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Table extension apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-04-29
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Granted: 1991-12-10
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Expires: 2011-04-29
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus mounted to a bottom surface of a table, wherein the apparatus includes a support plate and an elongate circuitous pivot leg mounting a support tray member at a forward terminal end of the pivot leg. The pivot leg includes a "U" shaped leg portion to complementarily receive an adjoining table leg from a positioning of the pivot leg within an elongate recess of an associated positioning strut mounted to the adjoining table leg. The support tray includes a plurality of cup receiving apertures and may further include a cylindrical insulative sponge-like cylinder to receive a beverage container therewithin, as well as a freezable gel insert sleeve positionable within the cylinder to provide selective refrigeration of a beverage container mounted within the support tray structure.
Inventors
- 👤 Bonnie A. Redlin
- 👤 Boyd P. Redlin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 13:31
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B13/00; A47B13/08; A47B13/16; A47B21/00; A47B21/03; A47B17/00; A47B17/06; A47B17/065; A47B2200/00; A47B2200/0084; A47B2200/0085
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A table extension apparatus comprising, in combination, a table including a plurality of table legs integrally and orthogonally mounted to a bottom surface of the table plate, and at least one mounting plate fixedly mounted to the bottom surface of the table plate adjacent one of the table legs, the mounting plate including a pivot bearing member orthogonally mounted to the mounting plate, and the pivot bearing member arranged for rotation relative to the mounting plate, and a pivot leg mounted to the pivot bearing member, and a positioning strut secured to the at least one table leg for selectively receiving the pivot leg thereon, and a support tray member mounted to a forward distal end of the pivot leg remote from the mounting plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A table extension apparatus comprising, in combination, a table including a plurality of table legs integrally and orthogonally mounted to a bottom surface of the table plate, and at least one mounting plate fixedly mounted to the bottom surface of the table plate adjacent one of the table legs, the mounting plate including a pivot bearing member orthogonally mounted to the mounting plate, and the pivot bearing member arranged for rotation relative to the mounting plate, and a pivot leg mounted to the pivot bearing member, and a positioning strut secured to the at least one table leg for selectively receiving the pivot leg thereon, and a support tray member mounted to a forward distal end of the pivot leg remote from the mounting plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
129 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the pivot leg includes a first axially aligned leg portion fixedly mounted to the support tray member, and the pivot leg further including a second "U" shaped leg portion formed to the first leg portion, wherein the second "U" shaped leg portion includes a recess, the recess is defined by a predetermined configuration, and the table leg is defined by a cross-sectional configuration equal to the predetermined cross-sectional configuration to complementarily position the table leg within the recess, and a third leg portion axially aligned with the first leg portion formed to the second "U" shaped leg portion, with a third leg portion secured to the pivot bearing to permit rotation of the pivot leg relative to the mounting plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein the positioning strut is longitudinally aligned and is arranged parallel to and fixedly secured to the at least one table leg.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
90 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 3 wherein the positioning strut includes a lower strut end portion, with the lower strut end portion including a plurality of apertures therethrough for securement of the lower end portion to the at least one table leg, and the positioning strut including an upper terminal end, with the upper terminal end including an arcuate recess, with the arcuate recess complementarily receiving the second "U" shaped leg portion therewithin to align and anchor the pivot leg relative to the at least one table leg.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 4 wherein the support tray member includes a plurality of openings orthogonally directed therethrough for mounting of beverage containers therewithin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 5 including an elongate absorbent axially aligned cylinder positionable within at least one of the openings, the cylinder including a flange at an upper terminal end thereof, wherein the flange is defined by a flange diameter, and the sponge-like cylinder is defined by a predetermined diameter, with the flange diameter greater than the predetermined diameter to secure the flange diameter to an upper surface of the support tray member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 6 further including a freezable gel insert sleeve, the insert sleeve including a freezable get component therewithin and defined by an external diameter equal to an internal diameter defined by a cylindrical cavity directed through the cylinder.
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