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US 7,252,040 B2Granted
Portable table for a laptop computer
AssigneeIntellectual Ventures, Inc.
InventorRonald P. Dumond
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Abstract
This invention is directed to a portable table which is formed in two half sections movable between a folded position where they form a brief case and an unfolded position in which the half sections abut one another to define a planar table top capable of supporting a laptop computer, notebook and the like. The table top has a pair of legs which are adjustable both in the vertical and lateral directions.
Claims18
A portable table, comprising:
- a first half section pivotally connected to a second half section, said first and second half sections being movable between a closed position and an open position in which an outer wall of each of said half sections collectively form a table top;
- each of said first and second half sections having a leg assembly comprising:
- (i) a leg including a first panel and a second panel which telescopes relative to said first panel to selectively adjust the length of said leg;
- (ii) a leg support plate connected to said leg so that said leg is moveable between an upright position and a collapsed position relative to said leg support plate;
- (iii) leg locking structure acting between said first panel of said leg and said outer wall of a half section to releasably secure said leg and said support plate to said outer wall;
- said leg support plate of each of said first and second half sections being movable toward and away to selectively adjust the spacing between said legs connected thereto.
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A portable table, comprising:
- a first half section pivotally connected to a second half section, said first and second half sections being pivoted between an open position in which outer walls of said half sections form a table top and a closed position in which said half sections form a brief case;
- a first leg assembly carried by said first half section and a second leg assembly carried by said second half section, each of said first and second leg assemblies including a leg movable between an extended position and a retracted position, each of said legs having a first panel and a second panel which telescope relative to one another to permit selective adjustment of the length of said legs, said first and second leg assemblies each including a leg support plate movable along respective first and second half sections to permit movement of said first and second leg assemblies toward and away from one another, and, said first and second leg assemblies each including leg locking structure for releasably locking said leg thereof to said outer wall of a respective first and second half section with said leg in said extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.