Patent ID: 7246560
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A sliding pivot means comprising: a support element used with a stanchion which is hinged to an item with which it is used and from which it can be unfolded, in which one end of the support element is rigidly attached to the stanchion and the opposite end is provided with a substantially transverse portion extending therefrom, a slide, a sleeve provided with a slide pin extending in substantially the same plane as the sleeve, and a socket substantially parallel with said transverse portion, and in which the sleeve is located on the transverse portion, and the pin is located in the slide, the sleeve being adapted to rotate about the transverse portion, and the pin to rotate in the slide, the pin moving along the slide when the stanchion is rotated about its hinge, and the socket being adapted to receive the transverse portion when the stanchion is in a fully unfolded position.