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What is claimed $ c .
1. A TYdnv, for mousing a IUi apparatus for a video dispiuv in uu aiude »n funusurc,
Jh i'lnw,\txU % ^ψper member living opposite ends and λ subMami * .* niiό-regior*; vn vionμau* lowτ merπbt-r exicudint: sπbϋtantiaU} panliel to ^ase upper ekcigak' nwna ci λMδ iuvu\ϋ oppo^Itt euds due a substantial ιr.id- region;
'in OIOΏJϊ,UC o^nrcefing member having opposes 1 ' znά χmrin-nά uilKoJ t(> saui cppor and Sower --kxigcitc members at regions offset from said subsUutial ujid segums tl,e(oot:
' ill nhioiuinμ element;} provided on said upper <md k^ver oKnigatc wctrbe^s .U saiii sυbstanua! nάd ''egions tiiereof for nioimting α lift appanfuo to <\nd u:^« 'Uid ' rv c cr
o'»mr,aL" rnunbois ai 15 <iid suL>sιan^ial mid-iegioiis thereof. i'ύά υγγc? 'ϊϊ\-1 iuwe- elcr.gaiu raembcrs bt'iug > paced Oom each -Kher . ( bsianoe i^nikiom io onrtMe α hii appαrαius to he passed from ouu sub ^f tlκ- innio to she v>tbt.'t, .'.no sαio c> mϊieα ' u^ men) bci being spaced from sai-i substantial rmd-rwώiou of t\όd ui'pji and lo^er inou^crs a disiincc sufficieni to enable a Hu apparatus to be πwnnunl to .sui'l upptr and ioueτ elongate xnembur? at tlicϊr -<ubsutntial mid-u-tpi>ns.
The ύan\- >>f i'laiiti I , further coinpri&ϊωg. ccfiUoUet mounting elements provided on said connecting membei for mounting a controller lor --oπlrolimg the operation of a lift.
3. VUa irrunc oi claim L
wuecein said distance between ^aid upper and lower members require.* u lift tu V^ inserted at an asgle when being passed froiυ υne <;idc of the lift to the oihet
-i. I>.e >V?H5e of claim L
Vvk*jeht scsid Jisαnctr that ^aid upper and lower clongaie rsiennbers are spaced fro ju ?:xi,h other ss iu the range (ifbeiweon about 20 to 45 inches.
>. 1 ho fen ic < N t\J^tm I.
\vherv.-:n sai'l upper and iouer eloKgaft* members ate ^ubstruitlaily equal in l.ngth
<< Hv f-urio of claim 5, whero : !i iho k-ngsh. of said upper and lower elongate members ^ in the rm^ -,-I Hetxvt'cn ahc-u-- 40 \. o<* Inehcs.
?. The fraϋk- of elaini L
N λ"borein said di^tunoc that said upper and lower elongate niunbws are s paced A <HU e-a-b other is ab.»ut ?3 indies and the length of said upper and lower elongate tneiuKrs i° -f^oot ?J h^ches.
I? < • >, Vka irmw oi claim I ,
\<.ύorurj said ώlongaw uppeu kmer and connecting member use ibccned oi metallic mntoiu .
l \ i iv iYanie- ofciami 8.
^UcK'ϊn <UA eloncnlc mcisil'ui icimed oi wood is connected to '.aid ^pp'-∑ oU^nejuc momhei feu connecting α iop panel of sai J atHcie of ftjniituic tUereio.
' s 1 " Iw Ir ϊγ.« .- ci " > hum 8,
\s he-id u said upper elongate member ha^ a ivctαngιύαr-»'τc>5S si'cu^n.
1 s . Pϋc iϊ.iino ox chύxxi S, vvUcrcb KuJ oK are ifSxeu to the oppose cnch of eueb of^siu np^et and louc? eSutiμile utoinVerN (or connecting .said numbers io bide panels of the article υf iuruiturc
: 2. ,\ sub^-s-enib'v foπning a component tu be incorporated ήito an ar.icle of :\.nutu5\- c«nr * aring. ht\ <ipparύius for n udeo display . conipiisirg: j t> iu of side f α;v i-; baviυg spaced opposed inner ^hkt siriace 0 ^t-Uted in *ubx"Mn + i.0K p-uαile« plane.s s-aid pl'ine.s Uaviαg ^nhs^uvdall} parallel xeai e4ρ,e.< deisnhψ.
a u\r pkire: an. uprπ't -x-iongaie member liaving e-pp()><ecl euls aud a substantial :rid-~ ( -μu^n
each of °w : J >>pρe°cd ends affixed to an inner side surface of n rc^>eciivc vne of s^id .^de pαUv-'R :<J>J up|-er doυ^<ιte member having a rear ;-urlaee sit tuned proxirooie .-ruJ fear
■λ loner elongate member situated vertically bclav: said uhαviug opposed ends and a ^nbslmuoi mid- region, each of said opposed ends affixed to an imicr Mde smface of a ιc;>ρ^ci!vc OΏ& £ 5 ! ?αiϋ side f ant* (s; ju elongate ι\>unceιing monibor having opposite end porllc-ns affixe-.l to vύ-i r.rpcr and Uλ^Cγ toeτnber5> at regions oilsei iruni ?aid substantia! raid- region tbere-'>i- hft lu^υnϋns; ol^iOCDts provided on ?αi J ui'per and lower elongate γΏ embers a? iiύύ subsumtisi rr-id-recαor.f; xhereol for mounting Hft αp|>&rαtιt> to said upper and lower ir>χim( 5 -v.'ii> at oaiJ snhλrintia] mid-rcgioni? {hejε<^f:
^siid !5TUHT and Unver elongate members being spaced from c-aeh of her. x\sλ ϊdlά
e<Mjrieotiθi> titesnKir bein«v -spaced iVsVTi said substantial π)id->-u<.. r ions oiV,dd upper and
K-V- er jnenibers d^tatjce^ MJiTsoi'.-nt t" enable a VlX apparatus to h<: passx\l l-«t^^en sa.jn.1 upper and icwer nicinbcrs for mounting u> said substantial niid-redons ^t^aio nrpci ;iuα io^or inentbCTS.
1 : -. I be sαKi^eujpiy oftiahu 12,
^λbcein said ^ide panels comprise the sides of snkl article of furniture.
!- 3 . 1 he sui-dssenϊbly of claim 12, further eornpriεing:
a i"Oitojn p inei comprising tiit- bottom of r»uid aπicle ci furniture. ! λ TIa- MiKϊs^enjbiy of daira 12, further comprising:
,\ frvn\ pane! cύ-niprising the from of said article of furniture.
11" 1 . U\e su?uλsonιh!y of claim I?.,
vJiefeiu said bide panels comprise the side? of said article of iurrπUuv ana v>h«rt'ϊn said snhas°vr;ab.i} further comprises u botiOiB panel coiupri?inji the bottom -.-i ' sail juulo crfiisTiioro and wherein "aid subassembly tiirthei comprises a ϊtoni PλICI cor-ipά^ii'ig the fro^t puuwi in said aiíiole of i ' αruiiαre,
I ?. I he -Wk-S-ViUbIy υf claim 11\ wborein said side paλol?. have -siihsuntial^ parallel upper cd^cs defining 'in upper nlo.no and s-ή-t upper elongate number has an upper edge ^urf.ice sϊtiiatCv 1 ? prc>xhnute io sai>1 uppci plane.
1 K 1 Iu; suV.ϊsseτυ!)l> of >-b.rαn i T, further eotuptϊsmg: a tOiiiporan 1 back panel situated sub^fantiaHy in said rear ρl me snuernro'i nπά -λπ'λϊψλl to r-i: disconnected from said sub-assembly.
1° λ kl * fot a fiaruc for rat'unting a hfl uppa^xtup for a video display m an aπϊ</Se <--i
liirnlturtis coinprisiu^:
<vι crlofiga'f upper member luviug opposite er.ds snά a substantial ι Nή d-ru^iou:
an ek>ru>aie lowt-r memb'.-r h.mn^ opposite ends and a 5ulx»iaiiTU>I niiα region; du cbm^iZύ connecting member bavlnn. opposite end pontons' and
Hu ιnouu-U5>: ckiacnts provided on said upper and IO-λCT; elongate meimu..- at
^J sui^iruifial i'nd^e^iOi^ tbcrooiTor inoimiirig a lift apparatus to tukl α^pα αn>J km ex elongate nvmbers 'X s s<ad substantial mid -regions iliereof.
2i s i I-Ui KU of claim 19,
iαrtbor < ■ ^rnp^ ' ^jny, xi elongate m v mbcr formed λ wood.
U fl.c k\l ^\\ Jλγλ l c κ
fiuϊhoi coϊnpϊijing bruckeis to be affixed io tht- opposite ends ^ ' ' each oϊ iaid s:poeτ jnd Io ^u eK ; n^ate members fo" conoccHnv -o<iid members u> side paucix- of the
?!', λ tu-:i\hl of jn.mυfaoturiug a plurality «f n^ticles otTurnitι»o cac>i U: ! λ : U-; ? H*t, •.oropriiing \!v ,->ιep.s >ύ.
^re asx-.-mbling a pi αrαlity of mudαlar frames having the same swMxcIizeo -!rucu.-i^n-\ Nai.I fraroo^ each comprlsing:
.n CHOrgaie uppur ;neτuKr having opposite ond^ αrul a ^ubsirmiCs niiJ-
an clougute i ovvci member extending suhsianiiaUy par a! is i to cuin ιu»reτ <%oo^«ic uie^iho ar.d having opposite υuds uvA a suusttutial ϊ»id-ioι.'hin;
I l an elongate connecting member having opposite end port^n*? aiϊrαxi to y,\iά upptrr STK* leaver elongate, members at regions off?et from said s>ub?£anπal mid- rexύosv thereof;
HiL mounting elements provided on sai-j upper <>rκi lower elongate u embers at said ;>ul^1antml mid-regions thereof for mcαiming 3 M upraratus to Svύvi • jppor ax\A 1ow~-r eU*>tp,.ifo members ai ?aid subsiantiαi mid regions ihereoύ
^aId upper ax:d lov.'cr elongate nu-uibrrs being spaced fioni each ofiier a vjiManeo siUiiuonl to enaMe a lift apparatus *o be passed lrom one side of the frύnio t. > ibe ofhπ; <iud said eouueeiinri ιnc\τibe$ btruig spaced from ^aid sυb^;U>ntia ) xnid- region of
WJJ u\ψ:ι .\nά lower members a dista ce fnQϊdcnt to enable a lift upparatr^ ? i» be ^ nouiited U) ^ad upper wcul louver o'cnjiaic nienih(-rs at their ^ubstiru^d mid-rerj<mN;
^AhojeiTi ihe dnncnsiwiis of each pre-ai-scmbled frame aiv iKe sa=ne a^ ή v
λr.~>.-a-:tiλ\ * λ ι ^K-; «t | \er prc-as^embled iπimes: pro\ idin^ a plurality of articles of iumirure wiih caviiies Mrαelured ^«1 arranged
>λ- receive modular tYom(\< of βaid ^tanJaidijxd clήiiensions;
{'UMcnri^. λnd pre -assembled rao'.iυlαr frames within said anick-β ^f Jαmiiuno " and ■ ru>nτuku;. lilts en said frames, thereby ibrniing tlit adicics of mreiturr havmg ,i hή. |
* RAME FOR MOU N π NU A LIFT DEVICE FOR A VIϊ>EO ϊHSPLλY IN AN AKTlCLK OF KtRNITCRK
Fhi*> appli-wauon is a ooMinuatiun-iu-pari. of I >. Pateut Application Ko
10'^ ' 7» >'$ ' '), t " 5|o'5 Oeto^r 2 ( K ?Q04, which is a conunnation of U.S. Patent λrpbcaύoB
so. 1 0λ 7?λ>°^, fi»od Pobmary 25 % 2υϋ3, and issued <w U.S. Palor.i No. 6,«*{α24?.
1 l^o nα WOIλOX ' S rc-au?,? ^euctally to lift devices ior ilat panel displays arc, inou 1
pojticuluiU , to jf^rs.-s tuj niouBtmg litl dc-Mccs for 11<H Puiifl dbr:a\s In jiticU':^ of
i urn i iure
TLarfygrossTui of the laveatϊoa
I ciev>^n s n dosigϋδ are [ncnseci on low-profile devices njcludir.g. bm not ϋirύtcJ
ic, ι'!a*nij;ι SCJOCAJ ^ .3ixl LCD panels. I ow-profiL- televisions msxwxk 'x \ icwiu^ area anό njuim:zo unit vi°p*iϊ. I kn-v vf r, (k-slgn^ ,\rc InhereTUb if'ss ceoorαtiv o. lev- ph> sica.lv
x'iv.blc. \:κi !icαv;c5 ihan t\ιbε ho.s<sd televisions.
λcsihctϊc and stabUifv deficiencies of IcλV-proiiie teles ISIOΏS aio αckkes^f-α b\
ϋ ^ 'UMPg, Viz ϊclcv ^ioo vvuhϊn nαπύturc. \u such applicjuons, trie knv-p ofue tok'vJMon b
e\ti'uik,I f;o?n and r-iunctec into an urlk^o ol fnτni í ure via a HA ckx iee iu.Niahcd in tutr
ID ihe p&sL ihc instalhύon of lifi devices in amoScs of i ' urjαiiure increased sh>: complexity and cost ^ffuroinirw manufacture and thereby limit ihek application Io the iu^h-t'ud cfsa∑kei Hccπioalh ρo\-vcτed mechanisms are gerseraih no\ oiienx 5 . iii conventional uiπntiue since raosi manufacturers have neither the facilities- oor the suff for the iuMuhatioυ of γ.irlng, couplings, ami dectric&l cOBλponenis.
Froio unio \o ihnc, liii dc\ice? require maiufcaancc artd lift devkx 1 ^ iu^aiicvi iu
αiiklcs of fnrnifuvtr oau bo ro-.ti} fo tepiaoe oπepak. Often fne oniircinicic oriuniituri- iuu\t be lessen ed fr^ni the coneijmer's home due io a delecthe Ku device
To t;«.< ,« nJ, ύsa .'φplicani ha^ designed a modular sυb-< v abirseι s^ ^ho\^ us l ; .S. Piiteni Hc. 0. 1 XC .? 45 One embodiment -, 1 Co sub-oabinei comprise? a K-^.-iiko h«oea;rc
hriving as leasi ibtee panels pt- rpcndicularly disposed with a-speet 10 a iloor pawl ar s d .ϊUuchovi thereto ar-d λ UU desicvϊ and cont;oiler within, ihe ho'<-Iike stiau.-ture. TV :u»>cui.ιr ?- ϊb'C;ti UJCI js designed tu be iuserfed imo a cavity I ' oimed iu Sn ;atsel^ of mnόiurc.
Wl die tbe nvulular sub-cabniel grcsdy simplifies and rt.d s i<;cs ihe o>s>ι * -i u^ivilluig vj lift device in an arlicie oϊ fumituru it is still a problem to acces^ ihe till de\tce ' ^repair or fepuconient of flu- lift device is required. Tbe prmcia ^t lbe sub-
cybines presoni access to the list device so that xhe entire csub-cablnef niu-si Iw renxovod ϊrom iiie article ot iϋjniisue m urdev to reach ihe lift device ibr serάeαij:, F>rdhcnuuie,
*Lι* weu\hι and bafk i^ tbe sαb-cahirtet makes it expensis'e to skip, uial c uknαnti-5iiy increases \U: v;-Aι\hι of die article of furniture.
Accordingly, .'λ:I object ox * the present invention is to pro\ ido α u^v, ^ud mφrove>i isnntc- ( r-v mouutsn^ a lift devcε in M article of furniture;
Another object of Hit; present invention is to provide a new aaxi u:tpi\»vcd traire r o > r inot'aϋnsi a lift skvioc in an article of furniture that e&n be easily insiadec ύ< au article of J^ir.ύtuio.
^till .mo 5 her objovi ^i ihe pro^-ut iaventiou Iϊ> fo provide a nev\ 'i«d inpu^n! IT .-no foi inounUng a Hfi Jt-\ ice in on .uticle of /ήmlture to umcli a (ill dt^ >oe ι\m b<. cully mo\mit',\ wnox ed, and rcpl.iced from tiie rear of the fimumre
λ innlv5 obϊei 1 •-{ \hc piest'ii! invciiϊion i? to pio\ ide d ΏCλ\ i*xύ mψιo\i:d oj :iclc
of fumiiαre conuiinin? α lift device therein 1he Ii if device is easily ^occ^ibie fann the rerα nj ώo mnrtVvO ^m rc-p.υrorropiaccnjexjl.
\ .sti 1 ! UK nor objec* of the present msentirtn is to pnYiut, new τ.ιc nαp---<γea -riKis^ombl^e^ hMiiiine, a partially assembled αiilcle ol fuπiitinc Ln ^nsJi a *ra.u->e for nuaαtirc. a IJ ^ oevπv ir. pve-in^tailod.
" ^t t αncd»e/ object of "die present in^'ention is to provide α m-w ynd improved Ki * . for i iransc lo? iroυπύna a lifl device for a video display in an article of furniture.
λ-vfbcc *φ " -eι of she present ipveaύon is to pro\ϊdo r. new <nκi ^-nfUA'cd -noshoo of u'anufac.'wir^ u plurality of a.πieks -A furniture each havina. a lift device for a x-i Jeo dicvVev,
BPeHy,, in ae-αXTlusee with rhe prcscm iuvejjtion. these and oάer obseet^ aie
<ituunod L-) providing s irarnc j ' »τ mounting α Mt device ior ^ video disphiy in fiϊi anrrio
of furruture including an do,og,ue upper member, an. elongate km or ϊoo;rsK\r. and an
elongate counocύng. rrscsmbej interconnecting the upper and lower elongate members, i ' iie ekniμ-stc upper and UA\?T members luve opposite ends and sukuuutiai mid-U'g ; ons Hv elongate connecting rucnsbcr Ls e^unecied tι> the upper and k>\*ei elongate members -u regions ofrat from the substantial mid-regions ofth.tr υpper aiiά lowci elongaie rαci^ibe?^. I i ϊ t device rrunmfiug elements are provided on fhe UVper and k'^ver doiiL'-ie
ra^mber-- ai iheir ^ ■ sibstanlicil mid-regions for iponutiiig a UiI device io the upper and !o\v^r cloru. : <ile member*: at ihεir suh^tnntial tnid-rcgioπs, Ilu? uρρ ^ -r αUi! k>v%erek>ut;;ne n\«5obcr>; ^re - s pα< ed from each other a distance sufiirien! to enable u lift deaee to ho parsed jV>nn S^U N side of ihe frame to Oie other between the upper arid lov-er ioexnbersJ and the eonnochπs. tnembcr xs spaced from the subsuntial mid-rcgiorλ <>i " ih^ uppt-r and lower mt'inbofs a d^fdri^o ^affieient ro enable die lift device to be mounted to the upper and
lower e'ongate members at their ^sbsinntiai mid regions
λ fraiTse iϋ ;iceordaiicc with She present mvcntiυn provides αeeec>$ to the Lit device ύon- AM- rear of She rimήturt* merely by removing lhe back prαie: of the a?uλ- χ> {" 'uniinirc The {in device can be easily installed into the furniture :ιτκi monmcα on fbc frame, as well as lemovcd J&LI seπieed or replaced from the rear of the iuroit-ue. his e-iu>itvu-?s ϊbe noed to remove an ntire sub-cabinet to servtet- the Wu. A iuriher adv.intage k ιb,u the lightweight frame adds reladveiv Htiie exira weight to the αniek of
ruruiiurc.
Iu nuvrdaoce Wύk the snha^sernbls αi the iuvention, a frame homnjs- the
eo^Htrαeiion desϊoribed above is prc- installed m a partially contracted ai ticie of fnmituie.
Such a sυbi^t'iωbh is ad.vanιageω$.s in that it c,m be manufactured af, and shipped irorn. <ϊ nMnolc location to cither «JJI ultimate consumer or -o λ furniture roller ^v here tαc lift des ice can be easily mounted on the fhune and the furniture cυnφlded.
The frame construction u iilsu advantageous in that it is composed cl\m!y three distinct eknr.eai^ which can be provided as a kit in disassembled form. Hr^ facilitates i?hlfpvn£ t'Tihe frame Io a &rnitnτe manufacturer for sυb^eqneτu instαlLitv.'u imo a ixmullv vvβMTue'ed λitide oπnrniiυre to form the subassembh' described αhosc
According io riu-'-iher icatuiv oCthc present invcαiion. a plumiit-% c4 fwioes or irαsre kit? in it.oouiar.ee with 1;K- inseniion may be- mamiiaciurod in \\hich tbo npper. lower, ;uul CsMuiectu^ member-- of each iramc or kit have the saiue sτaBdi>rdi/ed or
niofbu'iri/c>i longihs as tli^ uppcj, lower, and connectiuj/ m^mheifs of tbe omer nwav^ or sVetne ills. I his caαbles <ι pltuality of paUiaiiy constructed articles of fiirnrαue to be
constructed w ith a sia-ulardiacd ^irαemn.- adapted for pre-insiallαtion ol tltt- standardized tVanie^. I lά « ?V v^nrc reduces the cost of manufacturing articles' of mmiiurc Wit ' U iU ' t ^o\κc <- .
Brief P^mption of the Brawrøgs
.-\ more con;riete apprceiatiof) of -he preseni invention and many of the attendant advantages tUt'reof will be readily uudtTi-fαod by reference Lo tlse K^KλVUJ^ detailed dercripiion when considered in coτήυi}cti(>n "-vith the accompanying druwiu^^. In ^ Uich:
Fsg. 1 \v 'J to r peuφecihe view oi ' a subrissrinbly cυmf rising a paria!! v etrvφk^ed a~ι>ie of furniture in which a frame for mounting a Hit do\ toe i^ pu ~u"«;\i.ik,l
in viccordinc^ wkh thv. prcscαi uvdiTticn;
P?^ 2 is i\ fron? poLspeclive view of a frarre for mourning α W* OCX'ϊCC * O a^i amoV of i couuT? auording to die- present invention; s -i<, " H $ J- iTOi^s srctional vU « ,v taken along ώe line 1-1 oCI^<_ 7- π§s 4 is i tYv>n* per specHvi- view ofa lift dt-vice uonntt-J on r x *\uu\- αcooidirc ;» • »
i he D,OVΏ! 'κvi.-ruon; f-ncl
Fig, , N i.s j. pej.spco.λH. V KλV oTa kit for 'i frame acLo^iing to the pu.vnt xPvcnύon
detailed j>escrlpfioa of fee Preferred £ntbodimeat
Rx-fouiω^ no<v to ih;- drav^ix^s m which like reikentc characters -leoigrak- vL'~nlcj! or oorsospviii Hng ^aitit througbc«at the seveuu vvi\\ and more p'uπculari> io Fu( ^ ! Jt.d r. a MslvKScmbly, g?iinaily designated 10, in. aceo-d^nc' 1 v\ith iHc n>\ t ;ution ooinpa°> r> a pvUtλfh > ^ ^nplued ax"^e : e oi funiifUK " o iu^ v rpojatniL- a uani" 1 1 1 ,o; -. u:t
fno f oninl- N v onip)cte>ϊ article o: furniture } 6 indudt--- ^Me paneH 18 xhx. l ~ ύ\ v
sv^coc c^>p>\soc inixci -: ; dc siu faces 20 oituaiod in suhsiantially puiallei pUroes fhc .siCc pan J-; I^ nave ^iibsunϋaily ι<arall«{ r«ai edges 22 defining A u-ar f-htno at v.h * ϋι a h,ιcl. paiv! viil I K λϊh\td s&n insial'ing the lift device 14. (lie side panel^ \ K a'so i$α\ . sui-sta:riai!v pauiiel \ψp<ϊ\ edges 2 /: defining an upper plane The sidi- \>^v,^h 18 riay i v e
ilc M'ie. of t'ϊ** ;n-λ? of fuaiύme 16, as VφOWT m fig^e U ^i n;u\ he iutvuuii ^alis
wjfhuj the tkuόfuie K». Hie paπially completed article ol furmlujo Io of sub3s v <s*nbiv 1 O
nuα also iudαJe λ Kuvmt pusei 17 and a front panel 19
' ? Uf πuut* 12 Jncluitjs ar. npper elongate roembor ?o * e Hn\ej Jong^e toemlv: X .S. an dv.x-4.vik* con: coring raemKn 30. and lift mounting eleυxvns >?. ' I hose tomooneuts ^ sro formal of steel αltiungh othei maieiiais, sπch us dhnnwiύh. max bo tifV'ti. rbo r.ppo 1 Ovon^al. 5 mcmb«'r 26 ha^ opposed cuds 34 and a subs-cci^v! ϊvnd u'^ioa l h, 'λw npvV* tlonj.^tc ivcnJoer Jo also has an upper edge sur-αoe 38 r tu ^ HV- fn>xu^aιe to Ih- cppv\ fiv'vic Jefiuttci by "Lt; uppci edges 24 of the side pane!-* 1 S b ^ ^ jK í ckot ^^
S^c "1 , vj ' ilv v'ppo^v ύ ends 34 is affiM*d to OH inuv i oide Muface ?>^ of a resfecfne u^e of ϊlv v*k?e patois I v> λs sh(.λvτs in F*« 3 the upper- ekwgaie niombor J6 lm-< v> hoiK<w reαangiUai eio≤s se>~\iot5. In the illustrated entbodiment, aa elongate number -K> ibi * ncd oj wood hrvr\ά e. lv.-n>!th coextrnsive xs'ith tlie ki>gιb of the αppvr elong ^ tv* nenjber -> ' ^ eornocfeJ 1« tLc sφpej elongate member zό for coπucefir% a fop pdjic-1 4? oPK? '-πt-tle oi
mature ! 6 'herUo \><ι hinges 44. 1 he elongate wooden iiutiπbrr 40 JS a: G^eJ to she u t v<_t c.,'κ r αfc \ih inbcr 26 λ ja α plαral'ty offasteut^s 41 a:iJ 1 uiclccts 1 - The jiOi.cxe ^'vo ^ xku ;neτu^)c? -SO has at It-art one hinge - ; 4 ia^onoc f& it that pϊwuiih c>τnv\ s \-- :he top \hύu\ ¥2 * fiiv 5'xύaily constructed aτιide of turnituu- " 0 lhe elorsgsne \^.oo«.kα π\^nber -0 ^ 'K.K_ιntα>:cou$ because it allows the luuges 44 10 be faltered 10 <iuv po^si* on
its iengtb r iti lt r m&n ou'v iu pie-drilled holes a$ would be ihe cast- ^ iih metal.
The lower el -ngatr- niπober ZZ hα? i>pp03ed ends 4/< arsd .* sαbptudai m>d-^r^ion '\$. The lower e:onj.\ιte nιc«\bot ?S io ώφoscd vertically below and pvUαOel 10 the uppe
dθλλ*ιc uvmber Ji\ Fach of lhe opposed ends 46 Ls <u'iixei to sn iaw r *hlo ^nrisc:- ?0
oi ' α redeem o one of the side panels 18 by a bracket 30. lhe Uf per a:>d levwr eksn^vL uvnfsers JO ;uϋ 2δ are ^ubsuruially equal in length, preferably in the r,my< ^f between -iboui 40 to ύ'l inches, most preferably about 52 incites,
Refei?Im\ how to Fi^. J. I .shaped brackets 50 are affixed to iho oppose cuds cf
she upper αud λ>V*CF elongate members 26 and 28 for connectiυg the members io te^rc-cUve Innej tiac surfaces 20 oi respective side panels I S oCtbe <-rύele oHlaum&c ib, In ouϋ ensbMmsuπt the bruekeis Sx) me horr/optaMy extendable und π'trac^jbie ta aee,-nru»>daie ^.tnlc^l v^iatunio in ihe length of an artiele of luauuu-e 10
1 V ek'fV; ate c v-nTieuine. uurr.bor 10 Lot t-ppo c He \.uά itv-rtϊo;jp afllxev! to Tic upper and hn\e; :nc^iborκ 26 and 28 at regions offset iυui the ofsbsfanLal uiid- rcgx v r^
UK-K'of. fhe »-αd3 c" the elongate conneeting member 30 we rrrv\v- abK i'JMened to the iippe* are !-JV\OJ uκr.ibeι°. 2o and Jδ, although cue or both πMV be pvrmawuti}. e^^ < •n^ef^^i ^ueh α-; b) woldlruj. It Ls undersiowd that the clonyaie comϊ--eting nteruoe^ 11 Tujy be \v--iJed rr ^ 'Utornaϋvt'iv deiadiafcly faj>teτιcd tf> the upper doiij?a.tu' nieπ\K*r ?κ
The frame 2 b spceLiIly coustrαcted u> provide e -^v ii^ialiauon of b ' f* oes ,ct' H onto ύ\" u. WU ' «ui to enable coxy aeve-w to the lift devtce t\jr repair or replacerutn 1 Speoificiily. ;ho upper and leaver elongate members 26 aid 28 cue spaced front each ether α αi^αU'λ ^jtYjcseut io enable a lift device 1-i io be pa°seό [n.rweers fhe nppet an t .o\^er $aeϊnheτ> V. and 2H (or -noimn-ui to or rero^vr-J how the s\U>?t,m:L J ml-t-joϋsOPS c;
the tpp-'i λϊ\λ lower oienibers 2-'-- and /K. The di8f<mce between the u|-pe^ ;cjd lo^er ek)iig,,te ϊnensK't^ .?ό <ud 2S is preferably in tbe rangy oi between about 2 f * to 4 ^ int. ue\, nu^i pr<-fctaHy about i • > i aches. The distance between tliw upper slid lower e'on;-,<λ %
uKvmerj. "«> aee: ' ^ u^n I'-tjUire the hfi 1 S to be aogleJ a^ it ?<- oavcd I\rsλ\een the vppet
aid Lnvci nu-tnlvfs ."6 and 2H. 1 he ablliiy to pass the iϊii bow con the urpo- aikl U^ - o-ou^jk* rromheu * 2b and "1 H is- an impoiiant aspect of the inveruon. \o cvnψonen- of the *Y<πnc LI γCCJλ tv> bo removed in order to toniovc xhc lift 14 rho LU do v o'r rjoπntlng clcuioms. in iho form ofK ι' ιt iocoiv ' nj-; «.η\"» v Kλ 3? ate ρro\ ϊdct j ^i the nυd-recjons of upper anJ lower elongate nieusbfi-; ?6 ;rrd "1 S °o tb.u ibe ;it\ device * s ι v \oui\ed to rli;- m:d-$cλθus αf those nxmbcns. In order \o p"0^ ido tallica a-
space io joo' N nιπκ'daτ;c iiiouitmg 5 he lift device <it ^ fic nπd-reyons. the k ttane«.\i.i!i ;r.erabeτ 3υ JC- ujouutcd at apo-;:i:on ofi\cε frυxu niid-regϊoβs of ike tipoox «.nd lower - lonj>aitr .^λjnht't^ ?6 and 2S
ilj." frnj>o Ll also mdudos conirollor mounting eltrai'υto m tht v Iorm of op πirgd 5, % ^:α\ \Sv\i ,^n 'he v-Oiaieeiius' B^erah^r 30 ibi n^αmtsuv, a jυ?ι-π>Ue- l N 4 i f, : - 1) i» % -r coα?ro>'Ui^ Cu operation ox the h.U device ! 1 λdditionaU>, the tranu- L' vr.as nκiedo Vλϊt; PI ru\<:epvit mouλiLnβ. clerucrJs In the foπi; oϊ opor-Ing « i 56 Dto\ nic\t on Ju* e«)τw4 ttnp; sne.nbe^f ' >0 for ni^rnung a u^e mana^ement syston: 58 io voep -Jv Άγ CS M * vcder and ιo p? eve xύ uem lroni iπe^eruig \\\\h Im; operation of the h^ dtAKe 1 -1.
^o:oriπ-λ a r uni io I'hj, i . a Vnipo ~ iyy back paud (n«t 4^^\ro ^jtuote-'i ϊ.H'\suuuiaiIv in tlio \m, ήiivύ defined bv "Jte rear trd.ϋe-1 22 r-nv IA 1 'ixxi tc i htAf the back sice o-f ;he paniaiiy completed article of tuαvtuic 16 sfUr iho ht\ dcvsee 14 U^ Kvn
ir-ntol j cd The ^aok r » aucl \A <? + nu;tui0Q dud arranyoJ to he dtscoi^eeied -^mt tue paríiaθ> <.i'-rap:o^-d oπiv lc of Sj/rihirc 16 at Ui-; time the I 1 ft device 14 i^ ?n3i<ji1e^ ^r. iit u'm^
R-*"frcrirs. novs io FI.ϊ. 5, in accordance v>jtb ihe im'em'oii, vhe OOΏ">γ^^ 5 ^)T-* of ihe frame 12 λϊH provided <ώ a kit oO far a frame for mounting a lift device for <s u.-!evbiots display iβ an ;αιkio -,,-f fuuiiuue. As illustrated, the kit 60 includes an upper rkmgαie member JO N JLU eh-rria^ counting member 30, a lower elongate cie-mber '-S, a∑\l .5 ^kutih ' iy o* " thsteτi$.*rvs f'.\ The upper elongate member 2o a!?o includes v\ donate xvoooen n^\mber 40 ^nd brackets SO. Vhα lowet ek^nμiie irsrmhe? ??? aKu tnelαde.N
Hr u'kcts Ml Tiie kii oC 5 can he easily ^nd int-xpensivoh' shipped to furnnπre π".nufaααιe;s to oe ir:e>-φorak\1 witlύn a complete piece of iiu'oitire OJ mtliir. a suba^semhK i. oOvdins t,> the oicamit jriverrfion.
\ ioαher 3Np» et of the invention ix^eiuces prυ\ idirg u plorahty <u <utickt> ^ ; iUiinfssrc λαJi b,5v;ui ? , a lift l«y pxoduciiig ruodidar or ,?tandaxJi?ed fron^e^ ^itli αnifoun i>meriκ:ou$ T.-u* r.nUbπn difiiensiθiU> of the frames peπuit a piuiality of part>ally c-nisiructed a- belc uffumiiure io be eoωϋfmcted with otandardized eonstraction^ h> ieeme tbe uauv. ' 1 he ?Iαraiity oϊ partially consirαctcd articles w f furn^nire each h<nin^ a Wλγ-A- iot ,'i Yui Jevi»v aie n^>nfaeturotl K pκ>\i-.bug a pinr<-ιiit> of fn<κiuia.r ira53.u.-o L'js s^g !iu- same x-idP.daivived dimeaslor 0 , wlit-uin the duuei^ion^ of eujii pre as^eniWetl isixnn- 'iu ι ihe i\)rno o° ihe dimen^Oiss of the oilier pre-λsseinbied fuu«e°. ,\ piurab-v »n " poctiaii> coiiM noted articles of iumifnre cue prosηeri vitlx ciY5t?es. ^r^ebued ααύ wmgyd io rcreh e standard or modular fruines of the sfaiulardized diuvxjoiυns.
The dc°cnρήo^ above hidicaιe5 tlmt a great degiee of ilevhiiήy is f>tteτed -u leKiJo of the pro-' rj inventioυ. Although the ptesciit inwntioa ha^ been descπhed \u <-,)risi-'!er< 4 b!e λyxλll with inference to eer.atn pxeieπeu vcxsi ons thtieof, other V'.rsis^α 0 e;e
posyibK rhciCioκ% ?iι« <φirύ and scope of ihe appended claims sbouki not be unuh'd K '
tbo dc^ripilon ^i the preferred versions con^aitiofi herein.
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