Locking mechanism for folding legs

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6598544
APP PUB NO 20020170471A1
SERIAL NO

09859919

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A locking mechanism for a support leg hingedly attached to a support surface. The locking mechanism includes a base, attached to the support surface, with a plurality of angularly spaced, radial teeth, and a coupler, attached to the support leg, having a plurality of angularly spaced, radial teeth configured to mate with the teeth of the base. A selectively releasable engagement mechanism is configured to engage and disengage the teeth of the base with the teeth of the coupler, to allow selective rotation of the support leg between an extended position and a folded position, and to lock the leg in the extended or folded position.

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MITY-LITE INC1301 WEST 400 NORTH OREM UT 84057

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Laws, David J Provo, UT 22 332
Smith, Richard D Springville, UT 192 5100
Spendlove, Dale Orem, UT 6 213
Swindler, Phillip J Provo, UT 2 48

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