EP1044630A1 - Appui pliant pour pied de table - Google Patents

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EP1044630A1
EP1044630A1 EP00201341A EP00201341A EP1044630A1 EP 1044630 A1 EP1044630 A1 EP 1044630A1 EP 00201341 A EP00201341 A EP 00201341A EP 00201341 A EP00201341 A EP 00201341A EP 1044630 A1 EP1044630 A1 EP 1044630A1
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brace
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table leg
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David Hugh Morgan
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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
    • A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
    • A47B3/08—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe
    • A47B3/091—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with struts supporting the legs
    • A47B3/0911—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with struts supporting the legs the struts being permanently connected to top and leg or underframe and leg
    • A47B3/0912—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with struts supporting the legs the struts being permanently connected to top and leg or underframe and leg the strut being of two parts foldable relative to one another

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  • This invention relates to a folding leg table leg brace mechanism
  • brace which allows the leg to fold up under the table, but will also hold the leg rigid in the vertical plane.
  • the key attributes of this brace is that it should be strong, simple and quick to use, reliable and safe.
  • Many of these brace mechanisms use an "over-centre" folding mechanism, whereby the brace is hinged near the middle.
  • the brace has a bracket of sorts which will hold the brace straight once locked out with the leg vertical.
  • the main security to the brace remaining locked out is achieved by the middle of the three hinges on the brace being slightly over the centre line between the other two hinges. This should also be augmented by a safety catch or bracket. Often, however, the safety catch has to be manually fitted once the leg is in position and will be awkward to remove when folding the leg away.
  • the brace has a conventional over-centre geometry with a new catch design that operates automatically and is easy to release to fold the leg.
  • the action of the catch works on the axis of the centre hinge of the mechanism.
  • the elements that are turning on this axis are free, within limits, to move laterally along this axis, but sprung towards one limit of movement on the axis.
  • these same elements are restricted in their ability to spin about the centre hinge axis by the bracket which is solidly attached to the other half of the brace. In this way the brace is securely set with the leg perpendicular to the table top.
  • the bracket will release them to spin about the hinge axis, allowing the leg to fold up into the plane of the table top.
  • the bracket When operating from folded to open, the bracket will automatically allow the hinged elements to spin until they reach the locked out position at which moment they will click into the locked location.
  • one end of the table consists of a top 1 with a leg 2.
  • the leg is attached to the top and hinged at 3.
  • the leg is held in the vertical plane by the brace made up of two elements 4 and 6, joined at the clip mechanism 5.
  • the bar 4 has a hinge7 and is welded solidly to clip 5.
  • the pair of bars 6 are attached to the leg at hinge 8 and to the clip at hinge 9.
  • the brace assembly With the leg folded out, the brace assembly is held rigid by the walls 10 restraining the bars 6 from pivoting on their hinge 9.
  • the bars 9 are sprung to sit firmly against the walls 11.
  • When the bars 6 are squeezed together they are released by walls 10 and are able to rotate on the axis AA. As they do this the leg is able to fold up under the table.
  • the leg is folded out and the bars 6 ride on the sloped walls 12 to allow them to run past the retaining walls 10, until they come in line with the bar 4 when they spring back to seat against walls 11.

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EP00201341A 1999-04-16 2000-04-14 Appui pliant pour pied de table Withdrawn EP1044630A1 (fr)

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GB9908744 1999-04-16
GBGB9908744.7A GB9908744D0 (en) 1999-04-16 1999-04-16 Morgan folding leg table leg brace mechanism

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN112554903A (zh) * 2020-12-23 2021-03-26 三一重型装备有限公司 掘进设备
EP4253827A1 (fr) * 2021-12-10 2023-10-04 Mattingly Low Vision, Inc. Appareils d'éclairage à base déployable et procédés associés

Citations (2)

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CH188279A (de) * 1936-05-19 1936-12-31 Kaspar Fritz Zusammenklappbares, als Tisch oder Bank ausgebildetes Möbel.
GB590815A (en) * 1945-04-19 1947-07-29 Sam Duke Improvements in or relating to bracing units for a collapsible table or the like article of furniture

Patent Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CH188279A (de) * 1936-05-19 1936-12-31 Kaspar Fritz Zusammenklappbares, als Tisch oder Bank ausgebildetes Möbel.
GB590815A (en) * 1945-04-19 1947-07-29 Sam Duke Improvements in or relating to bracing units for a collapsible table or the like article of furniture

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN112554903A (zh) * 2020-12-23 2021-03-26 三一重型装备有限公司 掘进设备
EP4253827A1 (fr) * 2021-12-10 2023-10-04 Mattingly Low Vision, Inc. Appareils d'éclairage à base déployable et procédés associés

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