US1782623A - Folding table - Google Patents

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Nov. 25, 1930' c. H. MCCASLIN FOLDING TABLE Filed March 19. 1928 W Z R. 5 EM H m p M r M c A TTORNE YS.

remiss Now. 25, 1930 y g v 1 78 623 UNITED STATESrarest fore} CLIFFORD HARR DMceasLIu; ,or;oA; rglNii, olxL ronNrgi 5 FO DING:

ppli n "fi March 92;-v {Sme ly-f 2.6258554, a y p My invention relates to improvements in Sthat is providedvvithoutwardly projeeting folding tables, and it consists in the eomblnaflanges: These fiariges are slidahlyfretrons, construotions ancl arrangements herel ra channel guide lO. i r matter described and claimed. 1 ij' l helegsfl ai d areeaeh provided vvitha An object of myinvention is to provide a "channel ghide 10. Figures shows how these i i aii -i r 1y.-, V folding table that consists of two legs hlnggu des re d sposed on theinner surfaces or edly seoured to a table top and foldable into flthe'l 6 mid i nidvvfaybetween 'thesides; The

i planes parallelgvvith the topand a bracing j l'gsa sfwiiigableinto openfposition and i *1; oi alocking the legs in collapsed positioni and to vardt he l i i foldable table.

membervvhieh perform's'tlie doublefunotion their the in 'n iherflis nioved hetiv ntlie legs v v M. re -ms ar r w The bracing member further acts as a cover l f ber jent n s eliannelguides 1 0 and hv m l li if r h 9 r the eward 3 1M a g at v i them thanthelehgtjhiof the tor-the legs when folded.

A further object of my invention is'to' pro- M r k vide a device of the type described Whieh'is',

provides a substantialy article when in operigsgw u haveia' bihding u brr the v ative position that is as strong asa rigid iion -v legs, and thus support themember in theipositio'n F igufre 1 vvitlioiittliere being Other ob ects and advantages Will appear aiiy chan'ee oifthje ineli ber droppirig bygravs in the following specification, and the novel tity; Theguidecliannds 1Oshonldvnofib jm Figure 1;

i a table which consists oiia top 1 and legs 2 and l i FigureQ shows hoW the legs extend subst'an -I supportir g surf for features of niyinvention will beparticularly aced i urthelzax' gy fpljomi th g fiild sfifiij is pointed out in whatI hereinafter claim. approx mately one-eighth of a'ritineh V l My invention is illustrated in'theaceoms "prior to theleonnetting oitlieInemberLG to: a panying drawing forming a part of this apf the legs; nolvv ft he'clegs arelsvvung' toward y plication, in which: i each other; th sl'slight dista rioe iii order-to 7 Figure 1 shows a side elevation of the deperm t the gu de stripsS to e iiteri the channel vice; i i p V v v V ;g l .1$19., y l e ei th m m is v 1 Figure 2 is an end elevation i t? is moved into plajeethelre will be aweagin y b Figure 3 isa section along the line 3-3 of a ti n" 'Ween thestrips'andehannelsfl k l p p eltifl'slioivtheguide oharinelsfllfl 80 Figure l' is a section aloiigthe line 4- of as b l i lgipri( ivided ifiith a depiesfsed ereeai i gur' a r i thfi 'l liiiis h fi Yemfiew em iifi Figureb shows the table iillfOlClGCl posi- *The same membeiffiiS-usd in jsfeeu'ringthe tionyand y lts r n losed e ri .rae fi mbtr'iefirsa a Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional View of removethfro n the guidemhamiels 10 and S v v aportion ofjthedeviceq Ijn'earryingout my invention-I provide time he "pofsfitidn inJFigiirefi.

' s a 1 We; 12ml 1 t I gains; the topl, a pr view broad i i .i 1 l B hiugedIysecuredtothei top at/tand ,5.

@tially across the. entireiwidth of the table fiiiembe M This mekes'it possible to have only two legs ma-telv at me? glee 0 is for the table; The legs may be designedin top 1 vVhenTdElielegs 7, MI y W order to add to the beauty of the device. members 1 2 and 13*]011 ry guide chanhels V f Abracing member 6 is used for holding the and 15, similar to the channels 109 These p i it to be moved readily. Befereneeto Figure means of the guidestrips 8 infelxactly Jthef' ishows that the member 6has a guidestrip same manneras it Was formerly'seeured tothe l a legs in open andalso in closed position; This channels are'spaeed' a sufiicientjdistanc'e apart a member isin the shapeof alarge board that. "to permit the member 6 to. be moved thereis provlded Withhand-holes 7 for permitting between, and to be securedto the channelsby f g i h i r i V. extremely s mple 1n construction, and which a member 6,the member 6 when connected to 69 v i a th t the e'fi iliilgr b ltjf e hingesA -TL channels 10. Figure shows that the guide channels i l and do not extend exactly at right angles to the top 1. There will, therefore, be a slight binding action between the guide strips 8 and the channels 14 and 15. This will be suilicient to prevent the accidental removal of the member 6. The member acts as a cover forthe legs when in this position.

Although I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of various changes and I reserve the right to employ such changes as may come within the scope-of the invention as claimed.

I claim: p

1. A folding table comprising atop, a pair ot legs hinged thereto, guide channels carried by the inner surfaces of said legs, a bracing member and guide strips rarried by said memher and, receivable in said guide channels, an auxiliary guide channel carried by said legs for receiving said guide strips when said legs are swung into closed position.

2. A folding table comprising a top, legs hingedly secured thereto, a bracing member for said legs, and co-operat-ing means carried, by said member and said legs for removably securing saidmember to said legs when the latter are swung into open position, said member being secured to said legs through substantially the entire length thereof.

3. A folding table comprising a top, legs hingedly. secured thereto, a bracing member forsaid legs of substantially the same width as the legs, and cooperating means carried by said member and said legs for securing the legs in closed position, said member concealing said legs when they are secured in closed position.

at. A folding table comprising a top, legs hingedly secured thereto, a bracing member of substantially the same width as the legs, and co-operating means carried by said mem her and said legs for securing the legs in either-open or closed position, said member concealing said legs when the latter are in closed position. i

5. A folding table comprising a top, legs 5o hinged thereto and having a width substantially the same as the top, a bracing member having a width substantially the same as the legs, locking guides and channels carried by said legs and bracing member for holding as said legs in open or closed position, said bracing member covering said legs when the latter are held in closed position.

CLIFFORD EAR-BOD MQCASLIN.

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