Horizontally supported planar surfaces – Folding – Legs fold axially parallel to surface edges
Patent
1992-01-14
1994-11-22
Milano, Michael J.
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
Folding
Legs fold axially parallel to surface edges
292209, A47B 300
Patent
active
053658612
ABSTRACT:
A latch mechanism for a folding table in which the table includes stowable legs, a modesty panel and a horizontal table top supported by the legs. The latch mechanism latches the legs of the table into an upright position. The latch mechanism includes a pin rigidly fastened to a leg of the table such that the tip of the pin projects away from the leg. A cantilever spring plate defining a bore sized to receive at least a portion of the tip of the pin therethrough is attached to the modesty panel of the table. The bore of the spring plate aligns with the pin when the table is opened to its upright position. The cantilever spring plate includes a bend which resiliently biases the spring plate away from the modesty panel. The pin is freed from the bore allowing the legs of the table to move to their stowed position when the spring plate is moved toward the modesty panel against the biasing action of the cantilever spring plate.
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Ditto Sales Inc.
Milano Michael J.
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