US801894A - Pedestal extension-table. - Google Patents

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No. 801,894. PATENTED OCT. 17, 1905.

G. W. MUNZ.

PEDESTAL EXTENSION TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5,1903.

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BROTHERS FURNITURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

OF DETROIT,

PEDESTAL EXTENSION-=TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1 905.

Application filed May 5,1903. Serial No. 155,698.

To K'I/ZI/ whom/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs W. MUNZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pedestal Extension-Table's, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to extension-tables of that class in which the separable sections of the table-top are secured to and carried by separable pedestal-sections, said pedestal-sections being adapted in the closed position of the table to form a single central standard. With tables of this class it has been found to be difiicult to close the pedestal-sections together so as to form a tight joint from top to bottom. This is for the reason that in closing the table the power is applied to the top, while the resistance to the movement of the pedestal will cause the lower end thereof to lag behindlthe upper end, with the result that a gap is left at the bottom after the top is closed. To overcome this difficulty, locks have been provided for drawing and holding the pedestal-sections together; but these increase the cost of construction and are unsat isfactory in many ways.

It is the object of the present construction to overcome this difliculty by providing means for rigidly securing the pedestal-sections to the table-top so that the former will be compelled to move with the latter and will form a tight joint with its complementary section through their entire length.

It is a further object to provide means of adjustment whereby any springing of the wood which would prevent the tight closing of the sections may be compensated for.

With these and other minor objects in view the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pedestal extension-table constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. is a bottom plan view thereof, partly in section. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is.a perspective view of the upper portion of one of the pedestal-sections and the block by which it is secured to the table-top. Fig. 5 is a section illustrating the locking mechanism. Fig. 6 is a section at right angles to Fig. 3.

ing brace-bar.

' A and A are the complementary top sections of an extension-table, and B and B are the corresponding pedestal-sections. The sections B and B are preferably of the usual hollow construction adapted to inclose the center leg C of the table.

Heretofore it has been customary to secure the pedestal-sections to cross-bars extending either to the side rails of the table or to the slides. Such a connection does not possess suflicient rigidity to prevent the springing of the pedestal-section so that it does not fully close. With my improved construction the pedestal-section is not only secured to the cross-bar, but also to a longitudinally-extend- As shown, D is the cross-bar, extending between and secured to the slides E and E, and F is the brace-bar, arranged above the cross-bar D and rigidly secured thereto and to the pedestal-section. It is essential that the pedestal-section be rigidly secured to the bars D and F, and this is accomplished by a block G, which is mortised into the sides a and Z) of the pedestal-section and is arranged flush with the top of said section. This block is made of suflicient thickness to obtain the necessary strength and at its center is cut away at c to leave space for the center leg C. The block G is engaged with the pedestal section and preferably glued thereto and is then secured to the crossbar D and brace-bar F by bolts H. These are arranged upon opposite sides of the center and pass through the block and the two barsD and F. When the bolts are tightened, both bars are rigidly attached to the pedestal-section and will hold the latter in rigid relation to the table-top. Where a table has been in use for a considerable period of time, it may happen that the wood will spring or take a permanent set which will prevent the tight closing of the pedestal-section. I have therefore provided means for adjusting the bars F so as to again restore the bars to proper relation. As shown, this adjustment consists of a wedge I, which is arranged between the outer end of the bars F and a bearing-block J, secured to the under side of the table-top. In this block is secured a clamping-bolt K, which passes through a slot (Z in the wedge and through an aperture in the bars F, being provided at its outer end with an adjusting-nut 6. With this construction whenever one of the pedestal-sections is found to be out of the perpendicular the nut 0 may be loosened and the wedge I adjusted, thereby moving the bars F and again restoring the pedestal-section to its proper position. With the construction described the table-sec tions may be closed and will remain in this position without the necessity of locking. If, however, it is desired to provide a lock, it is only necessary to lock the upper ends of the pedestal-sections and not to extend the locking members down into the pedestal, as in this construction.

In Figs. 2, 3, and 5 is illustrated a construc= tion of lock in which L is a wire loop secured at its ends to the bolts H upon one of the sections and extending inward toward the opposite section. The free end of this loop extends in the closed position of the table in proximity to a locking-hook M, pivotally secured to the brace member F. This hook is adapted to be operated by a pivotal lever N, so as to engage with the loop L and lock the same in position. The reverse movement of the lever will unlock the hook and permit the sections to be drawn apart. 0 is a guide on the bottom of the table-top for directing the loop into engagement with the hook.

As the operation of tables of this type is well understood, further description is unnecessary.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a pedestal extension-table, the combination with an extensible top section,o'f a crossbar secured beneath said top section, a pedestal-section rigidly secured to and depending from said cross-bar and a brace extending longitudinally of the table, rigidly secured at its inner end to said cross-bar and pedestal-section and having a bearing at its outer end on the under side of said table-top.

2. In a pedestal extension-table, the combination with an extensible top section, of a crossbar extending beneath said top section, a pedestal-section rigidly secured to and depending from said cross-bar, a brace extending longiing for the outer end of said brace, on the under side of said table-top.

4:. In a pedestal extension-table, the combination with a hollow pedestal-section of a filling-block secured to the upper end of said section and having a horizontal mortised engagement therewith, said block being centrally cut away for the passage of center leg of the table.

5. In a pedestal extension-table, the com bination with a hollow pedestal-section of a filling-block having mortised engagement with the upper end of said section, a cross-bar on the table-top, a brace extending longitudinally of said top and means for rigidly securing said brace and cross-bar to said block.

6. In a pedestal extension-table, the combination with a hollow pedestal-section, of a filling-block having mortised engagement with the upper end of said section and centrally cut away for the passage of the center leg, a crossbar on said table-top against which the upper end of said section bears, a brace above said cross-bar extending longitudinally of the table and bolts passing through said bar and block on opposite sides of the cut-away portion in the latter.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES W. MUNZ.

I/Vitnesses:

J AS. P. BARRY, TEREsA L. BRENNAN.

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