Patent classifications
A47B2003/008
Foldable Table
A foldable table includes a first tabletop panel, a second tabletop panel, and a reinforcing frame which includes first through fourth reinforcing members mounted along longitudinal sides of the first and second tabletop panels respectively, a first transverse member transversely extended between outer end portions of the first and second reinforcing members at the first tabletop panel, and a second transverse member transversely extended between outer end portions of the third and fourth reinforcing members at the second tabletop panel. Two ends of the first transverse member are affixed to the first and second reinforcing members in a non-rotatably movable manner. Two ends of the second transverse member are affixed to the third and fourth reinforcing members in a non-rotatably movable manner. Therefore, the first and second transverse members enhance the rigidity of the reinforcement frame to support two transverse sides of the first and second tabletop panels respectively.
Locking mechanism for a folding table
A foldable table may include a tabletop and legs that are movable between an extended position and a collapsed position. The tabletop may include a first section and a second section that are connected by a hinge assembly. A locking mechanism may be sized and configured to lock the hinge assembly in a fixed position. The locking mechanism may include a locking member, and the locking member may be a unitary, one-piece structure. The locking member may be rotatably connected to a connector of the hinge assembly. The locking member may be connected to a locking structure that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member may be sized and configured to bias the locking structure into the locked position.
Blow-molded plastic structures
A large, thin, generally planar panel constructed from blow-molded plastic may include a first surface, a second surface, and a hollow interior portion disposed between the first and second surfaces. The panel may include a nominal panel thickness (PT), which may be the distance between the first surface and the second surface, and a nominal wall thickness (WT), which may be the thickness of the outer wall of the blow-molded plastic structure. A plurality of depressions may be integrally formed in the second surface and a nominal distance (D) separating adjacent depressions may be measured from an edge of one depression to an edge of the adjacent depression. The relationship between the nominal panel thickness, the nominal wall thickness, and the nominal distance between adjacent depressions is shown by the equation WT.Math.PT.Math.D0.030.
COLLAPSIBLE TABLE
A collapsible table with four quarter sections. The first and second sides of each quarter section have a protrusion, a recess that receives the protrusion on an adjacent quarter section, and two apertures that allow a bungee cord to pass through them. The third and fourth sides of each quarter section are flat. The invention has four outer and four inner legs, the outer legs being stowable on the underside of the tabletop, and the inner legs being telescopically coupled with the outer legs. The outer and inner legs are constructed so that the overall height of the table can be adjusted depending on how the inner legs are inserted into the outer legs. The invention includes a key that fits into the underside of each quarter section to hold the tabletop together and two bungee cords that function as hinges between the quarter sections.
Flat pack, click-together furniture joint system
A furniture system includes a tabletop and a leg. The tabletop has a chassis system defining a storage slot and including a leg mount defining a leg slot. The leg is receivable within the storage slot to support the leg within the chassis system in a stored configuration. The leg has head and foot end portions. The head end portion has first and second branches that are receivable within the leg slot. The first branch is separated from the second branch by a pivot channel to enable the first branch to pivot relative to the second branch. The second branch is engageable with a first end portion of the leg slot. The first branch is engageable with a second end portion of the leg slot after the second branch is engaged with the leg slot and after the first branch is pivoted relative to the pivot channel.
Collapsible table
A collapsible table with four quarter sections. The first and second sides of each quarter section have a protrusion, a recess that receives the protrusion on an adjacent quarter section, and two apertures that allow a bungee cord to pass through them. The third and fourth sides of each quarter section are flat. The table has four outer and four inner legs, the outer legs being stowable on the underside of the tabletop, and the inner legs being telescopically coupled with the outer legs. The outer and inner legs are constructed so that the overall height of the table can be adjusted depending on how the inner legs are inserted into the outer legs. The table includes a key that fits into the underside of each quarter section to hold the tabletop together and two bungee cords that function as hinges between the quarter sections.