Claims
- 1. A foldable desk having a working condition and a folded condition, the foldable desk comprising:a desk top including a cord managing aperture therein, the cord managing aperture permitting cords to pass through the desk top when the desk is in the working condition and useable as a handle when the desk is in the folded condition; a plurality of legs coupled to the desk top to support the desk top in the working condition, wherein the plurality of legs include two rear legs and two front legs, each rear leg having a rear leg longitudinal axis, and wherein each front leg is pivotally coupled to one of the rear legs for pivotal movement about a pivot axis that is collinear with the associated rear leg longitudinal axis.
- 2. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the desk top in the working condition is substantially perpendicular to the orientation of the desk top in the folded condition.
- 3. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of legs are lying in a single plane in the folded condition and not lying in a single plane in the working condition.
- 4. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a wheel mounted to the bottom of each of two of the legs, both of the wheels supporting the desk in both the working condition and the folded condition.
- 5. A foldable desk having a working condition and a folded condition, the foldable desk comprising:a desk top including a centrally located cord managing aperture therein, the cord managing aperture permitting cords to pass through the desk top when the desk is in the working condition and useable as a handle when the desk is in the folded condition; a plurality of legs coupled to the desk top to support the desk top in the working condition; and wherein the plurality of legs include two rear legs and two front legs, the two rear legs being pivotally coupled to the desk top, the two rear legs being pivotal with respect to the desk top about an axis extending substantially parallel to the desk top, the two front legs being releasably coupled to the desk top by a slot-and-groove connection.
- 6. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 5, wherein the slot-and-groove connection further includes two brackets mounted to the desk top, each bracket including a slot therein, each of the front legs being movable into one of the slots and including a groove defined therein for engaging the associated bracket when the front legs are moved into the slots.
- 7. A foldable desk having a working condition and a folded condition, the foldable desk comprising:a desk top including a cord managing aperture therein, the cord managing aperture permitting cords to pass through the desk top when the desk is in the working condition and useable as a handle when the desk is in the folded condition; a plurality of legs coupled to the desk top to support the desk top in the working condition, wherein the plurality of legs include two rear legs and two front legs, each rear leg having a rear leg longitudinal axis, and wherein each front leg is pivotally coupled to one of the rear legs for pivotal movement about a pivot axis that is not collinear with the associated rear leg longitudinal axis.
- 8. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a shelf, the plurality of legs being positionable between the desk top and the shelf in the folded condition.
- 9. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a shelf substantially parallel to the desk top in the working condition and in the folded condition.
- 10. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a shelf and a resilient clip, the resilient clip for resiliently retaining the shelf in the folded condition.
- 11. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a shelf including a bottom surface and a pin extending from the bottom surface, the foldable desk further comprising a bracket coupled to the plurality of legs and including an aperture therein for receiving the pin in the working condition.
- 12. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 11, wherein the aperture is a slot.
- 13. A foldable desk having a working condition and a folded condition, the foldable desk comprising:a desk top including a centrally located cord managing aperture therein, the cord managing aperture permitting cords to pass through the desk top when the desk is in the working condition and useable as a handle when the desk is in the folded condition; a plurality of legs coupled to the desk top to support the desk top in the working condition; and a shelf, a pivot bar and a u-shaped bracket, the pivot bar being mounted to the plurality of legs and the u-shaped bracket wrapping around at least a portion of the pivot bar and being mounted to the shelf such that the shelf and the u-shaped bracket are rotateable with respect to the pivot bar.
- 14. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the desk top further includes a side surface, the foldable desk further comprising an accessory attachment mountable to the side surface for attaching accessories thereto.
- 15. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the accessory attachment includes a c-shaped accessory attachment defining a channel for receiving and retaining a portion of the accessories.
- 16. A foldable desk having a working condition and a folded condition, the foldable desk comprising:a desk top movable between a first orientation when the desk is in the working condition and a second orientation when the desk is in the folded condition; and a plurality of legs coupled to the desk top to support the desk top in the working condition, the plurality of legs lying in a single plane in the folded condition and not lying in the single plane in the working condition, wherein the plurality of legs include two rear legs and two front legs, each rear leg having a rear leg longitudinal axis, and wherein each front leg is pivotally coupled to one of the rear legs for pivotal movement about a pivot axis that is collinear with the associated rear leg longitudinal axis.
- 17. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 16, wherein the desk top in the first orientation is substantially perpendicular to the desk top in the second orientation.
- 18. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a shelf, the plurality of legs being positionable between the desk top and the shelf in the folded condition.
- 19. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a shelf substantially parallel to the desk top in the working condition and in the folded condition.
- 20. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a shelf including a bottom surface and a pin extending from the bottom surface, the foldable desk further comprising a bracket coupled to the plurality of legs and including an aperture therein for receiving the pin in the working condition.
- 21. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 20, wherein the aperture is a slot.
- 22. A foldable desk having a working condition and a folded condition, the foldable desk comprising:a desk top movable between a first orientation when the desk is in the working condition and a second orientation when the desk is in the folded condition; a plurality of legs coupled to the desk top to support the desk top in the working condition and including two rear legs and two front legs, the two rear legs being pivotally coupled to the desk top and one of the front legs being coupled to one of the rear legs and the other of the front legs being coupled to the other of the rear legs, the plurality of legs lying substantially in a single plane in the folded condition and not lying in the single plane in the working condition; and wherein the desk top is pivotal with respect to the two rear legs about an axis extending substantially parallel to the desk top, the two front legs being releasably coupled to the desk top by a slot-and-groove connection.
- 23. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 22, wherein the slot-and-groove connection further includes two brackets mounted to the desk top, each bracket including a slot therein, each of the front legs being movable into one of the slots and including a groove defined therein for engaging the associated bracket when the front legs are moved into the slots.
- 24. A foldable desk having a working condition and a folded condition, the foldable desk comprising:a desk top movable between a first orientation when the desk is in the working condition and a second orientation when the desk is in the folded condition; a plurality of legs coupled to the desk top to support the desk top in the working condition and including two rear legs and two front legs, the two rear legs being pivotally coupled to the desk top and one of the front legs being coupled to one of the rear legs and the other of the front legs being coupled to the other of the rear legs, the plurality of legs lying substantially in a single plane in the folded condition and not lying in the single plane in the working condition; and wherein each rear leg has a rear leg longitudinal axis, and wherein each front leg is pivotally coupled to one of the rear legs for pivotal movement about a pivot axis that is not collinear with the associated rear leg longitudinal axis.
- 25. A foldable desk having a working condition and a folded condition, the foldable desk comprising:a desk top movable between a first orientation when the desk is in the working condition and a second orientation when the desk is in the folded condition; a plurality of legs coupled to the desk top to support the desk top in the working condition and including two rear legs and two front legs, the two rear legs being pivotally coupled to the desk top and one of the front legs being coupled to one of the rear legs and the other of the front legs being coupled to the other of the rear legs, the plurality of legs lying substantially in a single plane in the folded condition and not lying in the single plane in the working condition; and a shelf, a pivot bar and a u-shaped bracket, the pivot bar being mounted to the plurality of legs and the u-shaped bracket wrapping around at least a portion of the pivot bar and being mounted to the shelf such that the shelf and the u-shaped bracket are rotateable with respect to the pivot bar.
- 26. A foldable desk having a working condition and a folded condition, the foldable desk comprising:a desk top; a shelf being substantially parallel to the desk top in the working condition and the folded condition; and a plurality of legs coupled to the desk top to support the desk top in the working condition, the plurality of legs positionable between the desk top and the shelf in the folded condition, wherein the plurality of legs include two rear legs and two front legs, each rear leg having a rear leg longitudinal axis, and wherein each front leg is pivotally coupled to one of the rear legs for pivotal movement about a pivot axis that is collinear with the associated rear leg longitudinal axis.
- 27. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 26, wherein the desk top in the working condition is substantially perpendicular to the orientation of the desk top in the folded condition.
- 28. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 26, wherein the plurality of legs are lying in a single plane in the folded condition and not lying in a single plane in the working condition.
- 29. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 26, further comprising a shelf and a resilient clip, the resilient clip for resiliently retaining the shelf in the folded condition.
- 30. The foldable desk as claimed in claim 26, further comprising a shelf including a bottom surface and a pin extending from the bottom surface, the foldable desk further comprising a bracket coupled to the plurality of legs and including an aperture therein for receiving the pin in the working condition.
- 31. A foldable desk having a working condition and a folded condition, the foldable desk comprising:a desk top; a shelf being substantially parallel to the desk top in the working condition and the folded condition; a plurality of legs coupled to the desk top to support the desk top in the working condition, the plurality of legs positionable between the desk top and the shelf in the folded condition; and wherein the plurality of legs include two rear legs and two front legs, the two rear legs being pivotally coupled to the desk top, the two rear legs being pivotal with respect to the desk top about an axis extending substantially parallel to the desk top, the two front legs being releasably coupled to the desk top by a slot-and-groove connection.
- 32. A foldable desk having a working condition and a folded condition, the foldable desk comprising:a desk top; a shelf being substantially parallel to the desk top in the working condition and the folded condition; a plurality of legs coupled to the desk top to support the desk top in the working condition, the plurality of legs positionable between the desk top and the shelf in the folded condition: and a pivot bar and a u-shaped bracket, the pivot bar being mounted to the plurality of legs and the u-shaped bracket wrapping around at least a portion of the pivot bar and being mounted to the shelf such that the shelf and the u-shaped bracket are rotateable with respect to the pivot bar.
- 33. A foldable desk having a working condition and a folded condition, the foldable desk comprising:a desk top; a plurality of leg assemblies supporting the desk top in the working condition, each leg assembly including a rear leg and a front leg, the desk top being pivotally connected to the rear legs, the leg assemblies being pivotal with respect to the desk top to a position where the leg assemblies lie in a common plane in the folded condition; and wherein the desk top includes a plurality of brackets connected to the desk top and corresponding to each leg assembly, each bracket defining a slot and each front leg defining a groove engageable with the corresponding slot to rigidly connect the leg assembly to the desk top in the working condition.
- 34. The foldable desk of claim 33, wherein the plurality of leg assemblies includes a first leg assembly and a second leg assembly connected to opposite ends of the desk top, the distance from the rear leg to the front leg of each leg assembly being less than half the distance from the first leg assembly to the second leg assembly.
- 35. The foldable desk of claim 33, further comprising a shelf pivotally connected to a lower portion of the rear legs.
- 36. The foldable desk of claim 35, wherein the leg assemblies are positioned between the desk top and the shelf in the folded condition.
- 37. The foldable desk of claim 33, wherein the desk top defines a second plane forward of the common plane of the leg assemblies in the folded condition.
- 38. A desk comprising:a desk top; a plurality of leg assemblies supporting the desk top and the desk top extending outwardly beyond the leg assemblies, each leg assembly having a rear portion pivotally connected to the desk top and a front portion connectable to the desk top, each leg assembly being pivotal about a respective leg axis and the desk top being pivotal relative to the leg assemblies about a desk top axis, each respective leg axis being substantially transverse to the desk top axis; a fastener releasably connecting the front portion to the desk top; and wherein the fastener includes a plurality of brackets connected to the desk top and corresponding to each leg assembly, each bracket defining a slot and each front portion defining a groove engageable with the corresponding slot to rigidly connect the leg assembly to the desk top.
- 39. The desk of claim 38, further comprising a shelf pivotally connected to the leg assemblies.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/366,562, filed Mar. 22, 2002.
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