US83960A - Improved revolving table - Google Patents

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JULIUS S. HEATO'R, OF OVH); MI CAI-IIGA-N.

` Lam Patent N0'.83,960, dated Nambe 1o, 186s.

IMPROVE!) REvoLvING TABLE.

T he Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all'who'm 'it may concern.- s

.Be it knovn that I, JULIUs S. HEATOR, of Ovid, in the lcounty of Clinton, and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Breakfast, Dining, and TeafTables; and the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part -of this speciicationin .which- Figure 1 represents a perspective top view of my table -With the revolving centre-piece and adjustable caster.

without their being removed by a waiter from off the table.

My invention consists in securing, in the centre of the table-top, a metal box having a conical recess in the top, in which is fitted a tube having a screw-thread on the outside, land an adjustable conical nut, the tube being provided on its top with a conical recess and a ilange on whichis secured'a circular centre-table top, which, by the use of the conical nut, can be elevated to any desired height above the stationary table-top, with both of which is combined a caster-framc,on a stem, which ts into the tube, the stem also-being provided with a screwsthrea'd and conical nut, so that by it the caster can be elevated'or depressed'.

Y To enable others to make and use my invention, I will describerit more in detail, referring to the drawings, and to the letters marked thereon.

Qlo any table, A, constructed in the' ordinary manner, of any shape or dimensions, with or without leaves,

a a, I placeJ centrally a metal box, B, with a cone-shaped recess, b,and a screw-thread and nut, c, which is fitted on a tube, C, to which a circular table, D,'is scoured, so that it umay be `elevated or depressed by the nut c, so as to lie closeto the-top of the table A, or be elevated a suicient height to 'allow extra dishes to be placed under it, either before or after they have been used for the courses, so that the table4 may be set, and the various food and dishes allprovided and placed upon and neither do they requiregto b eremoved until after the person'leaves.

In the tube Gis placed the caster-stand E, which has a stem, e, on which is a screw-thread and a cone-nut, j, so that it may be raised or lowered in the socket y, leaving it free to be turned round, independent of the table D. The easter is-always in the right place, and vis in no danger of being upset, the bottles broken, and

ing, polishing, or other purposes. Y

-The advantages of the top table D as arranged with round table has at least one-third morev capacity for holding the various dishes required, oftentimes without the necessity of having awaiter to standabcut, and aperson is less liable to upset soup, gravy, &c.,'to soil 'JULIUS S. HEATOR.

in the presence of- Witnesses;

DAVID N. GREEN, OLIVER BAILEY.

contents spilled. yIt can be easily taken out for clean.

its elevating-apparatus, is, that a small square, oval, or-

his clothes, than waiters are while removing the dishesv In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name,

it, before the person or persons are seated at the table,

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