EP2805643A1

EP2805643A1 - Detachable side table

Info

Publication number: EP2805643A1
Application number: EP13178934.9A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Baoqing Yang
Original assignee: Zhejiang Hengfeng Top Leisure Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Hengfeng Top Leisure Co Ltd
Priority date: 2013-05-20
Filing date: 2013-08-01
Publication date: 2014-11-26
Also published as: CN203506111U

Abstract

The present application provides a detachable side table which can be detachably mounted at a side of a chair or a bed. The detachable side table includes a tray provided with an article-carrying platform, and a bracket fixedly connected to the tray in a detachable manner, and the tray is connected to the chair via the bracket. In using the detachable side table provided by the present application, the tray is fixed to the chair or the bed by the bracket, such that a user can place articles onto the article-carrying platform of the tray. The detachable side table provided by the present application can be used cooperatively with a conventional chair or bed. When the detachable side table is used cooperatively with a conventional folding chair, the folding chair may have more functions.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present application relates to technical fields of chair, and particularly relates to a detachable side table.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A folding chair is a common outdoor appliance, which generally includes a foldable chair frame and a chair cover covering the chair frame.
As shown in Figure 1, the chair frame generally includes a cushion part 01, a backrest part 02, a front bracket 03, a rear bracket 04 and an armrest 05. In particular, top ends of both of the front bracket 03 and the rear bracket 04 are articulated to the armrest 05 and are also articulated to the cushion part 01. A lower end of the backrest part 02 is articulated to the cushion part 01 and is also articulated to the armrest 05.
When the chair frame is unfolded, the cushion part 01, the front bracket 03, the rear bracket 04 and the armrest 05 form an A-shaped structure. The backrest part 02 is erected and the cushion part 01 is maintained horizontally or tilted upwardly at a certain angle. After the chair frame is folded, the cushion part 01, the backrest part 02, the front bracket 03, the back bracket 04 and the armrest 05 are stacked together, thereby saving space.
However, a conventional chair can only provide a single function for a user. In the outdoor activities, for reducing articles to be carried, the folding chair is required to have more functions. Therefore, it becomes an urgent technical problem to be addressed by the person skilled in the art to provide a product to allow the conventional folding chair having more functions.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of this, the present application provides a detachable side table to realize an object of making a conventional folding chair multifunctional.
For achieving the above object, the present application provides a technical solution as follows:
A detachable side table, detachably provided at a side of a chair or a bed, includes a tray provided with an article-carrying platform, and a bracket fixedly connected to the tray in a detachable manner, and the tray is connected to the chair via the bracket.
Preferably, in the above detachable side table, the bracket includes at least one supporting rod and a connecting rod connected to the supporting rod, the connecting rod is connected to a body of the supporting rod and divides the supporting rod into a side-table segment and a fixing segment.
Preferably, in the above detachable side table, two of the supporting rods are provided parallel to each other, and the connecting rod is of an arc shape and has two ends connected to the supporting rods.
Preferably, in the above detachable side table, the fixing segment has an end portion bending towards one side of the connecting rod.
Preferably, in the above detachable side table, a connecting clamping head fixedly arranged at one side, concaved inwardly, of the connecting rod is further included.
Preferably, in the above detachable side table, a supporting-rod inserting hole and a supporting-rod clamping groove both cooperated with the side-table segment are provided at a bottom portion of the tray, the supporting rods include an articulating supporting rod and an embedding supporting rod, the articulating supporting rod is rotatably arranged in the supporting-rod inserting hole, and the embedding supporting rod is detachably fixed in the supporting-rod clamping groove.
Preferably, in the above detachable side table, an angle adjusting spacer block is provided in the supporting-rod clamping groove.
Preferably, in the above detachable side table, an adjusting block detachably arranged at one side, concaved inwardly, of the connecting rod is further included.
Preferably, in the above detachable side table, the adjusting block and the connecting rod are both provided with a threaded hole, and the adjusting block is detachably connected to the connecting rod by an adjusting bolt screwed in the threaded hole of the connecting rod.
Preferably, in the above detachable side table, a spacer block or a spacer ring arranged on the fixing segment is further included.
The present application provides a detachable side table which can be arranged at a side of a chair or a bed. The detachable side table includes a tray provided with an article-carrying platform, and a bracket fixedly connected to the tray in a detachable manner, and the tray is connected to the chair via the bracket.
In using the detachable side table provided by the present application, the tray is fixed to the chair by the bracket, such that a user can place articles onto the article-carrying platform of the tray.
When the detachable side table provided by the present application is used cooperatively with a conventional folding chair, the folding chair may have more functions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For more clearly illustrating embodiments of the present application or the technical solution in the prior art, drawings referred to describe the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described hereinafter. Apparently, the drawings in the following description are only several embodiments of the present application, and for the person skilled in the art other drawings may be obtained based on these drawings without any creative efforts.
Figure 1 is a schematic view showing the structure of a conventional folding chair;
Figure 2 is a schematic view showing the structure of a folding chair mounted with a detachable side table according to an embodiment of the present application;
Figure 3 is a schematic view showing the structure of a bracket in the detachable side table;
Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the structure of the detachable side table according to another embodiment of the present application;
Figure 5 is a schematic view showing the structure of the detachable side table provided with a connecting clamping head;
Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the structure of the detachable side table using both articulated connection and clamping connection;
Figure 7 is a schematic view showing the structure of the detachable side table being rotated according to an embodiment of the present application;
Figure 8 is a schematic view of a supporting rod being tilted; and
Figure 9 is a schematic view showing the structure of the detachable side table provided with an adjusting block.

Reference numerals in Figures 1 to 9:

01 a cushion part,	02 a backrest part,	03 a front bracket,
04 a rear bracket, and	05 an armrest; and
1 a tray,	2 a bracket,
3 a connecting clamping head,	11 an article-carrying platform,
12 a supporting-rod inserting hole,	13 a supporting-rod clamping groove,
21 a supporting rod,	22 a connecting rod,
23 an articulating supporting rod,	24 an embedding supporting rod,
25 an adjusting block,	26 an adjusting bolt,
211 a side-table segment, and	212 a fixing segment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present application provide a detachable side table to realize an object of making a conventional folding chair multifunctional.
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely hereinafter in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Apparently, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all of other embodiments, made by the person skilled in the art without any creative efforts, fall into the protection scope of the present application.
Referring to Figure 2, a detachable side table according to an embodiment of the present application includes a tray 1 and a bracket 2.
An article-carrying platform 11 is arranged on the tray 1. The bracket 2 includes one end detachably connected to the tray 1 and the other end connected to a folding chair.
In using the detachable side table according to the present embodiment, the tray 1 is fixed to the folding chair by the bracket 2. A user can place articles needed on the article-carrying platform according to the need, such that the folding chair has a side table for carrying articles, thereby making the conventional folding chair multifunctional.
For those skilled in the art, it can be understood that in the present embodiment, connecting relationship and using method of the detachable side table are described by using the folding chair as an object to be cooperatively used with. In actual use, the detachable side table can also be used cooperatively with common chair, bed or table and the like.
Specifically, in the detachable side table provided by the above embodiment, the bracket 2 has various kinds of implementation structures which have certain parts in common. The bracket 2 includes at least one supporting rod 21 and a connecting rod 22 connected to the supporting rod 21, and the supporting rod 21 is divided into a side-table segment 211 and a fixing segment 212 by the connecting rod 22.
The bracket 2 shown in Figure 3 includes a supporting rod 21, both two ends of the supporting rod 21 are extended towards two sides respectively, and the supporting rod 21 has an I-shaped structure as a whole. The connecting rod 22 is perpendicular to a plane on which the I-shaped structure of the supporting rod 21 is located. One end of the connecting rod 22 is connected to a body of the supporting rod 21, and the other end of the connecting rod 22 has an arc-shaped structure for hanging on a chair frame of the folding chair.
In using the detachable side table according to the present embodiment, firstly, the arc-shaped connecting rod 22 is hung on the chair frame of the folding chair, and then one end of the supporting rod 21 is fixed to a cushion part 01 of the folding chair, and finally the tray 1 is fixed to an protruding end of the supporting rod 21.
It can be seen that in the detachable side table according to the present embodiment, one end of the connecting rod 22 is hooked on the cushion part 01 of the folding chair, which provides constraints in a horizontal longitudinal direction, a horizontal lateral direction and a vertical direction. Also, the I-shaped supporting rod 21 may prevent the detachable side table from rotating, such that the detachable side table can be firmly fixed on the folding chair and perform a function of carrying article well.
In a detachable side table shown in Figure 4, a bracket 2 having another structure is provided. In the detachable side table according to the present embodiment, the bracket 2 includes two supporting rods 21 parallel to each other, and a connecting rod 22 is an arc-shaped rod and has two ends respectively connected to bodies of the two supporting rods 21.
In using the detachable side table according to the present embodiment, firstly, a fixing segment 212 is mounted on a chair frame of a folding chair with the fixing segment 212 facing downwardly, the arc-shaped connecting rod 22 and the fixing segment 212 are clamped on a cushion part 01, and then a tray 1 is fixed on a protruding end of the supporting rod 21. Compared to the folding chair in the above embodiment, for the bracket used in the present embodiment, it is only needed to fix the tray 1 with the bracket 2, and the fixing between the bracket 2 and the chair frame is realized by clamping connection between rods, such that during using, it is easier to operate.
For making the detachable side table according to the above embodiment more stable after being fixed on the chair frame, an end portion of the fixing segment 212 in the bracket 2 is bent towards one side of the bracket 2 arranged with the connecting rod 22. In using the detachable side table according to the present embodiment, the bracket 2 with the bent end portion can be hooked on the chair frame of the folding chair, thus the detachable side table is more firmly connected to the chair frame, thereby improving the stability of the detachable side table.
Further, in order to improve the stability of the detachable side table after being fixed on the chair frame, in the detachable side table according to the above embodiment, a connecting clamping head 3 is further provided.
As shown in Figure 5, the connecting clamping head 3 is arranged on one side of the arc-shaped connecting rod 22 which is concaved inwardly, and is fixedly connected to the connecting rod 22. After the bracket 2 is fixed on the chair frame, the connecting clamping head 3 may be tightly clamped on a pipe member of the chair frame so as to prevent the bracket 2 from moving or rotating, such that the detachable side table can be more firmly fixed to the chair frame.
In the detachable side table according to the above embodiment, the tray 1 is fixedly connected to the bracket 2 in a detachable manner by an insertedly connecting structure or other structures. After being fixed, the tray 1 can not be moved, unless it is to be detached. In another embodiment provided by the present embodiment, due to a structure using articulated connection and clamping connection, the tray 1 can be rotated under a certain condition.
Referring to Figure 6, a supporting-rod inserting hole 12 and a supporting-rod clamping groove 13 both cooperated with the side-table segment 211 are provided at a bottom portion of the tray 1. The supporting rods 21 include an articulating supporting rod 23 and an embedding supporting rod 24. Specifically, the articulating supporting rod 23 is rotatably arranged in the supporting-rod inserting hole 12, and the embedding supporting rod 24 is detachably fixed in the supporting-rod clamping groove 13.
It can be seen that since the articulating supporting rod 23 and the embedding supporting rod 24 are parallel to each other, after the embedding supporting rod 24 is disengaged from the supporting-rod clamping groove 13, the tray 1 can be rotated about an axis of the articulating supporting rod 23, as shown in Figure 7. If there are many articles or liquid on the tray 1, the user can remove the articles or liquid on the article-carrying platform by turning the tray 1 according to the above operation.
Considering that various folding chairs have different dimensions, after the connecting rod 22 is clamped on the chair frame, the supporting rod 21 may be tilted due to the differences of the dimensions, as shown in Figure 8.
Referring to Figure 9, for solving this problem, in the detachable side table according to another embodiment of the present application, an adjusting block 25 is further provided at a side of the connecting rod 22 which is concaved inwardly.
By providing the adjusting block 25 at the side of the connecting rod 22 which is concaved inwardly, a horizontal height of the supporting rod 21 can be adjusted, such that the supporting rod 21 can be maintained horizontally, thereby solving the above problem.
Further, in order that the detachable side table according to the above embodiments can be adapted to folding chairs having different dimensions, the adjusting block 25 is provided with a threaded hole, and a threaded hole having the same dimension as the above thread hole is provided at a central position of the connecting rod 22. An adjusting bolt 26 is screwed into the threaded hole on the connecting rod 22 from top to bottom, and an end portion of the adjusting bolt 26 is screwed into the threaded hole of the adjusting block 25.
By rotating the adjusting bolt 26, a distance between the adjusting block 25 and an inner side surface of the connecting rod 22 can be correspondingly increased or reduced, such that the dimension of the detachable side table can be adjusted for adapting to various folding chairs.
Specifically, in the detachable side table provided by the above embodiment, the adjusting bolt 26 includes an adjusting knob and a headless screw. A bottom surface of the adjusting knob is provided with a fixing hole, and an end portion of the headless screw is inserted into the fixing hole. Also, for enhancing the firmness of the connection between the adjusting knob and the headless screw, viscose glue is provided in the fixing hole.
In order to provide a more comfortable sitting feeling for the user, in designing of the folding chair, a supporting rod of a chair top, that is a pipe abutting against the fixing segment 212 in the above embodiment, is designed to be tilted with a front end higher than a rear end. In this way, after the detachable side table is mounted on the chair frame, if the table body 1 is maintained horizontally, one of the supporting rods 21 may be disengaged from the cushion part 01, and if both of the supporting rods 21 are in contact with the cushion part 01, the table body 1 may be tilted.
In order to solve the above problem, in the detachable side table provided by the present embodiment, a spacer block or a spacer ring is further provided on the fixing segment 212. By providing the spacer block or the spacer ring, under the premise that the table body 1 is maintained horizontally, both of the supporting rods 21 are in contact with the cushion part 01, thereby improving the applicability of the detachable side table provided by the embodiment of the present application for the folding chairs having different dimensions.
The above embodiments are described in a progressive manner. Each of the embodiments is mainly focused on describing its differences from other embodiments, and references may be made among these embodiments with respect to the same or similar portions among these embodiments.
Based on the above description of the disclosed embodiments, the person skilled in the art is capable of carrying out or using the present application. It is obvious for the person skilled in the art to make many modifications to these embodiments. The general principle defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, the present application is not limited to the embodiments illustrated herein, but should be defined by the broadest scope consistent with the principle and novel features disclosed herein.
The present application provides a detachable side table which can be detachably mounted at a side of a chair or a bed. The detachable side table includes a tray provided with an article-carrying platform, and a bracket fixedly connected to the tray in a detachable manner, and the tray is connected to the chair via the bracket. In using the detachable side table provided by the present application, the tray is fixed to the chair or the bed by the bracket, such that a user can place articles onto the article-carrying platform of the tray. The detachable side table provided by the present application can be used cooperatively with a conventional chair or bed. When the detachable side table is used cooperatively with a conventional folding chair, the folding chair may have more functions.

Claims

A detachable side table, detachably provided at a side of a chair or a bed, comprising a tray provided with an article-carrying platform, and a bracket fixedly connected to the tray in a detachable manner, and the tray being connected to the chair via the bracket.
The detachable side table according to claim 1, wherein the bracket comprises at least one supporting rod and a connecting rod connected to the supporting rod, the connecting rod is connected to a body of the supporting rod and divides the supporting rod into a side-table segment and a fixing segment.
The detachable side table according to claim 2, wherein two of the supporting rods are provided parallel to each other, and the connecting rod is of an arc shape and has two ends connected to the supporting rods.
The detachable side table according to claim 3, wherein the fixing segment has an end portion bending towards one side of the connecting rod.
The detachable side table according to claim 3, further comprising a connecting clamping head fixedly arranged at one side, concaved inwardly, of the connecting rod.
The detachable side table according to claim 3, wherein a supporting-rod inserting hole and a supporting-rod clamping groove both cooperated with the side-table segment are provided at a bottom portion of the tray, the supporting rods include an articulating supporting rod and an embedding supporting rod, the articulating supporting rod is rotatably arranged in the supporting-rod inserting hole, and the embedding supporting rod is detachably fixed in the supporting-rod clamping groove.
The detachable side table according to claim 6, wherein an angle adjusting spacer block is provided in the supporting-rod clamping groove.
The detachable side table according to claim 3, further comprising an adjusting block detachably arranged at one side, concaved inwardly, of the connecting rod.
The detachable side table according to claim 8, wherein the adjusting block and the connecting rod are both provided with a threaded hole, and the adjusting block is detachably connected to the connecting rod by an adjusting bolt screwed in the threaded hole of the connecting rod.
The detachable side table according to claim 2, further comprising a spacer block or a spacer ring arranged on the fixing segment.