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US 11,311,120 B2Granted
Convertible breakfast station
AssigneeSix Continents Hotels, Inc.
InventorsSelma Durand, Nicole Small McGillicuddy
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Abstract
A convertible table assembly has an item display configuration in which items can be presented for purchasers/guests. The convertible table assembly includes a tabletop assembly and one or more demountable bins for presenting food or other items for purchase, use, and/or consumption by consumers and/or guests. The convertible table assembly also has a table configuration in which the bins are not mounted and one or more power outlets and/or charging and/or communication ports are exposed for connection to electronic devices.
Claims16
A convertible table assembly comprising:
- a tabletop assembly comprising one or more power outlets and/or one or more charging and/or communication ports;
- a central mounting structure;
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- bins that are detachably mountable to the tabletop assembly via coupling with the central mounting structure so as to cover the one or more power outlets and/or one or more charging and/or communication ports, the one or more power outlets and/or one or more charging and/or communication ports being exposed for connection to one or more electronic devices while the bins are not mounted to the tabletop assembly, at least one of the bins being configured to display items for selection and removal from the bin by a customer;
- wherein at least one of the bins has a distal end portion that is in engagement with the central mounting structure when the bin is mounted to the tabletop assembly and the central mounting structure extends upward from a tabletop surface of the tabletop assembly;
- the central mounting structure comprises slots;
- and the distal end portion comprises at least one distally protruding feature that is in engagement with a respective one of the slots while the bin is mounted to the tabletop assembly.
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