Adjustable table assembly

• US 20030033963A1
• Filed: 08/14/2002
• Published: 02/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Suspa GmbH (Tyrol Equity AG)
• Original Assignee: Suspa Incorporated
• Inventors: Doyle, James E.
• Granted Patent: US 6,705,239 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/147.19
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/0057 situated under the worktop
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 9/04 with vertical spindle

Abstract

A table assembly has extruded motorized telescopic legs with an outer leg including adjustable feet which provide micro adjustment of the height of the table assembly. The combination of the telescopic support leg and adjustable feet provide macro and micro adjustment of the table to accommodate workers of different stature.

Claims

1. An adjustable height table comprising:

a work surface;

at least one telescopic leg with a first end coupled to said work surface and an opposite end;

at least one generally vertically extending elongated track formed on said telescopic leg near said opposite end for receiving a foot;

at least one foot;

a guide member extending into said track for movement therealong; and

a fixing member for securing said foot to said guide member and to said telescopic leg in a selected position within said track.

2. The table as defined in claim 1 wherein said telescopic leg includes an inner leg and an outer leg slidably coupled together.

3. The table as defined in claim 2 and further including a motorized screw jack assembly coupling said inner and outer legs.

4. The table as defined in claim 3 wherein said elongated track extends along said outer leg.

5. The table as defined in claim 4 wherein said elongated track is generally T-shaped in cross-section and said guide member is T-shaped to slidably move within said track.

6. The table as defined in claim 5 wherein said guide member comprised a T-shaped threaded nut and said fixing member comprises a threaded fastener.

7. The table as defined in claim 1 wherein said foot includes a floor engaging pad at one end, an upwardly extending leg, and a mounting flange extending from an end of said upwardly extending leg opposite said pad for engaging said opposite end of said telescopic leg.

8. The table as defined in claim 7 wherein said telescopic leg includes a pair of elongated tracks on opposite sides thereof and said table includes a pair of feet and associated guide members and fixing members for adjustably mounting said feet to said tracks in said telescopic leg.

9. The table as defined in claim 7 wherein said telescopic leg includes an inner leg and an outer leg slidably coupled together.

10. The table as defined in claim 9 and further including a motorized screw jack assembly coupling said inner and outer legs.

11. The table as defined in claim 10 wherein said elongated tracks extend along said outer leg.

12. The table as defined in claim 11 wherein said elongated tracks are generally T-shaped in cross-section and said guide members are T-shaped to slidably move within said tracks.

13. The table as defined in claim 12 wherein said guide members comprise T-shaped threaded nuts and said fixing members comprise threaded fasteners.

14. An adjustable table assembly comprising:

a table top defining a work surface

a pair of telescopically adjustable legs coupled to said work surface for providing macro height adjustment of said work surface; and

a pair of feet adjustably coupled to each of said adjustable legs to provide micro adjustment of said work surface.

15. An adjustable table assembly comprising:

a table top defining a work surface;

a pair of telescopic legs coupled to said work surface, each leg including an inner and an outer leg movably mounted with respect to one another and powered by an electric motor coupled to a screw jack assembly for extending and retracting said inner and outer legs with respect to one another;

wherein said outer legs include at least a pair of elongated T-shaped slots; and

a pair of feet associated with each of said outer legs, said feet including a mounting flange for adjustably coupling one end of said feet to said elongated track of said outer leg to provide a vertical adjustment of said work surface, each of said feet including foot pad at an end of each of said feet opposite said mounting flange for engaging a support surface.

16. The table assembly defined in claim 15 and further including a T-shaped nut fitted within said tracks of said outer leg, wherein said mounting flange receives a fastener which extends into said T-shaped nuts for adjustably securing each of said feet in a desired, vertically adjusted position with respect to said outer leg.

17. An adjustable table assembly comprising:

a table top defining a work surface;

a pair of telescopic legs coupled to said work surface, each leg including an inner and an outer leg movably mounted with respect to one another and powered by an electric motor coupled to a screw jack assembly for extending and retracting said inner and outer legs with respect to one another;

wherein said outer legs include at least a pair of elongated T-shaped slots; and

a pair of feet associated with each of said outer legs, said feet including a mounting flange for adjustably coupling one end of said feet to said elongated track of said outer leg to provide a relatively small vertical adjustment of said work surface and wherein one of said feet includes a foot pad at an opposite end of said flange and another of said feet includes a caster at an opposite end of said flange for engaging a support surface to allow the table assembly to be rolled from one work area to another.

18. A telescopic leg assembly comprising:

an inner and an outer leg, wherein said outer leg is defined by an extrusion having inner opposed facing guide channels and said inner leg includes a pair of lubricious polymeric guide blocks including an extension adjustably mounted to said inner leg for slidably fitting within said opposed facing guide channels of said outer leg.

19. The leg assembly as defined in claim 18 and further including a bezel extending between and end of said outer leg and said inner leg to provide interface support between said inner and outer legs at said end of said outer leg.

20. The leg assembly as defined in claim 19 and further including a screw jack assembly coupled between said inner and outer legs for extending and retracting said legs with respect to one another.

21. The leg assembly as defined in claim 20 wherein said outer leg includes a pair of guide tracks on opposed outer surfaces thereof for adjustably receiving feet for said leg assembly.

22. The leg assembly as defined in claim 21 and further including a pair of feet each foot having a mounting flange for attaching said feet to said tracks of said outer leg.

23. The leg assembly as defined in claim 22 wherein at least one of said feet includes a surface engaging pad.

24. The leg assembly as defined in claim 23 wherein at least another of said feet includes a caster wheel for engaging a support surface.