US1462449A - Paper-hanger's table - Google Patents

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FAPIER-HANGERS TABLE.

Application filed December 17, 1921. Serial No. 523,104.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, ABRAHAM FiNN, residing at Elizabeth, in the county ofUnion and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Paper-'Hangers Tables, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to paper hangers tables, and one of the objects is to produce a devicel of this nature which is collapsible so that it may be carried in an ordinary suit case.

Another object is to produce a table 0f this kind which shall be more perfectly adapted is for the use to which it is put than are the tables at present on the market.

` Another object is to provide a table of this nature in which the structure shall be made by all short pieces of wood so as to avoid se as far as possible the tenden y to warp and i Another object is to produce a deviceof this nature which shall be provided with replaceable cutting boards for use with a at knife, and with a metal cutting strip for use with rollers or machine cutters.

' Another object is to provide a table of this nature with readily foldable legs which shall be so placed so as to counteract each other when the table is in use and prevent tendency to shake or rattle.

Another object is to provide a device of this nature which shall be simple of construction, cheap to manufacturer, andhighly eiicient for the purpose for which it is designed;

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction, and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated' in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of `the table.

Figure 2, is a top plan view of the same, parts being broken away for the sake lof clearness.

Figure 3, is an end view of the same. i

Figure 4, is a vertical transverse Vsectional view of the same on line 4--4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5, is a detail view of the leg securing means.

Figure 6, is a fragmentary perspective viewof the jointl of one of the corner legs. i

Figure 7, is a perspective view 'ofthe se@ curing tenen of oneof" the legs. Figure 8, is a View of the straight edge. Figure 9, is an ed'ge view ofthe sainel" Figure 10, is a sectionalview on line a0 10-10 of Figure 8 showing the means for securing the'psections together.' Like characters of reference' referto like parts in all views. 'l Referring to the drawing in detail, the es main structure of the table comprisesthree L sections A, B and C, ofwhich, sections A and B are hinged together as at 10. Each of these sections A, B and C comprises boards 11 and 12 between which there is sfecured a canvas strip 13. Long rods lli'ha'ving thumb pieces 15, havetheirshanksxtending through bearings formed inthe side board 11 and the inner end'L of theshank rests against a metal bearing block 16 in 'the side board 12. Each of the rodsl isI pro'- vided' with a threaded portieri' 17 which'coacts with a correspondinglyithreaded: block 18 secured near the inner edge ofthe side board 11. lt will be readilyV understood no that when the rod 151 is inserted and the threaded portion 17 is screwed into the' pertion 18, the members 11 and 125 will `be forced apart thereby stretching the canvas strip 13. M

Members and C are secured together by iron strips 1Q, fastened to the sides ofinember C and provided with apertures to ister with dowels 20 'on the sectionmBl. rlherc are Aalso provided plate's'Ql which are H90 screwed to the member C andfit in' the morticed out parts in the members 111and`12of section B. Portions of the legs whichl'aie presentlyto be described pass'through the members 21 so as to lock them in place," and 9 5 are themselves locked 'in position by means of the rod 14 at this point which passes through" the strip 19 and through the tion of the leg. The table is provided with eight legs of which four are straight when extended`-`|and are hingedly attached at four corners ofthe table.-`l These foiir' legs comprise outer 'members 23 which are as above mentionedhiiig.- edly connected at the respective corners of the table and have their dependingends pivotally connected to the bottom'meinbers 24 as atQl. U-shaped bales'25 on the members 24C are attached to 'embrace the. respective members 2S so aste lock thelleg'memberis 11,10

lock 26 on member 23.

The other four legs are of X-formation and each comprises two upper members 27 and two lower members 28, the four being pivotally connected at 29. Each of the upper members 27 is provided with a metal extension 30 which extends into a socket in the ` respective member 11 or 12 in which it is adapted to fit. Eachpair'of members 28 is provided with a strut 31 having its op# posite ends secured to the members 28 and hinged in its middle at 32 so that the members 28 may befolded together by bending the hinge in member 31. The strut will hold the members 28 in proper positionwhen spread apart. n

`Two of the X legs are secured to the section B andare arranged lengthwise of the table, theilr extensions 30g being provided with apertures through which the respective rods I14 pass as'above generally described. The other two X legs are arranged cross-wise of they table and each one is securedv in a respective one of the sections A and C. From this construction it will be seen that while the lowerportions of the X legs are free to swingwhen the table liskpicked up, they form a substantiall means lfor supporting the table Lwhen in working condition, land with the arrangement of two of the legs longitudinally and the other two Itransversely of the table prevents any tendency to wobble or to be unsteady which might result from the legs being constructed in pivoted sections.

TheXdegs are secured to the lboards 11 and 12 sufficiently inwardly, so that the legs 23-24 may be folded along the members 1'1 and 12when it is desired to carry the device as through the door from one lroom into another. The foldable quality of all the legs greatly increases the value of the table in this respect, as the structure may be readily `moved. from one room to another without disassembling, and without injury to either the wood work or the table. l

The upper portion v of the canvas 13 is' slotted at 34 so as to give a hand hold, the slots 34 being arranged in alignmentwith the end bars 14, so that the operator may grasp these bars for a v.sure means by which to movethe table from place to place. Slats 35 are placed in slips or ways in the canvas covering, and when the table is in extended condition,l they may beprojected from their pa respective sections A, B and C so as to overlap `the adjacent rod 14, this gives `a firm and a very true surface to the table.

y The members 11 are cut at their upper surface soas to provide recesses for receiving removable cutting sections 36. The edge vof the wall paper has to be cut and removed,

vand the ordinarypaper hangers table very soon becomes useless from the number of ridges made in its surface by the repeated cutting with a knife of the edges 'of the paper. This usually necessitates the removal of, an entire .boardwith considerable labor and expense'in the replacement. 'The boards 36 of the present invention may be readily removed and thrown away when they become useless, and nowv portions can be inserted with no labor and at comparatively very small expense. j

Along the members 13 there is provided a metal strip '36r which is used when the operator utilizes aroller or cutting machine in place of an ordinary knife` Some papers, and this refers particularly to the more expensivepapers, have no'margin line `marked on their edges, indicating where the paper vshould be cut and it is 'then necessary to use a roller or some such means for measuring.` To obviate thisl'provide an extra board, which normally rests upon the extending portions vof the'end members 14 so as toform an extension ofthe table,

and so is provided both with a straight edge for guiding the knife in cuttingand with a means for measuring the distance at which the cutting is being done.v ,y

This straight edge comprises three ysections 38, v39 and40.v The members 38and 40 being provided with metal plates 41 which extend over plates 42 ofmemb'er'39 'andhave apertures which coact with dowels thereon.

Also plates 43 secured `in member 38 vand 40 extend into mortices in member 39 whereby the three partsare securely joinedtogether.

The longitudinal edgeof the three members is provided with a` metallic strip 44, and

in the free ends of members 38.l and 40 there i are provided slides 45 to one of which a wire 46 is permanently secured. `The other end ofthe wire is secured to'amember 47 which is provided with screw threads co-operative' with a thumb nut 48. The screw membery 47 passes through an aperture in block 49vsecured to one of the members 45.y Upon'manipulation of the adjacent thumb nut the tautness of ythe wire will bring the metallic edges of the three members y into desired alignment for usel as a straight edge. Members 45 arefprovided with scale markings so as to indicate the distance of the wire from the straight edge, and by adjusting members 45 and their slots lor mortices,fany desired amount of edge may be' accurately measured and quickly removed from` 1the per. v While I have described what I deemto be the most desirable embodiment of my invention,'it is obvious that many of the details of constructionmayv be-varied without in any way departing from the spirit of myvinvention, and I therefore do not limit myself to the exact details of construction herein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of my invention limited only by the appended claims.

l. A table of the class described comprising a collapsible top having flexible elements and means for stretching the same, a metal cutting strip on one side of said table, and a removable sectional cutting strip on the other side of said table.

2. A table of the class described comprising a collapsible top having canvas elements and means for stretching the same, a metal cutting strip on one side of said table, a removable sectional Wooden cutting strip on the other side of said table, and a :Eoldable straight edge device comprising adjustable means for measuring the edge of paper, and normally co-operative With as an extension of said table.

3. A table comprising a flexible top, means for stretching said top, a plurality of legs ot X-ormation secure-d thereto, and a plurality of straight legs hingedly secured to said top at the corners of said top.

4. A device of the class described having a top including a canvas element, means for stretching said canvas element, and legs secured to said table by the said means.

5. A table of the class described comprising a top including a fabric element, means for stretching said fabric element, and foldable legs secured to said. top by said stretching means.

6. A table of the class described comprising a top constructed in sections, certain ot said sections being hingedly connected and other of said sections being detachably connected; means for adjusting said top transversely, slidably connected means in said top, a plurality of oldable X-legs secured to said top by the first said means, a plurality of X legs co-operative With the said top and arranged at right angles to the first said legs, and a plurality of said legs hingedly connected to said top at the corners thereof.

7. A table of the class described comprising a plurality of foldable top sections, means for stretching said sections, and a plurality of pivotally jointed legs hingedly sccured to said top, at the corners thereof, and means on each of said legs for securing said legs in extended condition.

In testimony whereof I have aiixed my signature.

ABRAHAM FNLN.

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