Patent ID: 11896119
Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A two-stage lock assembly configured to prevent structure collapse due to an insufficiently rotated leg assembly, the leg assembly including a receiver, the leg assembly movable between a collapsed position, a first extended position, and a second extended position, the two-stage lock assembly comprising:
a multi-element lock tab configured for disposition in a lateral structure of a lock device, the multi-element lock tab including a body with an end, the end including a first outwardly extending element forming a first portion of the end and a second outwardly extending element forming a second portion of the end, the first portion of the end and the second portion of the end forming different portions of the end of the body,
wherein:
the multi-element lock tab is configurable in a disengaged configuration, a first engaged configuration, and a second engaged configuration;
the first element extends from the body farther than the second element to enable the first element to be introduced into the receiver prior to the second element; and
the disengaged configuration occurs when the first element and the second element are not positioned in the receiver, the first engaged configuration occurs when the first element is positioned in the receiver and the second element is not positioned in the receiver, and the second engaged configuration occurs when the first and the second elements are positioned in the receiver.