System, method, and apparatus for a retractable and concealable support for an item of furniture
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1. A system of accommodating a furniture user, comprising:
- an item of furniture having a seating surface adapted to support a user thereon, a lower surface located below the seating surface and adapted to face a floor on which the furniture is located, a vertical clearance defined between the lower surface and the floor, and a front located between the seating surface and the lower surface along a forward portion of the furniture;
a support device having a retracted position located in the vertical clearance such that the support device is substantially concealed, and an extended position elevated above the retracted position adjacent the seating surface at the front of the furniture;
the support device further comprising;
a frame mounted to the lower surface of the furniture and a platform mounted to the frame, and the platform is horizontal at all times and throughout a range of movement between the retracted and extended positions;
a leg movably mounted to each base pipe, each leg having a lower portion and an upper portion, such that the lower portions are slidably and telescopically mounted inside the base pipes for horizontal movement forward and rearward along the horizontal axes; and
whereinthe upper portions have upper ends that are pivotally mounted to a brace, each brace has a pair of pins that slide inside a pair of tracks mounted to an underside of the platform, and the tracks capture the pins to movement of the pins to lateral sliding.
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A device for providing a dining support that is extendable from and retractable and concealable on furniture is disclosed. The device has a platform that is movable between a deployed position for supporting food and drinks, and a retracted position beneath the furniture. To move device from the retracted position to the deployed position, the platform is pulled from beneath the furniture and then elevated to a horizontal position. The height of the platform is vertically adjustable.
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1. A system of accommodating a furniture user, comprising:
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an item of furniture having a seating surface adapted to support a user thereon, a lower surface located below the seating surface and adapted to face a floor on which the furniture is located, a vertical clearance defined between the lower surface and the floor, and a front located between the seating surface and the lower surface along a forward portion of the furniture; a support device having a retracted position located in the vertical clearance such that the support device is substantially concealed, and an extended position elevated above the retracted position adjacent the seating surface at the front of the furniture;
the support device further comprising;a frame mounted to the lower surface of the furniture and a platform mounted to the frame, and the platform is horizontal at all times and throughout a range of movement between the retracted and extended positions; a leg movably mounted to each base pipe, each leg having a lower portion and an upper portion, such that the lower portions are slidably and telescopically mounted inside the base pipes for horizontal movement forward and rearward along the horizontal axes; and
whereinthe upper portions have upper ends that are pivotally mounted to a brace, each brace has a pair of pins that slide inside a pair of tracks mounted to an underside of the platform, and the tracks capture the pins to movement of the pins to lateral sliding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A support device for an item of furniture, comprising:
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a platform having a retracted position adapted to be located and substantially concealed beneath the furniture, and an extended position elevated above the retracted position and adapted to be located adjacent a seating surface of the furniture at a front of the furniture; a frame adapted to be mounted to the furniture therebelow for supporting the platform, the frame having base pipes that are immovable relative to the furniture to define horizontal axes that extend forward therefrom, and each base pipe having a platform support that supports and immobilizes the platform in the retracted position; a leg movably mounted to each base pipe, each leg having a lower portion and an upper portion, such that the lower portions are slidably and telescopically mounted inside the base pipes for horizontal movement forward and rearward along the horizontal axes; and
whereinthe upper portions have upper ends that are pivotallv mounted to a brace, each brace has a pair of pins that slide inside a pair of tracks mounted to an underside of the platform, and the tracks capture the pins to movement of the pins to lateral sliding. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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