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US 11,690,444 B2Granted
Foldable frame and table having same
AssigneeInno-Sports Co., Ltd.
InventorKwan Jun Choi
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Abstract
A table includes a tabletop and a frame supporting the tabletop. The frame includes a mounting assembly, first and second leg assemblies coupled with the mounting assembly, and first and second supporting assemblies to control rotation of the first and second leg assemblies. The frame also includes one or more couplers disposed at a mounting member of the mounting assembly to connect the mounting assembly with the first and second supporting assemblies or to connect the mounting assembly with the tabletop.
Claims20
A frame comprising:
- a mounting assembly comprising a first mounting member, a second mounting member and a third mounting member, wherein
- each of the first and second mounting members comprises a first bar and a second bar;
- proximal end portions of the first and second bars of the first mounting member are connected to or formed with each other by a first pivoting mechanism;
- proximal end portions of the first and second bars of the second mounting member are connected to or formed with each other by a second pivoting mechanism;
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- the third mounting member having an end portion coupled with the proximal end portions of the first bars of the first and second mounting members and another end portion coupled with the proximal end portions of the second bars of the first and second mounting members;
- a first leg assembly and a second leg assembly, wherein the first leg assembly is coupled with distal end portions of the first bars of the first and second mounting members and rotatable with respect to the first bars, and the second leg assembly is coupled with distal end portions of the second bars of the first and second mounting members and rotatable with respect to the second bars;
- a first supporting assembly and a second supporting assembly configured to control rotation of the first and second leg assemblies, wherein each of the first and second supporting assemblies comprises:
- a first supporting member having an end portion pivotally coupled with the first or second leg assembly;
- a slider coupled with the first supporting member and selectively movable along the first supporting member;
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- one or more second supporting members, each having an end portion coupled with the slider;
- a first fixing member and a second fixing member, wherein:
- the first fixing member is pivotally connected with another end portion of each of the one or more second supporting members of the first supporting assembly, and configured to be coupled with a first portion of a tabletop;
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- the second fixing member is pivotally connected with another end portion of each of the one or more second supporting members of the second supporting assembly, and configured to be coupled with a second portion of the tabletop;
- a coupler comprising a base fixedly coupled with the third mounting member and a pivoting piece connected to or formed with the base;
- a first connecting member formed or coupled with the first fixing member and pivotally coupled with the pivoting piece of the coupler;
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- a second connecting member formed or coupled with the second fixing member and pivotally coupled with the pivoting piece of the coupler.
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A frame comprising:
- a mounting assembly comprising a first mounting member, a second mounting member and a third mounting member, wherein
- each of the first and second mounting members comprises a first bar and a second bar;
- proximal end portions of the first and second bars of the first mounting member are connected to or formed with each other;
- proximal end portions of the first and second bars of the second mounting member are connected to or formed with each other;
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- the third mounting member having an end portion coupled with the proximal end portions of the first bars of the first and second mounting members and another end portion coupled with the proximal end portions of the second bars of the first and second mounting members;
- a first leg assembly coupled with distal end portions of the first bars of the first and second mounting members and rotatable with respect to the first bars;
- a second leg assembly coupled with distal end portions of the second bars of the first and second mounting members and rotatable with respect to the second bars;
- one or more couplers, each comprising a base fixedly coupled with the third mounting member and a pivoting piece connected to or formed with the base, wherein each of the one or more couplers is spaced apart from (i) the proximal end portions of the first bars of the first and second mounting members, (ii) the proximal end portions of the second bars of the first and second mounting members, (iii) the end portion of the third mounting member that is coupled with the proximal end portions of the first bars of the first and second mounting members, and (iv) the another end portion of the third mounting member that is coupled with the proximal end portions of the second bars of the first and second mounting members;
- a first supporting assembly and a second supporting assembly configured to control rotation of the first and second leg assemblies, wherein each of the first and second supporting assemblies comprises:
- a first supporting member having an end portion coupled with the first or second leg assembly;
- a slider coupled with the first supporting member and selectively movable along the first supporting member;
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- one or more second supporting members, each having an end portion coupled with the slider and another end portion pivotally coupled with the pivoting piece of a coupler in the one or more couplers.
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A frame comprising:
- a first mounting member and a second mounting member spaced apart from each other, each comprising a first bar and a second bar, wherein proximal end portions of the first and second bars of the first mounting member are connected to or formed with each other, and proximal end portions of the first and second bars of the second mounting member are connected to or formed with each other;
- a first leg assembly coupled with distal end portions of the first bars of the first and second mounting members and rotatable with respect to the first bars;
- a second leg assembly coupled with distal end portions of the second bars of the first and second mounting members and rotatable with respect to the second bars;
- a plurality of retainers, each disposed at or adjacent to an interior side of the first or second bar of the first or second mounting member and comprising:
- a first wall fixedly coupled with the first or second bar of the first or second mounting member, wherein the first wall is disposed at or adjacent to the first or second bar of the first or second mounting member and abuts the first or second bar of the first or second mounting member;
- a second wall abutting a leg of the first or second leg assembly when the first or second leg assembly is folded to retain the first or second leg assembly;
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- a groove formed between the first and second walls to allow the second wall to tilt toward the first wall, thereby allowing the leg of the first or second leg assembly to engage with the second wall when the first or second leg assembly is folding or to disengage from the second wall when the first or second leg assembly is unfolding.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.