Convertible breakfast station
AssigneeSix Continents Hotels, Inc.
InventorsSelma Durand, Nicole Small
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Abstract
A convertible table assembly has an item display configuration in which items can be presented for purchasers/guests. The convertible table assembly includes a tabletop assembly and one or more demountable bins for presenting food or other items for purchase, use, and/or consumption by consumers and/or guests. The convertible table assembly also has a table configuration in which the bins are not mounted and one or more power outlets and/or charging and/or communication ports are exposed for connection to electronic devices.
Claims20
A convertible table assembly, comprising:
- a tabletop assembly comprising a one or more power outlets and/or one or more charging and/or communication ports;
- a bin that is detachably mountable to the tabletop assembly and configured to display items for selection by a consumer;
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- means for supporting the bin via the tabletop assembly so that the bin extends downward at an angle from a distal end portion of the bin coupled with a central mounting structure to a proximal end portion of the bin.
A convertible table assembly comprising a tabletop assembly, one or more power outlets and/or one or more charging and/or communication ports mounted to the tabletop assembly, and bins that are detachably mountable to the tabletop assembly, the convertible table assembly being configurable between:
- an item display configuration in which the bins are mounted to the tabletop assembly, the one or more power outlets and/or one or more charging and/or a communication ports are covered by the bins, and items can be presented in the bins for display;
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- a table configuration in which the bins are not mounted to the tabletop assembly and the one or more power outlets and/or one or more charging and/or communication ports are exposed for connection to one or more electronic devices.
A convertible table assembly comprising:
- a tabletop assembly comprising one or more power outlets and/or one or more charging and/or communication ports;
- a central mounting structure;
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- bins that are detachably mountable to the tabletop assembly via coupling with the central mounting structure so as to cover the one or more power outlets and/or one or more charging and/or communication ports, the one or more power outlets and/or one or more charging and/or communication ports being exposed for connection to one or more electronic devices while the bins are not mounted to the tabletop assembly, at least one of the bins being configured to display items for selection and removal from the bin by a customer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.