Patent ID: 8671850
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A convertible table device, comprising: a) a tabletop with a horizontal orientation supported in an elevated position by legs, the tabletop having a front edge and a bottom-most edge; b) a modesty panel pivotally coupled to the tabletop and pivotal between two configurations including a lowered position in which the modesty panel is vertically oriented and hangs from the tabletop, and a raised position in which the modesty panel is horizontally oriented and abuts the front edge of the tabletop with a top surface of the modesty panel flush with a top surface of the tabletop; c) a hinge fixed to the tabletop and pivotally coupling the modesty panel to the tabletop; d) the hinge having a pivot axel fixed with respect to the tabletop and located inward with respect to the front edge; e) the hinge being configured and the pivotal axel being located so that the top surface of the modesty panel is positioned at or behind the front edge of the tabletop in the lowered position; f) the modesty panel being slidably coupled to the hinge and movable towards and away from the pivot axel between two positions including an extended position in which the modesty panel is displaced away from the tabletop forming a gap therebetween, and a retracted position in which the modesty panel abuts the tabletop; and g) a spring coupled between the modesty panel and the hinge to bias the modesty panel in the retracted position.