Leg assembly
AssigneeHardigg Industries, Inc.
InventorChristopher H. Patstone
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Abstract
A leg assembly for selective attachment to a portable support structure having a base and removable lid. The leg assembly includes a plurality of legs that are selectively attachable to both the base and lid. When attached, the legs extending from the base to the lid thereby supporting the lid. The legs are substantially parallel to one another. The assembly further includes at least one cross member extending between two of the legs to stabilize and prevent lateral movement of the legs. The cross member also abutingly contacts and supports the lid whereby the base and lid function as a support structure.
Claims16
A leg assembly for selective attachment to a storage case having a base and removable lid, said base having a front wall, a rear wall and two opposed sidewalls, said front wall and said rear wall having a length greater than a length of said sidewalls, wherein said storage case can alternatively function as a portable support structure, said leg assembly comprising:
- two pairs of legs including a first pair selectively attachable to said front wall of said base adjacent opposing front corners and proximate said sidewalls and a second pair selectively attachable to said rear wall of said base adjacent opposing rear corners and proximate said sidewalls, each of said legs having an upper end, a lower end, and a central body portion;
- at least one cross member extending between two of said legs to stabilize and prevent lateral movement of said legs;
- wherein, when attached, said legs extend from said base to said lid thereby supporting said lid, said first pair and said second pair being substantially parallel to one another;
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- wherein each of said legs includes a bracket formed on a distal portion thereof, said bracket including a first wall and a second wall for capturing one of said front wall and said rear wall therebetween when said legs are attached to said front and said rear walls.
A portable support structure that may be alternatively used as a storage case, said portable support structure comprising:
- a base having a front wall, a back wall, two side walls and a bottom wall, said front, back and side walls being generally perpendicular to said bottom wall, said walls defining an interior cavity of said base;
- a lid, having a front panel, rear panel and two side panels, that is selectively removable from said base to convert said base and lid from a storage case to a support structure;
- two pairs of legs including a first pair selectively attachable to said front wall of said base adjacent opposing front corners and proximate said sidewalls and a second pair selectively attachable to said back wall of said base adjacent opposing rear corners and proximate said sidewalls, each leg having an upper end, a lower end and a central body portion, said legs being selectively attachable to both said base and lid, and, when attached, said legs extending from said base to said lid thereby supporting said lid and defining a support structure assembled position, said first pair and said second pair being substantially parallel to one another;
- at least one cross member extending between two of said legs to stabilize and prevent lateral movement of said legs;
- wherein said cross member abutingly engages, contacts and supports said lid when in said support structure assembled position whereby said base and lid function as a support structure;
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- wherein each of said legs includes a bracket formed on a distal portion thereof, said bracket including a first wall and a second wall for capturing one of said front wall and said rear wall therebetween when said legs are attached to said front and said rear walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.