Patent Publication Number: US-6712711-B1

Title: Entertaining system

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to transformable furniture and more particularly pertains to a new entertaining system for entertaining guests. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     The use of transformable furniture is known in the prior art. U.S. Pat. No. 5,833,306 describes a device that is transformable between a chair , a table, a bar and an ironing board. Another type of transformable furniture is U.S. Pat. No. 3,941,378 having a pool table that is convertible into a dining table. U.S. Pat. No. 1,540,316 has a combination dining and billiard table for allow a user to dine on the table and then play pool. U.S. Pat. No. 4,245,758 has a convertible table for playing games. U.S. Pat. No. 3,871,655 has a convertible game table assembly for converting between a table, a gaming table and a pool table. U.S. Pat. No. 3,711,099 has a table that is convertible for playing games and bumper pool. 
     While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the need remains for a system that has certain improved features allowing guests to play a game of pinball. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention meets the needs presented above by providing a buffet assembly that is convertible into pinball machine and a separate dart game. 
     Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new entertaining system that allows a user to entertain a plurality of guests. 
     To this end, the present invention generally comprises a buffet assembly comprising a main member and a plurality of drawers. Each of the drawers is extendable into the main member whereby each of the drawers is designed for storing items for entertaining guests. The main member of the buffet assembly is designed for supporting food items to be served to the guests. A cabinet member comprises a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall defines an interior space. The cabinet member comprises at least one shelf portion being coupled to the perimeter wall in the interior space of the cabinet member. The shelf portion is designed for supporting tableware whereby the tableware is stored in the interior space of the cabinet member when food items are not being served. A table assembly comprises a top member and a plurality of leg members. Each of the leg members downwardly extend from the top member whereby the leg members are designed for engaging a support surface for supporting the top member above the support surface. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
     FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a new entertaining system according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the table assembly and the cabinet member of the present invention the table top portion separated from the base portion. 
     FIG. 3 is a perspective view of one of the chair members and the panel members of the present invention. 
     FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the buffet assembly of the present invention. 
     FIG. 5 is a side view of the table assembly of the present invention. 
     FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the table top portion of the table assembly of the present invention. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new entertaining system embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. for the purposes of this disclosure the term “couplable” is defined as “capable of being coupled”. 
     As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the entertaining system  10  generally comprises a buffet assembly  11  comprising a main member  12  and a plurality of drawers  13 . Each of the drawers  13  is extendable into the main member  12  whereby each of the drawers  13  is designed for storing items for entertaining guests. The main member  12  of the buffet assembly  11  is designed for supporting food items to be served to the guests. 
     The main member  12  of the buffet assembly  11  comprises a pair of upper walls  14  selectively positionable adjacent an upper edge  15  of a peripheral wall of the main member  12 . A first upper wall  16  of the upper walls  14  is pivotally coupled to the peripheral wall of the main member  12  whereby the first upper wall  16  is pivotal to an upright position with respect to the peripheral wall of the main member  12 . 
     A second upper wall  17  of the upper walls  14  is removable from the main member  12  of the buffet assembly  11 . A pair of flap members  18  are pivotally coupled to the second upper wall  17 . A dart board  19  is positioned in the second upper wall  17 . Each of the flap member  18  holds a-plurality of dart objects  20  whereby the dart objects  20  are for playing a game of darts. 
     The buffet assembly  11  comprises a pinball game assembly  21 . The pinball game assembly  21  is positioned in the main member  12  of the buffet assembly  11  whereby the pinball game assembly  21  is designed for being actuated by one of the guests for playing a game of pinball. A plurality of display members  22  are coupled to the first upper wall  16 . The display members  22  are operationally coupled to the pinball game assembly  21  for displaying scores attained when the guests play a game of pinball. 
     A cabinet member  23  comprises a perimeter wall  24 . The perimeter wall  24  defines an interior space  25 . The cabinet member  23  comprises at least one shelf portion  26  being coupled to the perimeter wall  24  in the interior space  25  of the cabinet member  23 . The shelf portion  26  is designed for supporting tableware  49  whereby the tableware  49  is stored in the interior space  25  of the cabinet member  23  when food items are not being served. 
     A table assembly  28  comprises a top member  29  and a plurality of leg members  30 . Each of the leg members  30  downwardly extend from the top member  29  whereby the leg members  30  are designed for engaging a support surface for supporting the top member  29  above the support surface. 
     The top member  29  of the table assembly  28  comprises a base portion  31  and table top portion  32 . The base portion  31  is coupled to the leg members  30 . The table top portion  32  is selectively couplable to the base portion  31  whereby the table top member  29  is designed for supporting the tableware  49  when the guests are eating. The base portion  31  of the top member  29  has a recessed area  33 . The base portion  31  has a plurality of pockets  34  in communication with the recessed area  33  of the base portion  31  of the top member  29  whereby the pockets  34  and the recessed area  33  are designed for permitting guests to play a game of billiards when the table top portion  32  is removed from the base portion  31 . 
     The table top portion  32  of the top member  29  comprises a storage case  35 . The storage case  35  is positionable in the recessed area  33  of the base portion  31  when the table top portion  32  is coupled to the base portion  31 . A pair of door members  36  are hingably coupled to the storage case  35  whereby the door members  36  and the storage case  35  are for storing billiard items to be used when the guests are playing a game of billiards. 
     The table top portion  32  of the top member  29  comprises a track assembly  37 . The track assembly  37  is coupled to the storage case  35  opposite the door members  36 . 
     The table top portion  32  of the top member  29  comprises a pair of panels  38 . Each of the panels  38  is slidably coupled to the track assembly  37 . The panels  38  are slidable with respect to the storage case  35  whereby a leaf member  39  is selectively insertable between the panels  38  when the panels  38  are slid apart for extending a length of the table top portion  32  to accommodate a greater number of guests. 
     The table top portion  32  of the top member  29  comprises a plurality of hanger members  40 . Each of the hanger members  40  selectively engages one of a plurality of hook members  41  of the cabinet member  23  whereby the table top portion  32  of the top member  29  can be suspended from the cabinet member  23  when the table top portion  32  of disengaged from the base portion  31 . 
     A plurality of chair members  42  each is selectively positionable under the top member  29  of the table assembly  28 . Each of the chair members  42  is designed for supporting one of the guests when the guests are sitting at the table assembly  28 . 
     Each of the chair members  42  comprises a seat portion  43  and a back portion  4 . The seat portion  43  of each of the chair member is designed for supporting one of the guests when the associated one of the guests is seated on the seat portion  43 . The back portion  44  of each of the chair members  42  is designed for supporting a back of one of the guests when the associated one of the guests in seated on the s at portion  43  of the associated one chair members  42 . 
     Each of the chair members  42  comprises a plurality of support portions  45 . Each of the support portions  45  downwardly extends from the seat portion  43  of the associated one of the chair members  42  whereby each of the support portions  45  is designed for supporting the seat portion  43  above the support surface. 
     Each of the chair members  42  comprises a cushion portion  46 . The cushion portion  46  is selectively coupled to the set portion of the associated one of the chair members  42 . The cushion portion  46  comprises a padded material whereby the padded material is designed for providing cushioning to one of the guests when the associated one of the guests is seated on the associated one of the chair members  42 . 
     The seat portion  43  of each of the chair members  42  defining a cavity  47 . The cushion portion  46  of the associated one of the chair members  42  is for closing the cavity  47  when the cushion portion  46  is coupled to the seat portion  43 . 
     A plurality of panel members  48  are selectively positionable in the cavity  47  of the seat portion  43  of the chair members  42 . The panel members  48  are couplable to form a table  49  when the panel members  48  are removed from the cavity  47  of the seat portion  43  of the chair members  42 . 
     A plurality of the panel members  48  each comprise a stanchion  50  pivotally coupled to a bottom surface of the associated one of the panel members  48 . The stanchion  50  downwardly extends from the panel members  48  whereby the stanchion  50  of the panel members  48  is designed for supporting the panel members  48  above the support surface when the panel members  48  have been coupled together. The stanchion  50  of the associated panel members  48  is telescopic for selectively adjusting a length of the stanchion  50 . 
     In use, the user can take the tableware  49  from the cabinet member  23  and place it on the top member  29  of the table assembly  28 . Food items can then be placed on the buffet assembly  11  to allow the guests the collect food to eat while they are sitting at the table assembly  28 . The table top portion  32  of the top member  29  of the table assembly  28  can be removed from the base portion  31  of said top member  29  to expose the recessed area  33  and the pockets  34  for allowing the guests to play a game of billiards with the billiard items contained in the storage case  35  of the table top portion  32  of the top member  29 . The second upper wall  17  of the buffet assembly  11  can be removed and opened to expose a dart board  19  and dart items for playing a game of darts. The first upper wall  16  of the buffet assembly  11  can be pivoted to a vertical position to allow the guest to play the pinball assembly positioned in the main member  12  of the buffet assembly  11 . The cushion portion  46  of the each of the chair members  42  can be lifted to expose a plurality of panel members  48  that can be coupled together to for a table  49  to play cards. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.