EP0278016A1 - Tischfussverbindung - Google Patents

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EP0278016A1
EP0278016A1 EP87101688A EP87101688A EP0278016A1 EP 0278016 A1 EP0278016 A1 EP 0278016A1 EP 87101688 A EP87101688 A EP 87101688A EP 87101688 A EP87101688 A EP 87101688A EP 0278016 A1 EP0278016 A1 EP 0278016A1
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leg
mounting member
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table leg
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Yves M Encontre
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B13/00—Details of tables or desks
    • A47B13/02—Underframes
    • A47B13/021—Fastening devices of the feet or legs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B13/00—Details of tables or desks
    • A47B13/02—Underframes
    • A47B13/021—Fastening devices of the feet or legs
    • A47B2013/022—Fastening devices of the feet or legs with detachable connection of a tubular leg

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  • the present invention relates to novel and improved means for mounting support legs upon tables, desks and similar articles of furniture, and in particular to a mounting assembly by means of which the legs may be secured to the table rigidly and immovably without the use of tools.
  • the prior art related to furniture include numerous examples of apparatus for the mounting of legs to the underside of table members or to adjacent assemblies. Included in the prior art are the devices shown in the following United States Patents:
  • each of the devices shown in the above patents suffers from one or more of the following deficiencies: Either the devices do not utilize a compressible member which subjects the legs to the possibility of loosening over the course of time or where a compressible member is used, the device requires a tool and access for the tools above the legs as in the device of Patent No. 3,848,701. None of the devices found in the prior art include means for guiding and retaining the leg to ensure a rigid and reliable connection.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a table leg mount which may be assembled to the underside of a table without the need for access to the top of the table.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a table leg mount for a hollow table leg with the operating members concealed within the hollow leg, thereby providing a smooth and decorative outward appearance.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a table leg mount which can be used with a variety of cover members or sleeves to form a variety of table leg styles.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a table leg mount which can be used to attach an adjustable glide to a table leg.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide a table leg mount which comprises a relatively small number of component parts which are economical of manufacture, resulting in a relatively low overall cost.
  • a table leg mount assembly which features the use of a resilient gripping member.
  • the table leg assembly includes a mounting member which has an integrally formed screw shank.
  • the mounting member is secured to a mounting plate which may be attached to a table surface by means of screws or by means of an adhesive layer.
  • the mounting member projects into a hollow portion which is formed on the upper end of the table leg and which contains the gripping member.
  • the mounting member passes through a hole in the resilient gripping member and engages a threaded portion on the table leg.
  • Tightening the table leg onto the mounting member compresses the gripping member, forcing it to bear against a conical portion on the mounting member and to also bear against the inside of the hollow portion of the table leg, thereby creating a rigid connection between the table leg, the mounting member and the table top.
  • the table leg comprises hollow cylinder, the upper portion of which includes an insert having a threaded hole which accepts the screw shank.
  • a hollow table leg cover or sleeve is provided which fits over the table leg.
  • a top cap and a bottom cap are also provided which fit over the top and bottom ends of the table leg, respectively, for the purpose of complementing the appearance of the table leg cover.
  • a glide member is adjustably mounted on the lower end of the table leg to prevent marring of the floor on which the table leg rests.
  • a table leg assembly 10 made in accordance with the present invention and comprising a mounting plate 12, a mounting member 14, a gripping member 16 and a table leg 18.
  • the mounting plate 12 is a metal plate which is secured to one corner of the under surface 20 of a table top 22, which is shown in broken lines in Fig. 1.
  • the mounting plate 12 is attached to the table top 22 in a conventional manner either by screws which pass through the holes 24, 26, or by an adhesive layer which is spread on the upper surface 28 of the resulting plate.
  • the mounting member 14 depends centrally from the mounting plate 12 and is rigidly secured thereto by welding or other conventional means.
  • the mounting member 14 is in the form of a solid metal cylinder 30 having a tapered end portion 32. Projecting from this tapered end portion 32 is an integrally formed smaller cylinder 34 which carries a threaded screw shank 36.
  • the tapered end portion 32 has a plurality of circumferential grooves or serrations 38, the function of which will be presently described.
  • the table leg 18 is a hollow metal cylinder, within the upper portion 40 of which a relatively thick circular metal disk 42 is rigidly secured, as by welding.
  • the disk 42 has a threaded central hole 44 which is sized to receive the threaded shank 36.
  • the table leg 18 is sized so that its upper end 46 fits slideably and snugly onto the cylinder 30 of the mounting member 14.
  • the gripping member 16 is best shown in Fig. 4 and comprises a thick cylindrical ring which is made of a relatively hard rubber and has an outer diameter which is sized to enable it to fit loosely within the hollow table leg 18.
  • the gripping member 16 is provided with a central hole 48 which is sized to receive the cylindrical portion 34 which carries the screw shank.
  • the apparatus 10 also includes a relatively thin circular rubber pad 50 which has a central hole 52 sized to receive the cylinder 30.
  • the cylindrical gripping member 16 is inserted into the top open end 46 of the table leg 18 so that it rests on the metal disk 42.
  • the table leg 18 is then brought to the mounting member 14, which has been previously attached to the table top 22, with the screw shank 36 extending through the hole 48 in the gripping member 16 and into the threaded hole 44 of the disk 42.
  • the table leg 18 is now rotated in the direction shown by the arrow 54 in Fig. 2 so that the screw shank 36 screws into the disk 42.
  • the cylinder 30 of the mounting member 14 fits slidably into the upper end 46 of the table leg 18, and the lower cylindrical portion 34 extends into the central opening 48 of the gripping member 16.
  • FIG. 2 shows the table leg 18 before it has been turned to its final secure position, with the upper edge 56 of the table leg still spaced a short distance below the rubber pad 50.
  • the gripping member 16 is performing no function at this time and its outer surface 58 is slightly spaced from the inner surface 60 of the table leg 18.
  • the top edge 56 of the table leg 18 has moved into firm abutment with the pad 50 and the mounting plate 12.
  • the table leg assembly 10 thus provides a very rigid connection between the table leg 18 and the tabletop 22.
  • Fig. 2 also shows the use of an alternative form of mounting member 62 to provide an adjustable glide assembly 64 for the table leg 18.
  • a relatively thick circular metal disk 68 having a threaded central hole 70, and being similar to the disk 42.
  • the mounting member 62 which is provided, is generally similar to the mounting member 14 and includes a cylindrical portion 72 and a screw shank 74. The screw shank 74 is threaded into the threaded hole 70.
  • the bottom portion 76 of the mounting member 62 is formed with a central threaded hole 78 for mounting a glide member 80.
  • This glide member 80 includes a base 82 having a slightly convex bottom surface 84, and a threaded stud 86 projecting from an upper surface 88.
  • the threaded stud 86 passes through the central aperture of a disk 90 and is inserted into the threaded hole 78.
  • the disk 90 has approximately the same outer diameter as the table leg 18. The height of the table relative to a floor may be varied by rotating the cylinder 72 and its screw shank 74 relative to the table leg 18 and its rigid disk 68.
  • Fig. 5 shows the use of the glide assembly 64 in combination with a hollow wooden cylindrical cover member or sleeve 92 and a metal bottom cap 94 which are provided in order to modify the appearance of the table leg 18 and to create a desired decorative effect.
  • the cylindrical cover member 92 has an inner bore 96 which fits over the outer surface 98 of the table leg 18.
  • the bottom cap 94 includes a flat lower surface 100 and a convex upper surface 104.
  • the lower surface 100 has a central hole 102 through which passes the threaded stud 86 of the glide member 80.
  • the upper surface 104 includes a central counterbored portion 106 into which the end 108 of the table leg 18 and the end 110 of the cover member 92 project.
  • the glide member 80 has a knurled surface 112 which facilitates rotation of the glide member and adjustment of the table surface 22.
  • Figs. 6a through 6e show alternative top caps and bottom caps which are used with table leg covers 114, 116, 118, 120 and 122, table leg assemblies 10 and glide assemblies 62 which have been previously described, in order to vary the outer appearance of the table leg 18.
  • the top caps 124, 126 and the bottom caps 128, 130, 132, 134 and 136 are each generally similar in construction to the bottom cap 94 in that they include a central bore into which an end of the table leg cover and the table leg project in the manner shown in Fig. 5.
  • the outer surfaces of the top caps 124, 126 and bottom caps 128, 130, 132, 134 and 136 vary as is shown in Figs. 6a through 6e and include a conical configuration 124, 128 (Fig.
  • a toroidal configuration 130 and a convex configuration 126 (Fig. 6b), a convex configuration 132 having a cylindrical end 138 (Fig. 6c), a concave configuration 134 (Fig. 6d), and a spherical configuration 136 (Fig. 6e).
  • the table leg covers 114, 116, 118, 120 and 122 when mounted, have the outward appearance of table legs, and are made of selected materials, colors and surface finishes to match those of the table on which they are mounted.

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US06/689,314 US4662591A (en) 1985-01-07 1985-01-07 Table leg mount
EP87101688A EP0278016A1 (de) 1987-02-07 1987-02-07 Tischfussverbindung

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ES2162524A1 (es) * 1998-04-08 2001-12-16 Escatllar Zunzunegui Jorge Patas de mueble fabricadas de tubo.
EP1447023A1 (de) * 2003-02-12 2004-08-18 Robur International srl Halterungsvorrichtung zur Befestigung eines länglichen Elements mit einer ebenen Fläche

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB898965A (en) * 1959-10-16 1962-06-14 Greenman Ltd S New or improved means for attaching hollow or cavitied members to structures
FR1334491A (fr) * 1962-06-28 1963-08-09 Materic Meuble et notamment bureau
GB935440A (en) * 1961-08-08 1963-08-28 Myers Sons Ltd M A device for attaching a leg or the like to an article of furniture
US3721463A (en) * 1970-11-23 1973-03-20 Unistrut Corp Post adapter
US3873219A (en) * 1971-11-05 1975-03-25 Giancarlo Pofferi Demountable structure

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB898965A (en) * 1959-10-16 1962-06-14 Greenman Ltd S New or improved means for attaching hollow or cavitied members to structures
GB935440A (en) * 1961-08-08 1963-08-28 Myers Sons Ltd M A device for attaching a leg or the like to an article of furniture
FR1334491A (fr) * 1962-06-28 1963-08-09 Materic Meuble et notamment bureau
US3721463A (en) * 1970-11-23 1973-03-20 Unistrut Corp Post adapter
US3873219A (en) * 1971-11-05 1975-03-25 Giancarlo Pofferi Demountable structure

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ES2162524A1 (es) * 1998-04-08 2001-12-16 Escatllar Zunzunegui Jorge Patas de mueble fabricadas de tubo.
EP1447023A1 (de) * 2003-02-12 2004-08-18 Robur International srl Halterungsvorrichtung zur Befestigung eines länglichen Elements mit einer ebenen Fläche

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