Chairs and seats – With table – desk – or easel – Table with opposed seating
Patent
1998-08-07
2000-07-11
Cranmer, Laurie K.
Chairs and seats
With table, desk, or easel
Table with opposed seating
2971584, A47B 8302, A47B 3900, A47B 306
Patent
active
060861487
ABSTRACT:
A collapsing table is disclosed comprising a table panel (12); two seat panels (14, 16); two support panels (18, 20); two brace members (22, 24); and two attachment clasp members (108). The support panels (18, 20) each pivotally couple to a respective end of the table panel (12) by means of pivot lugs (100, 102), each lug having flat surfaces (106) which prevent unintentional uncoupling. The support panels (18, 20) further slideably couple to the seat panels (14, 16) by means of coupling lugs (90, 92) reciprocally moving with a U-shaped guide track (60). The coupling lugs (90, 92) have flat surfaces (96) which engage detent protrusions (61) at the terminal ends (62, 64) of the guide track (60), which in conjunction with the non-linear geometry of the guide track (60), resists unintentional movement of the table from either the extended or collapsed conditions.
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Gatto Jeffrey R.
Myers Charles C.
Cranmer Laurie K.
The Little Tikes Company
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