US1858534A - Table - Google Patents

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May 17, 1932v J. E. wooD 1,858,534

TABLE vFiled May 10 1929 wp/Mlm@ Patented May 17, 1932 UNITED sraras ai; i

JOSEPH E. WOOD, OF CHICAGO, ELINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE DEARIBORN COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS TABLE Application led May 10, 1929. Serial NLO. 361,939.

My invention relates to improvements in tables and particularly card tables having legs which fold Within the confines of the table frame.

w The object of my invention is to provide u a novel structure for supporting the folding legs entirely from the frame independently.

of the top of the table. Y

Another object is to provide a folding leg structure having all of the parts assembled on i a supporting member which can be fastened to the table frame as a unit.

A further object is to provide an improved folding leg structure for tables which will be rigid and substantial with respect to the table without the use of exposed braces in open position, which can be readily and easily folded within the table frame, and which will be inexpensive to manufacture.

A further object is to provide an improved hinge structure permitting the legs to be folded and novel locking means for holding the legs in open or table supporting position.V

Other objects of my invention will appear hereinafter. .f

Referring to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a section of one corner of a card table showing in perspective the folding leg unit vfastened in position within the corner of the table frame; v

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan View of the corner portion of the table and folding leg unit, with the leg itself in section. Vp

The drawings illustrate one corner portion of a table and the folding leg structure associated with that corner portion, but 1t is understood, of course, that this structure is duplicated in allthe other corners of the table so thatV all of the legs may be 'folded within theframe. Card tables are `generally made as light in weight as possible consistent with proper strength for the purpose, and the strengthen and rigidity in this type of table is principally in the frame. The top board Aof acard table is generally made as thin and light in Vweight as possible. This topV board is supported around its edges by the frame members B and is usually covered with felt or a suitable fabric C to finish off the top surface of the table. The top board A is set in depressed shoulders l in the upper edge of the frame to finish o this edge, and glued in position.V Vlin addition to this small cleats 2 are distributed around the top adj acent the frame members and glued to' the Vunder surface of the top board. These cleats are. secured by nails or screws 3 to the inside of the frame members. A cleat 2 is also preferably placed in each corner of the frame, Fig. 4. The frame B is composed of wooden strips arranged in rectangular relation and rigidly secured at their ends by mitering and gluing to form the joints at the corners of the frame.

l provide supporting plates or members 5 in the Vcorners of the frame. These corner 4plates are triangular in shape with two sides at right angles to each other to fit the corner of the frame, and a diagonal side connection extending between the ends of the two right angled sides. This supporting member is preferably made as a flat plate with flanges 6 turned at right .angles to the plane of ithe plate to provide means by which the supporting plate may be secured to the table frame. The flanges also serve to strengthen the plate against bending. The supporting member is placed in the corner of the frame with its top surface substantially in the plane of the shoulders 2 so that it will support the corner portions of the top board. It is secured in place by means of the screws Y passing through the flanges 6 and into the frame members. The supporting plate 5 is preferably inexpensively made as a metal stamping. The corner ofthe supporting member 5 is cut out to provide a space for the corner cleats 2. The

Vedges of these cutout portions are also turned at right angles to form flanges 6 for Strengthening the supporting plate.

. n A socket or channel member l0, for the leg 1l is mounted on the supporting member 5.

rl`his socket member is preferably rectangular to conform to the rectangular upper end of the leg, and'is preferably made asa metal Y: stamping with outstanding flanges 12 at right angles to its Walls 10 and 10. The anges are preferably riveted at 13 to the supporting member. The socket is disposed with its longitudinal axis at right angles to the top of the table, and is deep enough to embrace a suilicient yportion of the length `of the leg to brace the leg in rigid rela-tion to the supporting member when the leg is in open position. I@ne side .of thesorcket member is open and faces in the direction of the -side member of the frame to permit the leg to be swung on its hinge into and out of the socket in a plane substantially parallel to the side member of the frame. Y

'As shown in dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 4, the hinge member for the leg has one of 'its leaves le `riveted to the supporting member 5 and its other leaf 15 Afastened by screws 16 to the leg. rEhe pivot 17 of .they hinge is located close to the upper end of the leg. The hinge is positioned iin the open side of the socket or channelmember and spaced from the opposite wall vthereof in such manner that the leg will be forced snugly against this opposite wall 10fas the leg approaches its completely open position. vTheWalls 10 of the socket extend `beyond `the leg when the leg is in the socket and these extended portions have slots `1 8 which are adapted to be engaged by a locking lever 19, carried bythe leg. rlfhe locking lever is pivoted at 20 on the same side of the leg as the hinge is located, and, as is adapted to .be swung about its pivot Fig. 3 after the le@ has been swung into lthe socket to engage die slots 18 and lock the leg in position. rflic leveris formed with oppositely disposed notches adjacentits ends so that the ends of the lever will `properly engage in the slots 18. The edges 21 of these notches ,are slightly angled to form cams which operatetodraw the side walls 1'0 toward each other and clamp Ithe leg between them. By turning sthe locking leveronits pivotinto the dotted position Shown in Fig. 3, 'the leg will be Yreleased so that it'may be folded. The

locking lever has an extended finger piece 22 by which it ymay be conveniently handled.

Referring more .particularly to Fig. 4 it `will be observed that the socket members are -`f- ,spa ced inwardly from the frame B a suiiicient distance to provide `room for the 'lower ends ofthe legs mounted at the opposite corners. The leg when folded from the opposite corner extends practically to the frame member B.

This makes it possible to obtain the maximum lengthof leg which can be `folded within the `frame.

It will be obvious to vthose skilled in theart that myginventionmay'be embodied in other ktypes of tables, vand in fact other furniture,

without vdeparting from ,the spirit and scope of the inventionandl desireit to be so understood.

I claim:

1. The combination of a table frame, a leg lyparallel with the frame, and means mounted on said supporting member for :embracmg the upper end portlon of theleg when the Ileg is swung on its hinge to open position for holding the leg .in -rigid relation to tl1e'supporting member.

2. The combination of a rectangular table f tiop frame, a leg, a supporting member carried by the frame, means hinging the leg on thevsupporting member to permit the leg to swing to open and closed position, and a socket member mounted von the frame adj acent `.the hinging Imeans into which the lleg is insert-edwhen it is swung to vopen position. 3. The combination of a table frame, `a supporting member carried bythe fframe, a channel member 'rigidly mounted on the supporting member adjacent lthe corner of thel table frame, and havingits open l'side facing in a direction substantially 4parallel with one side of the frame, a leg, meanshinging the leg to said supportingmem'ber -adjacent said channel member topermit 'thetleg to swing into and out of engagement with said channel member. I

l et. The combination of a table yframe, a supporting .member carried by -the frame, -a channel member Arigidly mounted onfthe-supporting member adjacent the corner `ofthe table frame and having its openside 'facing in a direction substantially parallel with one side of the 'fra-me, .a leg,vmea'ns hing'i-ngthe leg to the supporting "member to permit the leg to swinginto'and Vout o'f'engagement with said channel member, and means Vfor locking the leg in said channel member. Y f

'5. The combination of a rectangular table frame, a leg supporting member l.secured to the inside corner ofthe frame,a leg, a hinge having one leaf thereof secured lto said sup- ,portin .member and the other lea-f thereof secured substantially Pparallel with the frame, brace members mounted on 'said -sirpporting'fmember in position to be engaged bythe upper portion ofthe leg -whenthe `leg, is swung to open position for bracing the -leg against movement laterally or 'transversely' :of -its pivotal axis. Y

6. The combination Vof a rectangular table frame, a leg supporting'plate securedltofthe inside corner of the frame, a leg,a-hinge having fone leaf thereof secured tofsa'id supporting ,plate and' the other leaf 'thereof secured to the leg to permit said lleg-to swingsubstan- Jially.parallel with one lside of ethe frame, brace members mounted onfsa'id'supporting VYmember in .position to fbeengagedby `the upper portion-of the leg when :the .le-g isswung v to Vopen Aposition 'for lbracing sthe deg :against movement 'laterally .or :transversely of lits tothe legto `permit said'legitofswing side of said frame, a leg, a hinge having one leaf thereof secured to said plate and the other leaf thereof secured to said leg whereby said leg will be hinged at the open side of the socket member to swing into engagement with said socket member, and a lock for holding the leg in said socket member.

8. The combination of a rectangular table frame having a top board thereon, a plate positioned adjacent to and parallel with the under surface of said top board, flanges on said plate, means securing said flanges to the frame at the inside corner thereof, a socket i member fastened to said plate with its longitudinal axis substantially at right angles to the plate, and having an open side facing in a direction substantially parallel withl one side of said frame, a leg, a hinge having one leaf thereof secured to said plate and the other leaf thereof secured to said leg whereby said leg will be hinged at the open side of the socket member to swing into engagement with said socket member, and means for drawing the walls of said socketinto clamping engagement with the leg when the leg is in the socket.

JOSEPH E. WOOD.

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