Telescopic furniture

Abstract

An expandable television stand including a top, an expandable back leg, and a pair of front legs adjustably connected to the top. The stand is reconfigurable between a smallest size, wherein the front legs are connectable to the top adjacent to the top, and a plurality of larger sizes, wherein the front legs are shifted away from each other and connected to the top a predetermined distance away from the top. Leg extension elements are used to fill the space between the front legs and the top created when the stand is expanded beyond its smallest size.

1 . A stand, comprising: 
 a top;    a first leg supporting the top;    a second leg supporting the top;    wherein the stand is configured such that a distance between each of the first leg and the second leg is adjustable and a distance between an edge of the top facing away from the top and each of the first leg and second leg is adjustable.    
   
   
       2 . The stand of  claim 1 , wherein the stand is configured such that each of the first leg and second leg contact the edge of the top in a smallest configuration of the stand.  
   
   
       3 . The stand of  claim 1  further comprising: a first leg extension and a second leg extension, the first leg extension secured to the stand between the top edge and the first leg and the second leg extension secured to the stand between the top edge and the second leg when each of the first and second legs are spaced away from the top edge of the top.  
   
   
       4 . The stand of  claim 1  further comprising one or more shelves at least partially supported by the first leg and the second leg.  
   
   
       5 . The stand of  claim 1 , wherein the first leg and second leg are each adjustably connected to the top by a connector including a fixed portion secured to the top, a first adjustable portion secured to the first leg and adjustably connectable to the fixed portion at a plurality of locations, and a second adjustable portion secured to the second leg and adjustably connected to the fixed portion at a plurality of locations.  
   
   
       6 . The stand of  claim 5 , wherein the first adjustable portion and the second adjustable portion are at least partially disposed over or within the fixed portion.  
   
   
       7 . The stand of  claim 1 , further comprising a third leg connected towards a back of the top, the first leg and second leg connected towards a front of the top opposite the back.  
   
   
       8 . The stand of  claim 7 , wherein the third leg is expandable.  
   
   
       9 . The stand of  claim 8 , wherein the third leg includes a fixed portion secured to the top, a first adjustable portion connectable to the fixed portion at a plurality of locations, and a second adjustable portion connectable to the fixed portion at a plurality of locations.  
   
   
       10 . The stand of  claim 7 , further including shelf supports, each shelf support connected between the third leg and one of the first leg and the second leg.  
   
   
       11 . A stand system, comprising: 
 at least one pair of leg extensions; and    a stand including a top, a first leg, and a second leg, the stand reconfigurable to at least two predetermined stand sizes, each stand size having a different distance between (i) the top and each of the first leg and the second leg, and (ii) the first leg and second leg;    wherein a different size pair of the leg extensions fill a space between the top and each of the first leg and the second leg for each predetermined stand size in which each of the first leg and second leg are spaced away from the top.    
   
   
       12 . The stand system of  claim 11 , wherein the stand is configured such that each of the first leg and the second leg contact an edge of the top facing away from the top at different locations when the stand is assembled to its smallest size.  
   
   
       13 . The stand system of  claim 11 , further comprising one or more shelves at least partially supported by the first leg and the second leg.  
   
   
       14 . The stand system of  claim 11 , wherein the first leg and second leg are adjustably connected to the top by a connector including a fixed portion secured to the top, a first adjustable portion secured to the first leg and adjustably connectable to the fixed portion and the top at a plurality of locations, and a second adjustable portion secured to the second leg and adjustably connectable to the fixed portion and the top at a plurality of locations.  
   
   
       15 . The stand system of  claim 14 , wherein the first adjustable portion and the second adjustable portion are at least partially disposed over or within the fixed portion.  
   
   
       16 . The stand system of  claim 11 , wherein the expandable stand includes a third leg connected towards a back of the top, the first leg and second leg connected towards a front of the top opposite the back.  
   
   
       17 . The stand system of  claim 16 , wherein the third leg is expandable.  
   
   
       18 . The stand system of  claim 16 , wherein the third leg includes a fixed portion secured to the top, a first portion connectable to fixed portion at a plurality of locations, and a second portion connectable to the fixed portion at a plurality of locations.  
   
   
       19 . The stand system of  claim 16 , wherein the expandable stand further includes shelf supports, each shelf support connected between the third leg and one of the first leg and second leg.  
   
   
       20 . The stand system of  claim 14 , wherein the top includes a plurality of holes a predetermined distance apart, the first adjustable portion and the second adjustable portion of the connector secured to the top through a pair of the holes closest to a middle of the top for the smallest size of the stand and secured to the top using pairs of holes further away from the middle of the top for larger sizes of the stand.  
   
   
       21 . A stand kit, comprising: 
 a plurality of stand parts including at least a top, a first leg configured to support the top, and a second leg configured to support the top,    the parts are configured to be assembled to form any one of a plurality of different stand sizes including at least a first size in which the first leg and the second leg are connected to the top directly adjacent an edge of the top facing away from the top and a larger second size in which the each of the first leg and the second leg are spaced away from the edge of the top while still supporting the top.    
   
   
       22 . The stand kit of  claim 21 , wherein the stand parts include a pair of leg extensions, each leg extension configured to fill a space between the top and one of the first leg and second leg when the parts are assembled to the second size.  
   
   
       23 . The stand kit of  claim 21 , wherein the stand parts include a plurality of different sized leg extension pairs, the parts configured to be assembled to form stands of a plurality of different sizes, each stand size having one leg extension filling a space between the top and each of the first leg and the second leg.  
   
   
       24 . The stand kit of  claim 21 , wherein the stand parts include an expandable leg configured to support the top.  
   
   
       25 . The stand kit of  claim 24 , wherein the expandable leg and top are configured to connect adjacent a back side of the top and the top and each of the first leg and the second leg are configured to connect adjacent a front side of the top opposite the back side.  
   
   
       26 . The stand kit of  claim 21 , wherein the stand parts include at least one shelf.  
   
   
       27 . The stand kit of  claim 21 , wherein the stand parts include at least one pair of shelf supports.  
   
   
       28 . The stand kit of  claim 21 , wherein the stand parts include an adjustable connector configured to connect each of the first leg and second leg to the top at varying distances from the edge of the top.  
   
   
       29 . The stand kit of  claim 21 , wherein the top includes a plurality of predrilled hole pair sets, each set being used for a different stand size.  
   
   
       30 . The stand kit of  claim 24 , wherein the expandable leg includes a plurality of predrilled hole pair sets, each set being used for a different stand size.