Portable configurable furniture

• US 9,332,833 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2013
• Issued: 05/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alite Designs, Inc. (Grand Trunk Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Alite Designs, Inc. (Grand Trunk Incorporated)
• Inventors: Kim, Tae Wan, Lim, Kang S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Santos, Robert G
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hare, David R
• Application Number:
  US13/794,756
• Publication Number:
  US 20140250593A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,156 Days
• Field of Search: 5110-112, 5114-117
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 3/04 with flexible roll-tops
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 3/06 with separable parts
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 3/087 with struts supporting the legs
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 1/143 Chaise lounges
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 17/645 dismountable
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 4/024 having integral back-rest and rear leg
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 4/04 Folding chairs with inflexible seats
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/008 for uneven surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 13/105 Portable, foldable or collapsible tables, e.g. for surgery or treatment portable, foldable or collapsible chairs for surgery or dental treatment A61G15/002

Abstract

The present invention relates to lightweight collapsible portable and configurable furniture. In one embodiment, a table includes a collapsible top with optional slat(s), a collapsible top support frame, a collapsible leg frame and leg extenders. The top support frame provides tension to the top. The leg frame is coupled to top support frame. The leg extenders extend independently from the leg frame to provide stability. In another embodiment, a cot includes collapsible top(s), corresponding pair(s) of support bars and legs. The legs are coupled to the support bar pairs to provide support and tension to the top(s).

Claims

1. A portable configurable table comprising:

a collapsible top support frame having a first bar and a second rigid bar, the first and second bars substantially parallel with respect to each other, the top support frame further includes a first pair and a second pair of hinged bars perpendicularly coupled to the first and second rigid bars;

a removable collapsible table top configured to form one contiguous flexible loop enclosing both the first bar and the second bar of the top support frame, and wherein the first and second pairs of hinged bars configured to straighten and form corresponding parallel bars thereby enabling the first and second rigid bars to provide opposing tension via the first and second bars to the table top thereby internally tensioning the contiguous flexible loop of the top to form a substantially flat support surface;

a plurality of reinforcing slats configured to be operatively coupled to and to provide rigidity to the collapsible table top;

a collapsible leg frame configured to be operatively coupled to top support frame, and wherein the leg frame includes a plurality of legs and a corresponding plurality of diagonal stabilizers oriented in a substantially horizontal plane and configured to be coupled to each other by a centrally-located X-shaped cross member oriented in the horizontal plane, and wherein each of the plurality of diagonal stabilizers is further configured to be coupled a corresponding one of the plurality legs, thereby forming an X-shaped diagonal reinforcing structure for the plurality of legs; and

a plurality of leg extenders configured to independently extend from the leg frame thereby providing stability on uneven ground.

2. The table of claim 1 wherein the top includes a plurality of slots configured to accommodate the plurality of slats.

3. The table of claim 1 wherein the plurality of slats are configured to be operatively coupled to the top by adhesive or a hook and loop interface.

4. The table of claim 1 wherein the top support frame comprises at least one cord configured to guide assembly of the support frame.

5. The table of claim 4 wherein the at least one cord is at least one of an elastic cord and a static cord.

6. The table of claim 1 wherein the leg frame comprises at least one cord configured to guide assembly of the leg frame.

7. The table of claim 6 wherein the at least one cord is at least one of an elastic cord and a static cord.

8. The table of claim 1 wherein the plurality of reinforcing slats are substantially contiguous with respect to each other.

9. The table of claim 2 further comprising a second plurality of reinforcing slats, wherein the top includes a second plurality of slots configured to accommodate the second plurality of reinforcing slats, and wherein the second plurality of slots are oriented substantially perpendicularly to the plurality of slots.