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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
May. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
David R. Cress, Janesville, WI (US);
Assignee:
Newell Operating Company, Freeport, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 9/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 9/704 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for supporting articles is disclosed including a base having a first surface and a second surface, and a member rotatably coupled to the base. The member is configured to support an article, and the member may be selectively positioned between a first position and a second position by moving the member relative to the base. The first surface is configured to support the member in the first position, and the second surface configured to support the member in the second position.