Convertible bench/table apparatus
OwnerStephen P. Watts, M. Brent Nortoninventors
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Abstract
A convertible bench/table apparatus in one embodiment of the present invention as including a seat member, a means for supporting the seat member, and a backrest/tabletop member. Connected to the means for supporting the seat member is an armrest assembly that provides structural support to the backrest/tabletop when the convertible bench/table is pivoted from the bench position into the picnic table position. A hinge means accommodates for the pivotal movement of the convertible bench/table into either the first or second position, and is rigidly attached to the armrest assembly and the seat member providing a point of rotation thereon.
Claims19
A convertible bench/table apparatus (10), comprising:
- a seat member (12);
- a means for supporting said seat member;
- a backrest/tabletop member (45);
- means for pivoting the convertible bench/table apparatus (10) from a first position, exhibiting a seat (12) with an adjacent tabletop (45b), into a second position, exhibiting said seat (12) with a backrest (45a), wherein the means for pivoting the convertible bench/table apparatus (10) from said first position to said second position, and vice versa, comprises a hinge member (46);
- means for structurally supporting the backrest/tabletop (45) comprising at least one structural stop (40) engaging the seat member (12), said structural stop providing means for sustaining said tabletop (45b) when the convertible bench/table apparatus (10) is pivoted into the first position, and wherein said means for structurally supporting said backrest/tabletop (45) comprises a hingeable engagement with said seat member when the convertible bench/table apparatus is pivoted into the second position.
A convertible bench/table apparatus (10), comprising:
- a seat member (12) including at least one longitudinal seat board;
- a means for supporting said seat member;
- a backrest/tabletop member (45);
- means for pivoting the convertible bench/table apparatus from a second position, exhibiting a seat (12) with a backrest (45a), into a first position, exhibiting a seat (12) with an adjacent tabletop (45b), wherein said means for pivoting the convertible bench/table apparatus (10) from said first position to said second position, and vice versa, comprises a hinge bracket (46);
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- an armrest assembly (30) structurally supporting the backrest/tabletop member (45), said armrest assembly comprising at least one structural stop (40) engaging said seat member (12) when the convertible bench/table apparatus is pivoted into said first position, said armrest assembly providing a hingeable engagement between said backrest (45a) and said seat member when the convertible bench/table apparatus is pivoted into the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.