US1994364A

US1994364A - Collapsible table

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Publication number: US1994364A
Application number: US704017A
Authority: US
Inventors: William B King
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1933-12-26
Filing date: 1933-12-26
Publication date: 1935-03-12
Anticipated expiration: 1952-03-12

Description

March 12, 1935. w, K N 1,994,364

COLLAP S IBLE TABLE Filed Dec. 26,1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR m Kan BY mmss sg 7 ATTOENEYS March 12, 1935. w 5, K NG 1,994,364

COLLAPSIBLE TABLE Filed Dec. 2a, 1935 2 sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR WITNESS V 24 WfBJiin, BY "f ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 12, 1935 UNITED STATES. :P-A'i l :ioFrIcE .'.1,994,H364 coma-stem man j I WiuiamB. Kiilg, Lcaksville, 1v. 0. Application December'26, i'esfs, serial No. with inventionrela-tes tov collapsible tables for use card .tabies, tea tables, -etc., and it consists in'the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

r :5 One of the'nbgieotions to the use of then-dim collapsib'l'eecard table having legs at the "corners is that this precludes theprovision of. a hinged ash tray at thispoint. The corner of'the table is the convenient position for the ash tray as iaras the piayers areyconeerned, since an ash tray at a corner will be out of thejway of the knees of the players and giveaccess to players on two Fsidesof the table.

7 When the table is used a's'a tea table, or when there is an extra player at the ,card table as there may be for some card games, a table with a leg at each corner is-objectionable because the corner leg interferes withthe knees of the player or guest wherethe' table is used as a tea table. I

An :ObjGC-lWOf my invention is to provide a folding table with the legs so disposed that hinged ash trays can be placed atthe corner underneath the table top where they may be readily moved intoposition for use; g j r A further object of the invention isto provide a table of the type described in whichthe legs are positioned inwardly so as to give plenty of knee room all around the table, thus permitting the use by more than four without inconvenience.

A further object is to provide a novel means of securing the legs so as to provide a stable construction when the legs are in open position for use, while at the same time permitting them to be folded into parallelism with the top so as to make the table compact and providing for convenient storage.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification and the novelfeatures of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in theaccompanyinlg drawings forming part of this application, in w ich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a table con-' covering or surface '7 of mahogany or other iinishing material. The top -6 is preferably provided with integral laterally extending flanges 6 which have cut away portions 6?, serving as ornamental features and also providing additional knee room. The flanges 6 are braced to the top by means of triangular shaped blocks 8 so as to provide a strong construction. g a

Extending from side -,to. side and parallel with the'side flanges are strips 9, these strips having similar triangular shaped braces 8. Each of these strips 9 has a longitudinally extending groove l0, the .purpose of which will be explained later. Parallel with the strips9 and spaceda-part from them are smaller guide strips 11, which extend from one side, but terminate short of the other, as shown in Fig. l.

Two pairs of legs are provided, an inner pair 12 curved as shown in the drawings, and an outer pair 13 curved to conform to the curvature of the inner pair and pivoted to the inner pair by pivot screw-si t. The legs 12 of the inner pair are joined together near their central por tions by means of a fiat memberl5 which is shaped as shown in Fig. 1, and also by a'pross member 1550 at their tops. The outer pair of legs 13 are connected together by a flatmemberm on one side and by a member 17 on the opposite side shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

The outer legs '13, aswill. be seen from Fig. 4, are secured to blocks 18 which are rounded at their tops to permit the pivotal movement of the legs, and these legs are pivoted at 19 to slidable blocks 20. As will be seen from Fig. 4 each of these blocks 20 has a tongue arranged to enter the groove 10 of the strip 9 on one side, and has a cut away portion arranged to receive the guide strip 11 on the opposite side. The blocks 20 are each provided with a spring pressed locking pin 21 arranged to enter an opening 22 in its respective strip 9.

Secured to the'bottom of the top 6 is a block 23 havinga plate or strip 24 secured thereto and projectingbeyond the inner face thereof as shown in Fig.2. This block is braced by triangular braces 8 similar to those already described, and is provided with a pivoted latch member 25.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. Figure 3 shows the table in collapsed position.

tion. When it is desired to use the table, the latch member 25 is turned to clear the inner leg 12. Both pairs of legs are then swung on In this position the latch member 25 keeps the legs in their folded posithe pivots 1i), and the legs together with their attached blocks 20, are pushed inwardlly toward the center of the table, that is to say, from left to right in Fig. 3. When the spring actuated pins reach the openings 22 they will enter these openings, thus locking the legs in position. The inner legs 12 are then move on their pivots 14 until the strips 151: engage the block 23, see Fig. 2. In this position the member 24 will enter underneath the bar or strip 15a: so as to hold the legs in their open position when the table rests on the legs in the position shown in Fig. 2..

Ash tray holders, such as those shown at 26, may be pivoted at 27 at the corners, these holders being provided with openings arranged'to engage ash trays (not shown).

Flexible members 28 may be attached between the

legs

12 and 13 below the pivot 14 to prevent undue extension of the legs.

A device constructed as described is stable. easily collapsed or set up, can accommodate more than four persons, for instance at afternoon teas, and can hold ash trays at the corners in the most convenient positionfor the persons grouped at the table.

I claim:

1. In a collapsible table, a top member, guide means secured to said member, slidable blocks carried by said guide means, a pair of legs rig idly secured together and pivoted between said blocks,a second pair of legs rigidly connected together and pivotally connected to the first pair, saidsecond pair of legs being normally disconnected from said top member, and means for automatically locking said blocks to said guide means when said blocks have reached a predetermined position.

2. In a collapsible table, a top member, guide means secured to said top member, slidable blocks carried by said guide means, a pair of legs rigidly secured together and pivoted between said blocks, a second pair of legs normally disconnected from said top'member, a cross member rigidly connecting said second pair of legs together, means for pivotally mounting the second pair-of legs on the first pair, and a retaining member secured to the underside of the table and having a projecting flange arranged to underlie said cross member for limiting the pivotal movement of said second pair of legs with re-.

spect to the first pair. j I

3. Ina collapsible table, a top member, guide means secured to said top member, slidable blocks carried by said guide means, a. pair of; I I legs rigidly secured together and pivoted between said blocks, asecond pair of legs, a cross'member connecting said second'pair'of legs together,

means for pivotally mounting the second pair of.

legs on the first pair, a retaining member se-j cured to the underside of the 'tableand having a.

projecting flange arranged to underlie said cross f member for limiting the pivotal movement oi said s'econdrpair of legs with respect tdthe first pair, and automatic means for locking ,the guide blocks to their respective guides when said blocks have moved to a predetermined position.

4. In a collapsible table, a top member, guide means secured to theunderside of saidtop member, a pair of blocks carried by saidiguide meansand slidable thereon, certain of said guide means having an opening, a spring-pressedpin carried by each of said blocks and'adapte'dto enteri'its respective opening in its guide member when the pins are in registration therewith, a'pair of i legs rigidly secured together and pivoted be tween said blocks, anda second-pair of legs rig- I idly secured together andlpivotally connec'tedto the first pair. 7 l 1 a l 5. In a collapsibletable, a. top member, guide 'means, secured to theundersideof saidfltable member, a pair of blocks, carried by said guide means and slidable thereon, certain of'said guide means having an opening, a spring-pressed pin carried by each of said blocksandadapted toenter its respective opening in its guide mem her when the pins-are in'registration therewith;

a pair of legsrigidly secured together-,and-'pivotedbetween 'saidblocks, a second pair of legs rigidly secured together and pivotally connected to the firstpair, and a retaining means secured to the underside of the table for limiting the pivotal movement of the second pair of legs with.

'respectto the'first pair.- 7 1 WILLIAM B. IN