Patent ID: 6119989
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A47B,Y10T

Abstract:
A support assembly for supporting an object on a floor, said support assembly comprising:a leg member;a foot member pivotally attached to said leg member about a horizontal axis of rotation, said foot member pivotable between an upright storage position and a lateral support position; anda brace member connecting said leg member and said foot member when said foot member is in the lateral support position so as to prevent said foot member from pivoting into said upright storage position, said brace member threadably engaging one of said foot member and said leg member and operably engaging the other of said foot member and said leg member, said brace member having a longitudinal extent defining an axis of threadable rotation, said axis of threadable rotation being substantially perpendicular to said horizontal axis of rotation, wherein said brace member is rotatable about said axis of threadable rotation, and wherein said threadable engagement of said brace member with said one of said foot member and said leg member pivots said foot member relative to said leg member about said horizontal axis of rotation.