Patent ID: 8720990

Claim:
A combination bench and table that is movable between a bench configuration and a table configuration, the combination bench and table comprising: a seat; a platform movable between a first position in which it forms a backrest for the bench and a second position in which it forms a table; a frame connecting the seat and the platform, the frame comprising: a first leg that supports the seat; a first support member that supports the platform; a first connecting member connecting the first leg and the first support member; and a first cantilever support member connected to an upper portion of the first support member, the first cantilever support member angled inwardly and upwardly relative to the seat; a first connecting assembly pivotally connecting the platform to the first cantilever support member, the first connecting assembly connected to the lower portion of the backrest and proximate a front edge of the table, the platform pivoting about an axis of rotation disposed in a fixed location at least proximate an upper portion of the first cantilever support member and the lower portion of the backrest or the front edge of the table; and a locking mechanism that locks the platform in the bench configuration or in the table configuration, the locking mechanism including a locking member that locks the first connecting assembly in a locked position, the locking member including a handle that can be rotated to unlock the locking mechanism, the locking member selectively disposed in a first receiving portion to lock the platform in the bench configuration, the locking member selectively disposed in a second receiving portion to lock the platform in the table configuration.