Horizontally supported planar surfaces – With separable components – Surface separable from support entity
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-15
2001-11-20
Cuomo, Peter M. (Department: 3636)
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
With separable components
Surface separable from support entity
C108S158130, C248S222130
Reexamination Certificate
active
06318276
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a table unit.
2. Background Art
From DE 298 22 475 U1 a table unit comprising several table tops is known, which are connectable in series. An arresting device for connecting the table tops is provided, which comprises an arresting hook which can be,brought into engagement with an arresting slit. A disadvantage of this known table unit is that the connecting mechanism does not work efficiently.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the invention to embody a table unit in which table tops with pedestals can be joined to, and detached from, each other easily and without the need of tools. This object is attained in a table unit comprising at least one table top, which has at least one locking slot provided thereon; and at least one pedestal supporting the at least one table top, the pedestal having at least one locking bolt, which is movable into engagement with the at least one locking slot for connection of both, and an arresting device to be operated without tools for arresting the at least one locking bolt in the at least one locking slot. The gist of the invention resides in that, alternatively, a table top can be connected to two pedestals, forming an individual table, or several table tops can be joined to each other with pedestals disposed in between, forming a chain of tables.
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Anderson Jerry A.
Browdy and Neimark
Cuomo Peter M.
Dauphin Entwicklungs-U. Beteilingungs-GmbH
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