US 11,696,643 B2
Elongate stabilizers for preventing furniture from tipping
David M. Stravitz, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to Thoughtful Furniture Company, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Thoughtful Furniture Company, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/810,430.
Application 17/810,430 is a division of application No. 17/451,275, filed on Oct. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,375,814.
Application 17/451,275 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/304,594, filed on Jun. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,162,631.
Prior Publication US 2022/0408923 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A47B 97/00 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 97/00 (2013.01) [F16B 1/00 (2013.01); A47B 2097/008 (2013.01); F16B 2001/0028 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stabilizer for a piece of furniture, comprising:
an elongate portion having opposed first and second ends, and being rigid between said first and second ends;
a first plate having an inner major surface and an outer planar surface on a side of said first plate opposite said inner major surface of said first plate;
a second plate having an inner major surface and an outer planar surface on a side of said second plate opposite said inner major surface of said second plate;
a first hinge that pivotally connects said first end of said elongate portion to said inner major surface of said first plate;
a second hinge that pivotally connects said second end of said elongate portion to said inner major surface of said second plate;
first attachment means arranged at least partly on said outer planar surface of said first plate for attaching said first plate to the piece of furniture; and
second attachment means arranged at least partly on said outer planar surface of said second plate for attaching said second plate to a vertical support surface,
whereby when the stabilizer is attached to the piece of furniture at a location above the location at which the stabilizer is attached to the vertical support surface and the stabilizer is in a vertical orientation, the stabilizer provides resistance to tipping of the piece of furniture away from the vertical support surface.