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US3267879A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Convertible article of furniture

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-08-03
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Granted: 1966-08-23
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Expires: 1984-08-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ronald E Jackson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 17:25
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B85/00; A47B85/04; A47C; A47C17/00; A47C17/52; A47C17/62

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 160 words
IN COMBINATIION WITH A WALL STRUCTURE, A CONVERTIBLE ARTICLE OF FURNITURE, COMPRISING: A PANEL INCLUDING FOLDING SUPPORT MEANS MOUNTED ON THE UNDER SIDE THEREOF, A DUAL-POSITION SUPPORT FOR THE INNER SIDE OF SAID PANEL INCLUDING A LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE UNDER SIDE OF SAID PANEL FOR ROTATION ON AN AXIS SPACED FROM THE EDGE OF SAID INNER SIDE, AND SAID LINK FURTHER BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID WALL STRUCTURE ON A NORMALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS, SAID SUPPORT ALSO INCLUDING A SOCKET MOUNTED ON SAID WALL STRUCTURE, AND A HOOK ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SOCKET AND MOUNTED ON SAID PANEL AT A POSITION ADJACENT THE EDGE OF SAID INNER AND SPACED FROM THE AXIS OF THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF SAID LINK TO SAID PANEL, AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SOCKET ONLY ON DISPLACEMENT OF SAID PANEL FROM A HORIZONTAL POSITION IN AN UPWARD POSITION OF SAID LINK; AND SUPPORT MEANS DISPOSED UNDER SAID PANEL TO RECEIVE THE SAME IN THE LOWER POSITION THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 160 words
IN COMBINATIION WITH A WALL STRUCTURE, A CONVERTIBLE ARTICLE OF FURNITURE, COMPRISING: A PANEL INCLUDING FOLDING SUPPORT MEANS MOUNTED ON THE UNDER SIDE THEREOF, A DUAL-POSITION SUPPORT FOR THE INNER SIDE OF SAID PANEL INCLUDING A LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE UNDER SIDE OF SAID PANEL FOR ROTATION ON AN AXIS SPACED FROM THE EDGE OF SAID INNER SIDE, AND SAID LINK FURTHER BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID WALL STRUCTURE ON A NORMALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS, SAID SUPPORT ALSO INCLUDING A SOCKET MOUNTED ON SAID WALL STRUCTURE, AND A HOOK ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SOCKET AND MOUNTED ON SAID PANEL AT A POSITION ADJACENT THE EDGE OF SAID INNER AND SPACED FROM THE AXIS OF THE PIVOTAL CONNECTION OF SAID LINK TO SAID PANEL, AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SOCKET ONLY ON DISPLACEMENT OF SAID PANEL FROM A HORIZONTAL POSITION IN AN UPWARD POSITION OF SAID LINK; AND SUPPORT MEANS DISPOSED UNDER SAID PANEL TO RECEIVE THE SAME IN THE LOWER POSITION THEREOF.

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