US2282262A

US2282262A - Article of furniture

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Publication number: US2282262A
Application number: US311451A
Authority: US
Inventors: Abe I Steinberg
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1939-12-29
Filing date: 1939-12-29
Publication date: 1942-05-05
Anticipated expiration: 1959-05-05

Description

May 5, 1942 A. l. STEINBERG' 2,282,262

ARTICLE OF FURNITURE Filed DEC. 29, 1959 `My 5, 1942- i A. l. STEINBERG 2,282,262

ARTICLE OF FURNITURE Filed Deo. 29,- 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 5, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ARTICLE oF FURNITURE Abe I. Steinberg, Chicago, Ill. Application December 29, 1939, serial No. 311,451

2 Claims.

This invention relates to an article of furniture and more particularly to a table adapted for use alongside a chair, bed or the like.

One of the objects of this invention is the provision of a table having adjustable supporting means of great utility and adapted for a variety of purposes.

Another object of this invention is the provision yof a table having an eXtensible supporting member which is concealed from view when Vout of use.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a table having an extensible supporting member which is adjustable to a variety of positions suitable for the convenience and comfort dotted lines, the supporting member in vertical I' and horizontal positions.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, with the supporting member in concealed position.

Fig. 3 is a similar View, with the supporting member in extended position.

Fig. 3a is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view showing the manner by which an adjustment in the height of the table may be accomplished.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view, partly in cross section, looking in the direction of the arrows 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an end elevational View, looking in the direction of the arrows 5,-5 of Fig. 2, and having parts broken away.

Figs. 6 and '7 are top plan Views with the supporting member in an extended and turned over position, and showing, in dotted lines, the range of positions capable of being assumed by said supporting member` Fig. 8 is a plan View of the supporting member. Fig. 9 is a perspective View of the supporting member.

Fig. 10 is a similar view of the supporting closed position.

member, showing a book being supported in reading position.

Referring to the drawings, wherein is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral I5 indicates generally, a table which is adapted to serve as an end or side table and which comprises a base portion IB having associated therewith a pair of upright standards .l1 and I8 and a rear wall portion 20, the latter being vformed of upright panels v22 and 23 spaced apart to providey a vertical pocket or compartment 24. Spacing lmembers 25 coextensive in length with the upright panelsservel to dene a central compartment 121, in which is received the supporting member indicated, generally, by the numeral 29 and presently to be described. The

panels

22 and 23 arey provided with cutouts 30 and 3 1 respectively, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5, the said cutouts beingin alinement with the compartment 21 and having a length substantially coextensive with' the width of said compartment.

A table top member 33 is suitably supported and secured on the upright standards l1 and I8 and wall portionZ and is provided withv a cutout portion 34 having a length coextensive with the width of the central compartment 21 and being in alinement therewith, the 'said cut out portion serving as the opening for the compartment 2 1. A closure member 35 is hingeclly secured to the top member 33 and is adapted to be received in the cut out portion 34 and to lie flush with the surface of the top member 33,when in A `housing structure, indicated, generally, `by the numeral 36, is formed of walls 31 suitably reinforced vby bracing members 38. As will be seen, by reference to Figs. 2, 3 and 3a, the housing 36 encloses the base portion I6 of the table which is arranged for sliding movement therein. This relative movement permits raising or lowering of the table to the ldesired height. Supporting members 4U, shaped and secured to the base portion and housing, substantially as shown in the drawings, serve to nx the height ofthe table after same has been determined.

In Fig. 3 is shown one position of the base portion and housing, the distance of said base portion from the floor being'indicated by the letter A. In Fig. 3a the base portion relative to the housing, is shown in altered position, the distance of said base portion from the oor being indicated by the letter B. It will be apparent that it is only required to remove the screws which secure the members 40 to the housing, in order to make an adjustment in the height of the table.

While the means, shown and described for adjusting the height of the table, provide for a substantially fixed position, it will be understood that other means may be provided for selectively adjusting the height of the table.

comprises a backing member 46-and a front mem` lber 41, both of which are hingedly secured to thev member 48 and provided with torsion springs 49 which serve, normally, to maintain said members in attened position, when out of use, as

shown in Fig. 8. A leg 50 hingedly secured to the member 46 serves to adjust the reading angle of the book to suit the convenience of the reader.

'It will be seen that the member 41 bears upon 'the pages of the open book Vand serves to maintain the s ame in open position Awhile/the book is carried on the support. A cross strip l mounted `on the other surface of the member 29 is provided ywith a finger engaging recess 52 and serves as astop and support for the member'29, as will be presently described.

` In out of use position, the member V29 is contained in the compartment 21 with the cross strip 5I being received in the cutout 3l and bearing upon the bottom thereof. -The closure member 3 5 is normally in closed position, flush with the v surface of the tabletop member 33. When it is desired to use the member 29 for supporting a book or a typewriter, or for writing vthereon or for other numerous purposes, the clovsure member 35 is'swung back andthe member 29 'isgrasped with the ngers and pulled upwardly,

as shown in dotted' lines in Eig.v l. The member `29 is then swung to a` horizontal position and the terminal portion 44 is introduced into the recess 3,9. In this position the member 29 rests" on the bottom of the recess 3| which acts as a fulcrum,

`with the portion 44 rof the said member abutting the under surface of the top member 33.

'.Ihe supporting member 29is movable inf-the direction of its longitudinal aXis, the distance which it can extend' beyond the table being thereby capable of variation, a's desired, to suitv the convenience of the user. The said member when V-in extended position, 'is also movable both Vin vertical and in horizontal directions, either in arcs for in straight lines, the range of positions being vshown'in Figs. 6 and-7. VBecause of the wide range of movement, the member 29 can be moved to assume -positions not possible with similar articles known in the art. When'the member 29 `is in extended position, it maybe moved in a horizontal arc or straight line to' accommodate" the -book or reading material tothe proper focal point suitable to the reader. With the book supported` in proper position and at the proper focal point, Ait is clear that the fatigue and strain usually 'attendant prolonged reading is substantially elimmated. shouidth-e reader desire to write, at the tical arc to accommodate it to the newly assumed position. Also, should the rea-der desire to arise from his chair, he is not required to move the entire table or to remove the book from the holder and move the supporting member into retracted position. Merely, by moving the supporting member outwardly, in a horizontal arc, sufcient clearance is provided so that he may arise in a comfortablemanner.

It should be noted that the length of the supporting member is relatively` greater than the width of the table top and that when the said member is horizontally disposed and moved to its innermost position, it will extend beyond the table top. However, when out of use, the supporting member is lreceived in the compartment provided therefor and is concealed from View, the table presenting a conventional appearance.'

It is to be understood that the form of my invention, herewith shown and described, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, 'and that various vchanges in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the appended claims.

1. An article of furniture including a vertical compartment, a movable supporting member adapted to be housed in said compartment, said supporting member having on one side thereof a book support and on the other sidev thereof a smooth surface, sai-d supporting member adapted to be withdrawn vertically from said compartment and to be movable for presenting either the said book support or the said smooth surface, said supporting member adapted to be swung to a horizontal position and to be adjustably movable in said position.

2. An article of furniture including a vertical compartment, a movable supporting member adapted to be housed in said compartment, said supporting member having a relatively wide portion and a relatively narrow portion, and carrying on one side of said relatively wide portion a book support, the other side of said portion being a relatively smooth surface, said supportingmember adapted to be withdrawn vertically from rsai-d compartment and to be movable for presenting either the said book support or the said smooth surface, the said supporting member being swingable to a horizontal position and being adjustably movable in said position. v

' ABE I. STEINBERG.