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US 11,844,999 B2Granted
Billiard table with dining table conversion-top
AssigneeUwe Schneider
InventorsUwe Schneider, Janik Paul Schneider
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Abstract
An embodiment of an improved design of a billiard table set with a dining table conversion-top, containing a billiard table with movably attached dining top segments, designed to eliminate inconvenient removal and storage of removable tabletop segments. The billiard dining table set furthermore contains benches featuring a custom height adopted to enable comfortable seating and foldable legs that enable storage of the benches under the dining table. Other embodiments are described and illustrated.
Claims14
A game table comprising:
- a support structure,
- at least one playing surface,
- at least one rotatable apron,
- at least one table top segment, and
- at least two sets of hinges,
- wherein said at least one rotatable apron is movably attached to said support structure using a first set of hinges from the at least two sets of hinges, and
- wherein said at least one table top segment is movably attached to said rotatable apron using a second set of hinges from the at least two sets of hinges, allowing the at least one table top segment to move from a first table top position to a second table top position,
- wherein said at least one rotatable apron and said at least one table top segment are configured to move independently from each other, and
- wherein the first table top position is characterized as a dining position and the second table top position is characterized as a playing position, and
- wherein said first table top position is defined by the at least one table top segment and the second set of hinges being located substantially above the at least one playing surface, and
- wherein said second table top position is defined by the at least one table top segment and the second set of hinges being located substantially below the at least one playing surface.
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A game table comprising:
- a support structure,
- a playing surface,
- at least one chair and/or bench,
- a dedicated storage space for said at least one chair and/or bench, and
- at least one table top segment, and
- at least one double pin hinge, wherein said at least one table top segment is movably attached to the support structure using the double pin hinge and wherein the at least one double pin hinge allows the at least one table top segment to move from a first table top position to a second at least one position, and wherein the total included angle between the first and the second table top positions is at least more than 270 degree, and wherein said storage space is an integral part in said support structure and wherein said storage space is located underneath said playing surface and wherein said at least one chair and/or bench when located in the storage space is supported by said support structure.
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A game table comprising:
- a support structure,
- a playing surface,
- at least four rotatable aprons,
- an upper table assembly featuring at least four sides and having a substantially rectangular shape,
- an outer perimeter being defined by the at least four sides, and furthermore featuring at least four table top segments,
- wherein each of said at least four table top segments is attached to one of the at least four sides of the upper table assembly allowing each of the at least four table top segments to move from a first table top position characterized as a dining position to a second table top position characterized as a playing position, and
- wherein said at least four table top segments are characterized by being located substantially inside the outer perimeter of the upper table assembly and above the playing surface in the dining position and
- wherein said at least four table top segments are characterized by being located substantially inside the outer perimeter of the upper table assembly and below the playing surface when at least four table top segments are in the playing position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.