MXPA95005072A - Assembly of table foot support and deastm method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a support assembly for attaching a leg to a top surface of a table, comprising: a connector plate adapted to be firmly attached to a lower side of an upper surface of the table; comprises a collar and a flange, said collar is configured to receive and retain a support leg, a plurality of projections and interlocking recesses that cooperate between the leg support and the connector plate to match said leg support with the connector plate , and a means to secure removably the leg support to the plate connecto

Description

ASSEMBLY OF TABLE FOOT SUPPORT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION t 1. Field of the Invention r 5 The present invention refers generally to a table leg support assembly and more particularly to a leg support assembly which conveniently allows a plurality of tables are easily interconnected in alternative configurations with a t »t minimum number of legs. The invention also relates to a method of assembling table-tops in a wide variety of geometric configurations with a minimum number :: :: > of legs. f t 2. Description of the Prior Art 15 In the office and hotel environments it is often desirable to have rectangular and modular table sections and arrange them to obtain a particular geometrical configuration. The individual table sections can be arranged longitudinally, for example, for create an elongated table or an L-shaped configuration if desired. However, when the tables are disposed of this way, the resulting unit has more legs than necessary to obtain a tough and pleasant-looking assembly. In a longitudinal configuration, r 25 for example, the pairs of legs are duplicated at the junction of f di-? sec ions of adjacent table ent es es. A similar duplication of legs in the two juxtaposed corners of the tables occurs in a con fi guration in R-L. The resulting assembly looks like it has been roughly assembled. In addition, the available arrangements, limited by the generally rectangular planar configuration of the table table, are less efficient than often expected. Consequently, it is desirable to create a table leg support system that allows tables Sequential tables of different configurations are used to connect a variety of configurations with a minimum number of legs.It is also desirable to create a leg support system which allows multiple tables to be reconfigured. from one geometric assembly to another with a minimum effort. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION t 7 The present invention provides a table leg support assembly that contains a connector plate adapted to be fixed to the underside of a table table in a corner or edge of it. The connector plate has a plurality of cavities formed therein. A leg support is disposed which comprises an integrally formed collar and flange. The collar is adapted to receive and hold a table leg. The flange has projections or plugs that f t correspond in number to the number of cavities in the plate - / - connector and are adapted to be received 1 inside the cavities. The connector plates are spaced from the edges of the tabletops in such a way that when two adjacent boards are to be joined, a leg support can be placed covering the joint between the adjacent tables, with the plugs at the level of the cavities. two juxtaposed connector plates. Consistently, instead of two legs providing support to two adjacent sections of table table, support is provided by a single leg interconnecting both tables. A single leg arrangement in this way contributes to an aesthetically pleasing table assembly. Also, this allows different table tables flat configuration can be easily joined. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The characteristics and advantages of the invention > They can be appreciated from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a simple single table assembly (dotted line) having leg support assemblies according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of a pair of similar tables (dotted line) joined with -. assemblies; of leg support according to the present invention. Figure 3 is a perspective view of the leg support assembly of the present invention. Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken substantially along line 4-4 of the Figure 3. Figure 5 is a perspective view illustrated illustrating the leg support assembly according to the present invention. Figure 6 is a fragmentary plan view of the lower leg support assembly of the present invention. Figure 15 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along line 7-7 of Figure 6 with the table table illustrated in dotted line. Figure 8 is a lower plan view of a configuration of a table assembly according to the present invention. Figure 9 is a bottom plan view of? t other table assembly configuration. Figure 10 is a perspective view of a 60 ° table table having leg support assemblies illustrated in dotted line. • "Figure 11 is a perspective view of a corner table table having leg support assemblies illustrated in dotted line 5 Figure 12 is a top plan view of month assemblies illustrating a variety of configurations assembled with tabletops of different flat configurations; DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED MODALITY r 10 Examining the drawings below, and in Figure 1, a table assembly designated generally with the numeral is illustrated. of reference 10, which has legs 12 connected to the table table 14 (in dotted line) by means of the leg support assemblies 15 of leg 16 according to the invention. Figure 2 illustrates a pair of tables 18 and 20 joined using leg support assemblies 16 in a form that will be disengaged afterwards. and "- Examining now Figure 3, the assembly of The leg support 16 includes a connector plate 22 and a matching leg support element 24. The leg support element 24 is preferably an injection molded plastic element and contains a flange 26 in the form of a square, and a collar 28 integrally formed. The collar 28 is suitably formed to receive and hold telescopically and ice the leg of > "table 12. As can be seen in Figure 4, ribs formed apr (opiately on the inner wall of collar t 28 provide frictional connection of collar 28 with leg 12. Extending upwardly from flange 26 in proximity to each from its corners are projections or baffles 30. As can be seen in Figures 3 and 5, the connector plate 22 has a plate portion. square 32 having ribs 34 suitable for refurbishment. In each corner the plate portion 32 is' p iDvis a with openings 36 for receiving screws 37 for firmly fixing the connector plate 22 to the underside of a table table 14 as is clearly seen in FIG.

Figure 6. Extending upwards from the plate portion 32 there are a plurality of cavities or bushes 38. The connecting plates are intended to be permanently fixed to an associated table table and for this the cavities 39 can be arranged in the I-. & r s, 0 bottom of the table table to receive the caps 38. The cranks 38 are hollow elements configured complementarily to receive the plugs 30 from > The leg support element 24. When the assembly 16 is installed, each plug 30 of the leg support member 24 is at a level with and is received by a bushing 38 complementary to the connector plate 22. Each plug 30 is secured to the bushings 38 by means of an adequate arrangement of screw 40 and nut 42. Consistently, the connector plate 22 is firmly secured to the underside of a table table 14 and the leg support member 24 is secured removably to the connector plate 22 thereby creating a firm leg support assembly 16 for a table leg 12. r In accordance with the invention, as clearly seen in Figure 3, a support element 24 can be selectively assembled with a single leg support member 24 when it is desired to use the assembly 16 as a leg support for the corner of a table. Alternatively, as can be seen in Figures 2 and 5, a support element 24 can be used with two connector plates 22 to cover the joint 44 formed by two spliced table tables 18 and 20. In this manner, each table table 18 and 20 can be equipped with connector plates 22 in each of the corners, the table tables 28 and 20 can be selectively joined in a variety of configurations with adjacent tables sharing common legs. 12. The result is that when the 1 table tables 18 and 20 are joined, the duplication of the legs 12 at the junction 44 between the tables 10 is eliminated, making the combination of table tables 18 and 20 look like t ? designed as a larger table unit. In addition the union of the tables also avoids the inadvertent displacement in the use. Although a combination of two rectangular table tables 18 and 20 is illustrated in Figure 2, it can be appreciated that any number of tables can be joined. r t Also, as part of the present invention s? - <Jan. ; r. possible a diversity of configurations and systems of table tables. As illustrated, for example, in FIG. 8, a configuration 50 in L is achieved by joining two elongated table tables 52 along one end of one table and one side of the other table. The leg support element 24 is shown being shared between two connecting plates 22. If desired, simple metallic supports 54 can be fixed by means of screws to the respective table tables 52 r covering the connection 56 between the tables. of table 52. The supports 54 serve to firmly hold the unit 56 in such a way that the connected table tables 52 act as a unit for a more permanent type of tree. The steel supports 54 can be replaced by a hook-and-loop fastening device when a less permanent type of assembly is desired. Now examining Figure 9, another possible configuration is illustrated for table sausage 60 having a table table 62 with a curvilinear edge 64. The rectangular table-tops 66 share a common leg support element 24. along the spliced edge joint 68, while each table 66 shares a leg support member 24 with a table table 62 terminal along a spliced edge joint 69. Suitable supports 54 can also be used. or similar to reinforce the joint 69. Figures 10 and 11 illustrate table tables having other shapes in plan view such as a table 84 at 60 ° in 1 to Figure 10 and a corner table 88 in Figure 11. Each table is shown with connective plates 22 placed adjacent to a straight or rectangular edge and approximately where the edge changes direction. For the purposes of this application, the term "corner" is intended to include this geometric arrangement and is not intended to be limited to any absolute intersection of two rectangular edges. It can now be appreciated that numerous table assembly configurations are possible with the use of leg support assemblies 16 according to the invention. In Figure 12 for example, the gally rectangular tables 80 are shown joined as described above in an end-to-end relationship. Alternatively, the rectangular tables 82 may be joined at their corners with a single leg support assembly 16 in an alternating relationship (shown in ar was to the left in Figure 12). Also shown is a table table 84 having angled edges at 60 ° indicated with 86. These tables 84 can be joined with common leg support assemblies 16 and combined with rectangular 80 table boards to create any t t The number of serpentine configurations 85. In addition, the end tables 62, as described above, can be joined in st? 'S corners in stepped configuration as the rectangular tables 80. Also, a plurality of corner tables 88 can be used to create an assembly 90 of the type suitable for a worktable, for example. Because each table table has connector plates 22 in their respective corners, the tables 10 can be used repeatedly in different configurations simply by disassembling and mounting the leg support elements 24 of already corresponding connector plates 22. An important feature of the invention resides in that although Figure 7 illustrates the sockets 38 of the connector plate 22 configured in such a way that they are received in the cavities 39 of the table table 14, the pegs 38 can automatically project downwards. from the plate portion 31: of the connector plate 22 making it unnecessary to drill cavities 39 in the table table 14. In this case, the cams-38 can be replaced by plugs to cooperate with suitable sockets formed integrally with the support elements 24. Also, despite the fact that , the tubes 38 and l plugs 30 are illustrated with an octagonal cross-section to assemble securely, these elements can have any cross-sectional configuration, preferably in a complementary manner. Although the present invention has been described in connection with particular modalities thereof, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that these changes can be made without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention. present invention n.

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1. NOVELTY OF THE INVENTION Having described the invention as above, we as our property contained in the following 5 CLAIMS 1. A support assembly for fixing a leg to a table table, which consists of: a matching connector plate to secure firmly to the underside of a table plank; 10 a leg support comprising 1 an oval and 'a flange, the collar is configured to receive and hold a support leg; a device for coin indir the leg support to the connector plate; and a device for releasably securing the leg support to the plate. The support assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the device for matching comprises projections and cavities 2 < ~? nterpenetr before. 3. The support assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that each of the projections are provided with a hole passed to receive a screw. 4. The support assembly according to claim 3, ca affected because; cavities t r is ari provided with a nut for cooperation with the screw. 5. The support assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that the connector plate and the flange have a square plan and the cavities and projections are disposed rpectically in proximity to their corners. The support assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that the cavities r are disposed on the connecting plate and the projections r are arranged on the flange. 7. A support assembly1 for fixing a leg to a table table, which consists of: a connecting plate adapted to be fixed to the underside of the table table, the connector plate has a square plane and has a cavity formed in proximity to each of its corners; a leg support comprising a collar and a flange, the flange is square in plan and the collar is configured to receive and hold the leg; projections that extend from the flange in proximity to its corners; and a device for securing the leg support to the connecting plate. 8. A table assembly comprising a plurality of individual table tables, each table table has a peripheral edge with at least one edge of a table table spliced with an edge ot to table table rf defining a joint between them;, which further comprises: a connector plate secured to the underside of each table table splicing in proximity to r its peripheral edge and adjacent to a connector plate of the spliced table table; and a leg support device for supporting a table leg, the leg support device is configured to match and secure a pair of adjacent connector plates that cover the joint between adjacent table bases. 9. The table assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the table tables are generally in plan and the connectors plates are arranged at their corners. 10. The table assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the connective plates comprise a generally flat plate purification. 11. The table assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that the connector plates are rovider with cavities. 12. The table assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the leg support elements each comprise a flange. 13. The table assembly according to claim 11, characterized in that the leg support elements are provided with plugs to coin with the cavities of the connecting plates. 14. The table assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the leg support element can alternatively be made to coincide with a single plate connected to provide a leg support for a single table table. 15. The table assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that the leg support element (- >); it finds rigidly secure »:» the connecting plates. 16. The table assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that: the leg support element is secured to the connecting plates by means of screws. 17. The table assembly according to Claim 1, characterized in that the flange is provided with a collar formed integrally to receive and hold the leg. 18. The table assembly according to claim 8, characterized by the fact that the connector plate f is secured to the table table by means of a table. 19. The table assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that the plate portion of the connector plate is substantially square in plan. 20. The table assembly according to the t-t claim 10, characterized in that the plate by ion 10 is provided with a cavity in each of its corners. 21. A method for forming a table assembly from a plurality of individual table tables, characterized by the fact that the table tables have 15 perfect edges, which comprises the steps of: placing a first table of tables; table with one of its two peripheral edges joined together: with the peripheral edge t of a second table table defining a junction between , r ~ the las; 20 securing a first connector plate to the first table table in proximity to the joint; securing a second connector plate to the second table table in proximity to the joint in juxtaposed relation to the first connector plate; 25 providing a leg support element having a d? Sp »: 'Sit iV' D for supporting a table leg; and, securing the leg support member to both connector plates so that the leg support member covers the joint and firmly holds the table tables in assembled relation. 22. A table assembly comprising a plurality of table table each of which has a peripheral edge in splice with a b ": < rde peripheral of an adjacent table table defining a union between them 10 characterized in that a first and a second table of tables splice mutually in a first substantially linear edge defining the first joint and a third table table splices with the first and second table tables in a second b » : < Substantially linear definition of 15 d »: > a second connection, comprising: a first connector plate secured to the underside of the first table table in relation to the underside of the first table table in proximity to the second joint.; 20 a second connector plate secured to the lower face of the third table table in pr >; »Ximidad to I» the second union; and juxtaposed from the first cone plate; and a device for supporting a metal table operable with the machine and the second table table for covering the second unit and securing the first and second table tables in assembled relation. 23. The table assembly according to claim 22, characterized in that the third table table is provided with a curvilinear edge turned opposite to the first and second table tables. 24. The table assembly according to Claim T 22, characterized in that the connector plates each comprise a generally flat plate portion. 25. The table assembly according to claim 22, characterized in that the connected plates are provided with cavities. 26. The table assembly according to the f rei indication 25, characterized in that the device for supporting the table leg comprises a flange. 27. The table assembly according to claim 26, characterized in that the flange comprises a plurality of tap »:» r »is for cooperation»: »» n l cavities. 28. The table assembly according to claim 22, characterized in that: the device for supporting a table leg is alternatively cooperable with a single connector plate for supporting the table table. 29. The table assembly according to the claim 22, characterized by: "p"; "that the cl? Sp»: »s > It is not possible to support a table leg rigidly secured to the connecting plates. 30. The table assembly according to claim 29, wherein the device for supporting a table leg is secured to the tray by means of a screwdriver. 31. The table assembly according to claim 10, characterized in that the flange is provided with a collar formed integrally to reattach and secure the leg. 32. The table assembly according to claim 22, characterized in that the connector plate 15 is secured to the table by means of screws 1. 33. The table assembly according to claim 24, characterized in that the plate portion is square in plan. 34. The table assembly according to claim 33, characterized in that the plate portion is provided with a cavity in each of its e. machines 35. A table assembly comprising by At least two table tables attached, a first table of - 7O - a table having a b »;» rde main and a lateral edge, 1 »_» sb »: rdes define an angle less than ninety grad»: » s, and a second table table that has a b »:» rde in splice with the b »-» r of side of the first table table, comprises adi-c »:» nally: uri to first plate connector secured to the underside of the first table table; a second connector plate secured to the lower face of the second table table in juxtaposition with the first connector plate; and a device for supporting a table leg which cooperates with the first and second table plates to hold the assembled joint. 36. The table assembly according to claim 35, characterized in that the connector plates have cavities and the device for holding a table leg has plugs cooperable with the cavities to hold the assembled unit. 37. The table assembly according to the claim v, c cteri ad »:» because the connector plates are located in proximity to the corners of the table tables.