Patent ID: 6575103
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A table/easel, comprising:a tabletop having a worksurface with an erasable surface; at least one first leg pivotally coupled to the worksurface; at least one second leg pivotally coupled to the worksurface; and a first pivot block and a second pivot block interconnecting the first and second legs in a scissor-like arrangement, wherein the first and second pivot blocks are slidably coupled to the first and second legs; and a tie rod interconnecting the first pivot block and the second pivot block; a clamping rod having an adjustable effective length and extending through the first and second portion of each member, such that adjusting the length of the clamping rod moves the first portion and the second portion of each member with respect to one another; and wherein the first and second leg can be slidably adjusted with respect to the first and second pivot blocks, thereby allowing infinite adjustability of the worksurface between a substantially horizontal position and a substantially vertical position, and wherein the first and second pivot block each including a first member having an aperture slidingly receiving the first leg, and a second member having an aperture slidingly receiving the second leg, the slidable adjustment of the first and second leg with respect to the first and second pivot blocks includes slidingly adjusting the first and second legs with the first and second pivot blocks, the first member and the second member of each pivot block includes a first portion and a second portion moveable with respect to one another, such that movement of the first portion and the second portion with respect to one another changes a size of the aperture in the member, and wherein the size of the aperture can be adjusted between a locked condition wherein the sliding motion of the legs within the first and second pivot blocks is restricted, and an unlocked condition wherein the legs may be slidingly adjusted.