US1595575A - Convertible table top - Google Patents

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J. c. ScHLAPP CONVERTIBLE TABLE TOP Filed April 28, 1925 '2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 10 1926.

J. C. SCHLAPPE CONVERTIBLE TABLE To?" 2 Sheets-Shut 2 Filed April 28, 1925 .5 v .w i Hwdm QM Patented Aug. 10, 1926.

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'irAMEs c. scHLArPE; or ILOSTANGELES, CALIFORNIA, r ssrenon To" nAw'rnomvn FURNITURE snore,

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or Los jANGELEs, CALIFORNIA, A COEPOR'ATIQN or CALI- eoNvEn-TiBL'E TABLE TOP.

" I Application filed'April 28, 1925. SerialNo. 26,370.

- .This invention relates to furniture con larging the area of th'e'top and providing a struction, and it relates particularly to a- I table having a folding top.

It isan object of this invention 'to pro vide a library table or the like, which may be readily converted into a dining table or a table havinga-s omewhat largerarea than the usual library table.

Another object of my invention is to pro-.

vide a convertible table 'of this characterin which its convertiblenessis not. distinguishable; To accomplish thisobject of my inventionl provide a table having a top provided with an ornamental molding ex- '5 tending around the outer'edge. of the table and extending from the lower face thereof. This constriiction'gives the top the appear ance ofvalibrary table orother table which is used; principally for -Iornamentation.- H Leaves are securedto-thls'table 1n such a manner that their presence is. not observed when they are in folded: position; These leaves arehinged, however so that they .may be'swung outwardly into the same plane as theftop of the table, thereby en:

table which is suitable for dining use.

7 It is. also an object-otthis invention to ,provide a table ofthe character above-mentioned in which portions of the'leaves .of the table serve as partsofthe molding when they are in folded position- \Vhere the leaves hinge to the top ofthe table I di-zvide the molding into two parts, one part I secure tothe top and the otherpart Ise-gcure to one of the leaves. {These .two parts,- are hinged together so that when'a leaf s is in folded position, the parts of the-molding aredisposed so as to form a complete molding entirely around the table. p Other OlZflGCtS and the particular advan tages of this invention will be emphasized} the leaf comprises ner in which the leaves are retained in unfolded or extended position.

Fig. tis an enlarged fragmentary detail taken substantially as indicated by the arrow 4 of- Fig. 2; this view showing the leaf .in extended position and clearly showing the construction of the molding and the unique'manner in which it is divided so that it hides the leaf and still allows it to be swung into an extendedposition.

F ig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective View similar to Fig. t, this view showing a leaf in folded position and clearly showing the manner in which a portion'of the ornamental molding of the table. Q

In the drawings I show a top 11 which is supported by columns 12 having base formations li-l at; the lower end thereof. The table-top lluis preferably"rectangular .in

shapeuand; has the-corners cut oif -so as to provide: beveled portions 14.: For the purpose of ornamentation and to give the table an estheti-c appearance, I provide an ornamental molding 16. a

As clearly shown in Figs. 3, land 5, the molding'16 comprises a crown course 17,

1a; dentilpcourse -l8.having squared formations 19 and afoot course 20; These courses of the molding'are successively receded with respectto each other so as to have a stepped appearance.v The crown course 1 7 and the dentilhcouise 'l8'extend entirely around the top 11.,' Sections'23 of the dentil course 18 are made separatev from the rest .of the course. 18 along the sidesof the tableyand these sections 23am secured to the crown course 17 by invisible hinges24 which may be of any standard construction." Secured to "the-lower faces ,of the sections 23 are leaves .26. Then the'leaves are'in retracted or folded-position, they cooperate with the portions of the molding 16 forming a part thereof and completing the molding entirely around the top 11. As clearly shown in Fig. 2, the ends 27 of the leaves 26 are extended obliquely with respect to the sides of the table. .The edges 29 ofthe leaves 26 when they are in folded position form a continuation ofthe foot course 20, thus completing the foot course. Ends 30 of the foot course 20 are beveled and are con tracted by ends 31 of the oblique ends 2? of the leaves 26 when these leaves 26 in folded position.

When the leaves 26 are in extended position, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the edges 29 of the leaves 26 engage sides 33 of the top 11, the faces 34 of the leaves 26 at this time being in the plane ofthe upper 'face of the top 11. The sections 23 of the dentil course 19 at this time rest in the same plane as the crown course 17. As clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the direction of extension of the oblique ends 27 is such that they align and extend parallel with the beveled corners 14 of the top 11. To provide this accurate alignment and an accurate fitting of the corners 31 with the beveled corners 14, it is necessary to have the leaf extend exactly to the corners 3.6 at which the sides join with the beveled portions 14. It is not necessary to have the dentil course and the sections 23 separate at this point, and for convenience of manufacture we have extended the course 18 a very short distance along the sides of the top.

Arms 42 of leaf supports 43 extend into a slide 44 secured to the lower face of the top 11 near a central part thereof. Heads 45 are formed at the outer ends of the arms 42. These supporting members 43 may be extended, as shown in Fig. 3, so asto support the leaves 26 in extended position. When the supporting members 43 are in retracted position, the heads 45 thereof form parts of the crown and dentil courses 17 and 18 of the molding 16.

Keepers are secured to lower faces of the leaves 26, these keepers being engaged by pawls 51 which are secured at 52 to the lower face of the table top 11. A releasing plate 54 is hinged at 55 to the table top 11. The releasing plate 54 is adapted to engage arms 56 of the pawls 51 for swinging them out of engagement with the keepers 50, thus unlatching the leaves 26 and allowing them to be swung into extended position. When the releasing plate 54 is operated, both of the pawls are released from engagement with the keepers 50. The leaves, however, may be independently locked in folded or retracted position as the pawls may swing independently of each other.

From the foregoing description and drawing, it will be seen that when the leaves 26 of the table of my invention are in folded position, the table has the appearance of the usual library table, or the like, and the presence of the leaves or the convertibleness of the table is not evident. This feature is accomplished principallyby my novel design of molding which uses a portion of the leaves 26 as a part thereof. This is a very important consideration of my invention as tables'oftlns character are much 1n demand at the present. There is much use for a table of this character in small apartments extended position, said leaves when in retracted positions forming a part of said molding. V

2. In a convertible table, the combination of: a table top; means for supporting said top; a molding extending around said top, said molding being separated at one portion and forming upper and lower parts; hinges whereby said upper and lower parts are hingedly attached together; and a leaf secured to said lower part o'fsaid molding and forming a part thereof.

3. In a convertible table, the combination of: a table top; means for supporting said top; a molding for said top comprising acrown course and a dentil course extending entirely around'said top, a part of said dentil course being separate and hinged to said crown course, and a foot course extending part way around said top; and a leaf secured to said separate part of said dentil course, an edge of said leaf completing said foot course when said leaf is in retracted position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 23rd day of April, 1925.

JAMES c. scHLAPPE.

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