station or power supply for a portable computer mounts to the platform. The computer is positioned adjacent to the platform and mounts to the docking station or power supply for a computer mounts to the platform. The mounting base, base plate, case, or combination thereof dampens vibrations from the vehicle to the computer, thus protecting the computer from vibration damage. The lid moves with respect to the case to provide user access to the computer. The lid can further move to cover the computer to secure the computer within the case or to the platform. Internal shelves or trays within the case provide access to and house associated computer peripheral devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1999Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventor: John J. Horton
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Patent number: 6041723Abstract: The portable collapsible self-assembling desk having a desktop, base unit, pivotal side supports, a tray and a lower shelf The desk in its collapsed configuration allows for easy transportation and storage and can be carried by a handle in a suitcase-like manner. The desk in its erected configuration provides a substantially horizontal work space. The pivotal side supports are automatically extended to provide support to the desktop allowing the desk to be easily converted between the collapsed and erected positions. These two configurations allow the desk to be in a collapsed configuration providing a small footprint and occupying substantially less space than when in the erect position.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 1998Date of Patent: March 28, 2000Inventor: Graham Peterson
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Patent number: 6032590Abstract: A knockdown table/chair assembly including a table face and multiple telescopic table legs. The table face is composed of multiple table board members each having coupling sections on lateral edges for coupling with each other to assemble the table board members into the table face. A bottom side of the table face is disposed with multiple connecting sockets for inserting the table legs therein so as to support the table face. The length of the table legs can be respectively adjusted to adjust the height of the table face and keep the table face horizontal. The knockdown table/chair assembly further includes several folding chairs received in bottom side of the table board members and a suitcase for containing the above components for easy carriage. The suitcase can be stretched open and supported on several table legs to form another table.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 1998Date of Patent: March 7, 2000Inventor: Yue-Sheu Chen
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Patent number: 5967600Abstract: A convertible work station composed of chair and desk sections which are separated from each other in an active mode of the station and are combined in a storage mode to form a compact cube having square faces. The chair section is defined by a seat mounted between parallel front and rear side panels bridged by a square end panel to form an alcove, the rear side panel also being square and the front side panel being half square. The desk section is defined by a square desk top mounted on an L-shaped base formed by a square rear side panel hinged to the square rear panel of the chair section, and a half-square end panel.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1998Date of Patent: October 19, 1999Inventors: Matthew Jelacic, Deborah Gans
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Patent number: 5802647Abstract: A baby diaper changing station comprises a base and a support platform hingedly mounted at one side to the base and a rail structure on at least one side of the platform to increase the effective depth of the platform. A utility channel surrounds the platform for holding various diaper changing supplies and removable protective panels are positioned on bottom and side surfaces of the platform to reduce vandalism damage. A waste chute is formed in the base or support platform of the diaper changing station and cooperates with a waste receptacle proximate the station for receiving used diapers and other related waste. Accessory hooks on the platform are configured to receive and hold diaper changing supplies, such as a diaper bag. An alternative embodiment of the diaper changing station utilizes a platform having nested sections which telescope to increase the effective depth of the platform.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: September 8, 1998Inventor: John A. Helmsderfer
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Patent number: 5800029Abstract: A cabinet for a sewing machine or the like defines a chamber having a front and a back including a back panel. A pull-out platform for the machine is supported in the chamber for motion inwardly and outwardly of the front thereof and defines a generally horizontal working surface. The back panel is flexibly connected to the platform for movement therewith from (A) a generally vertical position wherein the back panel closes the back of the chamber (e.g. during machine storage, the vertical position corresponding to an innermost position of the platform), to (B) a generally horizontal position wherein the back panel is in generally co-planar relation to the platform (to provide a large working surface) and the back of the chamber is open (to allow fabric etc. being worked on to be moved through the open back). The horizontal position also corresponds to an outermost position of the platform.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 1997Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Assignee: Suite Solutions Designs Ltd.Inventors: Joann Robertson, Andy Holisky
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Patent number: 5754999Abstract: A baby diaper changing station comprises a base and a support platform hingedly mounted at one side to the base and a rail structure on at least one side of the platform to increase the effective depth of the platform. A utility channel surrounds the platform for holding various diaper changing supplies and removable protective panels are positioned on bottom and side surfaces of the platform to reduce vandalism damage. A waste chute is formed in the base or support platform of the diaper changing station and cooperates with a waste receptacle proximate the station for receiving used diapers and other related waste. Accessory hooks on the platform are configured to receive and hold diaper changing supplies, such as a diaper bag. An alternative embodiment of the diaper changing station utilizes a platform having nested sections which telescope to increase the effective depth of the platform.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1996Date of Patent: May 26, 1998Inventor: John A. Helmsderfer
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Patent number: 5694860Abstract: A foldable table apparatus includes a back panel assembly, a table surface panel assembly, and a leg assembly. More specifically, the back panel assembly includes a leg portion, a table-surface-panel support portion connected to the leg portion, and a top back panel portion connected to the leg portion. The table surface panel assembly includes a back-panel-connector portion and a table surface portion attached to the back-panel-connector portion. The leg assembly is connected to a distal portion of the table surface panel assembly. The leg assembly is foldable with respect to the table surface panel assembly. A pair of linkage assemblies are connected between the back panel assembly and the table surface panel assembly. A pair of leg-to-table hinge assemblies are connected between the distal portion of the table surface panel assembly and the leg assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1996Date of Patent: December 9, 1997Inventor: Ji Xiao
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Patent number: 5695264Abstract: A portable office unit has an enclosure including two hingedly connected shells. Each shell has a back, a top, opposing sides, and an open front. The shells are pivotable between a closed position in which the open fronts of the shells face each other, and a closed position in which the shells are in side by side relation, with the open fronts facing generally in the same direction. Each shell has a work surface mounted to swing between a vertical position in which the work surface extends generally vertically inside the shell, and a horizontal position in which the work surface extends generally horizontally from the open front of the shell.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 1996Date of Patent: December 9, 1997Assignees: Color Art Office Interiors, Inc., Joseph Hunt, Joseph J. SteinerInventor: David T. Koch
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Patent number: 5622119Abstract: A foldable computer table which can be folded to a minimium volume for easy storage and transport. The foldable computer table mainly includes a top board, a back board, two side wall panels, and two legs. The top board and the legs are pivotally connected to the side wall panels at. Three different holding devices are separately provided on the side wall panels and the back board, to hold the folded top board and the folded and extended legs in place.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1995Date of Patent: April 22, 1997Inventor: Chih-Hsin Hsieh
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Patent number: 5536080Abstract: A work station (10) for use in a home, office, hotel or other area having a limited amount of space is disclosed. The unit (10) includes sections (12,14,16) movable between a closed position, wherein the unit looks like an armoire or entertainment cabinet, and an open position, wherein the unit is a complete work station with a desk top (24,26) and storage space (22,23,30) for a computer, printer, phone, chair, fax machine and files.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1994Date of Patent: July 16, 1996Assignee: atelier ADIME Internationale, Inc.Inventors: Peter Madimenos, Corrine Madimenos
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Patent number: 5469794Abstract: A table attached along the edge of one longitudinal side by hinges to a horizontally disposed rail which is intended for attachment to a substantially vertical structure possesses two legs each attached by a hinge to the table proximate either opposed corner of the table distal the edge attached to the rail. Both legs are mounted to: (a) support the table in a utility position with each leg being disposed perpendicular to the substantially planar bottom table surface and (b) to be disposed substantially flush to the bottom table surface in a closed position thereby allowing the table to be rotated about the horizontal, longitudinal hinges to a vertical position hanging from the rail by means of said hinges. The length of each leg is substantially equivalent to the distance between the floor and the hinged longitudinal and horizontal rail attachment. The hinges for holding the legs in both closed and open positions lock in either position.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1994Date of Patent: November 28, 1995Inventors: Richard Laderoute, Lynn Sasser
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Patent number: 5463945Abstract: A tripod is elevated off the ground and supported by a three legged unit so that when opened it cradles the legs and/or the spreader of a tripod. The legs of the unit are hinged together along the spinal edge allowing the unit to fold close in a book-type manner. Attached to the unit is a platform leaf for the purpose of supporting a tripod operator. The platform leaf is supported by hinges attached to the top edge of one of the three legs and also by retractable folding legs. The retractable folding legs collapse to a position parallel to the platform leaf and the platform leaf collapses to a position parallel to the legs allowing the entire unit to be easily folded for compact transportation.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1994Date of Patent: November 7, 1995Inventor: Charles S. Kendall
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Patent number: 5454581Abstract: A desk pivotally mounted to a wheelchair frame having a storage compartment. Through hinges, the desk cover pivots, opening and closing the storage compartment, and the desk cover can be completely removed to open the storage area. Further, the desk cover can be held open by a support latch or locked closed. Associated with the desk is a rod on which the desk pivots. The rod is then attached to the wheelchair frame with clamps. The height of the desk relative to the wheelchair is adjustable by multiple methods.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1993Date of Patent: October 3, 1995Assignee: Ringer & Adams, P.D.Inventor: Fred J. Ringer
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Patent number: 5086527Abstract: A folding baby bed has a vertically-long rectangular housing frame body portion which can be fixedly attached to a wall surface, a floor surface, or the like, at a back or bottom portion of the housing frame, and a bed portion provided at a front upper half portion of the housing frame body portion, the bed portion being pivotally attached to the housing frame body portion at opposite sides so that the bed portion can be horizontally extended and vertically folded so as to be housed in the housing frame body portion. The bed portion is constructed by upper and lower plates and a trim such that the trim is interposed between the upper and lower plates. When the bed portion is either in a vertically folded state or in a horizontally extended state, the state can be safely maintained by a supporting spring.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1990Date of Patent: February 11, 1992Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Combi CorporationInventors: Takehiko Takahashi, Takahiro Sato, Yuji Shimizu
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Patent number: 5081724Abstract: A folding baby bed has a vertically-long rectangular housing frame body portion which can be fixedly attached to a wall surface, a floor surface, or the like, at a back or bottom portion of the housing frame, and a bed portion provided at a frontal upper half portion of the housing frame body portion, the bed portion being pivotally attached to the housing frame body portion at opposite sides so that the bed portion can be horizontally extended and vertically folded so as to be housed in the housing frame body portion. When the bed portion is either in a vertically folded state or in a horizontally extended state, the state can be safely maintained by a supporting spring.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 1990Date of Patent: January 21, 1992Assignee: Combi CorporationInventors: Takehiko Takahashi, Yuji Shimizu
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Patent number: 5038650Abstract: A horizontally elongated base member is provided as well as a pair of horizontally elongated extension members. The extension members are removably mounted from opposite end portions of the base member in coextensive, longitudinally spaced relation with the spaced adjacent ends of the extension members exposing a center portion of the base member from above and the remote ends of the extension members projecting considerably beyond corresponding ends of the base member. A cut off saw is removably receivable on the center portion of the base member between the adjacent ends of the extension members with the slotted table of the cut off saw coextensive with the upper surfaces of the extension members and, after the cut off saw has been removed, the extension members are detachable from the end portions of the base member, positionable in superposed relation and resecurable in position overlying the base member to provide a considerably foreshortened assembly for compact storage and transport.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 1990Date of Patent: August 13, 1991Inventor: Larry E. Hodge
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Patent number: 5009170Abstract: A padded table for body massage or chiropractic work having a flat working surface supported upon folding legs. Table construction includes two flat top sections joined by a piano hinge so that they may be folded into parallel adjacent positions to form a case like structure which is easily carried, or they may be unfolded to form a single planar table top. When unfolded, support legs hold the table top parallel to a support surface. A unique brace and cable configuration is employed which provides table rigidity, strength and easy, fast unfolding.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1989Date of Patent: April 23, 1991Assignees: Rodney B. Smith, Ernest L. OsticInventor: Eli G. Spehar
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Patent number: 5005925Abstract: A combination toy chest and table has a top lid which serves as a desk top, and which is pivoted at one end to be movable between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the toy chest serves its normal function with the lid covering the toy chest. In its open position, the lid is displaced approximately 90.degree. from the toy chest and is supported by preferably two legs to give it stability in this position. A person such as a child need only to place a chair next to the table for use at this point. A spring loaded locking mechanism is employed for locking the top in its closed position. In a further embodiment, the top lid for the toy chest extends beyond the width of the toy chest, so that it could also be used as a desk when the toy chest is in its closed position.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1990Date of Patent: April 9, 1991Inventor: Henry Diehl
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Patent number: 4995322Abstract: A foldable table structure mounted externally on a R.V. which is capable of being quickly and easily unfolded and set up in a stable condition thereby forming a table for various uses and purposes and which is also capable of being quickly and easily folded and stowed externally of the wall of a R.V. The table includes a two-part foldable tabletop having one end hinged to the R.V. and the other end supported by a pivotal, braced and adjustable leg structure. The table is mounted either by add-on bracket structures or by a recessed tray structure which securely retains the table in stowed position but yet enables the table to be quickly and easily moved between its operative position and its stowed position.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1986Date of Patent: February 26, 1991Inventor: Percy R. Frederick
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Patent number: 4949647Abstract: A foot-actuated collapsible platform assembly which may be positioned in an upright, horizontal position providing a horizontal surface, or, alternatively, in a vertical, storage position. The platform is rotated into and out of the upright, horizontal position by the exertion of a force upon a foot pedal. The collapsible platform assembly may be operated by a user by placing a foot on the foot pedal and exerting a force thereupon.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1989Date of Patent: August 21, 1990Inventor: Alvin S. Grant
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Patent number: 4913502Abstract: A work station comprising a cabinet (11) normally storing a work surface (18) which can be slid forward as shown. The flap (15) normally covers the front face of the cabinet but can pivot about an intermediate transverse axis thereof, to allow access to the cabinet interior. In various alternatives the flap is pivoted to the cabinet sides or to the work surface either directly or via support arms. In use, the work station may be used to accommodate a personal computer whereby the surface (18) supports a keyboard, the top (14) of the cabinet a VDU, the interior of the cabinet accommodates a disc drive, etc. while the pivoted flap serves as a support for paperwork. A transparent support may be attached to flap (15). It can be flexed or bent outwardly about integral hinge portions to allow insertion of paperwork between the support and the flap.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1988Date of Patent: April 3, 1990Assignee: Ergonomic Designs Ltd.Inventor: Edwin R. Russell
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Patent number: 4895418Abstract: A portable refreshment center particularly adapted to fit over a conventional water bottle of a water bottle dispenser comprising a compartmentalized refreshment item retaining means for orderly storage of various individual condiment and refreshment items, and a mounting means for mounting it on the water bottle. In a first embodiment, the compartmentalized retaining means includes adjustable compartments provided for by individually movable vertical and horizontal dividers, a hinged and latchable closure means for securing contents against spillage during transport, a work surface for cutting and serving refreshment items, and optional storage areas for serving trays, utensils and napkins. A cantilevered bi-positional L-shaped tote tray is releasably engagable with a U-shaped slotted support bracket and is adapted to carry cups or other items. A second embodiment comprises a cylindrical carousel adapted to rotate on a plate or cap engaging the inverted bottom of the water bottle.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1988Date of Patent: January 23, 1990Assignee: David G. MedellinInventors: David G. Medellin, Robert A. Pope
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Patent number: 4889057Abstract: A railing or other vertical structure mounted panel and frame is disclosed. The panel can be unfolded from the frame to define selectively a table or a seat. Panel supports are adjustably attached to the frame to maintain the panel level when the vertical structure is inclined. When folded within the frame, the panel takes up little space and is safe for children.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1988Date of Patent: December 26, 1989Inventor: Clement Chartrand
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Patent number: 4887536Abstract: A self-contained, collapsible demonstration table with a backboard, for use in product demonstrations and displays. The structure can be conveniently changed manually between a closed, suitcase-like structure which is easily stored and carried and an open table with a large table top and an upstanding display background.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1988Date of Patent: December 19, 1989Assignee: Minatur Promotions and Enterprises, Ltd.Inventor: Marshall I. Teichner
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Patent number: 4862611Abstract: An ironing board having a mounting frame with a hook that allows the ironing board to be hung from the top of a door without any permanent fasteners. All the weight of the device is taken on the hook, and only a small side force caused by the motion of an iron across the surface of the board needs to be accounted for. A pair of suction cups mounted on the frame and applied to the door surface are provided to handle this side force. To support the surface board, which is pivotally mounted on the frame, each of a pair of braces is slideably connected to the frame and pivotally connected to the surface board. The frame, the surface board and the braces together form a pair of three-sided structures for supporting the surface board while it is extended in use. For transport and storage, the ironing board can be folded inside of its frame, minimizing the space taken up by the device and protecting the board from damage.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1987Date of Patent: September 5, 1989Inventor: Margaret J. Wright
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Patent number: 4848244Abstract: A hinge device particularly adapted for positioning a work surface in a vertical in-storage position or a horizontal in-use position comprises a first and a second arm. Each arm is defined by an elongated segment connecting with an angularly positioned short segment. An end of first arm short segment is pivotally attached to an upper end of a support member. An end of the first arm elongated segment in turn is pivotally attached to an outer part of the work surface. In the first arm elongated segment is a slot positioned inward from the end. An end of the elongated segment of the second arm is pivotally attached to a lower end of the support member. An end of the second arm short segment in turn is pivotally attached to an inner part of the work surface. In the second arm short segment is a recess defined in part by an inner support ledge.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1988Date of Patent: July 18, 1989Assignee: Harry J. CameronInventor: William C. Bennett
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Patent number: 4833999Abstract: A portable filleting table is provided consisting of a table top and base, which connect together when used as the two halves of a carrying case. Telescopic leg elements provide support for the top and the base. The table top and bottom are each recessed on one side to provide for carrying space when they are joined together in the carrying case mode. The table top and base may be rotated with respect to one another as desired.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1988Date of Patent: May 30, 1989Inventor: Melvin F. Rhoades
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Patent number: 4826244Abstract: A portable table and chairs therefor which may be foldable for carrying, but used in the extended mode as a table primarily for the outdoors, such as at the beach, etc. The table having chairs attached includes folding arms which are connected to legs of the folding chairs and also includes a supporting rod to enable the folding of the legs. It also highlights a foldable supporting element which connects table and folding chairs to each other. Protected hinges are provided to allow half-folding of table sections and locking means therefor are provided to maintain, with the hinges the shape of a container when table sections may be half-folded.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 1988Date of Patent: May 2, 1989Inventor: Moo W. Choi
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Patent number: 4819567Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system of storage components which can be converted to a desk. A storage member of orthogonal configuration has a top portion releasably secured to a bottom portion. Separable fastener means enable the top portion to be removed and reattached to the bottom portion to form a desk. Additional support means are provided to support the portion of the desk distal to the interface of the top and bottom portion where attached by the separable fastener means. The fastener means are integrated with the various portions of the storage components to provide a relatively unobtrusive surface for the desk when erected and for transport as well.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1987Date of Patent: April 11, 1989Assignee: Anvil Cases, Inc.Inventors: Marvin W. Thompson, Timothy C. Jennings, James A. Scott, Ronald W. Phenicie, Margaret H. Murphy, Gabriel D. Nakash, James R. Biggers, Lynnlee M. Boudreau, Jorge H. Curiel Contreras
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Patent number: 4779539Abstract: A folding table having a table board supported on and projecting outwardly from a wall in an open position, and foldable against the wall in such manner that the upper surface of the board faces outwardly from the wall and the support and mounting mechanism is entirely concealed. This mechanism includes a pair of parallel vertical tracks, slide elements that move along the tracks and are pivotally linked to the rear end of the board, and an articulated, pivotally mounted strut extending between the wall and the bottom surface of the board and foldable between the board and the wall. To open the table the rear end of the board, guided and supported by the tracks and slide elements, is moved vertically from an upper position to a lower position as the board pivots from a vertical to a horizontal orientation and the strut unfolds to support the board.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1986Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Marta MooneyInventor: Nicholas M. Stiglich
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Patent number: 4735150Abstract: An inclined work surface comprised of a work surface and a support for incliningly supporting the work surface from a desk, table, or other horizontal resting surface. The inclined work surface includes a storage compartment within the support and the work surface is hinged to the support above the storage compartment. The inclined work surface is at least as wide as the knee-hole on an office-type desk and has an angle of inclination between about 2 degrees and about 10 degrees. The inclined work surface also includes a calendar apparatus which rests within the support and is accessible through an opening in the work surface. The calendar apparatus includes an adjusting assembly for adjusting the height of the calendar pages.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 1985Date of Patent: April 5, 1988Inventor: Raymond P. Roberts
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Patent number: 4565403Abstract: A marksman's collapsible, portable, shooting bench and table assembly. The assembly comprises a bench open on its underside to provide a storage compartment and shiftable between an upright, use position and an inverted, storage position. A chest is contoured and dimensioned for nesting in the compartment. A foldable table top folds about the chest in the nesting position of the latter. A collapsible leg assembly is dimensioned for storage in the compartment. Fastening means releasably fasten the table top in its opened out use position to the leg assembly in its extended use position. Attaching means releasably attach the bench in an upright, use position to selected ones of the legs of the leg assembly in their extended use position.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 1984Date of Patent: January 21, 1986Inventor: Robert R. Brown
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Patent number: 4555084Abstract: A Bingo card support which includes a support frame provided with projecting card support members, which support members are, in one embodiment, capable of retraction in recessed configuration against the support frame surface to provide a substantially unobstructed plane which enables the support frame to be used as a table. Various leg configurations facilitate orientation of the support frame at an angle to display multiple Bingo cards resting on the support members in one variation and to orient the support frame in a horizontal position with respect to the supporting surface, in another variation.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1984Date of Patent: November 26, 1985Inventors: Clifford E. Anderson, Clarence E. Simon, Phillip E. Barnes