Improvements in Folding or Collapsible Tables, Chairs, and the like
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Dec., 1899
TRUVIDIONAL DREIFICATION.
Improvements in Folding or Collapsible Tables, Chairs, and the like
I, FRITZ MACK, of 18, Wirthstrasse, Nuremberg, in the Empire of Germany,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention has for its object to provide an improved folding or collapsible
device for tables, chairs and like articles, by means of lazy tongs, which form a
collapsible angular or three legged support.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a round garden table for instance;
Figure 3 a view of said table collapsed;
Figure 2 a detail view of the support for holding the lazy tongs apart in an
extended position;
Figure 4a plan view of the legs or support which is formed of three sets of
lazy tongs a b c mutually interconnected at their actual hinged points of con-
nection, and this point of connection of the lazy tongs is firmly connected with
the table.
In order to hold the lazy tongs suitably extended, a suitably shaped support d,
Figure 2, is employed, which is suitably attached to any suitable joint of the
lazy tongs and may be suitably clamped to any two of the upper pairs of lazy
tongs by means of counter hooks or other suitable devices.
On the three outer lower arms of the lazy tongs suitable feet ef and g are
arranged.
Figure 5 is a plan view of the table when collapsed.
Figures v,
7 and 8 show another modification of flexibly connected lazy tongs,
for instance such as may be employed with rectangular tables. As shown in
Figure 8 only two pairs of lazy tongs h and i are here put together at an angle
and fastened by suitable struts k and by one of their arms at m and n beneath
the table.
Improvements in Folding or Collapsible Tables, Chairs and the like.
I, FRITZ MACK, of 18, Wirthstrasse, Nuremberg, in the Empire of Germany,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
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page_text: the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
This invention has for its object to provide an improved folding or collapsible
device for tables, chairs and like articles, by means of lazy tongs, which form a
collapsible angular or three legged support.
In the drawings accompanying the Provisional Specification-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a round garden table for instance;
Figure 3 a view of said table collapsed;
Figure 2 a detail view of the support for holding the lazy tongs apart in an
extended position;
Figure 4 a plan view of the legs or support which is formed of three sets of
lazy tongs a b c mutually interconnected at their actual hinged points of con-
nection, and the uppermost of these points of connection of the lazy tongs is
firmly connected with the table.
In order to hold the lazy tongs suitably extended, a suitably shaped strut d,
Figure 2, is employed, which is suitably attached to any suitable joint of the
lazy tongs and may be suitably clamped between any two of the upper pairs of
lazy tongs such as by being pivoted to one pair and provided with a hook to engage
in an eye on the adjacent pair.
On the three outer lower arms of the lazy tongs suitable feet ef and g are
arranged.
Figure 5 is a plan view of the table when collapsed.
Figures 6, 7 and 8 show another modification of flexibly connected lazy tongs,
for instance such as may be employed with rectangular tables. As shown in
Figure 8 only two pairs of lazy tongs h and i are here put together at an angle
and fastened by suitable strutsk and pivoted at m and n beneath the table.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A folding or collapsible device for tables, chairs and the like, consisting
of lazy tongs mutually connected at their points of connection and which form
a collapsible angular or three-legged support, substantially as herein before set
forth.
2. The improved folding or collapsible devices for tables, chairs, and the like,
constructed and operating substantially as hereinbefore described with reference
to the several figures of the drawings.
Total thin 11th
L
1000
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.