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US 6,520,091 B1Granted
Sidewall game table
AssigneeDeCrane Aircraft Seating Company, Inc.
InventorPeter R. Dettmers
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Abstract
A table deployment mechanism is disclosed. In various embodiments, the table deployment mechanism utilizes vertical slides in conjunction with scissor members and a gas spring coupled to the scissor members in order to facilitate movement of the deployment mechanism between a retracted position and a deployed position despite any stresses which may be imparted to the deployment mechanism.
Claims19
A table deployment mechanism comprising:
- a stabilizer having a first end and a second end;
- a first guide member coupled to the first end of the stabilizer and to a base;
- a second guide member coupled to the second end of the stabilizer and to the base, the guide members to guide the stabilizer between a retracted position and a deployed position;
- scissor members coupled to the stabilizer and to the base, the scissor members comprising
- a first scissor member having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate region between the first end and the second end, and
- a second scissor member having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate region between the first end and the second end, the intermediate region of the first scissor member pivotally coupled to the intermediate region of the second scissor member,
- the first end of the first scissor member pivotally coupled to the stabilizer at a fixed point, the second end of the first scissor member pivotally coupled to a first slider coupled to the base, the first end of the second scissor member pivotally coupled to the base at a fixed point, the second end of the second scissor member pivotally coupled to a second slider coupled to the stabilizer;
- and
- a spring having a first end coupled to the base and a second end coupled to the first slider.
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A retractable table comprising:
- a table portion;
- a support arm pivotally coupled to the table portion;
- a stabilizer pivotally coupled to the support arm, the stabilizer having a first end and a second end;
- a first guide member coupled to the first end of the stabilizer and to a base;
- a second guide member coupled to the second end of the stabilizer and to the base, the guide members to guide the stabilizer between a retracted position and a deployed position;
- scissor members coupled to the stabilizer and to the base, the scissor members comprising
- a first scissor member having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate region between the first end and the second end, and
- a second scissor member having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate region between the first end and the second end, the intermediate region of the first scissor member pivotally coupled to the intermediate region of the second scissor member,
- the first end of the first scissor member pivotally coupled to the stabilizer at a fixed point, the second end of the first scissor member pivotally coupled to a first slider coupled to the base, the first end of the second scissor member pivotally coupled to the base at a fixed point, the second end of the second scissor member pivotally coupled to a second slider coupled to the stabilizer;
- and
- a spring having a first end coupled to the base and a second end coupled to the first slider.
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A retractable table for use in combination with a vehicle, the combination comprising:
- a table portion;
- a support arm pivotally coupled to the table portion;
- a stabilizer pivotally coupled to the support arm, the stabilizer having a first end and a second end;
- a first guide member coupled to the first end of the stabilizer and to a base which is coupled to a portion of the vehicle;
- a second guide member coupled to the second end of the stabilizer and to the base, the guide members to guide the stabilizer between a retracted position and a deployed position;
- scissor members coupled to the stabilizer and to the base, the scissor members comprising
- a first scissor member having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate region between the first end and the second end, and
- a second scissor member having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate region between the first end and the second end, the intermediate region of the first scissor member pivotally coupled to the intermediate region of the second scissor member,
- the first end of the first scissor member pivotally coupled to the stabilizer at a fixed point, the second end of the first scissor member pivotally coupled to a first slider coupled to the base, the first end of the second scissor member pivotally coupled to the base at a fixed point, the second end of the second scissor member pivotally coupled to a second slider coupled to the stabilizer;
- and
- a spring having a first end coupled to the base and a second end coupled to the first slider.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.