Global Patent Index - EP 3238566 A1

EP 3238566 A1 20171101 - TABLES WITH NESTING TABLE TOPS

Title (en)

TABLES WITH NESTING TABLE TOPS

Title (de)

TISCHE MIT AUSFAHRBARER PLATTE

Title (fr)

TABLES MUNIES DE DESSUS DE TABLE EMBOÎTÉS

Publication

EP 3238566 A1 20171101 (EN)

Application

EP 17175574 A 20120425

Priority

  • US 201161478786 P 20110425
  • US 201161478879 P 20110425
  • US 201161531081 P 20110905
  • US 201161543277 P 20111004
  • US 201213455041 A 20120424
  • EP 12776909 A 20120425
  • US 2012035054 W 20120425

Abstract (en)

A table (10) sized and configured to nest with an adjacent table (10) to reduce a height of a plurality of stacked tables in a nested configuration, each table (10) of the plurality of stacked tables having substantially the same size and configuration, the table (10) comprising: a table top (12) constructed from molded plastic, the table top (12) comprising: a generally planar upper surface (14); and a nesting portion (100) at least partially disposed in the upper surface (14) of the table top (12); and a frame (36) connected to the table top (12), the frame (36) comprising: a generally planar contact surface (116) sized and configured to contact a generally planar upper surface (14) of an adjacent table (10) when the table (10) is nested with an adjacent table (10); and an engaging portion (76) sized and configured to be disposed in a nesting portion (100) of an adjacent table (10) when the table (10) is nested with an adjacent table (10).

IPC 8 full level

A47B 7/02 (2006.01); A47B 13/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47B 3/0912 (2013.01); A47B 7/02 (2013.01); A47B 13/083 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

  • US 7069865 B2 20060704 - STRONG L CURTIS [US], et al
  • US 37251506 A 20060309
  • US 201213455055 A 20120424
  • US 201213455076 A 20120424
  • US 201213455081 A 20120424
  • US 201213455066 A 20120424

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3238566 A1 20171101; EP 3238566 B1 20200527; EP 2701551 A1 20140305; EP 2701551 A4 20140827; EP 2701551 B1 20170614; ES 2634455 T3 20170927; ES 2805786 T3 20210215

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17175574 A 20120425; EP 12776909 A 20120425; ES 12776909 T 20120425; ES 17175574 T 20120425