Block pedestal having slidably supported horizontal members
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47B-047/00
A47F-005/10
A47F-005/00
출원번호
US-0612167
(2015-02-02)
등록번호
US-9770104
(2017-09-26)
발명자
/ 주소
Reed, Petra
출원인 / 주소
PEDESTAL DESIGNS, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Pedersen and Company, PLLC
인용정보
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0인용 특허 :
75
초록▼
Pedestal components are stacked on top of each other in multiple layers, to form multiple display surfaces at different levels of the pedestal. Modular components may be secured together only by gravitational force, and may cooperate by slidable and/or rotatable engagement, for adjustment of a group
Pedestal components are stacked on top of each other in multiple layers, to form multiple display surfaces at different levels of the pedestal. Modular components may be secured together only by gravitational force, and may cooperate by slidable and/or rotatable engagement, for adjustment of a group of components into different configurations as desired. The pedestal may include two or more subassemblies each having two or more layers of components, wherein the subassemblies may be connected by components extending between and engaging multiple of the subassemblies so that some of the components are common to, and interchangeable in, multiple subassemblies.
대표청구항▼
1. A pedestal having components that are horizontally-slidably adjustable to form multiple pedestal configurations, the pedestal comprising: at least two pedestal layers stacked generally vertically and secured to each other only by gravitational force, wherein at least one of said at least two laye
1. A pedestal having components that are horizontally-slidably adjustable to form multiple pedestal configurations, the pedestal comprising: at least two pedestal layers stacked generally vertically and secured to each other only by gravitational force, wherein at least one of said at least two layers is horizontally slidable relative to another of said layers of the pedestal to adjust the pedestal into said multiple pedestal configurations; andwherein at least two layers comprise at least one vertical component and at least two layers comprise horizontally-elongated support members having first ends, second ends, and midsections between the first and second ends, wherein said first ends are supported by said vertical component and the support members extend horizontally away from said vertical component, so that upper surfaces of said midsections lie on a horizontal plane for receiving display objects such as tableware, foodstuffs for consumption, and other objects displayed for commercial or aesthetic purposes; andwherein the at least two pedestal layers comprise:a first, bottom layer that is a platform that has a horizontal width w, a horizontal dimension l transverse to said width w, and a height h, wherein w is at least 10 times h, and l is at least 10 times h;a second layer, on top of said platform, comprising at least one of said vertical components that horizontally-slidably engages the platform; anda third layer, on top of the second layer, comprising a plurality of said horizontally-elongated support members, anda fourth layer, on top of the third layer, comprising at least one of said vertical components that horizontally-slidably engages the third layer; anda fifth layer, on top of the fourth layer, comprises a plurality of said horizontally-elongated support members; andwherein the second and fourth layer are interchangeable and the third and fifth layer are interchangeable. 2. The pedestal of claim 1, wherein said at least one layer that is horizontally slidable relative to another of said layers is slidable both vertically and horizontally. 3. A pedestal comprising: at least three pedestal layers stacked generally vertically and secured to each other only by gravitational force, wherein at least two of the layers are interchangeable; andwherein:each layer comprises one or more components that are slidable relative to components of another of the layers of the pedestal;at least one of said at least three layers is horizontally slidable relative to another of said layers of the pedestal; andat least one layer comprises at least one vertical component and at least one layer comprises horizontally-elongated support members having first ends, second ends, and midsections between the first and second ends, and wherein said first ends are supported by said vertical component and the support members extend horizontally away from said vertical component, so that upper surfaces of said midsections lie on a horizontal plane for receiving display objects, such as tableware, foodstuffs for consumption, and other objects displayed for commercial or aesthetic purposes; andwherein:a first layer of said at least three layers is a platform that has a horizontal width w, a horizontal dimension l transverse to said width w, and a height h, wherein w is at least 10 times h, and l is at least 10 times h;a second layer, on top of said platform, comprises multiple base portions that slidably engage the platform to slide horizontally on the platform and that have upper surface channels; anda third layer, on top of the second layer, comprises said support members slidably received in said upper surface channels of the base portions. 4. A pedestal comprising a first subassembly and a second subassembly, wherein: the first subassembly comprises: at least three layers stacked generally vertically, wherein at least one of the layers is horizontally slidable relative to another of the layers of the first subassembly; andat least one of said three layers comprising a vertical component and at least one layer of the three layers comprising elongated horizontally-elongated support members each having a first end engaging said vertical component and a second end extending horizontally away from said vertical component; andwherein the second subassembly comprises: at least two pedestal layers stacked generally vertically, wherein at least one of the layers of the second subassembly is horizontally slidable relative to another of the layers of the second subassembly;wherein at least one layer of the second subassembly comprises a vertical component and at least one layer of the second subassembly comprises said second end of said horizontally-elongated support members extending horizontally from the first subassembly, so that a midsection of each of said support members has an upper surface that lies on a horizontal plane between said first and second subassemblies for receiving display objects, such as tableware, foodstuffs for consumption, and other objects displayed for commercial or aesthetic purposes; andwherein the first subassembly comprises: a first layer of said at least three layers that is a platform that has a horizontal width w, a horizontal dimension l transverse to said width w, and a height h, wherein w is at least 10 times h, and l is at least 10 times h;a second layer, on top of the platform, comprising said vertical component that slidably engages the platform to slide horizontally on the platform and that has upper surface channels; anda third layer, on top of the second layer, comprising the first ends of the support members slidably received in said upper surface channels of the vertical component. 5. The pedestal of claim 4, wherein said first subassembly further comprises a second vertical component in an upper most layer of the first subassembly and having a planar upper surface for receiving said display objects. 6. The pedestal of claim 4, wherein the second subassembly comprises a platform as a bottom layer, and a space exists between the platform of the first subassembly and the platform of the second subassembly, and said midsection of each of said support members extends over said space. 7. The pedestal of claim 4, comprising at least four of said support members. 8. The pedestal of claim 4, wherein the layers of the first subassembly are secured to each other only by gravitational force. 9. The pedestal of claim 8, wherein the layers of the second subassembly are secured to each other only by gravitational force. 10. The pedestal of claim 4, wherein said first subassembly further comprises a generally cylindrical vertical component having a top surface for receiving said display objects. 11. A pedestal comprising a first subassembly and a second subassembly, wherein: the first subassembly comprises: at least three layers stacked generally vertically, wherein at least one of the layers is horizontally slidable relative to another of the layers of the first subassembly; andat least one of said three layers comprising a vertical component and at least one layer of the three layers comprising elongated horizontally-elongated support members each having a first end engaging said vertical component and a second end extending horizontally away from said vertical component; andwherein the second subassembly comprises: at least two pedestal layers stacked generally vertically, wherein at least one of the layers of the second subassembly is horizontally slidable relative to another of the layers of the second subassembly;wherein at least one layer of the second subassembly comprises a vertical component and at least one layer of the second subassembly comprises said second end of said horizontally-elongated support members extending horizontally from the first subassembly, so that a midsection of each of said support members has an upper surface that lies on a horizontal plane between said first and second subassemblies for receiving display objects, such as tableware, foodstuffs for consumption, and other objects displayed for commercial or aesthetic purposes; andwherein the second subassembly comprises at least three layers comprising: a first layer that is a platform that has a horizontal width w, a horizontal dimension l transverse to said width w, and a height h, wherein w is at least 10 times h, and l is at least 10 times h; anda second layer, on top of the platform, that comprises said vertical component that slidably engages the platform to slide horizontally on the platform and that has upper surface channels; anda third layer, on top of the second layer, comprising said second end of the support members extending from the first subassembly. 12. The pedestal of claim 11, wherein said second subassembly further comprises a second vertical component in an upper most layer of the second subassembly and having a planar upper surface for receiving said display objects. 13. The pedestal of claim 11, wherein the first subassembly comprises a platform as a bottom layer, and a space exists between the platform of the first subassembly and the platform of the second subassembly, and said midsection of each of said support members extends over said space. 14. The pedestal of claim 11, comprising at least four of said support members. 15. The pedestal of claim 11, wherein the layers of the first subassembly are secured to each other only by gravitational force. 16. The pedestal of claim 15, wherein the layers of the second subassembly are secured to each other only by gravitational force. 17. The pedestal of claim 11, wherein said second subassembly further comprises a generally cylindrical vertical component having a top surface for receiving said display objects.
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