Pivotable board provided with legs

US7878128B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Steelcase Development Corporation · US

Inventors

• Ronnie K. Watson · Houston, US
• Robert Larry Stewart · Grapevine, US
• Lopa Patel · Bedford, US
• Jennifer Ellen Davis-Wilson · Mountain View, US
• Craig M. Lawrence · Menlo Park, US
• Steven P. Bishop · Thousand Oaks, US
• Emily Ma · Atherton, US
• James R. Yurchenco · Palo Alto, US
• Christian Cornelius · Winsen (Aller), DE
• Phillip Stob · Fremont, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 31, 2007
• Grant date: Feb 1, 2011
• Expiry date: Jan 21, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47B7/02
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A system includes a board having opposing surfaces and at least one leg connected to one surface of the board through a first pivotable fitting to allow the board and the leg to move between a first position wherein the board and the leg are substantially parallel and a second position wherein the board and the leg are substantially perpendicular. The system also includes a locking mechanism secured to the board through a second pivotable fitting at a first end and configured to rotate at a second end opposite the first end between a storage position extending parallel with the board and a work position extending perpendicular to the board.