US362172A

US362172A - Martin merklen

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Publication number: US362172A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1887-05-03
Anticipated expiration: 1904-05-03

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(No Model.)

M. MERKLEN.

TABLE. No. 362,172. Patented May 3, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN MERKLEN, OF N E? YORK, N. Y.

TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,172, dated May 3, 1887.

Application filed March 14, 1887. Serial No. 230,809. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARTIN MERKLEN, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tables, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved construction of tables for parlor and other purposes, by which a very ornamental appearance and the general character of mcdizeval furniture is imparted to the same.

The invention consists of a table the legs of which are made of two sections which are connected at an obtuse angle to each other, the lower sections being extended above the point of connection with the upper sections, so as to support a smaller auxiliary table or shelf below the top or main plate of the table.

The accompanying drawing represents a perspective view of my improved table.

A in the drawing represents the top or main plate of my improved table, which is supported by legs B, each of which is formed of two sections-an upper section, b, and a lower section, bwhich are united at an obtuse angle to each other. The lower sections, 1), are connected by transverse brace-pieces O, which are again connected by a longitudinal brace-piece,D. In place of the brace-pieces O and D, the legs 13 may be braced diagonally or in any other manner. The upper ends of the lower leg'sections, b, are extended above the point of connectioirwith the upper sections, 2), and support an auxiliary table or shelf, E, of smaller size than the top or main part A of the table, said auxiliary table or shelf serving for supporting small articles thereon. The

auxiliary table or shelf 0 connects the upper ends of the lower leg-sections and acts as a sec ond brace for the same, so that they support rigidly the upper leg-sections and top of the table. The leg sections are preferably finished in spirally-twisted wood or other ornamental style, whereby the medizeval character is imparted to the table. The construction of the legs B permits the use of short pieces of wood for the same, which can be easier handled in twisting and ornamenting them. A very neat and ornamental table can thereby be furnished at a comparatively low price, especially as smaller pieces of the better class of woods of which this class of tables is made are less expensive than the longer and heavier pieces required for the legs of the tables heretofore in use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A table composed of legs formed of two sections jointed at an obtuse angle to each other, a top supported on the upper leg-sections, and an auxiliary table or shelf supported on the upwardly-extended ends of the lower leg-sections, substantially as set forth.

2. A table composed of legs formed of two sections jointed at an obtuse angle to each other, brace-pieces connecting the lower leg-' sections, an auxiliary table or shelf supported on the upper ends of the lower leg-sections, and a top or main plate,of larger size than the shelf,supported by the upper leg-sections,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in pres ence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARTIN MERKLEN. lVitnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, CARL KARI.