US1147353A - Folding camp-table. - Google Patents

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1. ZELENAK. FOLDING cAMP TABLE. APPLICATION FI'LIEIJA MAR. 22. 1915.

Pnf/ed. July 20,1915.

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J. ZLENAK.. FOLDING CAMP TABLE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22| i915.

Patnd 51113720, 1915.

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APPLICATION FILED MARQZZ, i915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed March 22, 1915. Serial No. 16,096.

To all ywhom 'it may concern Be it known that l', Jeun ZELENK, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing' at Battle Creek, in the county 'of Calhoun avi. State oi Michigan, have invented certain new and ilseinl"improvements in F olding Canip-'lablesa of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in folding' camp tables.

rihe primary object ol the present in- \ention is the provision ot a oldable table adapted to be positioned in the form of boi: for storage purposes when not desired for use.

il further object of the device is to provide a table having four corner legs land-a ce; rally positioned binding` legi, the entire structure beingr foldable into box formation with the live legs positioned inclosed therein.

A still further object is to 'provide a table especiall and having the top formed in foldable scctions, the said sections having retainingde vices for securing" the tcp in an unbroken plaine, the sections however being foldable into closed boit '.Eorin for holdingl the corner leas secured to the adjacent sections of the table 'top and the center leg detached from its clamping; position.

vWith these jqeneral objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention isV better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyi.ngF drawings and pointed out in vthe appended claims.

in the drawings forming a partici this application and in which like. designating characters refer to corresponding parts tlil'oughout the several viewszFigure l is'v a perspective view of the device set up as a table. thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device in its closed position.v Fig. ,4. is a 'perspective interior view of the lower side of an'end portion of the device in its closed position with some of the elements broken away. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail ,sectional view` through two of the corner legs and the adjacent portion of the table top'witli saidlegs in theirfolded position. Fig. is a longitndinal sectional View of one ot the retaining bolts of the top sec tions. 7 is an inverted perspective' designed for camping' purposes" Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View view of a corner portion of the table looking." at the under side thereof. Fig. 8 is a similar u view ot' the central portion of the table, ami

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Fig'. 9 is a perspective view oi a lnodiiedy form of locking; bolt for the table top sec;-` tions. Y

Referringmore in detail to the drawings,v

the complete table top 10 of the device is` formed in foldable sections and comprises `66 vtwo equal portions or halves 11 and 12 con-Y nccted together by the hinges 13. Each of' 4the said halves is provided with two of the corner legs 14 of the table whilea centrally..

positioned clamping leg 15 is conjointly'carsA ried by the said two halves. The toprnenr ber of each of the table halves 11 Aand 12 is identically formed of a central rectangu-J lar leail 16 having oppositely positioned side leaves 17 `hinged to the underneath side,I thereof by means of hinges 18 and 19, while tie corner legs 14 of each of the said tabla4 halves are secured, one to the under sideof each of the said side leaves 17 as best illus,-l trated in Fig. 2. Retaining bolts QOa're carried 'by the under face of the leaves 16 and are adapted to be projected into loops' Q1 of the said side leaves 17 for the purposev ofretaining,v the side-leaves in an alining'k plane with the leaf 16. Each of the central leaves 1G is also provided with'side leavesv 22 which are hinged as at 23 to the said. leaves 16. A double bolt member 24' is can' ried by the leaves 22 and adapted 'to enf; gage a. double keeper 25V upon the under side oil the leaves 16 for the 'purpose of lie-- taining the terminal or end onesof the leaves QQ in alineincnt with the leaves 16.y i'

Each of thetops of the table halves is provided at each outer corner with a square corner section 26 which is hinged as at 27` t0 the sections 22 and is inwardly foldable' thereagainst but is adapted to ybe held proper alineinent with the adjacentl top secs tions-by means ofy the bolts -28 carriedby the leaves 17 and engaging straps 29 ofthe said corner sections 26. Similar corner sec,- tions 30 are provided at the inner corners of the top of each of the table sectionsand the saine are hinged as at 31 to the Iadjacent mici. iezii when er ser @05h59,

i@ and faire that sepa we i'eifined iii Cxripiete table Llop- :ie iiiiusiniized. Figs. i, and 2 of Jche (im ugs :i180 hy Shdzihiff pesiizleximg the central ieg l5 with iis top pini/c, A engaging; benesiih ieceiviiif; cleats secured to the lower es i whereby the eeuthe eemiaiiy pe" iii Fig. Si may iii desired which consists; of ai. .i haviiigzi Siide rod 3T iiiikeil Sai@ pizite siirlzihie through a *whe ioci Siicizihie through, n, loop 39 .aiiied by he said bied;

iVith this if device up as a table :is shown. in 'She saillie may be reaiiiiy folded to its bei; foim as iihlstia-ei iii Fig. 3 bj; iizihiy removing he central leg 15 ami heii iehusiiig :iii of the heies 20, We, The weight'. of 'bhe Several parts if the device Wiii eiifi to heid the suine in the folded position as shown iii Fig. 3 mi@ if required, a suimbie strap may be p0- Sitiened about, the frame. rifhe eemei Se@ tions 26 mid 30 are than 'folded imvzu'iiy upon the adjacent top seetiens to which they are hinged :ind hexi the side ieai'es 1T are 'moved inwardly upon their hinges 13 und 19? the coi-nei' l. 'carried thel'ehyiesiiienti); ligging 'wi'fh euch Qiheif hy momie ef ie cui; away poi-ziens i0 nl i the iniiei' sides of @zich ai' he Suid. legs, ti

f euhm) @mi iecwes 22 being also folded iixwwiiff, ehe said elemente; hug 'fe iii; wh n. fem. dvd igni'tizii iucioemfe :is hem 'mefi .in zuid having ehe. two em'iiei- 'Vhe centrali siiie pesiiiened hemiii. i h4, if! we more@ upon their hinges '13 him-w l omi ari aie() eusiiy ii, iii ,i'hieh iatei' form) @they siricie. Such 5h51 iiiziy he l'eznine i' lening menus, the v Y, iiiustiiie. ffhiie he foi-,m mi the inveiiioii herein shown and fieserihefi what believed te he ihe ii'efeiefed emiieciimeiii. ihei'eof, it is less he muiestooi that minor M; may h" de iii thel foi-m, prepor- -ewiis el eoiismeimi witheu; deiii; :mfl 4Scope of the iiii in the appended claims.

aim new is y @i the dasadeeciihed compris n 'lefiiiy 'formed fehiabie top p0rtioiis, "awe @marier ieg?, carried by each of the Said pelfieiis, hinges connecting "che sifi pmieiis egethei', :imi .siiiiahiy mmmteci remewihie 'fixent-mi @humping ieg' positionefi heiieaghfhe tw; top perdons 'when the fie @hie fei'iiizaiii,

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A iig ho between the mi jaeeiibiem'es mii i siidnbiy pesitioned ceiiimi. locking cziiiie hy ihe Centrally p@- siioneii ieiive ''eiiiiiiig open iioppeci reeeptzicies with the said. Centra! hawaii, 'mvo comer legs Cari-led liv mich 52nd sections hiiifed connections between ifi sections, the said Corner legs ,lying inciosed in intei'iocking engagement 'when the two scctieiis are positioned in C011- net'. Wih euch other in their closed bei; foi"- mnion.

.in fiszimony whereof il my signiime in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN .ZELENi-'ii' Vi/Yiiiesses;

H. H. BAKER, B. D. hmmm-i,

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