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US3256037A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Foldable picnic table

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-12-01
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Granted: 1966-06-14
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Expires: 1984-12-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Giambalvo Joseph

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 18:37
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B3/00; A47B3/14; A47B2003/145

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 392 words
A FOLDABLE PICNIC TABLE COMPRISING TWO SPACED PAIRS OF LEGS, A FIRST BEAM EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID PAIRS OF LEGS AND DISPOSED BETWEEN THE UPPER ENDS THEREOF, A PIVOT MEMBER PROVIDED AT EACH END OF SAID FIRST BEAM MEMBER, EACH PAIR OF LEGS BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED ABOUT A RESPECTIVE PIVOT MEMBER WHEREBY SAID LEGS ARE MOVABLE BETWEEN A FOLDED POSITION, WHEREIN SAID LEGS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL, AND AN UNFOLDED POSITION, WHEREIN SAID LEGS ARE ARRANGED AT AN ANGLE, A PAIR OF SECOND BEAMS, EACH OF THE LATTER RIGIDLY CONNECTING THE LOWER ENDS OF THE OPPOSED SPACED LEGS OF SAID PAIRS OF LEGS, A PAIR OF TABLE LEAF SECTIONS, EACH LEAF SECTION HAVING A PAIR OF LOWER SURFACES AND LONGITUDINAL EDGES, A LONGITUDINAL EDGE OF ONE LEAF SECTION BEING TONGUED AND A LONGITUDINAL EDGE OF THE OTHER BEING GROOVED, LEAF SUPPORT MEMBERS ADAPTED TO SUPPORT SAID TABLE LEAF SECTIONS, ONE END OF EACH LEAF SUPPORT MEMBER BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE UPPER END OF A RESPECTIVE LEG, THE OTHER END OF EACH LEAF SUPPORT MEMBER BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE LOWER SURFACE OF A LEAF SECTION, STOP MEANS PROVIDED ADJACENTLY THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF EACH RESPECTIVE LEAF SUPPORT MEMBER AND RESPECTIVE LEG, SAID STOP MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO RESTRAIN SAID LEAF SUPPORT MEMBES IN PERPENDICULAR RELATION WITH RESPECT TO RESPECTIVE LEGS, SAID LEAF SUPPORT MEMBERS WHEN SO NORMALLY DISPOSED BEING EXTENDED SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE THE UPPER ENDS OF SAID LEGS WHEN THE LATTER ARE IN THE UNFOLDED POSITION WHEREBY SAID TABLE LEAF SECTIONS WHEN ARRANGED IN TONGUE-IN-GROOVE EDGE ABUTTING RELATION FROM A CONTINUOUS TABLE SURFACE LYING IN AN HORIZONTAL PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE THE UPPER ENDS OF SAID LEGS, A PAIR OF SEAT SECTIONS, FIRST SEAT SUPPORT MEMBERS ADAPTED TO PARTIALLY SUPPORT SAID SEAT SECTIONS, ONE END OF EACH FIRST SEAT SUPPORT MEMBER BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO A RESPECTIVE LEG AND INTERMEDIATE THE UPPER AND LOWER ENDS THEREOF, THE OTHER END OF EACH FIRST SEAT SUPPORT MEMBER BEING FIXEDLY SECURED TO A SEAT SECTION, AND SECOND SEAT SUPPORT MEMBERS, ONE END OF EACH BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SEAT SECTION AND THE OTHER END OF EACH BEING REMOVABLY RECEIVALBE UPON A RESPECTIVE SECOND MEABM TO THUS IN COPORATION WITH A FIRST SEAT SUPPORT MEMBER FULLY SUPPORT A RESPECTIVE SEAT SECTION IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH SAID TABLE SURFACE WHEN SAID LEGS ARE IN THE UNFOLDED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 392 words
A FOLDABLE PICNIC TABLE COMPRISING TWO SPACED PAIRS OF LEGS, A FIRST BEAM EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID PAIRS OF LEGS AND DISPOSED BETWEEN THE UPPER ENDS THEREOF, A PIVOT MEMBER PROVIDED AT EACH END OF SAID FIRST BEAM MEMBER, EACH PAIR OF LEGS BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED ABOUT A RESPECTIVE PIVOT MEMBER WHEREBY SAID LEGS ARE MOVABLE BETWEEN A FOLDED POSITION, WHEREIN SAID LEGS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL, AND AN UNFOLDED POSITION, WHEREIN SAID LEGS ARE ARRANGED AT AN ANGLE, A PAIR OF SECOND BEAMS, EACH OF THE LATTER RIGIDLY CONNECTING THE LOWER ENDS OF THE OPPOSED SPACED LEGS OF SAID PAIRS OF LEGS, A PAIR OF TABLE LEAF SECTIONS, EACH LEAF SECTION HAVING A PAIR OF LOWER SURFACES AND LONGITUDINAL EDGES, A LONGITUDINAL EDGE OF ONE LEAF SECTION BEING TONGUED AND A LONGITUDINAL EDGE OF THE OTHER BEING GROOVED, LEAF SUPPORT MEMBERS ADAPTED TO SUPPORT SAID TABLE LEAF SECTIONS, ONE END OF EACH LEAF SUPPORT MEMBER BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE UPPER END OF A RESPECTIVE LEG, THE OTHER END OF EACH LEAF SUPPORT MEMBER BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE LOWER SURFACE OF A LEAF SECTION, STOP MEANS PROVIDED ADJACENTLY THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF EACH RESPECTIVE LEAF SUPPORT MEMBER AND RESPECTIVE LEG, SAID STOP MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO RESTRAIN SAID LEAF SUPPORT MEMBES IN PERPENDICULAR RELATION WITH RESPECT TO RESPECTIVE LEGS, SAID LEAF SUPPORT MEMBERS WHEN SO NORMALLY DISPOSED BEING EXTENDED SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE THE UPPER ENDS OF SAID LEGS WHEN THE LATTER ARE IN THE UNFOLDED POSITION WHEREBY SAID TABLE LEAF SECTIONS WHEN ARRANGED IN TONGUE-IN-GROOVE EDGE ABUTTING RELATION FROM A CONTINUOUS TABLE SURFACE LYING IN AN HORIZONTAL PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE THE UPPER ENDS OF SAID LEGS, A PAIR OF SEAT SECTIONS, FIRST SEAT SUPPORT MEMBERS ADAPTED TO PARTIALLY SUPPORT SAID SEAT SECTIONS, ONE END OF EACH FIRST SEAT SUPPORT MEMBER BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO A RESPECTIVE LEG AND INTERMEDIATE THE UPPER AND LOWER ENDS THEREOF, THE OTHER END OF EACH FIRST SEAT SUPPORT MEMBER BEING FIXEDLY SECURED TO A SEAT SECTION, AND SECOND SEAT SUPPORT MEMBERS, ONE END OF EACH BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SEAT SECTION AND THE OTHER END OF EACH BEING REMOVABLY RECEIVALBE UPON A RESPECTIVE SECOND MEABM TO THUS IN COPORATION WITH A FIRST SEAT SUPPORT MEMBER FULLY SUPPORT A RESPECTIVE SEAT SECTION IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH SAID TABLE SURFACE WHEN SAID LEGS ARE IN THE UNFOLDED POSITION.

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