Self-stabilizing base for a table
AssigneeWinters-Gresham Partnership
InventorHenry Winters
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Abstract
A base for supporting an object such as a cafe table and the like on uneven flooring includes a central support to which are attached two leg assemblies, one rigidly attached and one rotatably attached to opposing faces on the central support. The rotatable leg assembly includes a bolt through an elongaged hole in the leg assembly and a hole through the face of the central support that allow some rotation but limit excessive rotation. Each leg assembly is composed of two angled legs interconnected by a section that is substantially planar so as to complement the face formed on the central support. A frictional pad between the central support and the leg assembly is used to resist rotation of the central support with respect to the rotating leg.
Claims18
A base for supporting an object on an uneven floor, said base comprising:
- a central support having a first side and an opposing second side, said second side having a face;
- a first leg assembly attached to said first side;
- a second leg assembly including a first leg, a second leg and a section therebetween for connecting said first leg to said second leg, said section engaging said face of said central support;
- means for rotatably attaching said section of said second leg assembly to said face of said central support so that said second leg assembly rotates with respect to said central support;
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- means carried between said section and said face for resisting rotation of said second leg assembly with respect to said central support.
A base for supporting an object on an uneven floor, said base comprising:
- a central support having a first side and an opposing second side, said second side having a face;
- a first leg assembly attached to said first side;
- a second leg assembly including a first leg, a second leg and a section therebetween for connecting said first leg to said second leg, said section engaging said face of said central support;
- means for rotatably attaching said section of said second leg assembly to said face of said central support so that said second leg assembly rotates with respect to said central support;
- means carried by said base for limiting rotation of said second leg assembly with respect to said central support;
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- means located between said section and said face for resisting rotation of said second leg assembly with respect to said central support.
A base for supporting an object on an uneven floor, said base comprising:
- a central support having a first side and an opposing second side, said first side having a first face, said second side having a second face, said first and said second faces being substantially planar;
- a first leg assembly attached to said first face of said first side, said first leg assembly having a first leg, a second leg and a section therebetween for connecting said first leg assembly to said first face of said central support, said section of said first leg assembly being substantially planar;
- a second leg assembly attached to said second face of said central support, said second leg assembly having a first leg, a second leg and a section therebetween for connecting said first leg to said second leg, said section of said second leg assembly engaging said second face of said central support, said section of said second leg assembly being substantially planar;
- means for rigidly attaching said section of said first leg assembly to said first face of said central support;
- means for rotatably attaching said section of said second leg assembly to said second face of said central support so that said second leg assembly rotates with respect to said central support;
- means carried by said base for limiting rotation of said second leg assembly with respect to said central support;
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- means located between said section of said second leg assembly and said second face of said central support for resisting rotation of said second leg assembly with respect to said central support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.