Adjustable fold-away table having furniture attachment bracket
First Claim
1. A fold-away table for use with a chair, comprising:
- a means for attaching said table to an underside frame of the chair;
a pair of parallel spaced-apart rail members fixedly secured to said attachment means and extending from a front of the chair rearwardly under the chair;
a carriage means mounted in sliding engagement between said rail members for sliding movement along said rail members, said carriage means comprising a first elongated tubular member extending in parallel relationship to said rail members, a second elongated tubular member mounted inside said first tubular member, and wherein one end of said second tubular member is fixedly attached to a table top leg support means;
a table top leg support means carried by a foremost portion of said carriage means and movable between a first fold-away position and a second position vertically extending in front of the chair;
a means for locking said carriage means in a plurality of selected positions in relation to said rail members, said locking means comprising an elongated locking bar fixedly attached to one of said rail members, said locking bar having an inner side provided with a plurality of teeth, and a locking piece having a plurality of matching teeth on one side thereof, said locking piece being fixedly attached to said second tubular member and movable into a locking engagement with the teeth of the locking bar in response to rotational movement of said second tubular member when the table top leg support means is pivoted into a vertical position;
means for securing said table top leg support means in its second position;
means for releasing said carriage means from its locked engagement with respect to said rail members; and
a table top mounted on said leg support means, said table top being adapted to tilt to a desired angle with respect to horizontal plane when said leg support means is in its second position.
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Abstract
The fold-away table is attached to an underside of a chair, sofa or the like. The fold-away table provides for the use of two parallel rails which are attached to the underside of the chair, along which rails a carriage slides forward and rearward in relation to the chair. One of the rails carries a locking bar with teeth formed on its inner side which match and interlock with teeth of a locking piece carried by the carriage, so as to secure position of the carriage in relation to the chair when extended. The carriage has a table top leg support which pivots to a vertical orientation and which has a table top supported on one of its tubular members. A tilting mechanism carried by the tubular member allows tilting of the table top to an angle most convenient for the user. A release mechanism which is mounted on the forward end of one of the rails is activated by foot of the user, when necessary, to release locking engagement of the locking bar and the locking piece.
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25 Claims
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1. A fold-away table for use with a chair, comprising:
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a means for attaching said table to an underside frame of the chair; a pair of parallel spaced-apart rail members fixedly secured to said attachment means and extending from a front of the chair rearwardly under the chair; a carriage means mounted in sliding engagement between said rail members for sliding movement along said rail members, said carriage means comprising a first elongated tubular member extending in parallel relationship to said rail members, a second elongated tubular member mounted inside said first tubular member, and wherein one end of said second tubular member is fixedly attached to a table top leg support means; a table top leg support means carried by a foremost portion of said carriage means and movable between a first fold-away position and a second position vertically extending in front of the chair; a means for locking said carriage means in a plurality of selected positions in relation to said rail members, said locking means comprising an elongated locking bar fixedly attached to one of said rail members, said locking bar having an inner side provided with a plurality of teeth, and a locking piece having a plurality of matching teeth on one side thereof, said locking piece being fixedly attached to said second tubular member and movable into a locking engagement with the teeth of the locking bar in response to rotational movement of said second tubular member when the table top leg support means is pivoted into a vertical position; means for securing said table top leg support means in its second position; means for releasing said carriage means from its locked engagement with respect to said rail members; and a table top mounted on said leg support means, said table top being adapted to tilt to a desired angle with respect to horizontal plane when said leg support means is in its second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A fold-away table for use with a chair, comprising:
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a means for attaching said table to an underside frame of the chair; a pair of parallel spaced-apart rail members fixedly secured to said attachment means and extending from in front of the chair rearwardly under the chair; a carriage means mounted in sliding engagement between said rail members for sliding movement along said rail members, said carriage means comprising a first elongated tubular member extending in parallel relationship to said rail members, a second elongated tubular member mounted inside said first tubular member and adapted for a limited rotation therein, at least one cross member having a sliding plate mounted on each end thereof, said rail members each having a channel formed on inner side thereof, and wherein the sliding plates are slidably engaged within said channels; a means for locking said carriage means in a plurality of selected positions in relation to said rail members, and said locking means comprising an elongated locking bar fixedly attached to one of said rail members, said locking bar having an inner side provided with a plurality of teeth, and a locking piece having a plurality of matching teeth on one side thereof, said locking piece being fixedly attached to said second tubular member of said carriage means and movable into a locking engagement with the teeth of the locking bar in response to a rotational movement of said second tubular member; a table top leg support means carried by a foremost portion of said carriage means and movable between a first fold-away position and a second position vertically extending in front of the chair, said table top leg support means comprising an outer tubular member, one end of which is pivotally attached to said carriage means, an interior tubular member co-axially slidably movable inside said outer tubular member and a tilting means for tilting a table top to a desired angle towards or away from the user; a table top mounted on a free end of said leg support means, said table top being adapted to tilt to a desired angle with respect to a horizontal plane when said leg support means is in its second position; means for securing said table top leg support means in its second position comprising a depressible knob extended through a slot formed in the outer tubular member of said carriage means; and means for releasing said carriage means from its locked engagement with respect to said rail members, said release means comprising a release mechanism mounted on the second of said rail members adjacent a forward end of said second rail member and a pulling wire secured at one of its ends to said release mechanism and secured at its other end to said locking piece. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A fold-away table for use with a chair, comprising:
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a means for attaching said table to an underside frame of the chair; a pair of parallel spaced-apart rail members fixedly secured to said attachment means and extending from a front of the chair rearwardly under the chair; a carriage means mounted in sliding engagement between said rail members for sliding movement along said rail members, said carriage means comprising a first elongated tubular member and a second elongated tubular member; a table top leg support means carried by a foremost portion of said carriage means and movable between a first fold-away position and a second position vertically extending in front of the chair; a table top mounted on said leg support means, said table top being adapted to tilt to a desired angle with respect to a horizontal plane when said leg support means is in its second position; and a means for locking said carriage means in a plurality of selected positions in relation to said rail members, so as to maintain the table top at multiple stable positions, said locking means comprising an elongated locking bar fixedly attached to one of said rail members, said locking bar having an inner side provided with a plurality of teeth, and a locking piece having a plurality of matching teeth on one side thereof, said locking piece being fixedly attached to said second tubular member and movable into a locking engagement with the teeth of the locking bar in response to rotational movement of said second tubular member.
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