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US 9,167,892 B1Granted
Offset folding leg assembly
AssigneeDSA International, Inc.
InventorDaniel Korb
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Abstract
Disclosed is an intuitively operable rotation mechanism for a flip top table that includes an offsetting feature that provides aligned table legs when the table is in a use configuration while offsetting the legs when they are in a storage configuration. By offsetting the table legs in storage configuration, the height of the table legs can be more than one half of the length of the table. This feature is of particular importance for folding tables that are positioned at a standing height.
Claims17
A table system comprising:
- a table top connecting to a table leg though a rotation mechanism,
- the table leg rotatable about an axis of rotation having
- a horizontal portion adjacent to the table,
- a protrusion secured to the horizontal portion and radially extending away from the axis of rotation, and
- a first leg portion perpendicularly extending away from the horizontal portion;
- the rotation mechanism
- with a first linear edge, a second linear edge, and a curved edge between the first linear edge and the second linear edge,
- the rotation mechanism rigidly secured to the table top, and
- the rotation mechanism including a track surrounding the protrusion, the track having
- a cylindrical portion partially circumscribing the horizontal portion of the table leg and bounded by the curved edge,
- a first linear portion perpendicularly extending from the cylindrical portion and bounded by the first linear edge, and
- a second linear portion
- perpendicularly extending from the cylindrical portion
- bounded by the second linear edge, and
- located distant from the first linear portion.
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A table system comprising
- a table top with a linear horizontal edge;
- a first table leg and a second table leg,
- each table being
- rotationally secured to the table top through a rotation mechanism,
- rotatable about an axis of rotation between a storage configuration and a use configuration,
- located adjacent to the table to in the storage configuration, and
- extending away from the table top in the use configuration;
- in the storage configuration
- both the first table leg and the second table leg both located near the linear horizontal edge,
- the first table leg located a first distance from the linear horizontal edge,
- the second table leg located a second distance from the linear horizontal edge,
- wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance;
- in the use configuration
- the first table leg and the second table leg are equidistant from the linear horizontal edge;
- wherein
- each table leg includes
- a protrusion radially extending away from the axis of rotation of the table leg,
- the rotation mechanism of each table leg includes
- an arcuate edge between a first linear edge and a second linear edge,
- a track for guiding the protrusion of the table leg, the track having
- a cylindrical portion with a first end and a second end, the cylindrical portion extending perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the table leg,
- the cylindrical portion bounded by the arcuate edge,
- a first linear portion bounded by the first linear edge extending from the first end perpendicular to the cylindrical portion and parallel to the axis of rotation,
- a second linear portion bounded by the second linear edge and located distant from the first linear portion and
- extending
- from the second end
- perpendicular to the cylindrical portion and
- parallel to the axis of rotation;
- wherein
- the first linear portion
- of the rotation mechanism
- of the first table leg, and
- the second linear portion
- of the rotation mechanism
- of the first table leg
- are equidistant from the first linear horizontal edge, and
- wherein
- the first linear portion
- of the rotation mechanism
- of the second table leg
- is a third distance from the first linear horizontal edge,
- the second linear portion
- of the rotation mechanism
- of the second table leg
- is a fourth distance from the first linear horizontal edge, and
- the fourth distance is substantially greater than the third distance.
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A table system comprising
- a table top with a linear horizontal edge;
- a first table leg and a second table leg,
- each table being
- rotationally secured to the table top through a rotation mechanism,
- rotatable about an axis of rotation between a storage configuration and a use configuration,
- located adjacent to the table to in the storage configuration and
- extending away from the table top in the use configuration;
- in the storage configuration
- both the first table leg and the second table leg both located near the linear horizontal edge,
- the first table leg located a first distance from the linear horizontal edge,
- the second table leg located a second distance from the linear horizontal edge,
- wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance;
- in the use configuration
- the first table leg and the second table leg are equidistant from the linear horizontal edge;
- each table leg includes
- a projection radially extending away from the axis of rotation, and
- a rotation linkage distant from the rotation mechanism of the table leg,
- the rotation linkage includes
- a cylindrical edge between a first edge and a second edge, and
- a track for guiding the projection of the table leg, the track having
- a cylindrical portion with a first end and a second end, the cylindrical portion bounded by the cylindrical edge of the rotation linkage and extending perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the table leg,
- a first linear portion bounded by the first edge of the rotation linkage and
- extending
- from the first end
- perpendicular to the cylindrical portion and
- parallel to the axis of rotation,
- a second linear portion
- bounded by the second edge of the rotation linkage,
- located distant from the first linear portion, and
- extending
- from the second end
- perpendicular to the cylindrical portion and
- parallel to the axis of rotation.
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