US2926794A

US2926794A - Collapsible serving table

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Publication number: US2926794A
Application number: US631535A
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert B Karoff
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1956-12-31
Filing date: 1956-12-31
Publication date: 1960-03-01
Anticipated expiration: 1977-03-01

Description

March 1, 1960 R. B. KAROFF COLLAPSIBLE SERVING TABLE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 31, 1956 INVENTOR. KaBEza' e. Kareem March 1, 1960 R. B. KAROFF COLLAPSIBLE ssnvmc TABLE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 31, 1956 2 21- 5. KAROFF' INVENTOR.

March 1, 1960 R. B. KAROFF COLLAPSIBLE SERVING TABLE 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Dec. 31, 1956 INVENTOR. {1 ROBERT B. KAeoFF 475mm M United States Patent Ofiiice 2,926,794 Patented Mar. 1, 1960 COLLAPSIBLE SERVING TABLE Robert B. Karolf, New York, NY. Application December 31, 1956, Serial No. 631,535 3 Claims. or. 211-149 This invention relates to collapsible serving tables.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a serving table for dispensing beverages including a pair of vertically spaced horizontal tabular portions which may be collapsed upwardly against a relatively narrow upstanding frame so as to occupy a minimum of space when not in use.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a collapsible serving table of the above type which may be easily and readily rolled to any convenient desired location and as readily rolled into a closet and out of the way when not in use.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a collapsible serving table of the above type which includes removable means 'forsupporting drinking glasses at the ends of the tabular portions in a novel manner.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a collapsible serving table of the above type which is compact, provides a maximum of supporting surface, and is attractive in appearance.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a collapsible serving table which has a minimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture, is of simple construction and efiicient in operation and use.

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention showing the tabular portions in the operative position;

Figure 2 is an end elevational view thereof shown partly broken away and showing the tabular portions at one side in an intermediate position prior to being collapsed upwardly against the frame;

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the tabular portions at both sides in the collapsed inoperative position ready for storage;

Figure 4 is a vertical line 4-4 of Figure 3 and Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, represents a rectangular base member supported at opposite ends on the inverted U-shaped supports 11 having the stepped portions 12 adjacent the base member 10, substantially as illustrated.

The ends of the leg members or supports 11 are provided with the rotatably mounted casters 13 which permit the device to be conveniently moved about to any desired location with a minimum of time and effort.

A pair of flat elongated upstanding members 14 are secured at their lower ends to the opposite ends of the base member 10 by means of the fastening means 15, the members 14 being aligned laterally with each other and being connected at their upper ends by the transverse handle member 16 suitably secured thereto and having the finger receiving central opening 17. By means of the handle member 16, the device may be rolled to any convenient location and lifted into a closet or other Storage ar a.

sectional view taken along the A rectangular guard rail 18 is suitably secured to the upper surface of the base member 10 and includes the ornamental enlarged corner posts 19, the guard 18 serving to prevent displacement of or the like which are supported on the base member, as will be obvious.

A pair of oppositely disposed, complementary rectangular upper

tabular portions

20 and 21 are each pivotally mounted at opposite ends intermediate the upstanding members 14 by means of the pins 22, the upper

tabular portions

20 and 21, when in the horizontal position shown in Figure 1, coming together to form a unitary supporting surface.

A second pair of identical lower complementary

tabular portions

23 and 24 are similarly mounted at opposite ends in the upstanding members 14 midway between the base member 10 and the upper tabular portions 20' and 21 by means of the pins 25. Here again the lower

tabular portions

23 and 24 are adapted when in the horizontal position to come together to form a unitary supporting surface.

Means are provided for supporting the tabular portions 20' through 24 in the horizontal operative positions and include a depending rectangular member 26 secured to the undersurface of each of the aforesaid tabular portions extending parallel to the base member 10 and being disposed at right angles to the tabular portions themselves. The aforesaid supporting means further includes the provision of a pair of substantially U-shaped tubular members 27, each of which is pivotally connected at the free upper ends thereof to the opposite ends of each of the uppermost members 26 by means of the bolts 28. The tubular members 27 are also pivotally connected to the opposite ends of the lowermost members 26 by means of the bolts 29 whereby to synchronize the movement of the upper and lower tabular portions.

Thus the tabular portions 20/ through 24 (Figure 1) will be supported in the horizontal operative position by means of the tubular members 27, the central portions of which rest directly on the stepped portions 12 of the base members 11. At the same time, the tabular portions 20 through 24 may be rotated upwardly against the center of the table so as to occupy a minimum of space when not in use (Figure 3). Means are provided for retaining the tabular portions in the collapsed position and include the provision at the opposite end of each of the upper tabular portions 20' and 21 near and outwardly of the pins 22 of the spring detents 30 which, when the

tabular portions

20 and 21 are in the vertical position, are received within the grooves 31 provided therefor on the inner faces of the upstanding members 14.

A plurality of removable containers for drinking glasses 32 are provided for supporting the same at the opposite ends of the uppermost

tabular portions

20 and 21 and include the receptacles 33 adapted to support therewithin a pair of glasses 32 and having the straight inner side Walls 34 which are adapted to abut the straight edges of the tabular portions 20' and 21. An L-shaped rod 35 is fixedly secured to the upper edge of each of the straight portions 34 along the horizontal portion thereof, with the vertical depending portion being received within the open upper ends of the tubular members 27 whereby to support the containers in a steady and yet easily removable manner.

In operation, the serving table may be rolled to any convenient desired location by means of the casters 13 and the handle member 16 whereupon the tabular portions 20' through 24 are snapped from the inoperative vertical positions of Figure 3 to the horizontal positions of Figure 1 to be supported by the tubular members 27. The containers 33 are then supported in the positions of Figure 1 by inserting the L-shaped rods 35 downthe bottles 20 of liquor wardly-into the open upper endsof the tubular members-- 27 to provide additional support surface for the drinking glasses 32. The beverage bottles 20 will be stored on the base member within the guide or rail 18 and will be-usedfor mixing the drinks on the tabular portions;

When it is desired to put the table away, the above operations are-reversed to remove'the containers-33and' While various changes made be made in the detail con-- struction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be'within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by-theappended claims.

I claim:

1; A.serving table comprising an elongated basernember; apair of upstanding members secured to oppositeends of said basemernber, a first pair of complementary tabular portions pivotally mounted at opposite ends'near their'inner edges on the inner faces of said upstanding members'near the'tops thereof, said'first pairof'tab'ular portionswhen in the horizontal position coming together. to form a unitary table surface, a second pair of complementary tabular portions pivotally mounted at oppositeends near their inner edges on'the-inner faces of said" upstanding members intermediatesaid first pair of tabular portions and said base member'and being'adapted', when in the horizontal position to come together toform asecond unitary table'surface, a pair of substantially U-shaped legs pivotally connected at their free upper endsto opposite ends of said first pair of tabular portions on opposite sides of said upstanding members, said U-shaped members being pivotally connected to the opposite ends of said second pair of tabular portions, a

pair. of laterally extending supporting members secured to opposite ends of said base member, said laterally extending members supporting on the upper edges thereof the lower central portions of said U-shaped members when said tabular portions are in the horizontal position, 1

said tabular portions when not in use being rotatable upwardly against each other to a substantially vertical position for compactness in storage, and spring detent means carried by the inner faces of said upstanding members and the opposite ends of said tabular portions for retaining the same in the vertical position.

2;- Aservingtableaccording to claim 1, including a transverse member connecting the upper ends of said uprights above said first pair of tabular portions, said transverse member serving as a stop to limit the upward rotation of the first pair of tabular portions to the spring retained position.

3. A serving table-according to claim 1, including a transversely extending depending member secured to the undersurfaceof each of said tabular portions near their inner'edges, said .U-shaped members being pivotallyconnected' tozthe opposite ends of said depending-members.

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