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US 6,644,734 B1Granted
Foldable table and bench assembly
AssigneeShin Yeh Enterprise Co., Ltd.
InventorChuen-Jong Tseng
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Abstract
A table and bench assembly includes a table top unit, two bench units on opposite lateral sides, and front and rear leg units. Each leg unit has an inner leg portion pivoted to the table top unit, and two outer leg portions. Each outer leg portion has an upper end provided with a slide seat mounted pivotally and slidably on one of the bench units. The slide seats slide along the bench units when the front and rear leg units are moved pivotally toward the table top unit and the bench units, thereby folding the table and bench assembly.
Claims9
A foldable table and bench assembly, comprising:
- a table top unit having front and rear end portions which are opposite to each other in a horizontal first direction, and opposite lateral sides which are opposite to each other in a horizontal second direction transverse to the first direction;
- a pair of bench units disposed on the lateral sides of said table top unit, each of said bench units having front and rear end portions which are opposite to each other in the first direction and which are provided respectively with front and rear slide rail units, each of said front and rear slide rail units being formed with a parallel pair of slide grooves that extend in the first direction;
- a front leg unit including a pair of outer leg portions, each of which has an upper end provided with a slide seat that is mounted slidably and pivotally on said front slide rail unit of a respective one of said bench units so as to be slidable along said slide grooves in said front slide rail unit and so as to be pivotable relative to said front slide rail unit about a horizontal first pivot axis transverse to said first direction, said front leg unit further including an inner leg portion disposed between said outer leg portions, said inner leg portion having an upper end pivoted to said front end portion of said table top unit so as to be pivotable about a horizontal second pivot axis parallel to said first pivot axis, said front leg unit further including a connecting rod interconnecting said inner and outer leg portions of said front leg unit;
- a rear leg unit which is spaced apart from said front leg unit in the first direction, said rear leg unit including a pair of outer leg portions, each of which has an upper end provided with a slide seat that is mounted slidably and pivotally on said rear slide rail unit of a respective one of said bench units so as to be slidable along said slide grooves in said rear slide rail unit and so as to be pivotable about a horizontal third pivot axis parallel to said first pivot axis, said rear leg unit further including an inner leg portion disposed between said outer leg portions of said rear leg unit, said inner leg portion of said rear leg unit having an upper end pivoted to said rear end portion of said table top unit so as to be pivotable about a horizontal fourth pivot axis parallel to said second pivot axis, said rear leg unit further including a connecting rod interconnecting said inner and outer leg portions of said rear leg unit;
- said front and rear leg units being turnable pivotally between an unfolded position, in which said front and rear leg units are disposed uprightly and in which said table top unit is disposed higher than said bench units, and a folded position, in which said front and rear leg unit are folded on said table top unit and said bench units, said slide seats on said front and rear leg units being slidable along said front and rear rail units when said front and rear leg units are moved from the unfolded position to the folded position.
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