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US 6,827,028 B1Granted
Collapsible support
OwnerE. Pryor Callawayinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible support includes at least one leg that can be stored in a cavity and at least one substantially smooth surface when assembled in a deployed condition. The collapsible support can also include at least one substantially smooth surface when assembled in a collapsed or stored condition. The collapsible support includes unique provisions for associating the legs with a base in both the collapsed condition and the deployed condition.
Claims12
A collapsible support comprising:
- a base including a first end and a second end,
- the first end comprising a first side portion and the second end comprising a second side portion,
- a cavity formed between the first side portion and the second side portion,
- the first side portion having projecting members defining a slot,
- the base defining a base hole adjacent to the slot,
- the base having a projecting base tenon disposed adjacent to the base hole on a side of the base hole opposite the slot, and
- the projecting base tenon and the base hole having a substantially similar size and shape;
- and
- a first leg disposed within the cavity during a collapsed position,
- the first leg including a lateral tenon disposed on an upper end of the first leg,
- the lateral tenon and the slot having a substantially similar size and shape,
- the first leg having a projecting leg tenon adjacent to the lateral tenon,
- the first leg defining a leg hole disposed adjacent to the projecting leg tenon on a side of the projecting leg tenon opposite the lateral tenon, and
- the projecting leg tenon being substantially similar in size and shape to the leg hole, the base hole, and the projecting base tenon.
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A collapsible support comprising:
- a base comprising a first end and a second end
- the base defining a base hole proximate to the first end,
- the base having a projecting base tenon disposed adjacent to the base hole on a side of the base hole opposite the first end;
- and
- a first leg having a first surface and a second surface,
- the first leg having a lateral tenon extending from an upper end of the first leg,
- the first leg having a projecting leg tenon adjacent to the lateral tenon,
- the first leg defining a leg hole disposed adjacent to the projecting leg ten on a side of the projecting leg tenon opposite the lateral tenon,
- wherein, in a collapsed position,
- the first surface of the first leg faces the base,
- the projecting leg tenon engages the base hole, and
- the projecting base tenon engages the leg hole, and
- wherein, in a deployed position,
- the first surface of the first leg faces outward,
- the lateral tenon engages the base hole, and the upper end of the first leg faces the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.