WO2007089830A2 - Plateau de service pliable - Google Patents

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WO2007089830A2
WO2007089830A2 PCT/US2007/002621 US2007002621W WO2007089830A2 WO 2007089830 A2 WO2007089830 A2 WO 2007089830A2 US 2007002621 W US2007002621 W US 2007002621W WO 2007089830 A2 WO2007089830 A2 WO 2007089830A2
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Kenneth Reiner
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KAYLINE ENTERPRISES Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
    • A47B3/02—Folding or stowable tables with foldable cross legs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
    • A47B3/02—Folding or stowable tables with foldable cross legs
    • A47B2003/025—Folding or stowable tables with foldable cross legs pivoting to a position underneath the tabletop

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  • the present invention relates to stand up trays for use by stylists in styling the hair of customers.
  • a collapsible serving stand which includes a pair of X-shaped legs pivoted together centrally to support at their upper ends a removable tray and which includes an intermediate shelf connected to the legs by pivot pins and followers which travel through a circuitous cam path during the collapsing procedure to cause the intermediate shelf to be manipulated in rectilinear fashion to a vertical collapse position.
  • a device of this type is shown in U.S. Patent No. 2,802,578 to Barile.
  • Such serving stands are relatively expensive to manufacture and require some degree of care in maintaining the latch and keeping it clear. Furthermore, the requirement that the tray be removed for storage renders such a stand inconvenient to use in a styling salon in that the separation of the tray for collapsing would create a temptation for the stylists to store the tray separate from the stand so that, when the stand is to be subsequently erected, the tray must be retrieved and the stand manipulated about with two hands to deploy to its standing position for mounting of the tray thereon. This task would be time consuming and would tend to discourage the stylists from using the stand itself.
  • the fold away service tray of the present invention includes, generally, a pair of crossed legs having upper extremities to support a tray with the tray being pivotally connected on one side to the upper extremity of one pair of the legs and being connected on its other side to the other pair of legs by means of at least one pivotal link to allow for collapse of the frame and tray to a compact configuration for storage.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of my foldable tray apparatus of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a top view thereof
  • Fig. 3 is a left side view thereof
  • Fig. 4 is a right side view thereof
  • Fig. 5 is a bottom view thereof;
  • Fig. 6 is a front view thereof;
  • Fig. 7 is a rear view thereof
  • Fig. 8 is a bottom detailed view thereof, in enlarge scale, taken along the line 8-8 of Fig. 3 and depicting a latch in the latching position;
  • Fig. 9 is a detailed view similar to Fig. 8 but depicting the latch in its unlatched position
  • Fig. 10 is a partial detailed view similar to Fig. 8 but depicting part of the latch broken away;
  • Fig. 11 is a partial rear view similar to Fig. 7 but depicting the castors shown therein translating past one another;
  • Fig. 12 is a left side view similar to Fig. 3 but depicting the tray apparatus in its collapsed position.
  • the foldable salon tray of the present invention includes, generally, first and second pairs of formed legs 21 and 23 which, in the deployed position shown in Fig. 1 cross one another in X-fashion to be pivotally connected together at the intersection by respective pivot pins 25 and are formed on their bottom extremities to curve vertically downwardly forming respective knee portions 27 and 29.
  • the pair of legs 23 are pivotally connected at their upper extremities to one side of a service tray, generally designated 33, and the top ends of the pair of legs 21 abut the bottom surface on the other side of such tray and are connected thereto by respective parallelogramatic links, generally designated 35 (Figs. 3, 4 and 12).
  • the tray apparatus may conveniently be grasped by one edge and lifted to the position shown in Fig.
  • the pairs of legs 21 and 23 may conveniently be constructed of formed metallic tubes or plastic and may be bent to the desired configuration.
  • the walls of pair of tubular legs 21 and 23 are conveniently pressed together at their upper extremities to form respective flat pivot flanges configured with respective through pivot bores for receipt of respective pivot pins 36 and 38 for connection to the tray and link, respectively.
  • the legs of the pair 21 are connected together medially by means of a cross rod 30 (Fig. 1) and the other pair 23 by a cross rod 32.
  • the tray 33 is preferably of rigid construction and may be constructed of plastic halves molded with a hollow construction and textured on its exterior surface to provide an aesthetically pleasing and effective gripping surface.
  • the tray is formed in its bottom side with a parametrical channel, generally designated 41, which is, itself, constructed on one side with a downwardly depending longitudinal mounting rib 43 (Fig. 7) and on its opposite side with a corresponding mounting rib, generally designated 45 (Figs. 8-10).
  • the rib 45 is formed at one end with an intumed latch mounting block, generally designated 47, configured along its laterally outside under surface with a longitudinally extending downwardly facing and laterally outwardly opening latch channel 51.
  • the rib is configured interiorly thereof with a downwardly projecting, generally U-shaped latch stop housing 53 formed at the end of one leg of the U-shape with a laterally outwardly facing latch stop surface 55 and on the other leg of the U-shape with a laterally outwardly facing abutment surface 57 angling at about 25° to the longitudinal extent of such tray.
  • An elongated latch bar, generally designated 61 is pivotally mounted medially from the latch channel 51 by means of pivot screw 63 and includes a catch end 65 and a downwardly bent handle extremity 67.
  • a torsion spring Mounted from the screw 63 and sandwiched between the bar 61 and latch surface 51 is a torsion spring, generally designated 71 formed on one end with a stop 73 projecting into the hollow of the U-shaped latch housing 53 and abutting one side thereof (Figs. 8-10).
  • the opposite end of the torsion spring 73 is formed with a hook 75 which hooks over the latch end of such bar 61 and biases it in the counter clockwise direction as viewed in Figs. 8-10 to the latching position disposed beneath the bottom edge of the link 35 when such when the link is in its horizontal position as dictated by deployment of the tray apparatus.
  • the mounting ribs 43 and 45 are formed with an offset such that the top extremities of the pairs of legs 21 are spaced laterally outwardly of the top extremities of the pairs of legs 23 to provide for clearance of the legs to pass by one another.
  • cylindrical axial spacers 81 and 83 are sandwiched between the medial portions of such legs at the pivot points to define by the pivot screws 25 to provide clearance for such legs to pass by one another during collapsing and deployment.
  • the castors 39 are in the form of offset spherical roller castors such that, as the tray apparatus is collapsed from the position shown in Fig. 1 to the position shown in Fig. 12 the castors, to the extent they engage one another, will be pivoted about their vertical pivot axis for the bodies thereof to be disposed laterally away from one another and to provide clearance as such castors past by one another.
  • castors may take many different forms such as conventional castors, cylindrical castors or the special configuration shown.
  • the tray apparatus of the present invention will typically be stored in the collapsed configuration shown in Fig. 12.
  • the pairs of legs 21 and 23 cross one another at the respective pivot pins 25 with the respective knee portions 27 and 29 being re-crossed over one another as shown so that the vertical center of gravity of such tray apparatus is disposed generally medially between the laterally spaced respective castor rollers 39 so that the apparatus is self supporting in its vertical position for convenient storage.
  • the latch bar 61 will serve to maintain such tray apparatus in its deployed position and prevent accidental raising of the actuating extremity end of such end
  • the paraphernalia When the tasks associated with the paraphernalia supported on such tray are completed, the paraphernalia may be removed from the top surface of such tray and the tray easily and conveniently collapsed by the stylists merely grasping the down turned handle extremity 67 and rotating the latch bar 61 counter clockwise as viewed in Fig. 8 to the position shown in Fig. 9 to clear the vertical path of the link 35 such that the actuating end 34 of such tray may be lifted to pivot such tray about the respective pivot pins 36 to allow the tray to be raised to its vertical position shown in Fig. 12 thereby collapsing the pairs of legs 21 and 23 in a compact self supporting storage position for easy storage either along the wall of the stylists station or at one end of the salon for convenient retrieval at a later time.
  • the folding stylists tray apparatus of the present invention provide a sturdy economical apparatus for compact storage but readily deployable to a deployed position for use by a stylist in need of ready access to hair treatment solutions and tools.

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  • Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
  • Cultivation Receptacles Or Flower-Pots, Or Pots For Seedlings (AREA)
  • Vehicle Step Arrangements And Article Storage (AREA)
  • Purses, Travelling Bags, Baskets, Or Suitcases (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention concerne des paires de pattes allongées destinées à supporter un plateau et pouvant être déplacées depuis une position déployée orientant le plateau dans une orientation de travail horizontale et comprenant une ou plusieurs longueurs de connecteur reliant le plateau et les pattes pour se déplacer dans une position verticale lorsque les pattes sont repliées dans une position autoportante.
PCT/US2007/002621 2006-02-01 2007-01-31 Plateau de service pliable Ceased WO2007089830A2 (fr)

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US11/345,151 US20070175369A1 (en) 2006-02-01 2006-02-01 Fold away service tray

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