ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,081, issued on July 15.
"Stowable furnishing" was invented by Alexander James Sinton (Doylestown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stowable furnishing is shown and described. A base for the stowable furnishing includes a first hub and a second hub. The first hub is a lower hub, and the second hub is an upper hub. A support is connected to the first hub and the second hub. A plurality of legs is rotatably connected to the first hub. One end of each leg is connected to one of a plurality of spars. An end of each spar is secured to the second hub."
The patent was filed on Oct. 3, 2022, under Application No. 17/958,686.
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