US1189454A - Drop-leg for extension-tables. - Google Patents

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Patented July 4, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- Egge E. B. JONES.

DROP LEG FOR EXTENSION TABLES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1B. 1,914-

@MQ/M E. B. JONES. DROP LEG FOR EXTENSION TABLES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I8. I9I4.

Patented July 4, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- /77 /We s EUGENE B. J ONES, OF GRAND RAPLDS, MICHIGAN.

' DROP-LEG FOR EXTENSION-TABLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-ea .nay 4, 191e.

Application filed September 18, 1914. Serial No. 862,293.

To all whom t may 00m/em Be it known that l, EUGENE B. Joivns, a. citizen ofthe United States of America,

- residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have, invented certain new Vand useful Improvements in Drop-Legs for Extension-Tables; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full',

clear, and exact description of the inven-V tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a drop leg for use in extension tables.

In extension tables having a central pedestal, a pair of top sections are mounted thereon for movement in opposite directions, the space between said sectio-ns being filled with table leaves' or fillersto extend and make larger the surface of the table top.

The present invention has for its object and purpose the provision of an auxiliary Support in the nature of a drop leg attached to the movable to-p sections and adapted to be turned downwardly in a vertical position, the end of the support resting on the floor and helping to carry the top section and whatever` may be placed thereupon.

It is a further object of this invention to provide an auxiliary supporting leg of this type and character which can be folded against the underside of the movable top section and retained in substantially horizontal position when not in use.

Furthermore in this invention it is designed that the means by which the leg is held in horizontal position and also means by which it is held in its vertical operative position, shall be accessible from the upper side of the table when the top sections are moved apart whereby the supporting leg may be moved to and from operative position and retained in its position without the necessity of getting underneath the table top to operate the devices by'which the supporting leg is held in its various positions.

The construction by which these objects and purposes are attained is shown in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an extension table equipped with said drop leg, the table being shown in extended position. Fig. 2 is a partial sectional and side view of the drop leg and attached part which is secured to one of the movable table top sections, it being in its inoperative position. Figs. 3, 4

and 5 are perspective views of constructive details used in the invention. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the table shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 7 1s a perspective view of the drop leg and tive position of said parts when the leg is 1n inoperative position.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughoutv the several views of the drawing.

In the embodiment of the invention as shown it is applied to an extension table having a central pedestal 1 to which are attached the side members 2 carrying the table top sections 3 which are movable outwardly in the usual and well known manner of extension tables. To the underside of each top section 3, a leg 4 is hingedly secured by means of the hinge 5 so that the leg may be turned horizontally as shown in Fig. l. Adjacent the lower end of each leg 4 on the inner'l face thereof, a metal strip 6 1s permanently secured having a right angular extension 7 bent backwardly therefrom and spaced'a short distance from the side of the leg.

A brace 8 is pivotally secured to the side of the leg 4f, the plate 9 attached to the side Vof the leg being used in forming said pivotal connection. The free end of the brace is turned at right angles to the main body Y thereof as shown at 10, and in its under edge adjacent the free end of said brace a notch 11 is formed as shown.

To the underside of each of the movable top sections 3 a U-shaped yoke 12 is rigidly attached, a portion of the metal forming said yoke being cut away at the bend thereof leaving a narrow strip of metal as indicated at 13 of a width sutlicient to be received in notch ll of the brace 8 with which it is associated. Said brace 8 passes between the sides of the yoke and may be slidably moved back and forth between said sides.

In the operative position of the legs as indicated in Fig. l the braces 8 are shown as occupying a position substantially at an angle of thirty degrees to the horizontal and free end of each brace has been carried outwardly far enough that .the notch 11 receives the reduced part 13 of the yoke 12, this serving to hold the leg in substantially rigid rela-tion to the table top. It will be noted that the laterally bent end 10 of each edge of the top section 3 with which it is 60 the brace attached thereto showing the rela-` associated and that it is readily accessible for manual operation to disengage the brace from said reduced section of the yoke. If at any time it is desired to fold a leg to substantially horizontal and inoperative position as indicated by dotted linesrin Fig. l, the end of the brace is raised to detach it from the yoke and the leg may be drawn to horizontal position by force applied to the brace, this taking place from above the table. The brace 8 passes through the yoke and Will, as the leg approaches horizontal position, lie substantially parallel With the leg, upon which the member 6 heretofore described as attached adjacent the end of each leg may be passed over said brace, it lying between the section 7 of said member andy the side of the leg., thereby preventing the leg from dropping by gravity `as it would tend to do if such retaining means or its equivalents ive're not used. It will also be noted that such retaining means is also readily accessible from above the table and that it may be readily operated to disengage the leg from the brace and permit it to turn to operative vertical position. When the supporting leg is in itshorizontal position, the top sections may be freely moved toward or away from each other the same as if said leg formed no part of the table, and the same is true when the leg is vertically positioned.

From the foregoing it Will be clear that I have provided ai construction in drop leg for extension tables Which is especially etlicient in that it is readily operative in either of its positions for movement to the other of said positions from above the top Without the necessity of Working from in under the table as has heretofore been the case with constructions of this type. Said device may be varied in minor detail Without departing from my invention Which is defined in the pending claim and all modifications of structure falling Within said claim are to be considered as comprehended Within the invention.

I claim:

In an extension table, a movable top section, a drop leg hinged to the underside thereof, a brace pivoted to the leg, a U-sha-ped yoke secured to the underside of the top section inwardly of the point of connection of the leg to said top section, said yoke slidably receiving the brace, and a strip attached to the leg below the point of attachment of the brace and having an end bent parallel to and spaced from the side of the leg to Which the brace is attached, whereby the brace may be received between said end and side of the leg when the leg is turned to horizontal position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. g

EUGENE B. JONES.

Vitnesses:

FRANK E. LIVERANCE, HOWARD H. YAR'RINGTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for nve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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