ARTICLE OF FURNITURE AND METHOD OF STACKING THE SAME

摘要

An article of furniture includes a structure having a surface that supports a weight. The surface may be tiltable from a first position in which the surface is flat or substantially horizontal and a second position in which the surface is substantially vertical. At least one leg rotating mechanism may attach at least one leg of the article of furniture to the surface so that the at least one leg is rotatable about a vertical axis when the surface is tilted. In some embodiments, the article may be a table and the surface may be a tabletop. In other embodiments, the article may be a chair and the surface may be a seating surface of a seat.

主权项

1. An article of furniture comprising:
a first structure having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first and second surfaces extending from a first edge of the first structure to a second edge of the first structure that is opposite the first edge of the first structure; a first tilting mechanism attached to the first structure, the first tilting mechanism sized and configured such that the first structure is rotatable from a first position to a second position, the first edge of the first structure being at a first elevation when the first structure is in the first position and the first edge of the first structure being at a second elevation that is higher than the first elevation when the first structure is in the second position; a first leg, the first leg being movable from a first position to a second position; a first leg rotating mechanism attached between the first leg and the first tilting mechanism, the first leg rotating mechanism rotating the first leg from the first position of the first leg to the second position of the first leg when the first structure is rotated from the first position of the first structure to the second position of the first structure.