US1763671A - Folding table - Google Patents

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'June 17, 1930. W Q RASTETTER 1,763,671

FOLDING TABLE Filed May 27. 192'? INVENTOR 9% ATTORNEY Patented June 417, 193,o

g UNITED LSTA-TES WILLIAM c. EASTETTER, or rom' WAYNE, INDIANA FOLDING TABLE Application led Hay27, 1927. Serial No. 194,691.

This invention relates to improvements in folding tables of that type usually employed for card games, and especially where'a large number of tables are required at a single gathering of participants, when it is desir.- able to place many tables in position for use and subsequently dispose of them expeditiously. "The object of the improvement is to provide a tableA of itsl class so constructed as to be of light Weight, of great strength and rigid when extended for use. This object is accomplishedby the construction Illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which:

Fig.' 1 is a bottom plan view of a table 1n folded position and embodying the invention Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section of Fig. 1 on the line 2- thereof;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section of Fig. 1 on the line 3- thereof; v

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the latch end of one of the leg braces and its guard;

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a bracket for supporting the leg brace; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the anchors by which the legs are secured to the tabletop.

The characters appearing in the description refer to parts shown in the drawings and designated thereon by corresponding characters.

The invention comprises a table top 1 having a marginal frame 2 with rounded corners 3, in each of which corners is secured an anchor 4 consisting of an arched plate 5 shaped'so as to have .a pair of spaced lugs 6. In each anchor plate 4 is secured one of the table legs 78, the upper end of each leg being bifurcated and positioned between the lugs 6 of the corresponding anchor upon a pivot 9 therein. The anchors in which the legs 7 are hinged, are positioned so that the pivots 9 therein extend in a plane higher 55 in the frame than that plane in which the pivots of the other anchors for vthe legs 8 lie.

Thus, when the legs 7 are folded, they will fold against the bottom lof the table top 1 in a common plane ad] acent each other, While 50 the legs 8 when folded will overlap the thereto folded le s 7 in a parallel plane adjacent cleat 10 has pivoted relation with the tabletop at the 'center thereof at a point between each pair of legs and has securing engagement with the overlapping legs 8 65 whereby the legs are held in folded position beneath the table top.

Each leg has attached to one side thereof at a point spaced from its hinged end a guard 11 secured by a pivot 12 upon which d0 the .guard has turning movement, and a leg brace -13 has sliding movement in the corresponding guard 11. Each brace 13 has hinged connection at one of its ends on a corresponding bracket 14-14, there being a 65 pivot 15 connecting the bracket and brace. Each bracket has a spring tongue 16 against. which'the corresponding brace 13 bears upon reaching its extended position so that outwardmovement of the brace is resisted thereby. Each brace 13 has a notch 17 made therein at a point adjacent the end thereof opposite its hinged end disposed so as to 4recelve the corresponding ivot 12 whereby the brace has latched re ation with said plvot. Also, the brace has a lug 18 that projects from its edge at a pointbetween ,the notch and the adjacent end ofthe brace that has engagement with the pivoty so as to prevent removal of the brace from the guard 11, there being sufficient play for the brace between the pivot and the guard to admit of unlatching the brace from the pivot, but insuliicient play to admit the lug to pass the pivot.

The brackets Y141 are secured directly upon the bottom face of the table top 1 so that their pivots 15 arepositioned in a common plane with thepivots 9 for the legs 7, whereby the corresponding braces 13, when folded, 90 lie in a common plane with the legs 7. A block 19 is interposed between each bracket 14; and the bottom of the table top 1 so that the pivots 15 in the brackets 14 are disposed in a plane common'with that of the 95 pivots 9 for the legs 8, whereby the corresponding braces 13, when folded, lie in a common plane with the legs 8.

The braces 13 are positioned Auniformly relative to the respective legs so that in 10 l handling unfolding and folding the le s, confusion in the folding parts 1s obviated.

In utllizin the invention the cleat 10 is turned out o engagement with the legs, and

' the legs 8 are turned upon their pivots 9 to their erect position so that their braces 13 have latched engagement with the corresponding pins 12; the legs are then unfolded in like manner and sustained in erect position by the latched engagement with their braces. Each brace is sustained in latched engagement with the corresponding pivot 12 by pressure of the spring tongue 16 bearing thereupon. In folding the legs, the corresponding brace is raised by the operator out of engagement with the pin on the corresponding leg, permitting the leg to be folded as the brace slides in its guard into parallel relationship with said leg.

What I claim is In a table structure having folding legs, a guard pivoted to each leg, brackets fixed to the underside of the top, a leg brace pivoted to each bracket and having a sliding connection with said pivoted guard, locking means carried by said guard, a spring tongue carried by each bracket and adapted to engage said brace and press said brace into engagement with said locking means when the leg is extended for use.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAM C. RASTETTER.

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