US1789503A - Auto table - Google Patents

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G. E. THOMPSON 3.

AIUTO TABLE- Jan. 20, 1931.

Filed July 13, 1926 J relentedjaniqze alesl j adjustablev Shelves for automobiles, and it 't cons'ists 1n tl'lQdC OIIlbl Ilfltl OIlS,,ICIl$tIL1Ct1Ol1S, and arrangementshereinafterdescr bed and f An object of overthat formof device shownin my .copending application filed ":filnI 1e 8th" 21 0 Elerial Number 114,394,.

Appli cation July 13,

My in entionrelates to improvements in claimed.

adjustable shelf which isian" improvement In my present inventionl provide novel ineans for reinforcing two movable parts, this -means also gnidlngtheparts 1n, the1r movement. .l r

Other objects and adyantages iwillappear" V in the following specification, theno'velq 1 featuresof theinvention will be partioularly I pointed out inthe appended claim;

My invention-is illustrated in the meme panyin'g drawing, forininglapart of this application, in Wh-lG l1-* Figure 1 is a' side elevation of the device, 7

" 1 Figure 2 is a bottomi'planviewlof the device;

' a Figure 3' isa section along the line 0f3 3 fFigL-Z, and f r v, o i

- Figure l is a section along theline of :1 of Fi 2. r

In carrying-"out my invention l' proyid. pair of flattable members 1;;and;2;, ;.1jhese members may be ofany desired "width and";

"length. Theflmember 1' hasan angle iri0n'3 secured tl1ereto,-tvhile the member2' has an 7 angle iron 4;, similar to'the; angle iron'3, se 1 vvcured thereto. f U f o o Since the angle irons 3; and 4 'are'jsimilar,

1 an explanation ofthe construction of "the 1 angleiron 3 Will be sutficient; It winbe noted V v The side 6'of the angleironfl3iabnts 'against Lethe edge of thejmember '1 and is seouredin from Figure 72 that theangle iron 3 extends across the Width of the membervlandisfse cured thereto by means'dfscrews 5. f

V place by mea'ns of screws *Theside16 is of'the same lengthias the 'width ofthe member-l. 1ft I i92 semi No. 122,196.

,my-inv'ention is to provide an;

I "channels.;which receive the the. Window; panes 13,

7; By us'ingrthis mechanism, the deyi'ce may b passengers of the oai'u ex te nsion table r'e'oinposedf Theside' Gajhas projections .8 whichex tend beyondtheiside 6, and the projections are bent at rightangles 'at'.8 and 9 to;overlie the-edges'of the memberssl ando2, ancl -theg opposite membe 'The. iprojeotionsj 8 form-' 0, gnidingehannels for the partsIandQ. This permitsrmovementof one part"withfrespect 7 to'itl'ie'otlier whereby 'theshelfinaybe eX- In Fignre 141' show the partsx ande as. 9 being spacedfrom eachfother by means of 7:71 strips 10. I p The members-1 and2are limited in-their ,j o outward movement by-means ofja 'pinll.v v Thefree'encls; of themembersl and '2 are 6 oovereclwitha felt pador'apacl m ade of other "suitable material; i

Fromthe foregoing description of the vvarious parts off-.the-device, thje'operationQ thereof'lnay be readily understood; In Fig 6 5 1 -ure 1 I showthe device, asbeing operatiyely 7 1 "appliedto the movable-Window panes 1310f an automobil (notshoWn).TP ins :14 are se-f o cured to the members 1 and 2 for providing 1 upper edges? of 79 i :Ihe indowpanesl3 are'f adapted 'to- I movedbythe usual'mechanisin'(not shown);

a i i raised;Jory-lowered; to thedesired position "llhe' zsh elff is .'esp.ec i;tlly' adapted to be used .asfa-table]or"as a s''upporting device, for 1 handbags, Va'lises or other articles. 7 Whenhandbags'and other :artioles'hre carried by; tlie devicefthesWindow panes'131mayibe'39)} v I raised so'as'to hold the handbags et'o. against 5 1 z them 'ofthe' car. .In= thisfway.the devices Jere-he din place and are disposed in ajpo- 3 j sition-Wherethey i1l ot interfere With-the a The angle irons "prevent the sagging of r the members whenf the members arefin [ex-z tending position. 1 ,qlclaimafi of two movable board members, bracing and guiding means for securing said members toge'nher, said means comprising a pairof angle 1rons, each of which 1s secured to an end of each member, each angle -1I'0I1 extendmgcon'ipletely' across the membert-o which it is attached'and downwardly so as to embrace V "the other memberg eac h anglieviron having a flange extending. downwardly therefrom"

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