Table With Opposed Seating Patents (Class 297/157.1)
  • Patent number: 10830402
    Abstract: A unitary dining unit combining table functions and seating, which dining unit solves the above stated problems, is disclosed. The novel dining unit may be oblong, with opposed convex surfaces, to enable occupants to easily view one another, and to assist in fitting the table or desk efficiently within a square or rectangular room of a building. The unitary dining unit integrates a work surface, e.g., a table or desk surface, with seating. The integrated seating has support arms connecting the seating to the table portion, and maintaining all portions of each seat above the floor, thereby leaving space for and facilitating floor cleaning in the area of the furniture. A perimetric wall serves as an aesthetic skirt concealing seat anchorage elements and other utilitarian components from external view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Inventor: William D. Solterbeck
  • Patent number: 10753560
    Abstract: An activities unit combining a table or other horizontal surface with seating units is shown and described. Seating units may include both permanent or fixed individual seating units and also, at least one additional seating unit movable between a stowed position to a deployed position. Both permanent or fixed seating units and also stowable seating units may each be supported on the activities unit by an arm above floor level. This enables ready cleaning of a floor surface on which the unitized table is placed without having to move seating units out of the way. Construction of the unitized table enables utilitarian components and features which may be deemed unsightly to be concealed, for example, by wood paneling both at a table top and also a depending wall. The table top may overhang the depending wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Inventor: William D. Solterbeck
  • Patent number: 10265629
    Abstract: A swing comprising an adult seat and a child seat, said two seats connected together via a common frame and arranged such that the two seats face each other. The common frame comprises a rigid frame, said rigid frame having a first portion, a middle portion and a second portion, said middle portion being arranged between the first and second portions. The swing is arranged to be suspended from the first portion. The adult seat is attached to the second portion. The child seat is attached to the middle portion. In this way a simple construction is provided which is safe and easy to use for both adults and children.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: KOMPAN A/S
    Inventor: Nikolaj Maj Bentsen
  • Publication number: 20140284971
    Abstract: A seating attachment for a vehicle trailer hitch features two metal bars, the main shaft and the cross member, each with a square cross section and capable of fitting into a standard vehicle trailer hitch mount. The main shaft and cross member are welded together in a “T” configuration. At the ends of the cross member, two seats mounted; the seats may optionally be positioned to face directly backward or be angled inward to face one another. Swivel-mounted seats are also contemplated. Additional mounting points are provided for a table top, an umbrella, beverage coolers, or other equipment. The height of the seats may be raised or lowered relative to the trailer hitch height by an angle piece in order to reach a comfortable sitting level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventor: Randal Gene Edwards
  • Publication number: 20140175842
    Abstract: A console for aircraft that is located between two seats which face each other. The console includes an open ledge with a cup holder arrangement. The cup holder arrangement includes two removable holder dividers which can be flipped up or down and held into position by a spring-loaded cam arrangement. The console also includes two inwardly facing surfaces which provide connectors for electronic devices resting on the ledge. A light-emitting face is provided on a back wall of the ledge so that any articles resting on the ledge can be seen in dark environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Headrick, Todd Thisius, Dave Kuhn, Craig Cillessen
  • Patent number: 8684453
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed technology comprise a device for transporting picnic tables. A transporting apparatus that connects to a hitch of a vehicle that is specifically designed to hold a foldable picnic table. The picnic table further comprising condiment shelves, wheels and side tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Inventor: Eric Alexander Furst
  • Patent number: 8616628
    Abstract: There is provided a reconfigurable furniture assembly having a substantially planar surface member movable about a horizontal axis in an endless manner, a support member holding the substantially planar surface over the ground surface, and a plurality of assigned location around the planar surface member for individuals to occupy and face a portion of the planar surface member. A drive element moves the planar surface member and assigned locations about a horizontal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Inventor: Francis Beauchamp
  • Patent number: 8313139
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a table and a bench movably coupled to the table. The table and the bench collectively have a first configuration and a second configuration. The table has a first width when the table and the bench are in the first configuration. The table and the bench collectively have a first height when the table and the bench are in the first configuration. The table and the bench collectively have a second width and a second height when the table and the bench are in the second configuration. The second width is less than half of the first width, and the second height is less than half of the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Swimways Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Arias, Kevin O'Doherty, Sai Kei Wong, Chak Por Lee
  • Patent number: 8182032
    Abstract: A rolling table and seating system includes a first assembly folding between a first position with the first assembly forming a seat bottom, and a second storage position. A second assembly moves between a first position with the second assembly forming a table and a second position at which the second assembly forms a seat back complementary to the seat bottom. A frame has laterally spaced apart first and second upright frame portions, the first upright frame portion supporting the first assembly and the second upright frame portion supporting the second assembly. A lower frame portion extends laterally outward including a first lateral portion extending toward a first side beyond the first upright frame portion, and a second lateral portion extending toward a second side beyond the second upright frame portion. First linkages fold the first assembly and include a leg supporting the seat bottom at the first position, and lift and pivot the leg at the second storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Sico Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher C. Dickey, Kendall A. Kragenbring
  • Patent number: 8007040
    Abstract: A furniture piece that may include a support member with opposing first and second surfaces. A recess may extend into the first surface. The support member may also include a first aperture within the recess that extends through to the second surface. A brace may be positioned to support the support member. The brace may include a second aperture that aligns with the first aperture. A fastener that includes a head and an outwardly-extending neck may attach the support member and brace together. The head may seat within the recess and the neck may extend through the first and second apertures. One or more spacers may be positioned along the neck to position the head relative to the support member. A thickness of the head may be less than a depth of the recess such that a surface of the head is flush with the first surface of the support member or positioned within the recess below the first surface of the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Bob Barker Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd D. Krueger
  • Patent number: 7980627
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a table and a bench movably coupled to the table. The table and the bench collectively have a first configuration and a second configuration. The table has a first width when the table and the bench are in the first configuration. The table and the bench collectively have a first height when the table and the bench are in the first configuration. The table and the bench collectively have a second width and a second height when the table and the bench are in the second configuration. The second width is less than half of the first width, and the second height is less than half of the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Swimways Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Arias, Kevin O'Doherty, Sai Kei Wong, Chak Por Lee
  • Patent number: 7758113
    Abstract: An improved seating apparatus is provided, including a seat supported by a fixed seat post, the seat post mating with a support mount fixed to the bottom of the seat. The aligned surfaces of the seat post and support mount are of a non-circular cylindrical shape to prevent rotation of the support mount with respect to the seat post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Inventors: Gregory Hanusiak, Jeremias C. Rivera, Jr., Doss Samikkannu
  • Patent number: 7735895
    Abstract: A unique and versatile seating system for automobiles is provided. The seating system includes aspects to improve the functionality of the seating arrangement while maintaining the safety and comfort of the automotive seats. In certain embodiments, the seating system includes a reversible automotive seat that includes a seat cushion and a backrest. The backrest is movable between a forward seating position and a rearward seating position and includes an integrated restraint system which is operable to secure an occupant seated when the backrest is in either the forward or rearward seating positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Philip Brown, Warren Nally, Thomas Green
  • Publication number: 20090200841
    Abstract: An infant activity device is disclosed which includes a tray mounted on a vertical elevation member to support the tray in a horizontal orientation above a support surface. The tray has two openings for two seats to supporting an infant and allow the infants to sit above the support surface to allow their legs to engage the support surface. The seats are positioned a predetermined distance away from each other to impede an infant is sitting in the first seat from reaching the head or torso of a second infant sitting in the second seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventor: Mae J. Rhoten
  • Patent number: 7520554
    Abstract: A unique and versatile seating system for automobiles is provided. The seating system includes aspects to improve the functionality of the seating arrangement while maintaining the safety and comfort of the automotive seats. In certain embodiments, the seating system includes a reversible automotive seat that includes a seat cushion and a backrest. The backrest is movable between a forward seating position and a rearward seating position and includes an integrated restraint system which is operable to secure an occupant seated when the backrest is in either the forward or rearward seating positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Philip Brown, Warren Nally, Thomas Green
  • Patent number: 7393049
    Abstract: A replaceable stool assembly is adapted to be removably mounted to the free end of a tubing of a piece of furniture. The assembly includes a base portion adapted to be removably mounted to the free end of the tubing and defining a plurality of reinforcing ribs disposed on the base portion for adding structural integrity to the base portion. The stool assembly further includes a seat portion adapted to operatively support a user of the assembly and be nestingly received by and removably supported on the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Inventor: John Chase
  • Patent number: 7077464
    Abstract: A furniture unit that includes a substantially triangular table and a first and second plurality of seats fixedly attached along two sides of the table. A directional view of the third side of the table is unobstructed as viewed from any of the first and second plurality of seats. A support structure is provided that maintains the table and the first and second plurality of seats at a certain distance and provides for unobstructed leg-area. A third set of seats may be provided along each of the three sides of the substantially triangular table and may be interconnected by a support structure that provides a substantially unobstructed ingress and egress to each seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: QubicaAMF Worldwide, LLC.
    Inventors: Gary J. Ford, William Bredlow, Brian Williamson
  • Patent number: 7011364
    Abstract: A table with folding legs is disclosed. The table is capable of being folded into a storage position. One embodiment of the table includes one or more seats attached to at least one of the folding legs. In one embodiment, the seats are adjustable horizontally and vertically. An embodiment of the table includes a table top provided with a cavity, the cavity capable of receiving a cooler therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: J.F. Meskill Enterprises, L.L.C.
    Inventors: James F. Meskill, Jeffrey Kalman, Gary Robert Stephan, Craig Saunders, David Boll
  • Patent number: 6918630
    Abstract: A stable, handicap accessible picnic table is provided. It generally has a flat horizontal table top having a longitudinal axis, an upper surface, a lower surface, first and second ends, and first and second sides. There are preferably a pair of leg supports for supporting the lower surface of the table top with each leg support having a ground engaging portion generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the table top and a ground engaging portion generally parallel to the table top and extending laterally outwardly terminating in an upright seat supporting surface. The seat structure is about of the same length as the table top and mounted to the seat support surface. The ends of the table are open to allow accessibility to wheelchairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: R.J. Thomas Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Thomas, Craig R. Thomas
  • Patent number: 6848741
    Abstract: A furniture unit that includes a substantially triangular table and a first and second plurality of seats fixedly attached along two sides of the table. A directional view of the third side of the table is unobstructed as viewed from any of the first and second plurality of seats. A support structure is provided that maintains the table and the first and second plurality of seats at a certain distance and provides for unobstructed leg-area. A third set of seats may be provided along each of the three sides of the substantially triangular table and may be interconnected by a support structure that provides a substantially unobstructed ingress and egress to each seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary J. Ford, William Bredlow, Brian Williamson
  • Patent number: 6659546
    Abstract: So that a device for use at beer gardens, wine gardens, parties, celebrations, or similar is gladly used by guests, is easily erected, and is stable, the tabletop element (1), the seat elements, and the roof element (8) are at least partially connected via a rod system with one another, and the rod system includes support elements that are positioned at least outside the outer circumference limit (14) of the tabletop element (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Schmeing, Josef Schmeing
  • Patent number: 6375256
    Abstract: A unit is described, consisting of an oblong table and a plurality of seats arranged approximately the same distance apart around the perimeter of the table. The unit includes elements designed to move the plurality of seats along en masse around the perimeter at a predetermined speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Inventor: Paolo Rais
  • Patent number: 6209952
    Abstract: A detachable table and chair assembly includes a table, a vertical bumper panel attached to a leading end of the table, a chair and parallel side bars movably connecting the chair to a rear end of the table. The table has spaced apart side panels mounted securely on a leading end of the side bars, and a table top mounted on a top end of the side panels. The table top has a hollow bottom part which defines a first receiving space, and a flat top part which covers the first receiving space. The chair has spaced apart side panels mounted movably on a rear end of the side bars and spaced apart transverse panels formed between the chair side panels to define a second receiving space. A seat panel is supported on the chair side panels and pivotable between a first position to close the second receiving space and a second position to access the second receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Lin-Bing Liang
    Inventor: Chin-Yi Huang