Tilt top table hardware
First Claim
1. In a table of the type having a table top supported on a table base, the combination comprisinga first member fixedly secured to the top of said table base,said first member having a planar top surface, and a bottom surface,a second member fixedly secured to the bottom of said table top and adapted to rest, when in a horizontal position, on said first member with the bottom surface of said second member in juxtaposition with the top surface of said first member,at least one elongated slot in said first member,at least one tongue extending from one edge of said second member and dimensioned to extend through said slot,a first section of said tongue depending through said slot when said second member is in a horizontal position resting on said first member,a second section of said tongue adjacent to said first section and extending laterally from said first section in proximity with said bottom surface of said first member when said second member is in said horizontal position resting on said first member,a third section of said tongue adjacent to said second section and extending laterally from said second section,when said second member is tilted from the horizontal through an angle greater than ninety degrees said first section rests on said top surface of said first member, said second section depends through said slot and said third section extends beneath and in abutment with said bottom surface of said first member.
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Abstract
Mating hinge parts are respectively attached to the top of a pedestal and to the bottom of a table top to permit the top to rest in a substantially upright, yet stable position, the hinge parts also being readliy separable to permit facile removal of the table top from the pedestal.
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4 Claims
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1. In a table of the type having a table top supported on a table base, the combination comprising
a first member fixedly secured to the top of said table base, said first member having a planar top surface, and a bottom surface, a second member fixedly secured to the bottom of said table top and adapted to rest, when in a horizontal position, on said first member with the bottom surface of said second member in juxtaposition with the top surface of said first member, at least one elongated slot in said first member, at least one tongue extending from one edge of said second member and dimensioned to extend through said slot, a first section of said tongue depending through said slot when said second member is in a horizontal position resting on said first member, a second section of said tongue adjacent to said first section and extending laterally from said first section in proximity with said bottom surface of said first member when said second member is in said horizontal position resting on said first member, a third section of said tongue adjacent to said second section and extending laterally from said second section, when said second member is tilted from the horizontal through an angle greater than ninety degrees said first section rests on said top surface of said first member, said second section depends through said slot and said third section extends beneath and in abutment with said bottom surface of said first member.
Specification
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Current AssigneeJohnston Industries
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Original AssigneeJohnston Industries
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InventorsBall, Richard I.
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Primary Examiner(s)Falk, Joseph
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Application NumberUS06/513,628Time in Patent Office1,902 DaysField of Search16/260-262, 16/386, 16/268, 16/254, 108/153, 108/150, 108/124, 108/6, 70/159-163, 248/222.2, 248/235, 248/240.3, 248/240.4, 248/240, 248/293US Class Current108/124CPC Class CodesA47B 13/023 with a central columnA47B 2200/0025 Hinge for pivotable, single...A47B 3/0812 the resilient force of the ...A47B 5/00 Suspended or hinged panels ...
