Craig A Lawrence

US Patent:

7878128, Feb 1, 2011

Filed:

May 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/756158

Inventors:

Ronnie K. Watson - Flower Mound TX, US
Robert L. Stewart - Grapevine TX, US
Lopa Patel - Bedford TX, US
Jennifer Ellen Davis-Wilson - San Francisco CA, US
Craig M. Lawrence - Menlo Park CA, US
Steven Bishop - Mountain View CA, US
Emily Ma - Atherton CA, US
James Yurchenco - Palo Alto CA, US
Christian Cornelius - Stuttgart, DE
Phillip Stob - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

Steelcase Development Corporation - Grand Rapids MI

International Classification:

A47B 3/00

US Classification:

108132, 108115, 2481886

Abstract:

A system includes a board having opposing surfaces and at least one leg connected to one surface of the board through a first pivotable fitting to allow the board and the leg to move between a first position wherein the board and the leg are substantially parallel and a second position wherein the board and the leg are substantially perpendicular. The system also includes a locking mechanism secured to the board through a second pivotable fitting at a first end and configured to rotate at a second end opposite the first end between a storage position extending parallel with the board and a work position extending perpendicular to the board.