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US 11,122,886 B1Granted
Adjustable table apparatus and method
AssigneeHalcon Corp.
InventorsBenjamin Saintmane Conway, Brady John Niebolte, Jacob Edward Snowbarger
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Abstract
An adjustable table apparatus and related method can include a table configured to adjust between an operative position and a collapsed position.
Claims21
An adjustable table apparatus, comprising:
- a tabletop including an upper surface and a lower surface and being movable about a tabletop hinge axis such that the upper surface of the tabletop extends in a horizontal orientation when the table apparatus is in an operative position and the upper surface of the tabletop extends in a vertical orientation when the table apparatus is in a collapsed position;
- a pair of fixed legs mounted in a fixed position relative to the tabletop hinge axis and configured to extend to a ground surface for supporting the tabletop;
- a first movable leg that is pivotable about a first vertical axis relative to both the tabletop and the fixed legs and that includes a first vertical leg portion configured to extend to the ground surface for supporting the tabletop and a first horizontal dual-bend swing arm extending in a horizontal plane from the first vertical axis to the first vertical leg portion, wherein the first horizontal dual-bend swing arm of the first movable leg comprises a first arm segment extending longitudinally in the horizontal plane away from the first vertical axis and toward a first bend in the horizontal plane, a second arm segment extending longitudinally in the horizontal plane away from the first bend and toward a second bend in the horizontal plane, and a third arm segment extending longitudinally in the horizontal plane away from the second bend and toward the first vertical leg portion;
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- a second movable leg that is pivotable about a second vertical axis relative to both the tabletop and the fixed legs and that includes a second vertical leg portion configured to extend to the ground surface for supporting the tabletop and a second horizontal dual-bend swing arm extending in a horizontal plane from the second vertical axis to the second vertical leg portion.
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An adjustable table apparatus, comprising:
- a tabletop including an upper surface and a lower surface and being pivotable about a horizontal axis such that the upper surface of the tabletop extends in a horizontal orientation when the table apparatus is in an operative position and the upper surface of the tabletop extends in a vertical orientation when the table apparatus in a collapsed position;
- first and second fixed legs arranged in a fixed position relative to the horizontal axis and configured to support the tabletop over a floor surface;
- a first adjustable leg that is movable about a first vertical axis relative to the first and second fixed legs and that includes:
- a first distal arm segment spaced apart from the first vertical axis and having a first longitudinal axis extending in a horizontal plane, and a first vertical leg portion joined with the first distal arm and configured to extend vertically toward the floor surface, wherein the first longitudinal axis of the first distal arm extends parallel to the horizontal axis when the tabletop is in the vertical orientation;
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- a second adjustable leg that is movable about a second vertical axis relative to the first and second fixed legs and that includes:
- a second distal arm segment spaced apart from the second vertical axis and having a second longitudinal axis extending in the horizontal plane, and a second vertical leg portion joined with the second distal arm and configured to extend vertically toward the floor surface, wherein the second longitudinal axis of the second distal arm extends parallel to the horizontal axis when the tabletop is in the vertical orientation.
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A method, comprising:
- pivoting a first movable leg of an adjustable table apparatus about a first vertical axis away from a second movable leg while a tabletop of the adjustable table apparatus extends in a horizontal orientation;
- in response to said pivoting the first movable leg, shifting a first movable fascia hingedly mounted to the lower surface of the tabletop from a displayed orientation to a collapsed orientation;
- pivoting the second movable leg about a second vertical axis away from the first movable leg;
- in response to said pivoting the second movable leg, shifting a second movable fascia hingedly mounted to the lower surface of the tabletop from a displayed orientation to a collapsed orientation;
- after said shifting the first movable fascia and said shifting the second movable fascia, pivoting the tabletop about a horizontal hinge axis so that an upper surface of the tabletop moves to a vertical orientation and a pair of fixed vertical leg portions of the adjustable table apparatus is positioned on a first side of the tabletop while first and second vertical leg portions of the first and second movable legs are positioned on a second side of the tabletop opposite from the first side of the tabletop.
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