US4524701A
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Detachable car seat tables
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-08-27
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Granted: 1985-06-25
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Expires: 2002-08-27
Abstract
Abstract A removable car seat table which may be temporarily secured to the carpet on the floor of an automobile and particularly to the carpet covering the hump housing the drive train on the floor of an automobile. The table comprises a tray section, the rear portion of which rests in the upper surface of a car seat, the forward portion of the tray section being supported by a vertical support member telescopically and frictionally secured between said tray section and a lower attachment section, said attachment section comprising a horizontal base plate having opposing laterally adjustable sidewings containing inwardly projecting slanted teeth on said sidewings. The sidewings are laterally adjusted to be sandwiched on either side of the hump such that the teeth penetrate the carpet covering the hump preventing upward, horizontal or rotational movement of the attachment means. The tray section contains a rim to prevent spillage and also contains one or more apertures in the forward portion thereof to hold beverage cups or cans and condiments to prevent spillage. The attachment means may also be utilized to secure other objects to bases that can be penetrated by the slanted teeth.
Inventors
- 👤 Austin W. Chappell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 15:46
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B31/00; A47B31/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/926
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
A car seat table assembly comprising: (a) a lower attachment section consisting of a generally rectangular, horizontal base plate having attached thereto a pair of opposing laterally adjustable sidewings, each sidewing having outer and inner surfaces, a forward base plate engaging section and a rearward carpet engaging section, the inner surface of each carpet engaging section containing a multiplicity of projecting pointed teeth which teeth are slanted back at an angle in the direction of the forward base plate engaging section, said base plate containing on the upper surface thereof upwardly extending tubular support means for telescopically receiving a vertical support member, (b) a generally rectangular tray section having a horizontal floor surrounded by an upwardly extending rim, the forward portion of said tray section containing a plurality of apertures for receiving and holding liquid food containers, the lower surface of the forward portion of said tray section containing downwardly extending tubular support means for telescopically receiving a vertical support member, and (c) a vertical support member adjustably and frictionally secured in said upwardly and downwardly extending tubular support means of said attachment and tray sections.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
186 words
A car seat table assembly comprising: (a) a lower attachment section consisting of a generally rectangular, horizontal base plate having attached thereto a pair of opposing laterally adjustable sidewings, each sidewing having outer and inner surfaces, a forward base plate engaging section and a rearward carpet engaging section, the inner surface of each carpet engaging section containing a multiplicity of projecting pointed teeth which teeth are slanted back at an angle in the direction of the forward base plate engaging section, said base plate containing on the upper surface thereof upwardly extending tubular support means for telescopically receiving a vertical support member, (b) a generally rectangular tray section having a horizontal floor surrounded by an upwardly extending rim, the forward portion of said tray section containing a plurality of apertures for receiving and holding liquid food containers, the lower surface of the forward portion of said tray section containing downwardly extending tubular support means for telescopically receiving a vertical support member, and (c) a vertical support member adjustably and frictionally secured in said upwardly and downwardly extending tubular support means of said attachment and tray sections.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
73 words
A car seat table according to claim 1 wherein said base plate contains elongated apertures in the direction of the sidewings, the base plate engaging section of said sidewings containing apertures which are in alignment with the elongated apertures in the base plate and wherein fastening means extend through the aligned apertures in said base plate and sidewings to fixedly secure said sidewings to said base plate in a position of lateral adjunctment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A car seat table according to claim 2 wherein said projecting pointed teeth are slanted backward from right angles toward the base plate engaging section of the sidewings at an angle of between about 5 to 35 degrees.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
A car seat table according to claim 3 wherein each slanted tooth is in the shape of an irregular cone such that the slant height from the base to the vertex is greater on the side of the tooth away from the base plate engaging section than the slant height on the side facing the base plate engaging section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A car seat table according to claim 4 wherein said sidewings consist of a horizontal base plate engaging section and a generally downwardly extending carpet engaging section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A car seat table according to claim 5 wherein each downwardly extending carpet engaging section of said sidewings is angled outwardly at an angle of between about 5 to 35 degrees from a vertical position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A car seat table according to claim 6 wherein the slanted teeth are arranged in rows on the inner surface of the carpet engaging section of the sidewings.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A car seat table according to claim 6 wherein the slanted teeth are randomly arranged to the inner surface of the carpet engaging section of the sidewings.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A car seat table according to claim 4 wherein said sidewings consist of a unitary, horizontally aligned base plate engaging section and carpet engaging section.
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