Patent ID: 6095062
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A cantilevered base for a table top, said cantilevered base havinga lower horizontal support surface for supporting the base on a generally horizontal surface, said lower horizontal support surface defining a lower support area having a center point,a horizontal upper support surface, said upper horizontal support surface defining an upper support area having a center point, wherein the upper support surface is positioned parallel to the lower support surface and faces oppositely to the lower support surface,said upper horizontal support surface being spaced apart from the lower support surface in both a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, as measured between the center point of the upper support area and the center point of the lower support area when the lower support surface is supported on a generally horizontal surface,an upper arm portion extending downwardly from the upper horizontal support surface, said upper arm portion having a longitudinal axis,a lower arm portion extending upwardly from the generally horizontal lower support surface, said lower arm portion having a longitudinal axis,wherein the upper support surface is positioned on an upper end of the upper arm portion and the lower support surface is positioned on a lower end of the lower arm portion,and a lower end of the upper arm portion and an upper end of the lower arm portion come together and are attached to form an elbow with the longitudinal axis of the upper arm portion forming an angle in the range of from about 110 to about 160 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the lower arm portion,wherein the longitudinal axis of the upper arm portion lies in a first plane which extends normal to the upper support surface,the longitudinal axis of the lower arm portion lies in a second plane which extends normal to the lower support surface,wherein the first plane and the second plane come together at the elbow, andthe upper arm portion and the lower arm portion are oriented so that the first plane is normal to the second plane.