US20040103828A1 - Table with fold-away legs - Google Patents

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US20040103828A1
US20040103828A1 US10/643,951 US64395103A US2004103828A1 US 20040103828 A1 US20040103828 A1 US 20040103828A1 US 64395103 A US64395103 A US 64395103A US 2004103828 A1 US2004103828 A1 US 2004103828A1
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Peter Maier
Kurt Buntru
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
    • A47B3/08—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe
    • A47B3/0809—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with elastic locking means
    • A47B3/0812—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with elastic locking means the resilient force of the elastic locking means acting in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the leg
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
    • A47B3/08—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe
    • A47B3/0809—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with elastic locking means
    • A47B3/0815—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with elastic locking means the resilient force of the elastic locking means acting in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the leg

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  • the invention relates to the field of furniture, in particular tables with fold-away legs.
  • the furniture it is also necessary here for the furniture to be stable, both in the erected state and when stored, and to have an aesthetically pleasing appearance, but nevertheless to have a low weight and be as cost-effective as possible to produce. Furthermore, it should be possible for the furniture to be erected and stored as quickly and easily as possible even by unskilled individuals.
  • the object of the invention is thus to improve a table with fold-away legs such that, on the one hand, the legs are easy to fold away and to erect, and the table has an aesthetically pleasing appearance in the erected state and only takes up a small amount of space in the stored state but, on the other hand, the production outlay and thus the production costs are as low as possible.
  • the invention is based on the idea of producing the articulated connection between the tubular leg and the articulation socket by a T-bolt which has its crosspiece mounted in a pivotable manner in the articulation socket, under spring force, and which has its lower shank screwed to a threaded ring, on the relatively large-pitched external thread of which the tubular leg can be moved by rotation in the longitudinal direction by means of a leg insert fastened therein.
  • tubular leg by being rotated in the anti-clockwise direction, to be released from its engagement in the articulation socket and folded away and in the erected state, by being rotated in the clockwise direction, to be fixed on the articulation socket.
  • FIG. 1 shows a table from beneath, with the legs folded away and arrested at their ends
  • FIG. 2 shows the illustration from FIG. 1 in side view
  • FIG. 3 shows a section through the articulated connection according to the invention between an articulation socket and tubular leg, where the tubular leg has been released from the articulation socket and can thus be folded away,
  • FIG. 4 shows the illustration from FIG. 3 with the tubular leg fixed on the articulation socket
  • FIG. 5 shows, at the top, an illustration of the articulation socket and tubular leg in the folded-away state and, at the bottom, an enlarged illustration of the region which, at the top, is designated “A”,
  • FIG. 6 shows a perspective illustration of the T-bolt
  • FIG. 7 shows, at the top, an illustration of the arresting saddle on the underside of the table, with the arresting body of the leg insert latched in, and, at the bottom, an enlarged illustration of the region which, at the top, is designated “A”.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a table top 1 in a view from beneath.
  • table-joint components 2 in which, on the one hand, the crossmembers 18 are fastened and on which, on the other hand, the articulation sockets 3 are fastened.
  • the crossmembers 18 are adhesively bonded to the table-joint components 2 .
  • the table top 1 is fastened on the crossmembers 18 and the table-joint components 2 by means of the screws 19 .
  • the tubular legs 4 have been folded away and latched in the arresting saddles 7 (not shown in this figure).
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the table top 1 with the table-joint components 2 fastened on its underside, these components retaining the crossmembers 18 , on the one hand, and the articulation sockets 3 , on the other hand.
  • the tubular legs 4 have been folded away in the articulation sockets 3 , the connection between the articulation socket 3 and tubular leg 4 being produced via the T-bolt 8 .
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the articulated connection between the tubular leg 4 and the articulation socket 3 via the T-bolt 8 , the tubular leg 4 having been detached from the articulation socket 3 .
  • the articulation socket 3 is fastened on the table-joint component 2 .
  • the T-bolt 8 has its crosspiece 23 mounted in a pivotable manner in the articulation socket 3 . This allows a pivoting movement by way of the recess 11 in the articulation socket 3 .
  • the mounting of the crosspiece 23 is brought about by the pressure of the braking insert 9 , which is subjected to the force of the socket spring 10 .
  • a ring Inserted at the articulation end of the articulation socket 3 is a ring which consists of polyamide (PA) and acts as a stacking guard 12 when the tables with folded-away legs are stored one above the other.
  • PA polyamide
  • a leg insert 14 is fastened, for example adhesively bonded, in the tubular leg 4 .
  • This insert has an internal thread into which the threaded ring 13 is screwed by way of its external thread.
  • the T-bolt is screwed into the internal thread of said threaded ring.
  • the tubular leg 4 has been released from the articulation socket 3 , that is to say the internal thread of the leg insert 14 does not, in this state, engage in the external thread of the threaded ring 13 , and the leg insert 14 , and with it the tubular leg 4 , can move freely in the longitudinal direction.
  • the retaining ring 17 is provided, however, in order that the tubular leg 4 cannot drop off from the T-bolt 8 .
  • the leg spring 15 which acts on the threaded ring 13 via the stop ring 16 , causes the tubular leg to be forced away from the articulation socket 3 , with the result that the tubular leg 4 can easily be folded away via the recess 11 .
  • the leg spring 15 also causes the tubular leg 4 to be forced, by way of its bottom end, into the arresting saddle 7 .
  • FIG. 4 This situation is illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • the leg insert 14 and with it the tubular leg 4 , is brought into abutment with the articulation socket 3 by virtue of its internal thread being screwed upwards on the external thread of the threaded ring 13 .
  • the stacking guard 12 is accommodated in a recess of the leg insert 14 .
  • FIG. 5 once again illustrates, at the top, the parts which have already been indicated in FIGS. 3 and 4. Additionally illustrated is a bore 20 which accommodates a screw by means of which the table-joint component 2 is fastened on the table top 1 .
  • An enlargement of the region which, at the top of the figure, is designated “A” is illustrated at the bottom. It should be noted here that the external thread 21 of the threaded ring 13 has a larger pitch than the internal thread of the threaded ring 13 , or the corresponding thread 25 on the T-bolt.
  • the T-bolt 8 illustrated in FIG. 6 has, at the top, the crosspiece 23 , which is seated on the upper shank 24 , and also has the already described thread 25 and the lower shank 26 .
  • the groove 27 serves for accommodating the retaining ring 17 , the function of which has been described in conjunction with FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates the table top 1 with the arresting saddle 7 screwed thereto.
  • the screw which is not shown in the figure, is screwed into the bore 28 .
  • An arresting body 5 is fastened, for example by adhesive bonding, in the tubular leg 4 and has a nose which engages in a corresponding recess on the arresting saddle 7 .
  • the force of the leg spring 15 which has been described in conjunction with FIG. 3, forces the nose of the arresting body 5 into the recess of the arresting saddle 7 , with the result that the nose latches in automatically when the tubular leg 4 is folded away.

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WO2021224549A1 (en) * 2020-05-05 2021-11-11 Leveko Oy Joint and furniture
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US2606802A (en) * 1950-11-03 1952-08-12 Inpyn Anthony Folding leg support for furniture
US2799548A (en) * 1956-05-10 1957-07-16 Manuel E Arden Socketed furniture leg receiving member
US2838353A (en) * 1956-09-21 1958-06-10 Roland C Emmert Folding leg hinge and latch structure
US2989356A (en) * 1959-07-13 1961-06-20 Virco Mfg Corp Collapsible table leg and mounting therefor
US3026161A (en) * 1958-09-25 1962-03-20 Samuel R Mickelson Leg locking device for folding tables
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US1860644A (en) * 1929-08-09 1932-05-31 Lyon Metal Products Inc Folding table and method of making the same
US1905219A (en) * 1931-02-25 1933-04-25 James V Crichton Folding table
US2606802A (en) * 1950-11-03 1952-08-12 Inpyn Anthony Folding leg support for furniture
US2799548A (en) * 1956-05-10 1957-07-16 Manuel E Arden Socketed furniture leg receiving member
US2838353A (en) * 1956-09-21 1958-06-10 Roland C Emmert Folding leg hinge and latch structure
US3026161A (en) * 1958-09-25 1962-03-20 Samuel R Mickelson Leg locking device for folding tables
US2989356A (en) * 1959-07-13 1961-06-20 Virco Mfg Corp Collapsible table leg and mounting therefor

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US8182031B1 (en) * 2010-01-27 2012-05-22 Mackenzie Eric K Poker kit with chairs and table
US11643828B2 (en) * 2017-10-13 2023-05-09 Oxford Safety Components Limited Support apparatus
USD909786S1 (en) * 2019-07-11 2021-02-09 Rose Wavomba Foldable table
WO2021224549A1 (en) * 2020-05-05 2021-11-11 Leveko Oy Joint and furniture

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