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US 12,414,627 B2Granted
Tote tray holder for use with wheelchair-accessible, heavy-duty, table
AssigneeNPS Public Furniture Corp.
InventorAlexander Crudo
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Abstract
A wheelchair-accessible heavy-duty table with tote tray holder assembly is provided. The tote tray holder may be disposed in the wheelchair-accessible heavy-duty table. The tote tray holder may have a metal frame. The metal frame may have a flat top portion and two side portions. Each of the two side portions of the metal frame may include an elongated portion and a c-shaped detent. The tote tray holder may be configured to be mounted to the bottom side of the tabletop. The tote tray holder may hold a tote tray. The c-shaped detent of each of the two side portions of the tote tray holder may be further configured with a fold tab to hold the tote tray level when the tote tray is pulled out up to about 2 inches before the end of the tote tray.
Claims19
A wheelchair-accessible heavy-duty table, the wheelchair-accessible heavy-duty table comprising:
- a tabletop, comprising a plurality of corners;
- a plurality of table legs, each of the table legs disposed at a corresponding one of the plurality of corners, each of the plurality of table legs comprising a first inner side and a second inner side, the first inner side and second inner side configured to intersect at a 90° angle;
- a tote tray holder:
- including a metal frame comprising a flat top portion, two side portions, each of the two side portions including an elongated portion and a c-shaped detent;
- wherein:
- the flat top portion is configured to be mounted to a bottom side of the tabletop;
- and
- the two side portions are configured to slidably engage in respective edges of a tote tray;
- and
- a plurality of aprons, the plurality of aprons including:
- an apron support, the apron support:
- formed from sheet metal;
- configured to be mounted on a bottom side of the tabletop between an inner side of a first table leg and an inner side of a second table leg;
- and
- enabling the tote tray holder to be mounted to the bottom side of the tabletop, independent of interference from the apron support;
- and
- two apron ends, each of the apron ends including:
- angular metal tubing having a first side surface, a second side surface, a bottom surface, a flat open end, a curved open end, and two edges;
- and
- an apron end cover, the apron end cover configured to be welded to the first side surface, the second side surface, and the bottom surface, following a welding the apron end cover converting the curved open end to a curved closed end;
- wherein:
- the top two edges of a first apron end are configured to be welded to a first side of the apron support with the flat open end of the first apron end configured to be disposed adjacent the inner side of the first table leg;
- and
- the top two edges of a second apron end are configured to be welded to a second side of the apron support with the flat open end of the second apron end disposed adjacent the inner side of the second table leg;
- wherein each of the plurality of aprons is configured to support the wheelchair-accessible heavy-duty table.
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A method for mounting a tote tray holder to a wheelchair-accessible heavy-duty table, the method comprising:
- forming a tabletop, comprising a plurality of corners;
- forming a plurality of table legs, each of the table legs disposed at a corresponding one of the plurality of corners, each of the plurality of table legs comprising a first inner side and a second inner side, the first inner side and second inner side configured to intersect at a 90° angle;
- attaching a tote tray holder to the tabletop, the tote tray holder:
- including a metal frame comprising a flat top portion, two side portions, each of the two side portions including an elongated portion and a c-shaped detent;
- wherein:
- the flat top portion is configured to be mounted to a bottom side of the tabletop;
- and
- the two side portions are configured to slidably engage in respective edges of a tote tray;
- and
- forming a plurality of aprons, the plurality of aprons including:
- an apron support, the apron support:
- formed from sheet metal;
- configured to be mounted on a bottom side of the tabletop between an inner side of a first table leg and an inner side of a second table leg;
- and
- enabling the tote tray holder to be mounted to the bottom side of the tabletop, independent of interference from the apron support;
- and
- two apron ends, each of the apron ends including:
- angular metal tubing having a first side surface, a second side surface, a bottom surface, a flat open end, a curved open end, and two edges;
- and
- an apron end cover, the apron end cover configured to be welded to the first side surface, the second side surface, and the bottom surface, following a welding the apron end cover converting the curved open end to a curved closed end;
- wherein:
- the top two edges of a first apron end are configured to be welded to a first side of the apron support with the flat open end of the first apron end configured to be disposed adjacent the inner side of the first table leg;
- and
- the top two edges of a second apron end are configured to be welded to a second side of the apron support with the flat open end of the second apron end disposed adjacent the inner side of the second table leg;
- wherein each of the plurality of aprons is configured to support the wheelchair-accessible heavy-duty table.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.