Patent ID: 6325343
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A combination foldable and separable lectern apparatus, which comprises:a) a first foam panel having a left side, a right side, a bottom side, an upper side, a front face, and a back face;b) a second foam panel having a left side, a right side, a bottom side, an upper side, a front face and a back face, the right side of the second foam panel pivotally secured to the left side of the first foam panel with a hinge means;c) a third foam panel having a left side, a right side, a bottom side, an upper side, a front face and a back face, the left side of the third foam panel pivotally secured to the right side of the first foam panel with a hinge means;d) a fourth foam panel having a left side, a right side, a lower side, and upper side, a front face and a back face;e) a fifth foam panel having a left side, a right side, a lower side, an inclined upper side, a front face and a back face, the right side of the fifth foam panel pivotally secured to the left side of the fourth foam panel with a hinge means;f) a sixth foam panel having a left side, a right side, a lower side, and an inclined upper side, a front face and a back face, the left side of the sixth foam panel pivotally secured to the right side of the fourth foam panel with a hinge means;g) a releasable securement means for releasably securing the fifth foam panel to the second foam panel, and the sixth foam panel to the third foam panel; andh) a seventh foam panel having a front side, a left side, a right side, a back side, a top face and a bottom face, the length of the seventh foam panel sized to extend at least from the inclined top side of the fifth foam panel to the inclined top side of the sixth foam panel, the width of the seventh foam panel sized to be at least the width of the fifth foam panel, and the thickness of the seventh foam panel sized to be one to three times the thickness of the first foam panel; the left side of the seventh foam panel releasably secured to the inclined top side of the fifth foam panel, and the right side of the seventh foam panel releasably secured to the inclined top side of the sixth foam panel to form an inclined top surface therebetween; andthe combination foldable and separable lectern apparatus may be selectively configured as one of a standup lectern assembly, a table top lectern assembly, and a table assembly.