US 12,108,872 B2
Pedestal leg assembly
Theodore Schneider, Hudsonville, MI (US); Jon Rathbun, Belmont, MI (US); and Qingqi Xu, Huzhou (CN)
Assigned to ITC Incorporated, Hudsonville, MI (US)
Filed by ITC Incorporated, Hudsonville, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/705,573.
Application 17/705,573 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/136,810, filed on Dec. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,304,509.
Application 17/136,810 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/563,268, filed on Sep. 6, 2019, granted, now 10,918,203, issued on Feb. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0211171 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. A47B 13/02 (2006.01); A47B 91/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 13/023 (2013.01) [A47B 13/021 (2013.01); A47B 91/08 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0022 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A locking pedestal leg assembly comprising:
a pedestal leg having a top end, and a bottom end and a sidewall extending therebetween;
a plurality of vertically oriented teeth positioned about a circular portion of the leg at or near the bottom end;
a connecting bolt extending from a bottom end of the pedestal leg, wherein the connecting bolt is in threaded engagement with the leg;
a floor base having a recessed portion to receive the bottom end;
a slot in a bottom surface of the recessed portion to receive the bolt therein;
a release mechanism configured to pivot between a lock position and a release position, the release mechanism having a spring positioned thereunder to bias the release mechanism towards and away from the vertically oriented teeth;
the release mechanism having a release tab that protrudes through a top surface of the floor base, the release tab being accessible from above the floor base to move the release mechanism into the release position;
wherein the release mechanism extends into the recessed portion in the lock position and is positioned to engage at least one of the teeth to prevent rotation of the pedestal leg in at least one direction, and wherein the release mechanism is pivoted away from the teeth in the release position to allow rotation of the pedestal leg in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions.