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US 7,726,669 B2Granted
Apparatus for a collapsible table and dolly
AssigneePatricia Lynn Alexander
InventorPatricia Alexander
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a collapsible combined table and dolly that is portable and capable of securely transporting items of various sizes and configurations. The collapsible combined table and dolly provides ease of operation through a collapsible/expandable table top and convenient means for transporting and storing items for use in the display/workspace of the table.
Claims21
A collapsible one-piece table and dolly comprising:
- a stand-alone support frame;
- a handle adjustably connected to an upper portion of the support frame;
- a table rotatably connected to the upper portion of the support frame by a first set of hinges;
- expandable support means rotatably connected to the table and the support frame that gradually raise the table to a horizontal open configuration or assist with closing table to a vertical stowed configuration and rotate on ball studs for both the open or stowed configurations;
- a spring-activated release/locking mechanism, connected to one side of the support frame that, when manually-activated, releases the table to be raised by the expandable supports into a horizontal position or locks the table when it is manually-closed in the vertical stowed configuration;
- telescoping legs, rotatably connected to the table by a second set of hinges, that when manually deployed, use pivot levers to release/lock legs at selected height with audible sound when locked;
- wheels rotatably connected to a back side of a lower portion of the support frame that include a spring-actuated locking mechanism mounted on the support frame for each wheel;
- a four-sided dolly supporting plate with one side connected to a front side of the lower portion of the support frame;
- the three remaining sides of the supporting plate are connected on each side, by hinges, to corresponding, smaller flush-mounted plates;
- the three corresponding plates can be raised to a vertical position from the supporting plate, to interlock with each other and the support frame, to create a four-sided material containment box for secure transportation of goods by the combined table and dolly when table is in a stowed position;
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- supporting legs configured to support the dolly supporting plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.