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US3208407A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-06
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Granted: 1965-09-28
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Expires: 1984-04-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilburn R Maskew
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 08:46
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C17/00; A47C17/64; A47C17/80
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
310 words
A FOLDING TABLE ADAPTED FOR USE AS A PLATFORM ABOVE THE FLOOR OF AN AUTOMOBILE COMPRISING A FIRST TABLE TOP, A SECOND TABLE TOP HAVING A LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS SAID FIRST TABLE TOP, HINGE MEANS PIVOTABLY CONNECTING ONE EDGE OF SAID FIRST TABLE TOP TO A CORRESPONDING EDGE OF SAID SECOND TABLE TOP, SAID EDGES INCLUDING OPPOSED INSIDE END FLANGES FOR MOUNTING SAID HINGE MEANS, SAID HINGE MEANS BEING CONNECTED ACROSS THE FULL WIDTH OF SAID TABLE AND HAVING A PIVOT POINT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY ALONG THE FULL WIDTH OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID TABLE, SAID FLANGES EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID PIVOT POINT A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID TABLE TOPS, A PAIR OF SPACED SUPPORTS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF EACH OF SAID FISRST SECOND TABLE TOPS, SAID SUPPORTS DIVIDING SAID TABLE TOPS INTO THREE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL SECTIONS OUTSIDE END FLANGES OF EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TABLE TOPS FORMING THE EDGES OF SAID TALE TOPS OPPOSITE FROM SAID FIRST MENTIONED EDGES, A PAIR OF OUTSIDE LEGS MOUNTED ON EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TABLE TOPS ADJACENT OUTSIDE END FLANGES, A PAIR OF INSIDE LEGS MOUNTED ON EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TABLE ADJACENT THE ONE OF SAID TRANSVERSE SUPPORTS CLOSEST TO SAID INSIDE END FLANGES WHEREBY ALL OF SAID PAIRS OF LEGS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUALLY SPACED FROM EACH OTHER A DISTANCE EQUAL TO TWO OF SAID TABLE TOP SECTIONS, EACH OF SAID LEGS INCLUDING A MOUNTING HINGE WHEREBY SAID LEGS ARE ADAPTED TO BE INDEPENDENTLY PIVOTED OUT OF THE WAY AND A BRACE ELEMENT FOR RETAINING SAID LEGS IN AN EXTENDED POSITION FOR SUPPORTING SAID TABLE WHEN IN USE, THE PAIR OF INSIDE LEGS ON ONE TABLE TOP BEING POSITIONED A SUFFICIENT DISTANCE FROM THE PAIR OF INSIDE LEGS ON THE OTHER TABLE TOP TO ACCOMMODATE THE DRIVE SHAFT OF SAID AUTOMOBILE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
310 words
A FOLDING TABLE ADAPTED FOR USE AS A PLATFORM ABOVE THE FLOOR OF AN AUTOMOBILE COMPRISING A FIRST TABLE TOP, A SECOND TABLE TOP HAVING A LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS SAID FIRST TABLE TOP, HINGE MEANS PIVOTABLY CONNECTING ONE EDGE OF SAID FIRST TABLE TOP TO A CORRESPONDING EDGE OF SAID SECOND TABLE TOP, SAID EDGES INCLUDING OPPOSED INSIDE END FLANGES FOR MOUNTING SAID HINGE MEANS, SAID HINGE MEANS BEING CONNECTED ACROSS THE FULL WIDTH OF SAID TABLE AND HAVING A PIVOT POINT EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY ALONG THE FULL WIDTH OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID TABLE, SAID FLANGES EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID PIVOT POINT A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID TABLE TOPS, A PAIR OF SPACED SUPPORTS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF EACH OF SAID FISRST SECOND TABLE TOPS, SAID SUPPORTS DIVIDING SAID TABLE TOPS INTO THREE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL SECTIONS OUTSIDE END FLANGES OF EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TABLE TOPS FORMING THE EDGES OF SAID TALE TOPS OPPOSITE FROM SAID FIRST MENTIONED EDGES, A PAIR OF OUTSIDE LEGS MOUNTED ON EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TABLE TOPS ADJACENT OUTSIDE END FLANGES, A PAIR OF INSIDE LEGS MOUNTED ON EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TABLE ADJACENT THE ONE OF SAID TRANSVERSE SUPPORTS CLOSEST TO SAID INSIDE END FLANGES WHEREBY ALL OF SAID PAIRS OF LEGS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUALLY SPACED FROM EACH OTHER A DISTANCE EQUAL TO TWO OF SAID TABLE TOP SECTIONS, EACH OF SAID LEGS INCLUDING A MOUNTING HINGE WHEREBY SAID LEGS ARE ADAPTED TO BE INDEPENDENTLY PIVOTED OUT OF THE WAY AND A BRACE ELEMENT FOR RETAINING SAID LEGS IN AN EXTENDED POSITION FOR SUPPORTING SAID TABLE WHEN IN USE, THE PAIR OF INSIDE LEGS ON ONE TABLE TOP BEING POSITIONED A SUFFICIENT DISTANCE FROM THE PAIR OF INSIDE LEGS ON THE OTHER TABLE TOP TO ACCOMMODATE THE DRIVE SHAFT OF SAID AUTOMOBILE.
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