Horizontally supported planar surfaces – Plural related horizontal surfaces – Laterally connected individual units
Patent
1991-10-30
1993-02-02
Chen, Jose V.
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
Plural related horizontal surfaces
Laterally connected individual units
108 89, A47B 5700
Patent
active
051829967
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for interconnecting table tops and table leaves comprises a number of complementary bracket assemblies and thumbscrew fasteners mounted to juxtaposed table tops or leaves. The bracket assemblies include a bracket having a pivot end, a connection end, and a first slot defining an arcuate opening between the two ends. The bracket is pivotably connected at its pivot end to a first table top. A fastener extending through the first slot and fastened to the table top limits the degree of pivoting of the bracket between a first position in which the bracket projects beyond the edge of the first table top and a second position in which the bracket is retracted completely beneath the first table top. A second slot is defined at the connection end of the bracket for engaging one of the thumbscrew fasteners in the second table top. In one embodiment, the second slot provides for linear engagement, requiring extension of the bracket and then physical movement of the table tops together. In a second embodiment,the second slot is arcuate, permitting engagement with the thumbscrew fastener of a second table when the first and second table tops are already juxtaposed. In a third embodiment, the second slot is a closed-ended slot as a safety feature for interconnection of a table leaf between two table tops.
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Chen José V.
Ditto Sales, Inc
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