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US 12,310,491 B1Granted
Table with articulable leg system
AssigneeAnywhere Tables LLC
InventorBrian Demoulin Birza
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Abstract
A table with an articulable leg system may include a table top, a set of legs configured to support the table top relative to a ground structure, and a leg retention mechanism configured to couple a leg of the set of legs to the table top, the leg retention mechanism operable in an unsecured configuration in which the leg is movable, relative to the table top, about at least two angular degrees of freedom and a secured configuration in which the leg is fixed relative to the table top. The leg may include a ball portion and a strut portion, and the leg retention mechanism may be configured to receive the ball portion therein.
Claims20
A table with an articulable leg system, comprising:
- a table top;
- a plurality of legs configured to support the table top relative to a ground structure;
- a leg retention system comprising:
- a respective leg retention mechanism for each respective leg of the plurality of legs, each respective leg retention mechanism configured to couple a respective leg of the plurality of legs to the table top and operable in:
- an unsecured configuration in which the respective leg is movable, relative to the table top, about at least two angular degrees of freedom;
- and
- a secured configuration in which the respective leg is fixed relative to the table top, wherein each respective leg retention mechanism further comprises a biasing spring configured to bias the respective leg retention mechanism in the secured configuration;
- and
- a release mechanism operably coupled to each respective leg retention mechanism and configured to:
- transition each leg retention mechanism from the secured configuration to the unsecured configuration in response to an actuation of the release mechanism;
- and
- allow each leg retention mechanism to transition from the unsecured configuration to the secured configuration in response to the release mechanism being released.
9 more elements
A table with an articulable leg system, comprising:
- a table top;
- a plurality of legs configured to support the table top relative to a ground structure, each respective leg of the plurality of legs comprising:
- a respective ball portion;
- and
- a respective strut portion extending from the respective ball portion;
- and
- a plurality of leg retention mechanisms coupled to a bottom of the table top and configured to couple the plurality of legs to the table top, each respective leg retention mechanism of the plurality of leg retention mechanisms defining a respective socket configured to receive the respective ball portion of a respective leg at least partially therein and operable in:
- an unsecured configuration in which the respective ball portion is movable in the respective socket to allow the respective leg to gimbal relative to the table top;
- and
- a secured configuration in which the respective ball portion is fixed within the respective socket to fix a position of the respective leg relative to the table top, the respective leg retention mechanism biased toward the secured configuration;
- and
- a release mechanism operably coupled to each respective leg retention mechanism, the release mechanism configured to:
- transition each leg retention mechanism from the secured configuration to the unsecured configuration in response to an actuation of the release mechanism;
- and
- allow each leg retention mechanism to transition from the unsecured configuration to the secured configuration in response to the release mechanism being released.
12 more elements
A table system with a modular accessory system, comprising:
- a table top;
- a set of four legs coupled to a bottom of the table top and configured to support the table top relative to a ground structure, each respective leg configured to gimbal relative to the table top independently of each other leg, each respective leg corresponding to a respective leg retention mechanism, the respective leg retention mechanism operable in:
- an unlocked configuration in which a respective leg is movable relative to the table top;
- and
- a locked configuration in which the respective leg is fixed relative to the table top, the respective leg retention mechanism biased toward the locked configuration;
- and
- a release mechanism configured to:
- transition each respective leg retention mechanism from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration in response to an actuation of the release mechanism;
- and
- allow each respective leg retention mechanism to transition from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration in response to the release mechanism being released;
- wherein:
- the table top defines an accessory retention feature along at least one peripheral side of the table top and configured to removably retain a table accessory to the table top.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.