Convertible table
AssigneeFour Board Woodworks, LLC
InventorEdward Neal James
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A convertible table is disclosed. The convertible table may comprise a tabletop, a plurality of supporting legs, a plurality of leg mounting tracks, and a table converting mechanism.
Claims22
A convertible table, comprising:
- a tabletop;
- a plurality of supporting legs, each of said supporting legs comprising a first end and a second end and a single pivot point therebetween, wherein only said first end of each of said support legs is connected to said tabletop, said second end of each of said support legs is free;
- a plurality of leg mounting tracks in a surface of said tabletop for receiving said first end of said plurality of supporting legs, wherein each of said plurality of leg mounting tracks is coplanar with every other one of said leg mounting tracks and comprises a guide rail and a sliding element connected to said first end of each of said plurality of supporting legs, respectively, and said sliding element is configured to slidably engage said guide rail;
- a central leg shaft pivotally connecting said supporting legs at said pivot point;
- an actuator;
- an input shaft coupled to said actuator;
- a driver gearbox coupled to said input shaft;
- and
- at least one output shaft coupled to said input shaft via said driver gear box.
A method of operating a convertible table between a first position and a second position, wherein the convertible table has a table top, a plurality of legs, each of said legs having a first end and a second end and a single pivot point therebetween, wherein only said first end of each of said legs is connected to said tabletop, said second end of each of said support legs is free, an actuator, an input shaft removably coupled to said actuator, a driver gearbox coupled to said input shaft, and at least one output shaft coupled to said input shaft via said driver gear box, the method comprising:
- operating said actuator in a first direction to allow one or more of said plurality of supporting legs to lower said tabletop to reach said first position;
- operating said actuator in a second, opposite direction to allow one or more of said plurality of supporting legs to raise said tabletop to reach said second position;
- and
- removing said actuator when said first position and/or said second position is reached, as desired.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.