US2845114A - Combination seat and table - Google Patents

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July 29, 1958 K. EDWARDS 2,845,114

COMBINATION SEAT AND TABLE Filed Jan. 15, 1954 s Sheets-Sheet 1 FIGI. I FIGZ.

y 1958 K. EDWARDS COMBINATION SEAT AND TABLE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 15, 1954 y 29, 1958 L. K. EDWARDS Q 7 2,845,114

COMBINATION SEAT AND TABLE Filed Jan. 13, 1954 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 FIGS.

United States Patent C COMBINATION SEAT AND TABLE Lawrence K. Edwards, Glendale, Mo. Application January 13, 1954, Serial No. 403,682

16 Claims. (Cl. 155-124 This invention relates to seat and table combinations, and more particularly to table constructions providing for easy movement of the table top thereof to different positions.

Among the several objects of the invention may be noted the provision of a seat and table combination in which the table top is mounted for movement between an out-of-the-way retracted position above the seat and a forward position outward of the seat in which one or more persons may occupy the seat at the table, the top remaining substantially horizontal as it moves between the stated positions so as not to disturb items on the top; the provision of an arrangement of this class which, when the top is in its forward position, allows knee room for a person to be seated on the seat from an end of the seat; the provision of a construction of the class described in which the top when in its retracted position is located at an elevation above the floor convenient for stand-up work and when in its forward position is located at a lower elevation corresponding to normal table height for eating and sit-down work; the provision of a construction of the class described which is compact enough for a'small kitchen and yet which may be made of a size to provide ample table area for four persons, for example; and the provision of a construction of the class described capable of being embodied in an installation of pleasing appearance. Other objects and features will be in part apparent and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the constructions hereinafter described, the scope of the invention being indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which several of various possible embodiments of the invention are illus trated,

Fig. 1 is a perspective illustrating a first embodiment of the seat and table combination of this invention, the table top being shown in retracted position above the seat and at counter height;

Fig. 2 is a perspective similar to Fig. 1, but showing the table in its forward position and at normal table height;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of Fig. 1, with parts broken away;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3 looking upward at the bottom of the table top; Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3, with parts broken away; I

Fig. 6 is a perspective illustrating a second embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 is an end view illustrating a third embodiment of the invention;

2,845,114 Patented July 29, 1958 ice Fig. 11 is a side or end elevation of a fifth embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 12 is a front elevation of Fig. 11, as viewed from line 12-12 of Fig. 11; and,

Fig. 13 is a side elevation on a reduced scale of an installation including a plurality of the Fig. 11 units.

Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawmgs.

Referring to Figs. 1-5 of the drawings, there is shown a booth-type seat and table combination of this invention in which the table construction is generally designated 1 and the bench or seat 3. The seat has a back 5, and is shown as mounted against a wall W such as a kitchen wall. The seat may be made to serve as a cabinet, and in this case may have cabinet doors such Fig. 8 of a front elevation of a fourth embodiment of as indicated at 7. The table construction 1 comprises a working surface or table top 9 of rectangular shape and somewhat longer than the seat. The surface of the top may be made to match other kitchen decorations. The top 9 is mounted for movement between the retracted position shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 5 at an elevation above the floor F corresponding to counter height for stand-up work, and in which it is located directly above the seat in an out-of-the-way position with its rearward edge 11 overlying the top of the back of the seat and abutting the wall, and the forward positionshown in Fig. 2 located outward away from the wall and the back of the seat and at a lower elevation above the floor corresponding to normal table height for eating and sit-down work. This mounting is effected by means of a pair of front legs 13 and a pair of rear legs 15 pivotally connected to the table top at their upper ends and pivotally mounted at their lower ends with respect to the seat and constituting a linkage mounting the top for swinging movement be tween its two stated positions, while retaining it substantially horizontal as it swings.

The front legs 13 are substantially straight and their upper ends are connected together by a bar 17. As shown, the legs 13 and the bar 17 may consist of lengths of pipe or tubing, with the length constituting the bar 17 welded to the upper ends of the lengths constituting the legs. On the underside of the table top adjacent its ends are mounted angle members 19. These extend'from the front to the rear of the table top. Adjacent their forward ends, members 19 have aligned openings 21 receiving the bar 17 for pivotally connecting legs 13 at their upper ends to the table top.

The rear legs 15 have an intermediate straight portion 23, a rearwardly extending angled upper portion 25 and an angled rearwardlyextending lower portion 27. The rearward ends of the upper portions 25 of the rear legs are joined by a bar 29. As shown, the legs 15 and the bar 29 may consist of lengths of pipe or tubing, with the length constituting thebar 29 welded to the ends of portions 25 of the lengths constituting the legs. The angle members 19 havealigned openings 31 adjacent their rearward ends receiving the bar 29 for pivotally connecting legs 15 at their upper ends (the rearward ends of portions 25) to the table top 9.

The lower ends of legs 13 and 15 are pivotally mounted with respect to the seat as by means of angle members 33 which are fastened to the ends of the seat at floor level, and which extend forward from the seat. Members 33 may be fastened to the floor, if desired, but this is not essential since the seat functions as a counterweight to pre vent the combination from overturning even when items are placed on the table top when in its forward position. Thelower ends of legs 13 are slotted and straddle the upstanding flanges of the angle members 33, being pinconnected thereto as indicated at 35. The pin connections 35 are spaced from the wall W'a distance corresponding to the distance from the rearward edge 11 of the table top to the bar 17. The lower ends of legs 15 are pin-connected to the upstanding flanges of angle memhers 33 on the outside thereof as indicated at 37. The pin connections 37 are spaced from the wall W a distance corresponding to the distance from the rearward edge 11 of the table top to the bar 29. The axes of bars 17 and 29 and of pin connections 35 and 37 lie at the corners of a parallelogram whose upper and lower sides are horizontal, whereby the legs constitute a parallelogram linkage mounting the table top for the stated swinging movement while retaining the top horizontal as it swings.

The height of legs 13 corresponds to the height of the back of the seat (and to the counter height), and in the stated first position of the table top shown in Fig. 1 these legs are substantially vertical. In this position of the table top, the upper portions 25 of legs 15 extend forward and downward from the rear of the table top, portions 23 extend vertically downward, and portions 27 are inclined upward and forward from the pin connections 37. The top 9 is adapted to be retained in its stated first position by latch means generally designated 39. This means includes a detent 41 mounted on the ledge constituted by the top of the back of the seat in position for latching engagement by a latching lever 43. Lever 43 is mounted in a channel member 45 secured to the underside of the table top 9 and extending from front to rear. Lever 43 is formed with side flanges 47 receiving a pivot pin 49 which extends transversely between the side walls of the channel 45. The lever is located in the rear half of the channel 45 and at its rearward end has a hook 51 for latchwise engagement with the detent 4.1. It is also integrally formed with a leaf spring 53 for biasing it in latching direction. Means for operating the latching lever 43 is shown to comprise a lever 55 pivotally mounted in the forward half of the channel 45 by means of a pivot pin 57. The rearward end 59 of lever 55 engages the top of the forward end 61 of lever 43. The forward end 63 of lever 55 extends out of the forward end of the channel 45. Fig. 5 shows a lever 43 in latching engagement with the detent 41 holding the table top in its stated first position. It will be seen that by manually moving the forward end 63 of lever 55 upward, the hook 51 at the rearward end of the lever 43 will be withdrawn from the detent 41 to release the table top 9 and thus permit it to swing forward and downward.

Upon releasing the latching means as above described, the table top 9 may be swung forward and downward from its stated first position at counter height (shown in Fig. l) to its second position at normal table height and ofiset outward from the seat shown in Fig. 2. This second position of the table top is determined by the engagement of the lower angled portions 27 of the rear legs 15 with the floor, i. e., with the horizontal flanges of the angle members 33. The inclination of portions 27 is made such as to effect holding of the top 9 at the desired normal table height. It will be seen that in the stated second position of the table top the front legs 13 and the intermediate portions 23 of the rear legs 15 are inclined upward in forward direction, and that the upper portions 25 of the rear legs 15 are inclined upward in rearward direction from the upper ends of portions 23. Also, the lengths of the portions 25 and 27 are made such that, in the stated second position of the table top 9, there is ample knee room between the seat and the rear legs 15 so that a person may readily seat himself on the seat from either end.

Fig. 6 illustrates a second embodiment of this invention similar to the first embodiment above described, but modified to have legs only at one end of the table,

rather than at both ends, the table top being cantilevered at the upper ends of the legs. In Fig. 6, the table top is again designated 9, and has angle members 19'as in the first embodiment. Angle members 33 are again employed. The single front leg of the Fig. 6 table construction is designated 73 and the single rear leg is designated 75. This rear leg 75 has portions 77, 79 and 81 corresponding to the portions 23, 25 and 27 of leg 15 of the first embodiment, except that portion 79 is at right angles to portion 77. A bar 83 extends from the upper end of the front leg 73 through the openings 21 at the forward ends of angle members 19. A bar 85 extends from the upper end of rear leg 75 (the rear end of portion 79) through the openings 31 at the rearward ends of angle members 19. These bars provide a cantilever support for the table top 9. A bar 87 extends from the lower end of the front leg 73 through openings 89 in the angle members 33 adjacent their forward ends, and a bar 91 extends from the lower end of the rear leg 75 through openings 93 in the ends of the seat and the angle members 33. The action of the Fig. 6 embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in Figs. 1-5. It will be understood that a latching means similar to that shown in the first embodiment may be used.

Fig. 7 shows a third embodiment in which the parallelogram linkage is made such that the table top overcenters in swinging between its retracted position over the seat and its forward position away from the seat, to take advantage of the weight of the table top to keep the top in its retracted position. This eliminates any necessity for using a latch or other means to hold the table top in its out-of-the-way position. As shown, the Fig. 7 form of the invention is similar to that shown in Figs. l5 except that the pin connections 35 are spaced from the wall W a distance somewhat greater than the distance from the rear edge 11 of the table top to the bar 17, and the pin connections 37 are spaced from the wall a distance somewhat greater than the distance from the rear edge of the table top to the bar 29. The result is that with the table top in its retracted position, wherein its rear edge abuts the wall and overlies the top of the back of the seat, the sides of the parallelogram linkage (indicated by the dot-dash lines in Fig. 7) are angled toward the wall from the pin connections 35 and 37. Thus, the weight of the top biases it to remain in its retracted position. In order that the front legs 13 may be vertical when the top is inits retracted position, they are provided 'at their upper ends with short rearwardly directed angled bends 13a for connection to the bar 17.

The otfset of legs 13 from bar 17 corresponds to. the

desired difference between the spacing of pin connections 35 from the wall and the spacing of the bar 17 from the rear edge of the table top.

Figs. 8-10 illustrate a fourth embodiment in which there are two front table legs 13 connected by bar 17 as above described, but only a single rear table leg, designated 101. In this embodiment, the seat, desig nated 103, differs from the seat 3 above described in having a gap or slot in its seating surface 1117 ex-. tending from front to rear and centrally of its length. Within the seat and on opposite sides of the gap or slot 105 are partitions 109. The table top is again designated 9. Angle members 33 are again used, but in this case have their horizontal flanges toward the seat, and the front legs 13, whichin this case are straight, are pivotally connected at their lower ends to members 33 at 35 as previously described. In this case, the pivotal connection of the front legs to the table top is shown as affected by means of straps 111. The rear leg 101 is pivotally connected at its upper end to the table top by means of a pair of straps 1 13 receiving a crosshead at the upper end of the leg, and extends down through the slot 105 into the bench between the partitions 109. Its lower end is pivotally mounted with respect to the seat by means of a pivot pin 118 supportedby the partitions.

The partitions also support forward and rearward stop pins 117 and 119 engageable by the rear leg for determining the forward and retracted positions of the table top. As shown in Figs. 8-l0, the linkage .constituted by the legs is not a precise parallelogram linkage, and the top does not remain exactly horizontal as it swings, but within its limited range of movement it remains substantially horizontal. With the rear leg at the center, a person may be seated on the seat from either end when the top is in its forward position, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 9. The linkage shown in Figs. 8-10 is of the overcentering character of the linkage shown in Fig. 7.

Figs. 11-13 illustrate a fifth embodiment of the invention which is particularly suitable for use in a multiple installation as in a restaurant, though not limited to such use. Fig. 11 illustrates a dual seat unit 12 1, providing two oppositely directed seats 123 and 125 on opposite sides of a common back 127. The table top is designated 129. It is mounted for swinging movement between the retracted position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 11 over the seat 125 and the forward position shown in solid lines in Fig. 11 outward from the seat 123. The unit has a single front leg 131 and a single rear leg 133 at one end (its right end as illustrated in Fig. 11), the table top being cantilevered from the legs. The front leg 131 extends at right angles from a base bar 135 and at its upper end has an upper bar 137 extending through and rotary in straps 139 secured to the bottom of the table top. The rear leg similarly extends at right angles from a base bar 141 and at its upper end has an upper bar 143 extending through and rotary in straps 145 secured to thebottom of the table top.

Base bars 135 and 141 extend lengthwise within the seat unit, bar 135 being adjacent the front of seat 123 and bar 141 being located. below the back 127. Each bar is journalled at its free end in a bearing such as indicated at 147 mounted on the inside of the lcftend of the unit as viewed in Fig. 11, and extends through an opening such as indicated at 149 in the right end of the unit. The legs constitute a parallelogram linkage, and the table top remains substantially horizontal as it swings. The retracted position of. the top is determined by the engagement of its bottom with the top of the back of the unit. The forward position of the top is determined by the engagement of stop member 151 on rear leg 133 with the front leg 131. The linkage overcentersas it swings between the retracted and forward positions so that the top is maintained by gravity bias in either position.

Suitable spring means may be employed to counterbalance the weight of the movable elements of the unit. As shown in Fig. 11, this may simply comprise a torsionbar spring 153 in one or both of base bars 135 and 141, fixed at one end 155 to the seat and at its other end to the bar as indicated at 157. 1

Figs. 11 and 13 illustrate how the table top of one unit, when in forward position, serves the seats 123 and 125 of two units 121 in a multiple-booth installation including a row of units 121 with end units 159 and 161 which are the same as units 121 without the seat 125 and Without the table tops and seat 123, respectively. The

table tops may be retracted to permit cleaning the floor between units and the seats. A top may be moved to an intermediate position such as shown in dot-dash lines in Fig. 11 to assist a portly or partially incapacitated person in taking a seat upon or leaving the seat 125 of the adjacent unit.

It will be understood that stop and biasing arrangements other than those specifically shown herein are within the scope of the present invention.

"In view of the. above, it will be seen that the several objects of the invention are achieved and other advantageous results attained.

As various changes could be made in the above con- I claim:

1. Means for mounting a member providing a workwhich is angled upward from said base when said mem-' her is in its retracted position and engageable with the base to determine and hold said member in its forward position.

2. Means for mounting a table top for movement between a retracted position above a seat and at such an elevation above a floor as to serve as a counter for such purposes as stand-up work, and a forward position offset from the seat and at a lower elevation above the floor corresponding to normal table height to serve in conjunction with the seat for such purposes as eating and sit-down work, comprising a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs pivotally connected to the table top at their upper ends and pivotally mounted on the floor at their lower ends and constituting a linkage mounting the table top for swinging movement between the stated positions while retaining the top substantially horizontal as it swings, at least one of the rear legs having a lower portion angled to be inclined upward and forward when the top is in its first position and to be engageable with the floor upon downward swinging of the top to determine the stated second position, and being formed above the said lower portion to provide knee room between itself and the seat when the top is in said second position to allow a person to be seated on the seat from said end.

3. The construction specified in claim 2 wherein said one rear leg has an intermediate portion above the lower portion which is vertical when the top is in its retracted position, andan upper portion angled rearward from said intermediate portion to its pivotal connection to the table top.

4. In combination, a seat having a back, a table top, and means mounting the top for movement between a retracted position above the seat and at such an elevation above floor level as to serve as a counter for such purposes as stand-up work, and a forward position ofiset outward from the seat and at a lower elevation above the floor corresponding to normal table height to serve in conjunction with the seat for such purposes as eating and sit-down work, comprising a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs pivotally connected to the table top at their upper ends and pivotally mounted with respect to the seat attheir lower ends and constituting a linkage mounting the table top for swinging movement between the stated positions while retaining the top substantially horizontal as it swings, each of the rear legs having a lower portion angled to be inclined upward and forward when .the top is in its first position and to be engageable with the floor upon downward swinging of the top to determine the stated second position, an intermediate portion extending upward from the outer end of the lower portion, and an upper portion inclined upward and rearward from the upper end of the intermediate portion to the pivotal connection of the rear legs with the table top, said rear legs structions without departing fromthe scope of the in- 1 vention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

providing knee room between themselves and the seat when the table top is inits retracted position to allow a'person to be seated on the seat from either end of the seat.

5; In combination, a seat, a table top, and means for mounting the top for swinging movement between a retracted position above the seat and a forward position wherein it is located outward away from the seat comprising a system of legs including only one rear leg, said legs being pivotally connected to the top at their upper ends and pivotally mounted with respect to the seat at their lower ends and constituting a linkage mounting the top for swinging movement between the stated positions while retaining the top substantially horizontal as it swings, said rear leg being located intermediate the ends of the top and the seat and allowing a person to be seated on the seat from either end of the seat when the top is in its forward position.

6. The combination of claim wherein the rear leg extends from a lower pivot within the seat through a gap in the seat, said gap allowing swinging of the rear leg as the top is swung between the stated positions.

7. In combination, a seat, a table top, and means for mounting the top for swinging movement between a retracted position above the seat and a forward position wherein it is located outward away from the seat comprising a system of legs including only one rear leg, said legs being pivotally connected to the top at their upper ends and pivotally mounted with respect to the seat at their lower ends and constituting a linkage mounting the top for swinging movement between the stated positions while retaining the top substantially horizontal as it swings, said rear leg being located at one end of the seat and allowing a person to be seated on the seat from the other end of the seat when the top is in its forward position.

8. In combination, a seat, a table top, and means for mounting the top for swinging movement between a retracted position above the seat and a forward position wherein it is located outward away from the seat comprising a front leg and a rear leg at one end of the seat pivotally connected at their upper ends to the top adjacent one end of the top and pivotally mounted at their lower ends with respect to the seat at said one end of the seat, said legs constituting a linkage mounting the top for swinging movement between the stated positions while retaining it substantially horizontal as it swings, and means at the upper end of at least one of the legs under the top providing a cantilever support therefor, and allowing a person to be seated on the seat from its other end when the top is in its forward position.

9. In combination, a seat, a pair of members extending forward from the ends of the seat at floor level, a table top, means for mounting the top for swinging movement between a retracted position above the seat and a forward position wherein it is located outward away from the seat comprising a pair of front legs pivot-, ally connected to the top at their upper ends and pivotally connected at their lower ends to said members adjacent the forward ends of said members, a pair of rear legs pivotally connected to the top at their upper ends and pivotally connected at their lower ends to the seat adjacent the lower rear of the ends of the seat, said legs constituting a linkage mounting the top for swinging movement between the stated positions while retaining the top substantially horizontal as it swings, at least one of the rear legs being shaped to provide knee room when the top is in its forward position to allow a person to be seated on the seat from the respective end of the. seat, said one rear leg having a lower portion angled to be inclined upward and, forward when the top is, in retracted position and adapted for engagement with the floor to act as a stop when the. top is swung to forward position, an intermediate portion extending upward, from the outer end of the lower portion, and an upper portion extending rearward from the upper end of the intermediate portion to the pivotal connection with the top.

10. In combination, a seat, a table top, and means for mounting the top for swinging movement between a retracted position above the seat and a forward position wherein it is located outward away from the seat comprising at least one front leg and at least one rear leg, said legsbeing pivotally connected to the table top at their upper ends and pivotally mounted with respect to the seat at their lower ends and constituting a linkage mounting the, top for swinging movement between the stated positions while retaining the top substantially horizontal as it swings, said rear leg being of curved form having a portion which, when the top is in forward position, extends forward from the lower pivot for the rear leg to a point forward of the seat and adjacent the floor so that it may be readily stepped over, the remainder of the rear leg extending upward to the top and being spaced from the seat a sufiicient distance to permit passage of a persons legs between it and the seat when the top is in forward position.

11. In combination, a seat, a table top, and means for mounting the top for swinging movement between a retracted position above the seat and a forward position wherein it is located outward away from the seat comprising at least one front leg and at least one rear leg, said legs being pivotally connected to the table top at their upper ends and pivotally mounted with respect to the seat at their lower ends and constituting a linkage mounting the top for swinging movement between the stated positions while retaining the top substantially horizontal as it swings, said rear leg being of curved form having a lower portion which, when the top is in forward position, extends forward from the lower pivot for the rear leg to a point forward of the seat and adjacent the floor so that it may be readily stepped over, an intermediate portion extending upward from the lower portion and an upper portion extending back to the pivotal connection of the rear leg with the top, said intermediate and upper portions spaced from the seat a sufiicient distance to permit passage of a persons legs, between it and the seat when the top is. in forward position.

12. In combination, a seat, a table top, and means for mounting the top for swinging movement between a retracted position above the seat and a forward position wherein it is located outward away from the seat comprising a rigid U-shaped' frame, one portion of said U-shaped frame extending horizontally lengthwise under the table top and supporting the top and having a pivotal connection with the top, the frame being pivotally mounted with respect to the seat for swinging movement on a horizontal axis adjacent the floor and parallel to the seat, said U-shaped frame. restraining said top against movement in all degrees of freedom except tilting on the axis of said pivotal connection and movement with said frame toward and away from the seat, supporting and stabilizing means for the top constituted by at least one rear leg having-a pivotal connection with the top spaced from the said one portion of the U-shaped frame for restraining the tilting of the top to maintain the top substantially horizontal, and a stop on one of the frame and seat elements engageable by said supporting and stabilizing means for limiting the outward swing of the top whereby said U-shaped frame and said supporting and stabilizing means act as the sole support for the top in the forward position of the top.

13. The combination of'elaim 12 wherein the U-shaped frame and the supporting and stabilizing means constitute a linkage mounting the top for swinging movement while retaining the top substantially horizontal as it swings the supporting and stabilizing means having a lower pivotal connection with respect to the seat, the line joining the pivotal connections of the U-shaped frame and the line joining the pivotal connections of the supporting and stabilizing means being angled from the lower pivotal connections. in'the direction toward the seat when the top is in retracted position andbeing angled in the direction away from the seatwhen the top is in forward position, whereby, the linkage overcenters in swinging between its, stated positions so. as to-be gravity biased toward one or the other. positions upon overcentering.

14.-In, combinatioma seat,- a table top, and means for mounting the tabletop for swinging movement between a retracted position above the seat and a forward position wherein it is located outward away from the seat comprising at least one front leg and at least one rear leg, said legs being pivotally connected to the table top at their upper ends and pivotally mounted with respect to the seat at their lower ends and constituting a linkage mounting the top for swinging movement while retaining the top substantially horizontal as it swings, and a stop engageable by said rear leg upon outward swinging of the top to limit the outward swing and to adapt the legs to act as the sole support for the top in the forward position of the top, said stop comprising a member extending forward from the seat along the floor, the forward leg being pivotally connected at its lower end to the forward end of said member, the rear leg being of curved form having a portion which, when the top is in forward position, extends forward from the lower pivot for the rear leg in engagement with said member to a point forward of the seat.

15. In combination, a seat, a table top, and means for mounting the table top for swinging movement between a retracted position above the seat and a forward position wherein it is located outward away from the seat comprising a least one front leg and at least one rear leg, said legs being pivotally connected to the table top at their upper ends and pivotally mounted with respect to the seat at their lower ends and constituting a linkage mounting the top for swinging movement while retaining the top substantially horizontal as it swings,

10 and a stop constituted by a portion of the seat and engageable by the rear leg upon outward swinging of the top to limit the outward swing and to adapt the legs to act as the sole support for the top in the forward position of the top, said rear leg being located intermediate the ends of the seat.

16. In combination, a seat, a table top, and means for mounting the table top for swinging movement between a retracted position above the seat and a forward position wherein it is located outward away from the seat comprising at least one front leg and at least one rear leg, said legs being pivotally connected to the table top at their upper ends and pivotally mountedwith respect to the seat at their lower ends and constituting a linkage mounting the top for swinging movement while retaining the top substantially horizontal as it swings, and a stop member projecting from the rear leg toward the front leg and engageable with the front leg upon outward swinging of the top to limit the outward swing and to adapt the legs to act as the sole support for the top in the forward position of the top.

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