Chair table

• US 4,609,224 A
• Filed: 03/25/1983
• Issued: 09/02/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/1983
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James P. Coggins
• Original Assignee: James P. Coggins
• Inventors: Coggins, James P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zugel, Francis K.
• Application Number:
  US06/478,796
• Time in Patent Office: 1,257 Days
• Field of Search: 297/188, 297/194, 297/135, 297/162, 108/152, 108/135, 211/188
• US Class Current: 297/160
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/68 Arm-rest tables ; or back-rest tables

Abstract

A chair table attachable to a tubular frame chair by means of clamps and supported only by the chair and having a horizontal portion supported by a vertical attachment portion which latter is connected to the tubular frame members by clamps and by engagement with the frame members below the clamps, in combination with a counter-weight attached to the opposite side of the chair. A modification having one of its clamps at a greater spacing from the vertical portion for attachment to a frame portion farther from the vertical portion.

Claims

1. A chair table attachable to a chair having upwardly extending side frame portions, said table comprising:

an article-supporting section having a substantially horizontal upper article-supporting surface, an attachment section connected to and upholding and extending downwardly from said supporting section and adjacent to one side of said supporting section, at least two horizontally spaced holding means having a cylindrical object receiving and holding capability, said holding means projecting from said one side of said attachment section, means connecting said holding means to said attachment section, said attachment section having at least four holes therethrough, said holding means connecting means extending through certain ones of said holes and being selectively extendable through various holes for ease of adjustment to chairs of varying frame shapes, two of said holes being spaced apart both vertically and horizontally with respect to each other for giving horizontally optional positions for the mounting of one of said holding means, a second two of said holes being spaced apart both vertically and horizontally with respect to each other and also being spaced apart horizontally with respect to said first two holes for the mounting of a second one of said holding means in horizontally spaced optional positions whereby wide versatility of chair fitting is made possible.

2. The chair table of claim 1 having said article-supporting section and said attachment section being formed integrally of the same piece of material.

3. The chair table of claim 2 having said material being thermoplastic material.

4. The chair table of claim 1 having said holding members each being a resilient clamp capable of yielding to open to receive a cylindrical chair frame member as said clamps are pressed onto a chair frame and capable of resiliently gripping cylindrical chair frame members of certain diameters which are held therein.

5. The chair table of claim 4 having said clamps each being made of one piece of thermoplastic material.

6. The chair table of claim 1 in combination with a chair having two upwardly extending cylindrical elongated frame portions on one side thereof and to which said holding means are attached.

7. The chair table of claim 6 having a counterweight attached to the opposite side of said chair to reduce probability of the chair tipping when no one is in it and articles are on said table.

8. The chair table of claim 1 having at least two of said holding means being disposed at a substantial distance above the lower edge of said attachment section, whereby means fixed to said attachment section and adjacent said lower edge can engage the outer sides of the legs of a chair and thereby assist the holding means to hold said table from tipping downwardly at its outer end.

9. The chair table of claim 1 having brace means attached to said attachment section and supporting the underside of said article supporting section.

10. The chair table of claim 1 having a projection means extending horizontally outward from said attachment section for engaging the outer sides of legs of a chair.

11. The chair table of claim 1 having said projection means being horizontally elongated.

12. The chair table of claim 1 having said holes being at least 6 holes.

13. The chair table of claim 1 having said holes being at least 8 holes.

14. The chair table of claim 1 having said holes being at least 10 holes.

15. A chair table attachable to a chair having upwardly extending side frame portions, said table comprising:

an article-supporting section having a substantially horizontal upper article-supporting surface, an attachment section connected to and upholding and extending downardly from said supporting section and adjacent to one side of said supporting section, at least two horizontally spaced holding means having a cylindrical object receiving and holding capability, said holding means projecting from said one side of said attachment section, means connecting said holding means to said attachment section, said attachment section having at least eight holes therethrough, said holding means connecting means extending through certain ones of said holes and being selectively extendable through various holes for ease of adjustment to chairs of varying frame shapes, two of said holes being spaced apart both vertically and horizontally with respect to each other, a second two of said holes being spaced apart both vertically and horizontally with respect to each other and also being spaced apart horizontally with respect to said first two holes, and having a further two of said holes being spaced apart both vertically and horizontally with respect to each other, and a still further two of said holes being spaced apart both vertically and horizontally with respect to each other and also being spaced apart horizontally with respect to said first two holes.

16. A chair table attachable to a chair having upwardly extending side frame portions, said table comprising:

an article-supporting section having a substantially horizontal upper article-supporting surface, an attachment section connected to and upholding and extending downwardly from said supporting section and adjacent to one side of said supporting section, at least two horizontally spaced holding means having a cylindrical object receiving and holding capability, said holding means projecting from said one side of said attachment section, means connecting said holding means to said attachment section, said attachment section having at least six holes therethrough, said holding means connecting means extending though certain ones of said holes and being selectively extendable through various holes for ease of adjustment to chairs of varying frame shapes, a first two of said holes being spaced apart horizontally with respect to each other, a second two of said holes being spaced apart horizontally with respect to each other and also spaced apart horizontally with respect to said first two holes, a third two of said holes being spaced apart horizontally with respect to each other and spaced vertically with respect to said first two holes.

17. The chair table of claim 16 in which the number of said holes is sufficient to be spread over at least one-eighth of said attachment section.

18. The chair table of claim 16 in combination with a chair having two upwardly extending elongated frame portions on one side thereof and to which said holding means are attached, one of said frame portions extending outwardly from the respective side of said chair a lesser distance than the other of said frame portions by a certain difference in extending dimensions, a spacer disposed between said attachment section and one of said elongated frame portions, and spacer extending away from said attachment section

a distance which is at least a substantial part of said dimension.

19. The chair table of claim 16 having said hoels being sufficient to be spread through the majority of the entire area of said supporting section.