US2551766A - Combination coffee and card table - Google Patents

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y 1951 R. w. SERVICE 2,551,766

COMBINATION COFFEE AND CARD TABLE Filed March 26, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l @HHIIII" I 5 Inventor Robert W. Service y 3, 1951 R. w. SERVICE 2,551,766

COMBINATION COFFEE AND CARD TABLE Filed March 26, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I8 1 19 Fig.8. 20 f Fig. I0.

I rwentor Robert W Service By 2mm Wynn 0; HM

Patented May 8, 1951 UNITED STATES eArENT' osmcEw-i COMBINATION COFFEE AND CARD TABLE Robert W. Service, Hamilton, Ohio Application March 26, 1947, Serial No. 737,263

2 Claims.

movable base portion which when removed therefrom transforms the original table into a lower table for use as a coffee table.

A still further feature of the present invention is to provide a device of the class described that is simple and practical in construction, neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view showing the combination table construction in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the upper portion of the combination table forming a hassock;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the lower portion of the combination table forming a hassock;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on a line 44 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a side elevational View of the combination table in complete form;

Figure 6 is an enlarged top plan view of Figure 3, the hassock top removed therefrom;

Figure 7 is an enlarged side elevational view of the hassock top;

Figure 8 is a side elevational view of the hassock base, the side wall covering removed therefrom;

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on line 9-9 of Figure 1;

Figure 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line Ill-I0 of Figure 6; and

Figure 11 is a sectional view taken on a line I l--I I of Figure 4.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration, I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral 5 represents generally a fixed table base including a pair of preferably circular upper and lower rings 6 and 1 formed 2 of arcuate sections connected at their abutting edges by arcuate braces 8. This pair of rings 6 and l are spaced apart and retained in horizontal parallelism by uprights 9.

Suitably secured to the upper ring is a preferably circular table top designated generally by the numeral Ill said top comprising a circular horizontally positioned rim II on which a preferably wooden disc l2 of slightly smaller diameter is suitably secured and said disc I2 is covered by a similar size disc [3 of veneer or any suitable material that will give the desired color and attractiveness for the table top, thus covering the disc l2.

A usual molding strip 14 of circular form is secured on rim l l to bear against the outer edges of the disc 12 and disc [3 and said strip I4 is prefcrably of enameled or stained polished wood.

Completely encircling the outer edges of rings 6 and 1 is a circumferential side wall l5 0 linoleum or any other suitable material.

The numeral l6 designatesgenerally a hassock body which forms the removable base for the combination table.

The hassock is composed of an upper ring l1 and lower ring I8 formed of arcuate sections l9 and 20 respectively which are connected at their abutting edges by arcuate braces 2 I. The arcuate sections 20 forming the lower ring 18 are of slightly larger width than the arcuate sections IQ of the upper ring to provide a shoulder 22 on which is secured the outer edge of a circular bottom 23.

The rings l1 and I8 are held spaced apart in horizontal parallelism by uprights 24.

Secured by fastening means 25 to the inner vertical edges of uprights 24 are the lower ends of preferably wooden cleats 26 whose upper ends project upwardly from ring I! slightly, as shown best in Figure 10.

A circumferential side wall 21 of linoleum or any other suitable material encircles the outer edges of rings I! and I8 and is suitably secured thereto.

The removable top for the hassock designated generally by the numeral 29 comprises a disc 30 having a downwardly extending flanged portion 3i.

The disc as and flanged portion 3! are covered with leather or any other attractive upholstering material 32, tacked or otherwise suitably secured to the flanged portion 3| with padding between disc 30 and the upholstery (not shown). The upholstered cushion might be finished by tufting, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings, or left smooth.

Cleats 33 suitably secured to disc 30' project downwardly from the disc 36 past the flanged portion 3| and are spaced inwardly from the flanged portion. Said cleats are adapted to tightly fit between the inner edge of the upper ring I! of the h-assock and said cleats 26 secured to uprights 24 are adapted to tightly fit against the inner edge of the flanged portion 3|.

The top 29 in this manner is easily removed from the hassock so that articles may be conveniently stored in the body of the hassock for easy accessibility.

The table, as shown in Figure 5, is made up by removing the hassock top 29 and placing the fixed base 5 on the hassock body I6 so that the cleats 26 of the hassock body fit tightly against the inner edge of the lower ring 1 of said fixed base whereby the table is relatively high and may be used as a card table or the like.

When the hassock body is removed from base 5, the table is of slightly decreased height as shown in Figure 2, and in this form may be used as a coffee table or the like, and by placing the hassock top 29 on the hassock body as shown in Figure 3, two articles are formed from one.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnnecessary.

i It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims. The converting method applied to this combination is definitely not confined to the round design used in the drawings, since this converting method can be applied to a square, rectangular, hexagonal, octagonal or any other suitable shape or design of table. And the sections of base re-- quired to raise the table to card table height is not confined in the construction of the hassock alone, because it might be harbored in many other ways such as the construction of an end table, or be rendered useful in the construction of some other small piece of furniture, or it might be just held in storage until needed.

What I claim is:

1. In an article of the class described, a hollow cylindrical base including an upper ring and a lower ring, uprights connecting the rings, said uprights having outer edges flush with the outer edges of said rings, a bottom wall carried by the lower ring, a circumferential side wall between the outer edges of the rings and the outer edges of the uprights, a removable top including an annular member supported on the upper ring of the base, and upstanding cleat means carried by the uprights and engaging the inner edge of the upper ring, said cleat means having portions projecting upwardly from the upper ring to engage the annular member and holding the latter against horizontal movement on the base.

2. In a coffee table including a top and an upright fixed to the top and forming a support for the top, means for supporting the upright and the top in an elevated position for use of the same as a card table, said means comprising a base or a length less than the length of said upright, and cleat means between the base and the upright, said cleat means including a plurality of circumferentially spaced upstanding lugs carried by said base and having portions projecting upwardly from the upper end of said base for engaging the upright.

ROBERT W. SERVICE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 314,831 Hardy Mar. 31, 1885 585,667 Ginley July 6, 1897 922,287 Katzenberg May 18, 1909 1,824,236 Santee Sept. 22, 1931 2,265,841 Jankowski Dec. 9. 1941 2,315,608 Fergusson Apr. 6, 1943

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