US 11,672,333 B2
Flip top table with a nested leg assembly
Ronald Giery, Manhattan Beach, CA (US)
Filed by Ronald Giery, Manhattan Beach, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/470,256.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/075,941, filed on Sep. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0071384 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A47B 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 3/0818 (2013.01) [A47B 2003/0806 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flip top table comprising:
a primary shaft having a top portion;
a bottom supporting plate secured to the top portion of the primary shaft;
a hinge assembly connected to a side of the bottom supporting plate, wherein the hinge assembly comprises pivot pins such that during rotation, the pivot pins are configured to provide a locating function for at least one bushing and further provide a bearing surface for the rotation of the bushings, wherein the hinge assembly is further configured to provide a secure slot for a capture of an internal spring or a tension spring;
a top supporting plate coupled to the bottom supporting plate via the hinge assembly, wherein the top supporting plate is configured to receive and secure a tabletop;
a locking knob operatively positioned at a bottom portion of the bottom supporting plate, wherein the locking knob has a threaded portion that is configured to secure the bottom supporting plate to the top supporting plate, wherein a counter force from the hinge assembly is configured to dampen a closing weight of the top supporting plate;
a nesting leg assembly securely affixed to a bottom portion of the primary shaft, wherein the nesting leg assembly comprises a pair of nesting legs configured to enable a user to deploy or position the tabletop upwardly and store the tables in a nesting configuration;
wherein the top supporting plate comprises an insert configured to receive the threads of the locking knob to lock the top supporting plate to the bottom supporting plate in a horizontal position.