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Working table

  • US 5,078,055 A
  • Filed: 10/17/1989
  • Issued: 01/07/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/17/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A work table, comprising:

  • a base frame with an upper side and an underside, said base frame including a first pair of hollow bearer members spaced apart from each other so as to form opposed sides of said base frame and a second pair of hollow bearer members spaced apart from each other so as to from opposed ends of said base frame, each bearer member of said second pair of bearer members being attached to said bearer members of said first pair of bearer members at right angles thereto, whereby said first pair of bearer members cooperate with said second pair of bearer members to form a structural unit capable of supporting a table top surface upon said upper side of said base frame, at least one of said bearer members of said base frame having an open end which is not obstructed by any of the other of said bearer members;

    supporting means detachably connected to said underside of said base frame for supporting said base frame above an underlying surface;

    a leaf frame, said leaf frame including a vertical support and a hollow horizontal bar cantilevered from said vertical support such that one end of said horizontal bar is attached to said vertical support and an opposite end of said horizontal bar extends outwardly from said vertical support and is open; and

    coupling means for coupling said base frame to said leaf frame, said coupling means having a first coupling element sized and shaped so as to fit within said open end of said at least one of said bearer members of said base frame and a second coupling element sized and shaped so as to fit within said opposite end of said horizontal bar of said leaf frame, wherein said coupling means couples said horizontal bar of said leaf frame to said at least one of said bearer members of said base frame such that said leaf frame can articulate relative to said base frame.

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