Lateral folding units
AssigneeHideaway Solutions LLC
InventorLancelot Jerome Pinnock
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Abstract
A lateral folding step unit and/or desk unit including a vertical frame and a plurality of linkages pivotally attached at different heights to the vertical frame by one end of each of the linkages, to provide lateral rotation to the linkages. A leg frame, with at least one leg, is pivotally attached to the opposite end of each linkage whereby laterally translating the leg frame simultaneously pivots the linkages from a first, vertical position to at least one second, horizontal position. At least one of the linkages has a receiving surface to serve as a step, a shelf and/or as a work surface.
Claims21
A lateral folding unit comprising:
- a. a vertical frame having at least a lower portion;
- b. a plurality of linkages pivotally attached at different heights to the vertical frame by one end of each of the linkages, to provide bilateral rotation to the linkages relative to the vertical frame;
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- c. a leg frame, with at least one leg, pivotally attached to the opposite end of each of the linkages whereby laterally translating the leg frame simultaneously pivots the linkages from a first, vertical position to at least one second, horizontal position;
- wherein at least one linkage is substantially deep to be used as receiving surface by a user, the at least one linkage has a first receiving surface and a second receiving surface opposite to the first receiving surface, and the leg frame is capable of being translated from the first, vertical position (1) in a first lateral direction to the second, horizontal position to expose the first receiving surface to the user and (2) in a second lateral direction, that is opposite to the first lateral direction, to a third, horizontal position to expose the second receiving surface to the user.
A step unit and/or desk unit comprising:
- a. a vertical frame having at least a lower portion;
- b. a plurality of linkages pivotally attached at different heights to the vertical frame by one end of each of the linkages, to provide bilateral rotation to the linkages relative to the vertical frame;
- c. a leg frame, with at least one leg, pivotally attached to the opposite end of each of the linkages whereby laterally translating the leg frame simultaneously pivots the linkages from a first, vertical position to at least one second, horizontal position;
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- d. a mounting guide attachable to a structure to guide the vertical frame in and out of an opening defined by the structure, the vertical frame capable of achieving an extended position when pulled out of the opening;
- wherein the vertical frame, the leg frame and the linkages of the step unit and/or desk unit are capable of being positioned on the same geometric plane in the first, vertical position:
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- wherein at least one of the linkages is substantially deep to be used as a step or desk by a user, the at least one linkage having a first step or desk surface and a second step or desk surface opposite to the first step or desk surface, and the leg frame is capable of being translated from the first, vertical position (1) in a first lateral direction to the second, horizontal position to expose the first step or desk surfaces to the user and (2) in a second lateral direction, that is opposite to the first lateral direction, to a third, horizontal position to expose the second step or desk surfaces to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.