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US3174796A
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Foldable table-seat combination
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-09-11
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Granted: 1965-03-23
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Expires: 1983-09-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George T Brown
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 10:00
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B3/00; A47B3/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
269 words
A PORTABLE TABLE-SEAT COMBINATION COMPRISING: SUPPORTING MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF SIDE MEMBERS HAVING VERTICAL LEG PORTIONS AND UPPER AND LOWER HORIZONTAL INTERCONNECTING PORTIONS; A PAIR OF FOLDABLE END MEMBERS AT EACH END OF SAID SIDE MEMBERS PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTED AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO LEG PORTIONS OF OPPOSING SIDE MEMBERS; A PAIR OF SEAT SUPPORTING MEMBERS EACH PIVOTALLY CONNNECTED TO ONE OF SAID LEG PORTIONS OF ONE OF SAID SIDEMEMBERS, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS BEING RECTANGULAR, SAID PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS EACH COMPRISING ONE OR MORE HINGE MEMBERS EACH INCLUDING A BAND FORMED TO WRAP AROUND FIRST AND SECOND TUBULAR SEGMENTS, A SPACER HELD FIRMLY THEREBY BETWEEN SAID TUBULAR SEGMENTS, SAID BAND BEING RIGIDLY SECURED TO SAID FIRST TUBULAR SEGMENT AND ROTATABLE ABOUT SAID SECOND TUBULAR SEGMENT; MEANS FOR LIMITING HORIZONTAL ROTATION OF SAID END MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO SAID SIDE MEMBERS TO AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 90* EXTENDING BETWEEN A STORAGE POSITION OF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING ALIGNMENT TO A SUPPORTNG POSITION OF RIGHT ANGLES THEREBETWEEN, AND FOR LIMITING ROTATION OF SAID SEAT SUPPORTING MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO SAID SIDE MEMBERS TO AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 55* EXTENDING BETWEEN A STORAGE POSITION OF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING ALIGNMENT TO A SUPPORTING POSITION DIAGONALLY OUTWARD THEREFROM; A TABLE-TOP PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE UPPER INTERCONNECTING PORTION OF ONE OF SAID SIDE MEMBERS AND ADAPTED TO BE SUPPORTED THEREBY; AND A SEAT PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE VERTICAL LEG PORTIONS OF ONE OF SAID SIDE MEMBERS AND ADAPTED TO BE SUPPORTED BY SAID SEAT SUPPORTING MEMBERS, SAID TABLE-TOP, SEAT AND MEMBERS BEING ADAPTED FOR FOLDING INTO PARALLEL, ADJACENT RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER WHEN NOT IN USE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
269 words
A PORTABLE TABLE-SEAT COMBINATION COMPRISING: SUPPORTING MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF SIDE MEMBERS HAVING VERTICAL LEG PORTIONS AND UPPER AND LOWER HORIZONTAL INTERCONNECTING PORTIONS; A PAIR OF FOLDABLE END MEMBERS AT EACH END OF SAID SIDE MEMBERS PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTED AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO LEG PORTIONS OF OPPOSING SIDE MEMBERS; A PAIR OF SEAT SUPPORTING MEMBERS EACH PIVOTALLY CONNNECTED TO ONE OF SAID LEG PORTIONS OF ONE OF SAID SIDEMEMBERS, EACH OF SAID MEMBERS BEING RECTANGULAR, SAID PIVOTAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS EACH COMPRISING ONE OR MORE HINGE MEMBERS EACH INCLUDING A BAND FORMED TO WRAP AROUND FIRST AND SECOND TUBULAR SEGMENTS, A SPACER HELD FIRMLY THEREBY BETWEEN SAID TUBULAR SEGMENTS, SAID BAND BEING RIGIDLY SECURED TO SAID FIRST TUBULAR SEGMENT AND ROTATABLE ABOUT SAID SECOND TUBULAR SEGMENT; MEANS FOR LIMITING HORIZONTAL ROTATION OF SAID END MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO SAID SIDE MEMBERS TO AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 90* EXTENDING BETWEEN A STORAGE POSITION OF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING ALIGNMENT TO A SUPPORTNG POSITION OF RIGHT ANGLES THEREBETWEEN, AND FOR LIMITING ROTATION OF SAID SEAT SUPPORTING MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO SAID SIDE MEMBERS TO AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 55* EXTENDING BETWEEN A STORAGE POSITION OF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING ALIGNMENT TO A SUPPORTING POSITION DIAGONALLY OUTWARD THEREFROM; A TABLE-TOP PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE UPPER INTERCONNECTING PORTION OF ONE OF SAID SIDE MEMBERS AND ADAPTED TO BE SUPPORTED THEREBY; AND A SEAT PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE VERTICAL LEG PORTIONS OF ONE OF SAID SIDE MEMBERS AND ADAPTED TO BE SUPPORTED BY SAID SEAT SUPPORTING MEMBERS, SAID TABLE-TOP, SEAT AND MEMBERS BEING ADAPTED FOR FOLDING INTO PARALLEL, ADJACENT RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER WHEN NOT IN USE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-03-22 | 1968-09-21 | 1969-03-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-03-22 | 1972-09-21 | 1973-03-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-03-22 | 1976-09-21 | 1977-03-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |