Locking mechanism for folding legs
US6598544B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B3/0815
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A locking mechanism for a support leg hingedly attached to a support surface. The locking mechanism includes a base, attached to the support surface, with a plurality of angularly spaced, radial teeth, and a coupler, attached to the support leg, having a plurality of angularly spaced, radial teeth configured to mate with the teeth of the base.A selectively releasable engagement mechanism is configured to engage and disengage the teeth of the base with the teeth of the coupler, to allow selective rotation of the support leg between an extended position and a folded position, and to lock the leg in the extended or folded position.
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