Folding desk
AssigneeMeco Corporation
InventorWilliam FITZGERALD
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Abstract
A foldable desk that includes a fixed backframe and a fixed desktop portion connected to a top, horizontal portion of the fixed backframe. The desk also includes a foldable desktop portion rotatably connected to the fixed desktop portion. The foldable desktop portion is rotatable, in relation to the fixed desktop portion, between a folded position and an unfolded position. The foldable desktop portion in the folded position is substantially parallel to the fixed backframe and substantially perpendicular to the fixed desktop portion. The foldable desktop portion in the unfolded position is substantially coplanar with the fixed desktop portion and substantially perpendicular to the fixed backframe. The desk further includes at least one support frame rotatably connected to a bottom, vertical portion of the fixed backframe.
Claims20
A foldable desk comprising:
- a fixed backframe;
- a fixed desktop portion connected to a top, horizontal portion of the fixed backframe;
- a foldable desktop portion rotatably connected to the fixed desktop portion, the foldable desktop portion rotatable, in relation to the fixed desktop portion, between a folded position and an unfolded position, the foldable desktop portion in the folded position being parallel to the fixed backframe and perpendicular to the fixed desktop portion, the foldable desktop portion in the unfolded position being coplanar with the fixed desktop portion and perpendicular to the fixed backframe;
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- at least one support frame rotatably connected to a bottom, vertical portion of the fixed backframe.
A method of using a foldable desk, the method comprising the steps of:
- rotating a first portion of the desktop relative to a second portion of the desktop such that the first portion and the second portion are coplanar;
- rotating a support frame about an axis perpendicular to the first and the second portions;
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- supporting the first portion of the desktop with the support frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.