DEVICE FOR MOUNTING A TABLE TOP ON A FRAME WITH DRIVE MEANS
First Claim
1. A device for mounting a table top on a table frame and/or individual table legs, with drive means for optional adjustment of the height of the table top above a seating and/or standing surface area, said device comprising:
- fixing means on the table top being interconnectable to the drive means on the table frame and/or the table legs,resilient or yieldable means being disposed between the fixing means on the table top and the drive means on the table frame and/or the table legs, to permit a certain degree of movement between the table top and the table frame and/or the table legs; and
one or more sensors are being disposed to sense possible movement between the fixing means on the table top and the drive means on the table frame and/or the table legs,wherein the movement sensor or movement sensors are disposed to disable the drive means in the event of undesirable movement between the table top and the table frame and/or the table legs, thereby to prevent adjustment of a position of the table top in relation to the table frame and/or the table legs and also the standing or seating surface area.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for mounting of a table top on a table frame (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and/or individual table legs, with drive means (8, 9) for optional adjustment of the height of the table top (14), fixing means (10, 11) on the table top (14) being interconnectable to drive means (8, 9) on the table frame (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and/or the table legs, one or more sensors (15, 32) being disposed to sense possible movement between the fixing means (10, 11) on the table top (14) and the drive means (8, 9) in the event of undesirable movement between the table top (14) and the table frame (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and/or the table legs, in order thereby to prevent the adjustment of the position of the table top (14).
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13 Claims
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1. A device for mounting a table top on a table frame and/or individual table legs, with drive means for optional adjustment of the height of the table top above a seating and/or standing surface area, said device comprising:
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fixing means on the table top being interconnectable to the drive means on the table frame and/or the table legs, resilient or yieldable means being disposed between the fixing means on the table top and the drive means on the table frame and/or the table legs, to permit a certain degree of movement between the table top and the table frame and/or the table legs; and one or more sensors are being disposed to sense possible movement between the fixing means on the table top and the drive means on the table frame and/or the table legs, wherein the movement sensor or movement sensors are disposed to disable the drive means in the event of undesirable movement between the table top and the table frame and/or the table legs, thereby to prevent adjustment of a position of the table top in relation to the table frame and/or the table legs and also the standing or seating surface area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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