Utility table apparatus and method
OwnerDerek Ryan White, Chris James Lattinginventors
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Abstract
In the specification and drawings a cooler-mounted utility table is described and shown with a work surface; a vertical support member; at least one work surface support rail connected to the work surface and pivotally connected to the vertical support member so that the work surface may pivot from a horizontal position for use and a vertical position for storage and transport; and a mounting bracket configured to securely receive the vertical support member and to be attached to the cooler using the existing structure of the cooler.
Claims19
A cooler-mounted utility table comprising:
- a. A work surface;
- b. A vertical support member;
- c. At least one work surface support rail connected to the work surface and pivotally connected to the vertical support member so that the work surface may pivot from a horizontal position for use and a vertical position for storage and transport;
- d. A mounting bracket configured to securely receive the vertical support member and to be attached to the cooler using the existing structure of the cooler.
A cooler-mounted utility table comprising:
- a. A work surface;
- b. A pair of work surface support rails connected to the work surface near opposite edges of the work surface;
- c. A pair of upper, vertical support rails pivotally connected to the work surface support rails;
- d. A pair of primary vertical support rails configured to receive the pair of upper, vertical support rails;
- and,
- e. A cooler attached to lower ends of the pair of primary vertical support rails.
A method of installing a utility table to a cooler comprising:
- a. Positioning a mounting bracket and a vertical support member over a side of the upper side surface of the cooler, such that a vertical tab of the mounting bracket is directly above a tie-down slot of the cooler;
- b. Inserting the mounting bracket into the tie-down slot by pressing the bracket downward;
- c. Inserting an upper assembly into the vertical support member;
- d. Pivoting a work surface from vertical to horizontal position and locking the work surface in the horizontal position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.