An Improved Construction of Portable Table.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th Jan., 1890-Accepted, 1st Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL. SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Construction of Portable Table.
I WILBRAHAM OATES LENNOX of East Pallant House, Chichester, in the County
of Sussex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
The object of this invention is to provide a light, portable table at the four sides of
which persons can sit, and have room for their knees and feet.
The table is suitable for household purposes, and for gardens, but especially for
camps. It consists of two pieces only, and is capable of being packed into a small
compass for transport.
If a square table top is required, I construct it of two leaves of equal size, which
are hinged together, and can be folded one upon the other. For this table-top,
supports are provided at the centre and at the four angles. These supports consist of
four rectangular frames, hinged together in such a manner as will admit of their
being arranged at right angles to each other, and forming, in plan view, a figure
resembling a rectangular cross. The frames are provided, at their upper ends, with
metal studs and bolts, which fit into metal sockets secured to the under side of the
table top. At a square table thus fitted up, there is ample knee room four sitters.
A longitudinal table-top for six (or more) sitters, is supported by two (or more) sets
of similar supports.
When it is desired to pack up the table, the table top is detached from its supports
by simply withdrawing the studs and bolts, and then folding the top as explained.
The four rectangular frames of the supports, which are hinged together as described,
are folded one over the other, and then placed on the folded-up table top, the table
thus forming a compact body convenient for stowing away or for transport.
Dated this 25th day of Anril 1000
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Construction of Portable Table.
I, WILBRAHAM OATES LENNOX of East Pallant House, Chichester, in the County
of Sussex, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to provide a firm, light, portable table at the four
sides of which persons can sit and have room for their knees and feet. The table
is suitable for household purposes, and for gardens, but especially for camps. It
consists of two pieces only and is capable of being packed into a small compass for
transport.
The table-top which is by preference square, is constructed of two leaves of equal
size, which are hinged together, and can be folded one upon the other. For this
table-top supports are provided at the centre and at the four angles; these supports
consist of four rectangular frames hinged together in such a manner as will admit of
their being arranged at right angles to each other, and forming in plan view a figure
resembling a rectangular cross. These frames are provided at their upper ends with
metal studs and bolts, which fit into metal sockets secured to the underside of the
table-top; or the said leg frames are attached to the table-top by any other suitable
and simple contrivance.

page_text: In the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed Fig. 1 represents a plan view of the
upper surface of the table-top, and the dotted lines thereon indicate the position of
the leg frames when extended for the support of the table-top.
Fig. 2 shews a side elevation of the table fixed complete for use.
Fig. 3 shews a side elevation of one of the leg frames.
Fig. 4 shews the four leg frames partly folded up.
Fig. 5 represents an end view of the table-top when folded for transport, and
Fig. 6 shews the end view of the four leg frames as they would appear when all
four are folded together.
A long table-top for six (or more) sitters is supported by two (or more) sets of
similar supports.
When it is desired to pack up the table, the table-top is detached from the leg
supports by simply withdrawing the studs and bolts, or otherwise releasing the
contrivance for connecting the said parts of the table, and then folding the top as
explained, the four rectangular leg frames are, by means of their hinged connections
with each other, folded one over the other, and then placed on the folded up
table-top, the table thus forming a compact body convenient for stowing away or for
transport.
As my invention is capable of some modifications without departing from the
general principle thereof I do not bind myself to materials or dimensions, or to the
exact form or placement of the various parts thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
In the construction of a portable table a folding table top in combination with, and
detachable from a set of four rectangular leg or support frames, these frames being
hinged together and capable of being folded up; the whole being arranged and put
together as described in the foregoing specification.
Dated this 9th day of January 1890
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.