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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136461 | Desk which has combined vertical type legs A table includes legs, each of which includes a tube and a long screw rod passing through the tube. The tube has a limit step at a first end. The long screw rod has a protruding step at the first end and a screw at a second end. The table also has a tabletop with sc... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7140701 | Modular workbench system A heavy-duty workbench with strong metal legs and a thick hardwood top. The workbench can provide docking space for three modules that can function as an additional work surface when pulled out from under the workbench or when used alone. The workbench and modules a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137604 | Adjustable furnace legs A new and improved adjustable furnace leg assembly is described herein. The furnace leg assembly is adjustable once the furnace has been set on the assembly. The furnace leg assembly has a carriage bolt with a rounded head, which allows the assembly to support the f... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7048241 | Geomatic support having hinged legs with hinge lock A support capable of supporting geomatic equipment has hinged legs which allow the legs to pivot about a horizontal axis to selected positions. A hinge lock associated with each of the legs allows the leg to be locked in the selected angular position. Locking of the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6929096 | Stringer/shelf frame construction A workbench frame having spanning element with a stringer portion and a shelf portion with a bend extending along an entire length between the stringer and shelf portions. The stringer and shelf portions each accommodate fastening elements that secure to opposite le... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926613 | Pool table assembly A pool table (10) having a plurality of corner assemblies (12, 14, 16, and 18) which allow the pool table (10) to be easily disassembled while concomitantly allowing the pool table (10) to be sturdy. ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925945 | Leg attachment and method for manufacturing same A leg attachment mechanism and a method of manufacture for an article of furniture including a bracket attached to the article of furniture and an expandable post attached to the bracket. The leg includes a receptacle of sufficient dimension to receive the post. The... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6487977 | Beach/outdoor table with cork screw anchor and umbrella A portable beach/outdoor table includes a table top adapted to be removably mounted onto the top end of a support pole. An auger is attached to and projects vertically from the lower end of the support pole. A diametrically-extending rod is attached to th... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6484649 | Pedestal table A table includes an upper flat board having the edge folded to join the edge of a lower shaped board. The lower shaped board has lower side strengthening ribs radially extending from a central connecting part. An inner rod is connected to the central conn... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6378945 | Stool with detachable seat A stool comprising a seat mounted to a leg assembly. Apertures within the seat are sized to contain fasteners that mount the seat to the leg assembly. Nuts are positioned on a bottom edge of the seat to receive the fasteners. In one embodiment, the presen... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6374755 | Layer cake supporting device A layer cake supporting device for allowing multiple layers of cake to be vertically stacked upon each other includes a plurality of plates. Each of the plates has a peripheral edge, a top side and a bottom side. The plates each have a hole therein define... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6220187 | Partially restrained solid wood construction system A system for sturdily joining one or more supporting members to a solid wood surface, such as a table top or raised panel (e.g. a panel used for constructing a door), while minimizing distortion to the table top or door panel, is provided. Such structural... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6048127 | Furniture ganging device A furniture system is which disclosed comprises a first and second structures 2, 5 each having a horizontal member 3, 6 and a number of vertical members 4, 7 that support the first horizontal member 3, 6. A releasable connection device 10 is included for ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6016756 | Kits and assemblies including plastic brackets for attaching legs to ready-to-assemble decorator tables and furniture A decorator table kit includes a table top and a plurality of table legs, each attached by a molded bracket that is bonded to the underside of the table top. The bracket includes an angled socket for reception of a threaded end segment of a table leg and ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5852981 | Composite leg assembly for an article of furniture in particular a desk or other work table A composite leg assembly for an article of furniture, in particular a desk or other work table, consists of a plurality, typically three, elongate, laterally spaced, structural members, conveniently of run-of-the-mill metal tubing, interconnected at each ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5746139 | Adjustable storage rack An adjustable storage rack system includes at least two shelf assemblies arranged generally parallel to each other in a step-like configuration such that the shelf assemblies are at least partially overlapping, stackable supports for supporting the shelf ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5669312 | Bar rail comfort tray A bar rail comfort tray that includes a flat rectangular-shaped tray portion, a pair of short front legs, and a pair of long rear legs. The flat rectangular-shaped tray portion has a pair of skewed front corners and a pair of skewed rear corners. Each of ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5638762 | Table with buttressed leg joints An article of furniture such as a table has a leg joint formed substantially from a triangular bracing attachment structure coupled between the top of a leg and an underside of the planar top. The top of the leg is not coupled to the planar top directly, ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5622120 | Composite apron for a table A composite apron for a table can be fixed to a bottom surface of the table top between adjacent two of the legs. The apron includes a generally U-shaped wooden shell and a molded core embedded in the shell. The shell and the molded core are hot pressed t... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5560303 | Dismantleable standing table A dismantleable standing table with a table top plate, a supporting construction on which the table top plate rests, and with a base support. The standing table has three parts, which are screwed to each other via screw connections which are detachable by... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5528996 | Table leg support assembly and method A leg support assembly for a table includes a leg support member, which receives and retains a table leg, and a connector which is attachable to the underside of a table top. The support member has a plurality of plugs which are receivable in sockets prov... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5483904 | Light weight table structures A table includes a table top made of a light weight core covered with a washable coating or liner. The liner extends beyond the edges of the core to define a channel which receives finishing pieces which provide the table edge with a curved surface. A met... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5474395 | Surface connector for connecting adjacent surfaces of two objects A connector which is convenient for use in connecting a cross board, a rod member to a vertical surface formed by a frame board, a wall. In a vertical section of the connector, in a longitudinal direction as an axial direction thereof, the connector is in... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5465963 | Height adjustable pinball game cabinet A game cabinet is supported on legs that are provided with apertures for receiving fasteners such as bolts. The bolts engage mating receptacles formed on the game cabinet. The game cabinet is provided with a greater number of mating receptacles than the l... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5377601 | Table with removable legs A table, preferably of molded plastic construction, has a plug and socket engagement for securing legs to the table. Sockets formed in the table receive pentagonal plug portions of legs which are held in place by clamping members and threaded fasteners.... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5306064 | Vehicle freight clamping assembly A storage or cargo system clamping assembly is utilized in a freight area of a motorized vehicle and semi-permanently attaches a storage system to the horizontal wooden slats found in the interior of a motorized vehicle. This storage system has vertically... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5297305 | Changing table convertible into a youth bed and play table An article of furniture is convertible from an infant changing table to a youth bed frame and play table. The changing table table comprises an upper portion, including the youth bed frame headboard and footboard, sitting on a play table frame. A pluralit... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5267713 | Device for adjusting the height of an article of furniture An article of furniture comprises a plurality of brackets which attach to an underside of a platform and which provide for attachment of upper ends of a plurality of legs. Each bracket has a shorter support and a longer support. Each support has an end an... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5207163 | Leg attaching tool A leg attaching tool comprising a top plate attaching member and a leg attaching member, wherein a top plate engaging hole of a predetermined shape is formed in the main body of the top plate attaching member which is attached to a top plate of a table, a... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5142996 | Table assembly A system for the firm, long-lived suppot of a table top on a pair of floor-mounting pedestals comprises a pair of parallel metal rails fastened to the underside of the table, on opposite sides on the center-line of the table top; a pair of pedestals are f... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4811875 | Portable automotive bench The present disclosure describes a portable bench which finds particular application in the automotive field. The bench is comprised of a main body for supporting a pair of opposed drawers in sliding relationship to one another. When the drawers are in a ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4745867 | Leg attachment bracket for pressboard tables The present invention utilizes a leg attachment bracket of novel design for securely but removably attaching legs to table tops having pressboard cores. This bracket, which can be molded in one piece from plastic, is provided with perimetric flanges unite... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4703830 | Saw buck This saw buck structure is compact and light in weight. Primarily, it consists of a hollow rectangular frame having four legs stored within it when not in use, and a handle is provided on one of the sides of the frame, so as to easily carry the structure ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4662591 | Table leg mount A table leg mount for attaching a table leg to a table top includes a mounting member which has an integrally formed screw shank. The mounting member is attached to the table top by a mounting plate and projects into a hollow portion on the upper end of t... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4405253 | Connection between two elements A connection between two elements (10, 11) in furniture or the like. A straight rod (15) extends with the two end portions thereof into a bore in one element and the other, respectively. It is locked, by means of a cross-pin (24) in a transverse bore (18) in o... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4146269 | Knockdown furniture structure A furniture support structure includes a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs each having bore holes therein for receiving rungs that extend therebetween. The pairs of legs are locked together by rungs in the form of dowels which have grooves adjace... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4043278 | Knock-down light weight table kit A low table about the height of a coffee table, to be retailed as a kit of parts which can be quickly and simply assembled without tools, and which is made essentially of heavy cardboard or fiberboard finished to resemble wood, and consisting of a flat ba... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4003320 | Table assembly A table assembly having a top portion and a base portion which are secured together by supplying the base portion with a circular ring and the top portion with a plurality of clips supported on the bottom surface of the top portion by cross braces. The cl... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3992808 | Mushroom tray A rectangular wooden tray having a pair of opposed side panels, a pair of opposed end panels, and a bottom is carried by four wooden legs tied together by a system of cross bracing overlying the bottom of the tray.... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3987534 | Method for making a furniture construction A furniture construction, such as a chair, table or foot stool, may be made by cutting a flat circular member into a plurality of panels along chordal lines thereof. The chair, for example, may be formed out of four identical panels, as defined by first a... | 10/26/1976 |
