Embedded furniture having retractible legs with lighting
First Claim
1. An embedded furniture system, comprising:
- a furniture element;
a support element connected to the furniture element and selectively positionable between a retracted position and an extended position, the support element having a lighting element configured to illuminate when the support element is in the retracted position;
an illuminating mechanism comprising a first contact element connected to the furniture element and a second contact element connected to the support element;
wherein in the retracted position, the second contact element contacts the first contact element to complete an electrical circuit configured to illuminate the lighting element.
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Abstract
Embedded furniture systems include a wall having a recessed pocket, a furniture element hingedly connected to the wall and selectively moveable between a storage position in which the furniture element is vertically disposed in the pocket and a utility position in which the furniture element horizontally extends from the pocket, and a support structure hingedly connected to the furniture element and selectively positionable between an extended position in which the support structure protrudes substantially perpendicular to the furniture element and a retracted position in which the support structure extends substantially parallel to the furniture element. An illuminating mechanism illuminates a lighting element disposed in the support structure when the support structure is in the retracted position by bringing a contact element connected to the surface of the furniture element into communication with a circuit element connected to the surface of the support structure to complete an electrical circuit.
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25 Claims
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1. An embedded furniture system, comprising:
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a furniture element; a support element connected to the furniture element and selectively positionable between a retracted position and an extended position, the support element having a lighting element configured to illuminate when the support element is in the retracted position; an illuminating mechanism comprising a first contact element connected to the furniture element and a second contact element connected to the support element; wherein in the retracted position, the second contact element contacts the first contact element to complete an electrical circuit configured to illuminate the lighting element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An embedded furniture system, comprising:
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a structural component comprising a socket component having a furniture stowage pocket recessed therein; a furniture element hingedly connected to the structural component such that the furniture element is selectively moveable between (i) a storage position in which the furniture element is substantially disposed within the stowage pocket and (ii) a utility position in which the furniture element extends from the stowage pocket in a generally horizontal orientation, the furniture element having an outer wall surface that is at least partially exposed when the furniture element is in a storage position; one or more retractable support elements hingedly connected to the outer wall surface of the furniture element and selectively positionable between (i) an extended position in which a longitudinal length of the one or more support elements protrude substantially perpendicular to the outer wall surface and (ii) a retracted position in which the longitudinal length of the one or more support elements extend substantially parallel to the outer wall surface, the one or more support elements having a lighting element disposed therein; and an illuminating mechanism configured to illuminate the lighting element when the one or more support elements are in the retracted position, the illuminating mechanism comprising; a first contact element connected to the outer wall surface of the furniture element; and a second contact element connected to the one or more support element, wherein in the retracted position, the second contact element communicates with the first contact element to complete an electrical circuit configured to illuminate the lighting element. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of stowing extendable furniture, comprising:
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actuating a furniture element from a utility position into a storage position, the furniture element being in a generally horizontal orientation in the utility position and a generally vertical orientation in the storage position; and actuating a support element from an extended position into a retracted position, wherein; the support element comprises a lighting element connected thereto; and actuating the support element into the retracted position illuminates the lighting element; the structural component has a first circuit element disposed on the contact surface; the furniture element has a second circuit element disposed on the outer wall surface; and actuating the support element comprises bringing the first circuit element into contact with the second circuit element, thereby completing an electrical circuit configured to illuminate the lighting element. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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