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Title:
FRAME FOR MOUNTING A LIFT DEVICE FOR A VIDEO DISPLAY IN AN ARTICLE OF FURNITURE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/082116
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
A frame for mounting a lift apparatus for a video display in an article of furniture includes an elongate upper member (26), an elongate lower member (28), an elongate connecting member (30), and lift mounting elements (32). The elongate lower member extends substantially parallel to the upper elongate member. The elongate connecting member (30) has opposite end portions affixed to the upper and lower elongate members at regions offset from the substantial mid-regions thereof. The lift mounting elements are provided on the upper and lower elongate members at the substantial mid-regions thereof for mounting a lift apparatus to the upper and lower elongate members at the substantial mid-regions thereof. The upper and lower elongate members are spaced from each other a distance sufficient to enable a lift apparatus to be passed from one side of the frame to the other and the connecting member is spaced from the substantial mid-region of the upper and lower members a distance sufficient to enable a lift apparatus to be mounted to the upper and lower elongate members at their substantial mid-regions.

Inventors:
BOBER WIESLAW (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2007/060044
Publication Date:
July 19, 2007
Filing Date:
January 03, 2007
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
BOBER WIESLAW (US)
International Classes:
A47B51/00; B21D47/00; A47B57/00; A47B81/06; A47B88/00; A47B95/00
Foreign References:
US3215402A
US4735647A
US6733094B1
US4568132A
US6494150B1
US5242217A
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
POLLAC, Noam, R. (Block Schorr & Solis-Cohen LLP,250 Park Avenue, Suite 100, New York NY, US)
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Claims:
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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.

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< >, 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 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;

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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.

Description:

* 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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