Table with multiple configurations
First Claim
1. A table system comprising:
- (a) a base;
(b) a first surface section having a first inside edge;
(c) a second surface section having a second inside edge, the second inside edge being configured to abut the first inside edge of the first surface section so that when thus arranged, the first surface section and the second surface section form a combined table surface;
(d) a first attachment device that translatably and rotatably secures the first surface section to the base, the first attachment device including;
(i) a first attachment end having a rotatable joint that is configured to be joined to one of the base and the first surface section; and
(ii) a second attachment end that includes a slidable member slidably coupled to the rotatable joint and configured to be joined to the other of the base and the first surface section to which the first attachment end is not joined; and
(e) a second attachment device that is configured to secure the second surface section to the base.
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Abstract
A table includes a plurality of surface sections joined to a base. At least one of the surface sections is joined to the base with an attachment device having a slidable portion and a rotatable portion. A mounted end of the slidable portion is secured to the base and the opposite end of the slidable portion is slidably coupled to a rotatable joint, which is mounted to one of the surface sections. The rotatable joint is configured to rotate relative to the base, so that the surface section can be translated and rotated relative to the base to enable the table to readily be changed into four different configurations. Utility trays mounted under the surface sections provide access to power and data leads feeding from the base. A pleated accordion fold cover hides the attachment device and leads when a gap is formed between the surface sections.
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30 Claims
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1. A table system comprising:
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(a) a base;
(b) a first surface section having a first inside edge;
(c) a second surface section having a second inside edge, the second inside edge being configured to abut the first inside edge of the first surface section so that when thus arranged, the first surface section and the second surface section form a combined table surface;
(d) a first attachment device that translatably and rotatably secures the first surface section to the base, the first attachment device including;
(i) a first attachment end having a rotatable joint that is configured to be joined to one of the base and the first surface section; and
(ii) a second attachment end that includes a slidable member slidably coupled to the rotatable joint and configured to be joined to the other of the base and the first surface section to which the first attachment end is not joined; and
(e) a second attachment device that is configured to secure the second surface section to the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A table that is selectively reconfigurable in a plurality of configurations, including:
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(a) a first table section having an upper generally planar surface;
(b) a second table section having an upper generally planar surface;
(c) a base that is generally centrally disposed relative to the first section and the second table section, an upper portion of the base being rotatably coupled to the first table section and the second table section, at least one of the first table section and the second table section being coupled through a rail assembly to the base, enabling the first table section and the second table section to be moved apart from each other while supported by the base and selectively rotated relative to the base; and
(d) wherein, in the second configuration, at least one of the first table section and the second table section is positioned away from the other while supported on the rail assembly by the base, and while rotating at least one of the first table section and the second table section relative to the base, so that adjacent corners at one end of each of the first table section and the second table section are moved toward each other coupled to the first table section and the second table section adjacent to ends thereof and extending downwardly to support the ends of the first table section and the second table section, the table being selectively configurable in a plurality of configurations, including;
(i) a first configuration in which the first table section and the second table section are substantially parallel to each other; and
(ii) a second configuration in which at least one of the first table section and the second table section is rotated relative to the base so that the first table section and the second table section are not parallel with each other. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for supporting a plurality of table sections to enable the plurality of table sections to be arranged in a plurality of configurations relative to a base that supports the table sections, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) joining a first end of a first support member to one of the first surface section and the base, (b) rotatably and slidably joining a second end of the first support member to the other of the first surface section and the base, the second end being generally opposite to the first end; and
(c) joining the second surface section to the base. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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