Easy fold locking mechanisms
AssigneeMedal Sports (Taiwan) Corporation
InventorKevin Chunhao Tsai
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a support system for a gaming table including a first support bar of a gaming-table support, a second support bar of a gaming-table support, a third support bar of a gaming-table support, and a gaming-table support locking apparatus. The third support bar has an arcuate shape and is in a pivotable connection with the second support bar. The gaming-table support locking apparatus includes a first locking bar and a second locking bar. The second locking bar is configured to be in one of two states of being: a first state that allows the third support bar to rotate with respect to the second support bar; and a second state that prevents the third support bar to rotate with respect to the second support bar.
Claims13
A gaming table apparatus, comprising:
- two side support panels, wherein each of the two side support panels comprises:
- a first support bar;
- a second support bar coupled to the first support bar and substantially perpendicular to the first support bar;
- a third support bar coupled to the second support bar, and the third support bar is pivotably coupled to the second support bar;
- and
- a locking apparatus coupled to the third support bar and the first support bar, wherein the locking apparatus comprises:
- a first locking bar;
- a second locking bar coupled to the first locking bar, wherein the second locking bar is configured to be in one of two states of being:
- a first state that allows the third support bar to rotate with respect to the second support bar;
- and
- a second state that prevents the third support bar from rotating with respect to the second support bar;
- and the gaming table apparatus further comprises:
- a backboard panel coupled to the two side support panels and comprising at least one hinged basketball rim.
A gaming table apparatus, comprising:
- two side support panels, wherein each of the two side support panels comprises:
- a first support bar;
- a second support bar;
- a locking mechanism coupled to at least one of the first and second support bars, the locking mechanism comprises:
- a first locking bar;
- and
- a second locking bar coupled to the first locking bar, wherein the second locking bar is configured to be in one of two states of being:
- a first state that allows the second support bar to rotate with respect to the first support bar;
- and
- a second state that prevents the second support bar from rotating with respect to the first support bar;
- and the gaming table apparatus further comprises:
- a backboard panel coupled to the two side support panels;
- a cross bar coupled to the two side support panels;
- and
- a return net coupled to the two side support panels, the return net comprising a first portion coupled adjacent to the backboard panel and a second portion coupled to the cross bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.