Patent ID: 8578862

Claim:
A shipping platform and show desk comprising: (A) at least four legs defined by a foot and an elongated midsection; (B) a center frame defined by a first elongated sleeve with an open first end and an open second end, a second elongated sleeve with an open first end and an open second end and a first width member beam spanning between and fastening the first and second elongated sleeves (C) a first end frame defined by a second width member beam defined by a first tubiform corner piece at one end and a second tubiform corner piece at another end, a first arm beam extending from the first corner piece so that the first arm beam is transverse to the second width member beam, and a second arm beam extending from the second corner piece so that the second arm beam is transverse to the second width member beam wherein the second arm beam is parallel to the first arm beam; (D) a second end frame defined by a third width member beam extending between a third tubiform corner piece and a fourth tubiform corner piece, defined by a third tubiform corner piece at one end and a fourth tubiform corner piece at another end, a third arm beam extending from the third corner piece so that the third arm beam is transverse to the third width member beam, and a fourth arm beam extending from the fourth corner piece so that the fourth arm beam is transverse to the third width member beam wherein the third arm beam is parallel to the fourth arm beam; (E) a surface panel disposed over said elongated sleeves and first width member; (F) wherein the first and second arm member beams are slidably and coaxially positioned inside said first open ends of the first and second elongated sleeves respectively, wherein a sleeve-and-pin length adjustment mechanism is defined by pins that are inserted into respectively aligned apertures through the first and second arm members and elongated sleeves; (G) wherein the third and fourth arm member beams are slidably and coaxially positioned inside said second open ends of the first and second sleeve beams wherein a sleeve-and-pin length adjustment mechanism is defined by pins that are inserted into respectively aligned apertures through the third and fourth arm members and elongated sleeves; and, (H) wherein each midsection of said legs is through one of said first, second, third, or fourth tubiform corner pieces wherein a sleeve-and-pin length adjustment mechanism is defined by pins that are inserted into respectively aligned apertures through the midsections and tubiform corner pieces.