US2915350A - Table construction - Google Patents
Table construction Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US2915350A US2915350A US801121A US80112159A US2915350A US 2915350 A US2915350 A US 2915350A US 801121 A US801121 A US 801121A US 80112159 A US80112159 A US 80112159A US 2915350 A US2915350 A US 2915350A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- plate
- corner
- construction
- channels
- frame
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 title description 13
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 2
- 230000000717 retained effect Effects 0.000 description 2
- 241000053208 Porcellio laevis Species 0.000 description 1
- 229910000831 Steel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 230000001419 dependent effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000009432 framing Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000003780 insertion Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000037431 insertion Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000004048 modification Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000010959 steel Substances 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
- F16B12/00—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior
- F16B12/44—Leg joints; Corner joints
- F16B12/52—Metal leg connections
-
- 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
- A47B13/00—Details of tables or desks
- A47B13/02—Underframes
- A47B13/021—Fastening devices of the feet or legs
Definitions
- This invention relates in general to table construction and more particularly to tables and other furniture and fixtures constructed for assembly with a screw driver only.
- Tables prior to this invention usually were dependent upon a wide apron for securing the top and legs thereto or were encumbered with bracing of questionable rigidity and unsightly appearance together with relatively high cost of manufacture, and in the case of tables having nondemountable legs, required large and bulky shipping containers.
- the present invention overcomes the above objections and disadvantages by the provision of a simple planar top member framed in a relatively narrow mitred ornamental frame with a novel corner support means adapted to retain the frame in rigid relation to the top and to rigidly retain demountable legs thereto by the use of simple, unobtrusive threaded screw fasteners, which construction is the principal object of the invention.
- a further object of the invention is the provision of a rigidized corner plate for fastening the corner of a mitred frame and supporting a planar top member of uniform thickness therein.
- a cylindrical boss 9 having internal threads 10 is cantrally extruded from the recess 8 as shown.
- the plate 7 includes a pair of divergent arms 11--11 having an included angle therebetween of 90 degrees. Threaded holes 1515 in the plate 7 are symmetrically positioned v as shown for the assembly of the aforementioned frame.
- Another object of the invention is the provision of A a rigidized frame having mitred corners made from linear extruded metal having channels therein for retaining a table top member and a corner plate adapted to receive and rigidly hold de-mountable legs having screw means in one end thereof.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a typical table in reduced scale.
- Fig. 2 is a fragmentary exploded view of the components in the table shown Fig. 1.
- Fig. 3 is a fragmentary bottom view of one of the corners of the table shown Fig. 1.
- Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of a frame member shown Fig. 1.
- Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation taken through section line 5-5, Fig. 1.
- a table having a top member 1 of uniform thickness is retained in a frame consisting of four lengths of rigid ornamental channels 2 mitred at both ends thereof as shown.
- a corner plate to be hereinafter described is adapted to secure said channels, support said top and engage legs 3 by screw means in the ends thereof.
- each channel 2 is preferably made from extruded metal of uniform cross section and having an internal configuration as shown in which a tongue 4 and lip 5 form a linear rectangular slot 18.
- the upper side of the channel forms a rectangular opening for retaining the edge of the top 1.
- a corner plate 7 preferably stamped from flat sheet steel of uniform thickness has a circular recess formed therein for providing an offset surface 8 parallel thereto.
- each arm 11 is inserted in the slot 18 formed by projection 4 and lip 5 and the lower leg of the channel in the junction end portions of channels 2-2 as shown, with a portion of the lip 5 cut away in the channels as shown Fig. 4 providing for clearance of the body of plate 7.
- FIG. 5 illustrates the attachment of the legs to each corner of the table by means of a screw means 19 of each leg threaded into the boss 9 in each of the plates.
- corner structure is exceedingly rigid and resistant to stress by virtue of the lockedin engagementof arms 11-11 in channels 18 and by virtue of the rigidity of plate 7 due to the bracing effect of the circular depression therein which depression also provides clearance for the upstanding boss of sufficient length to include sufiicient threads to resist stripping.
- a table construction comprising a rectangular planar top of uniform thickness, a plate means at each corner of said top spaced in parallel relation to the under surface thereof, by a plurality of integral upturned projections including a pair of integral divergent retaining arms, four U shaped frame members having a pair of co-linear parallel channels therein of uniform cross section forming a frame for retaining said top by the outer edges thereof in one of said channels and for retaining said arms in the other of said channels at each side of the junctions of said members with said projections supporting said top in upper portion of the said first mentioned channel, screw means in one side of each said member engaged with each of said arms for securing said members in rigid relation.
- a planar table top having a plurality of sides, a like plurality of frame members having like channel means therein for retaining the edges of said sides and like plurality of corner plates, a like plurality of table legs having screw means in the upper ends thereof, a corner plate having a pair of divergent arms for securing each of said members to said top at the junctions thereof, each of said pair of arms positioned in said channel means and secured to the end portion of each of said members at the said junctions, an offset portion in said plate having thread means therein for retaining and rigidlysupporting said legs threaded thereto.
- a corner construction comprising a corner portion of a planar table top having a predetermined divergent angle between the edges thereof, the junction portion of a pair of frame members having a pair of channels therein and retaining the said edges of said top in one of said channels, a corner plate having a pair of arms extending therefrom congruent to said angle with each of said arms projecting into said other channel in each of said members for securing said members at said junction, said plate having a plurality of spaced projections extending equi-distant from and normal thereto positioned against the under side of said top for supporting same in the upper portion of said first mentioned channel, screw means through each of said members threaded into said plate for locking said members together.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Furniture Connections (AREA)
Description
Dec. 1, 1959 L. F. SINCLAIR TABLE CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 23, 1959 INVENTOR. LOU F. SINCLAIR Dec. 1, 1959 Filed March 25, 1959 L. F. SINCLAIR TABLE CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.
LOU F. SINCLAIR United States Patent TABLE CONSTRUCTION Lou F. Sinclair, North Miami Beach, Fla., assignor to giltmore Mfg. Co., Miami, Fla., a corporation of l lorida Application March 23, 1959, Serial No. 801,121
5 Claims. (Cl. 311-114) This invention relates in general to table construction and more particularly to tables and other furniture and fixtures constructed for assembly with a screw driver only.
Tables prior to this invention usually were dependent upon a wide apron for securing the top and legs thereto or were encumbered with bracing of questionable rigidity and unsightly appearance together with relatively high cost of manufacture, and in the case of tables having nondemountable legs, required large and bulky shipping containers.
The present invention overcomes the above objections and disadvantages by the provision of a simple planar top member framed in a relatively narrow mitred ornamental frame with a novel corner support means adapted to retain the frame in rigid relation to the top and to rigidly retain demountable legs thereto by the use of simple, unobtrusive threaded screw fasteners, which construction is the principal object of the invention.
A further object of the invention is the provision of a rigidized corner plate for fastening the corner of a mitred frame and supporting a planar top member of uniform thickness therein.
2 v I A cylindrical boss 9 having internal threads 10 is cantrally extruded from the recess 8 as shown. The plate 7 includes a pair of divergent arms 11--11 having an included angle therebetween of 90 degrees. Threaded holes 1515 in the plate 7 are symmetrically positioned v as shown for the assembly of the aforementioned frame.
Another object of the invention is the provision of A a rigidized frame having mitred corners made from linear extruded metal having channels therein for retaining a table top member and a corner plate adapted to receive and rigidly hold de-mountable legs having screw means in one end thereof.
These and other objects and advantages in one embodiment of the invention are described and shown in the appended specification and drawings in which:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a typical table in reduced scale.
Fig. 2 is a fragmentary exploded view of the components in the table shown Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a fragmentary bottom view of one of the corners of the table shown Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of a frame member shown Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation taken through section line 5-5, Fig. 1.
Referring to Fig. 1 a table having a top member 1 of uniform thickness is retained in a frame consisting of four lengths of rigid ornamental channels 2 mitred at both ends thereof as shown. A corner plate to be hereinafter described is adapted to secure said channels, support said top and engage legs 3 by screw means in the ends thereof.
Referring to Fig. 2 each channel 2 is preferably made from extruded metal of uniform cross section and having an internal configuration as shown in which a tongue 4 and lip 5 form a linear rectangular slot 18. The upper side of the channel forms a rectangular opening for retaining the edge of the top 1.
A corner plate 7 preferably stamped from flat sheet steel of uniform thickness has a circular recess formed therein for providing an offset surface 8 parallel thereto.
Referring to Fig. 3 each arm 11 is inserted in the slot 18 formed by projection 4 and lip 5 and the lower leg of the channel in the junction end portions of channels 2-2 as shown, with a portion of the lip 5 cut away in the channels as shown Fig. 4 providing for clearance of the body of plate 7.
A counter-sunk hole 16 is provided in the end portion of each channel for the insertion of screws 17-17 which are threaded into hole 15-15 in the plate 7. The vertical assembly of each corner of the table is illustrated in Fig. 5. The top 1 is snugly retained between the upstanding projections 12, 13 and 14 and the overhanging upper leg of the channel 2. Fig. 5 also illustrates the attachment of the legs to each corner of the table by means of a screw means 19 of each leg threaded into the boss 9 in each of the plates.
It is apparent that this construction lends itself to use of thin table tops of different thickness by providing corresponding projections 12, 13 and 14 of appropriate length.
It is also apparent that the corner structure is exceedingly rigid and resistant to stress by virtue of the lockedin engagementof arms 11-11 in channels 18 and by virtue of the rigidity of plate 7 due to the bracing effect of the circular depression therein which depression also provides clearance for the upstanding boss of sufficient length to include sufiicient threads to resist stripping.
It is now apparent that the construction above described is useful for framing windows, mirrows, cabinet doors and the like with the omission of the extruded boss 9.
It is to be noted that the above described construction is applicable to a wide variety of frame shapes, such as triangular or other polygons by using corner plates with arms made with corresponding included angles.
Certain other modifications in construction retaining the features above described are intended to come within the scope of the appended claims.
Having described my invention, I claim:
1. A table construction comprising a rectangular planar top of uniform thickness, a plate means at each corner of said top spaced in parallel relation to the under surface thereof, by a plurality of integral upturned projections including a pair of integral divergent retaining arms, four U shaped frame members having a pair of co-linear parallel channels therein of uniform cross section forming a frame for retaining said top by the outer edges thereof in one of said channels and for retaining said arms in the other of said channels at each side of the junctions of said members with said projections supporting said top in upper portion of the said first mentioned channel, screw means in one side of each said member engaged with each of said arms for securing said members in rigid relation.
2. The construction recited in claim 1 including a portion of each said plate offset therefrom forming a parallel surface including a threaded boss normal thereto, a table leg having screw means in the upper end thereof threaded in each said boss with the said end against each said parallel surface forming a table.
3. In a table construction of the character described a planar table top having a plurality of sides, a like plurality of frame members having like channel means therein for retaining the edges of said sides and like plurality of corner plates, a like plurality of table legs having screw means in the upper ends thereof, a corner plate having a pair of divergent arms for securing each of said members to said top at the junctions thereof, each of said pair of arms positioned in said channel means and secured to the end portion of each of said members at the said junctions, an offset portion in said plate having thread means therein for retaining and rigidlysupporting said legs threaded thereto.
4. 'In a table of the character described a corner construction comprising a corner portion of a planar table top having a predetermined divergent angle between the edges thereof, the junction portion of a pair of frame members having a pair of channels therein and retaining the said edges of said top in one of said channels, a corner plate having a pair of arms extending therefrom congruent to said angle with each of said arms projecting into said other channel in each of said members for securing said members at said junction, said plate having a plurality of spaced projections extending equi-distant from and normal thereto positioned against the under side of said top for supporting same in the upper portion of said first mentioned channel, screw means through each of said members threaded into said plate for locking said members together.
5. The construction recited in claim 4 including an oifset portion in said plate With an outer surface parallel thereto and having a central threaded boss therein for rigidizing said plate and retaining a table leg threaded therein.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 383,167 Brougher May 22, 1888 1,726,362 Grsenigo Aug. 27, 1929 2,783,112 Slater Feb. 26, 1957 2,886,388 Perimutter May 12, 1959 2,895,777 Urban July 21, 1959
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US801121A US2915350A (en) | 1959-03-23 | 1959-03-23 | Table construction |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US801121A US2915350A (en) | 1959-03-23 | 1959-03-23 | Table construction |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US2915350A true US2915350A (en) | 1959-12-01 |
Family
ID=25180247
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US801121A Expired - Lifetime US2915350A (en) | 1959-03-23 | 1959-03-23 | Table construction |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US2915350A (en) |
Cited By (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3143375A (en) * | 1962-03-22 | 1964-08-04 | Nova Products Corp | Adjustable furniture piece |
US3329383A (en) * | 1966-06-09 | 1967-07-04 | Pilliod Cabinet Company | Leg attaching connection |
US5267713A (en) * | 1992-07-20 | 1993-12-07 | Lewis John H | Device for adjusting the height of an article of furniture |
US20140205367A1 (en) * | 2013-01-24 | 2014-07-24 | Cheng-Kang Sung | Conenctor configuration for an assembled modular rack |
US8950817B2 (en) | 2012-08-30 | 2015-02-10 | Steelcase Inc. | Article of furniture with modular construction |
US9084484B2 (en) | 2011-08-22 | 2015-07-21 | The Stanley Works Israel Ltd. | Shelving system |
USD793786S1 (en) * | 2016-01-22 | 2017-08-08 | Ascion, Llc | Leg assembly for support frame |
US10094407B2 (en) * | 2014-05-13 | 2018-10-09 | Lapalma Srl | Modular frame for making seats and furnishing elements in general provided with a supporting surface |
Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US383167A (en) * | 1888-05-22 | And john seymour | ||
US1726362A (en) * | 1925-03-26 | 1929-08-27 | Orsenigo Henry | Joint for articles of furniture and the like |
US2783112A (en) * | 1955-11-14 | 1957-02-26 | Melvin G Slater | Table leg attaching device |
US2886388A (en) * | 1957-11-25 | 1959-05-12 | Hayden Mfg Company | Corner plate |
US2895777A (en) * | 1957-12-30 | 1959-07-21 | Hub Stamping And Mfg Company | Table leg support bracket |
-
1959
- 1959-03-23 US US801121A patent/US2915350A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US383167A (en) * | 1888-05-22 | And john seymour | ||
US1726362A (en) * | 1925-03-26 | 1929-08-27 | Orsenigo Henry | Joint for articles of furniture and the like |
US2783112A (en) * | 1955-11-14 | 1957-02-26 | Melvin G Slater | Table leg attaching device |
US2886388A (en) * | 1957-11-25 | 1959-05-12 | Hayden Mfg Company | Corner plate |
US2895777A (en) * | 1957-12-30 | 1959-07-21 | Hub Stamping And Mfg Company | Table leg support bracket |
Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3143375A (en) * | 1962-03-22 | 1964-08-04 | Nova Products Corp | Adjustable furniture piece |
US3329383A (en) * | 1966-06-09 | 1967-07-04 | Pilliod Cabinet Company | Leg attaching connection |
US5267713A (en) * | 1992-07-20 | 1993-12-07 | Lewis John H | Device for adjusting the height of an article of furniture |
US9084484B2 (en) | 2011-08-22 | 2015-07-21 | The Stanley Works Israel Ltd. | Shelving system |
US8950817B2 (en) | 2012-08-30 | 2015-02-10 | Steelcase Inc. | Article of furniture with modular construction |
US9936808B2 (en) | 2012-08-30 | 2018-04-10 | Steelcase Inc. | Article of furniture with modular construction |
US20140205367A1 (en) * | 2013-01-24 | 2014-07-24 | Cheng-Kang Sung | Conenctor configuration for an assembled modular rack |
US10094407B2 (en) * | 2014-05-13 | 2018-10-09 | Lapalma Srl | Modular frame for making seats and furnishing elements in general provided with a supporting surface |
USD793786S1 (en) * | 2016-01-22 | 2017-08-08 | Ascion, Llc | Leg assembly for support frame |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US3851981A (en) | Assembly for forming metal furniture structures from interengaging element | |
US3111723A (en) | Room divider device | |
US6105794A (en) | Adjustable support bracket that slides and adjusts within a channel | |
US3282006A (en) | Paneling structures | |
US5335434A (en) | Picture frame | |
US3883104A (en) | Table leg fastening means | |
US2970702A (en) | Structural unit for shelving | |
US3159440A (en) | Cabinet wall panels and connecting means therefor | |
US2915350A (en) | Table construction | |
US3692265A (en) | Corner mountable brackets | |
US3273633A (en) | Shower door construction | |
US4712844A (en) | Home filing cabinet | |
US2882110A (en) | Laterally moving furniture leg fastener | |
US2970025A (en) | Furniture assembly bracket | |
US2994888A (en) | Joint lock | |
KR101932733B1 (en) | A vertical frame for bathroom storage closet | |
US3202296A (en) | Post assembly | |
US4447096A (en) | Cabinet assembly system | |
US3425726A (en) | Profile rail provided with attachment element | |
US3421272A (en) | Display or divider panel stand | |
US2984362A (en) | Shelf construction | |
US2801144A (en) | Detachable leg mountings for tables and chairs | |
US3620176A (en) | Trim fastenings for shelving unit | |
US3510096A (en) | Bracket mounting for wooden furniture legs | |
JP2528423Y2 (en) | Corner shelves |