Stained glass table frame
First Claim
1. For mounting a top protective glass pane and at least one of a decorative glass unit and a glass pane vertically below and spaced from the protective glass, comprising a table frame having a central opening which has a central vertical axis and a top horizontal surface, the central opening at least in part being defined by a horizontal, inner peripheral rib, an inner peripheral lip, and a vertical peripheral first edge vertically between the rib and lip, the inner peripheral lip being at a substantial lower elevation than the top surface and being adapted for supporting a top protective glass pane and the horizontal, inner peripheral lip being at a substantial distance below the rib and adapted for supporting at least one of a decorative glass unit and a glass pane in vertical spaced relationship to a protective glass pane supported on the rib, the minimum peripheral dimension of the rib being substantially less than the minimum peripheral dimension of the lip, and the rib, lip and peripheral vertical frame edge at least in part defining a peripheral groove that forms a part of the central opening, and has a maximum peripheral dimension that is substantially greater than the minimum peripheral dimension of the lip.
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Abstract
A table having a table top frame that has a central opening which is in part defined by an inner peripheral rib for supporting a horizontal tempered protective glass pane with its top surface coplanar with the table top, and an inner peripheral lip for supporting a tempered protective glass pane which in turn supports a decorative glass unit. The minimum dimension of the spacing of the horizontally opposite, adjacent edges of the rib is substantially less than the corresponding spacing of the horizontally opposite, adjacent edges of the lip, the rib extending between the top glass pane and the decorative glass unit. The minimum dimension of horizontally opposite, adjacent parts of the outer peripheral frame of the decorative glass unit is substantially greater than the above mentioned minimum dimension of the rib whereby the unit outer peripheral frame is at least substantially concealed when viewed from above the top protective glass pane.
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11 Claims
- 1. For mounting a top protective glass pane and at least one of a decorative glass unit and a glass pane vertically below and spaced from the protective glass, comprising a table frame having a central opening which has a central vertical axis and a top horizontal surface, the central opening at least in part being defined by a horizontal, inner peripheral rib, an inner peripheral lip, and a vertical peripheral first edge vertically between the rib and lip, the inner peripheral lip being at a substantial lower elevation than the top surface and being adapted for supporting a top protective glass pane and the horizontal, inner peripheral lip being at a substantial distance below the rib and adapted for supporting at least one of a decorative glass unit and a glass pane in vertical spaced relationship to a protective glass pane supported on the rib, the minimum peripheral dimension of the rib being substantially less than the minimum peripheral dimension of the lip, and the rib, lip and peripheral vertical frame edge at least in part defining a peripheral groove that forms a part of the central opening, and has a maximum peripheral dimension that is substantially greater than the minimum peripheral dimension of the lip.
- 5. A table top mounted on table legs and comprising a peripheral frame surrounding an opening having a central vertical axis and a horizontal table top, the table top frame including horizontally opposite frame sections on opposite sides of the central axis, the frame sections including horizontally opposite inner rib and lip portions that are vertically spaced from one another, the rib portions being vertically spaced from the table top surface and vertically between the table surface and the lip portions and vertically opposite edge portions extending between the rib and lip portions, the minimum dimension between the rib portions on opposite sides of the central axis being substantially less than the corresponding dimension of said edge portions, a horizontal protective first glass pane abutting against said rib portions to in part be supported thereby, and one of a decorative glass unit and a second glass pane abutting against said lip portions to in part be supported by said lip portions and of a dimension that corresponds to the above mentioned dimension of the rib portion that is substantially greater than the last mentioned dimension, the rib and lip portions in part defining the central opening.
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