SLAT TABLETOP WITH END CAPS
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Feb 25, 2010
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Aug 25, 2008
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Aug 25, 2008
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Abstract
A tabletop formed from slats for use in rigid, light-weight tables, such as portable banquet tables. The tabletop includes a center section formed from a plurality of open-channel, rectangular tubular slats that are laterally coupled together. Each slat has a top wall that aligns with top walls to form the upper working surface of the tabletop. Each slat also has downwardly-projecting sidewalls and a bottom wall with a longitudinal slot running the length of the slat to form the rectangular, downwardly-orientated channel. The adjacent contacting sidewalls of adjacent slats coupled together to form substantially vertical support beams. The tabletop further includes a pair of elongate end caps disposed on opposite ends and spanning the plurality of slats of the center section, with each end cap having a plurality of finger pairs extending into the plurality of slats with a center slot the receives a support beam therein.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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MITY-LITE INC | 1301 WEST 400 NORTH OREM UT 84057 |
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- 2008 Application Filing Year
- A47B Class
- 848 Applications Filed
- 389 Patents Issued To-Date
- 45.88 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Laws, David J | Provo, US | 22 | 332 |
# of filed Patents : 22 Total Citations : 332 | |||
Ross, Brandon | Cedar Hills, US | 9 | 33 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 33 | |||
Smith, Richard D | Spanish Fork, US | 192 | 5100 |
# of filed Patents : 192 Total Citations : 5100 |
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- 8 Citation Count
- A47B Class
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- 15 Age
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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