Shelf attachment for lounge chair
AssigneeShore Shelf LLC
InventorMelanie M. Melaragno
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Abstract
A shelf attachment for use with a beach or lounge chair is formed of one-piece or has a first shelf half and a second shelf half hingedly and foldably connected to the first shelf half. An elongated member extends through interlocking projections extending from the first shelf half and from the second shelf half to hingedly connect the first and second shelf halves. A first clamp assembly is secured to the first shelf half and a second clamp assembly is secured to the second shelf half to mount the shelf to the rail of a chair.
Claims14
A shelf attachment comprising:
- a first shelf half and a second shelf half, wherein the first shelf half is hingedly connected to the second shelf half, each of the first shelf half and the second shelf having at least one aperture;
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- a clamp assembly having at least two protrusions disposed in at least one aperture on each of the first shelf half and the second shelf half,
- wherein the clamp assembly has a main body with a base wall, first clamp wall, and a second clamp wall,
- wherein the second clamp wall has a threaded insert that is configured to receive a thumb screw,
- wherein the thumb screw is attached to a clamp plate, and
- wherein the clamp plate has two projections configured to fit in a plurality of ridges on the base wall.
A shelf attachment comprising:
- a first shelf half and a second shelf half, wherein the first shelf half is hingedly connected to the second shelf half, each of the first shelf half and the second shelf having at least one aperture;
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- a clamp assembly having at least two protrusions disposed in at least one aperture on each of the first shelf half and the second shelf half,
- wherein the clamp assembly has a main body with a base wall, first clamp wall, and a second clamp wall, and
- wherein the main body of the assembly has two protrusions attached to the first clamp wall and two protrusions attached to the base wall.
A shelf attachment comprising:
- a first shelf half and a second shelf half, wherein the first shelf half is hingedly connected to the second shelf half, each of the first shelf half and the second shelf having at least one aperture;
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- a clamp assembly having at least two protrusions disposed in at least one aperture on each of the first shelf half and the second shelf half,
- wherein the clamp assembly can be mounted to each of the first shelf half and the second shelf half in one of a first orientation and a second orientation 90-degrees offset from the first orientation.
A shelf attachment, comprising:
- a first shelf half and a second shelf half, wherein the first shelf half is hingedly connected to the second shelf half, and each of the first shelf half and the second shelf have at least one aperture;
- a clamp assembly having a main body with a first clamp wall, a base wall and a second clamp wall, and two hook-shaped protrusions disposed on the first clamp wall and two hook-shaped protrusions disposed on the base wall;
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- the two hook-shaped protrusions disposed in at least one aperture on each of the first shelf half and the second shelf half.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.