Portable surface extender

• US 9,320,350 B1
• Filed: 06/22/2011
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bernard Fryshman
• Original Assignee: Bernard Fryshman
• Inventors: Fryshman, Bernard
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Jose V
• Application Number:
  US13/166,710
• Time in Patent Office: 1,770 Days
• Field of Search: 108/42, 108/46, 108/152, 108/69, 108/73, 108/90, 108/64, 108/185, 248/229.14, 248/229.11, 248/229.26, 248/229.16, 248/229.12, 248/229.22, 248/231.61
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 1/00 Extensible tables extensible shelf units A47B46/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 13/14 Detachable serving plates
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 17/033 with parts added to the original furniture to enlarge its surface
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/0085 Supplementary support fixed on the edge of a desk or table
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 5/02 detachable

Abstract

A portable surface extender for temporarily extending the surface of a desktop or such similar surface. The extender is a slender panel having gripping members on at least on side. The gripping members attach to a desktop. Alternatively, a panel is attached to a desk by way of a conjoining adaptor, which has two opposing groups of gripping members. One group of members grips a desk or tabletop, whereas, an opposing group of members grips a panel or the like.

Claims

1. A surface adaptor, comprising:

a piece of material comprising a top face, an underside surface, a first substantially straight sidewall and a second substantially straight sidewall;

said first sidewall comprising one or more gripping members facing a first direction, said second sidewall comprising one or more gripping members facing a second direction, said second direction being substantially opposite of said direction of said first one or more gripping members,

said one or more gripping members facing said first direction comprises a movable arm, said movable arm biased to a closed position, said gripping member said second direction comprises a movable arm, said movable arm biased to a closed position, whereby said one or more gripping members on said first sidewall are adapted to grip an edge of a surface to be extended and said one or more gripping members on said second sidewall are adapted to grip a surface extender comprising a panel.

2. The surface adaptor of claim 1, whereby said one or more gripping members is a spring biased clamp.