A NEW OR IMPROVED FOLDING TABLE FOR THE USE OF PAINTERS, DECORATORS, PAPERHANGERS, PICNIC PARTIES OR SIMILAR OTHER EMPLOYMENTS OR PURPOSES
Year: 1885

page_text: Employments or Purposes.
We, HARTLEY RIDDIOUGH and THOMAS RIDDIOUGH both of Crosshills (via Leeds)
Yorkshire, Joiners and Builders, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for
A NEW OR IMPROVED FOLDING TABLE FOR THE USE OF PAINTERS, DECORATORS,
PAPERHANGERS, PICNIC PARTIES OR SIMILAR OTHER EMPLOYMENTS OR PURPOSES,
to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a new or improved formation or construction of a
folding table whereby the legs or supports thereof are allowed to be attached
thereto and not loose or separate as they are in an ordinary way. These legs or
supports are made to fold along with the top parts of the table so that the whole
may be folded compactly for. the readily conceived purpose of facilitating its
portableness.
To accomplish this the top of the table is made in two parts, one hinged to the
other in such a manner that the one will fold over the other. And to the under-
side of these hinged parts forming the top, are hinged, in appropriate positions, the
supports or legs, this being done in such a manner that the said legs may be closed
or folded against the said top parts. To give additional firinness to these legs.we
join them together in pairs by a bar having a hinged joint in or near its middle
part, so that when the before named legs or supports are folded against the top
parts, by the hinges in these top parts as well as those in the bars joining the legs,
the said top parts may be folded over each other and when so folded cover the
before named legs or supports.
In order to give the necessary rigidity and firmness to the foregoing parts, when
closed or open; to the underside outer edges of the top parts is attached a suitably
proportioned rim, and through those parts of the rim that encircle the before
named edges lengthwise, are made suitably shaped slots through and in which pass
and work suitably proportioned headed pins or projections carried by arms loosely
attached or hinged to the legs or supports, one arm to each end of each of the
hinged bars joining these legs on each side of the table respectively.
From the foregoing it will be seen that by a notch formed at or near the outer
ends of each of the before named slots, for the reception of each of the headed pins

page_text: respectively, when the legs are opened out or in position for supporting the top
parts, they (the legs) are held, by their respective arms, in this position rigidly and
firmly. And also that when the before named headed pins are pushed out of their
respective notches and along their respective slots, by their corresponding legs being
thus closed against the top parts of the table, the before named arms together with
the said legs will fall within and be protected on three of their four sides by the
before described rim when one part of the top is closed over the other, so that when
all of the parts are closed the whole will withstand considerable pressure without
injury to any of the parts.
We preferably attach cross bars to the top parts before described to carry their
hinges as well as to carry the hinges of the legs or supports if desired.
Dated this 22nd day of December 1885.

page_text: Decorators, Paperhangers, Picnic Parties, or similar other
Employments or Purposes.
We, HARTLEY RIDDIOUGH and THOMAS RIDDIOUGH of Crosshills (via Leeds)
Yorkshire, Joiners and Builders do hereby declare the nature of our invention
for A NEW OR IMPROVED FOLDING TABLE FOR THE USE OF PAINTERS, DECORATORS,
PAPERHANGERS, PICNIC PARTIES OR SIMILAR OTHER EMPLOYMENTS OR PURPOSES
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
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This invention consists of a new or improved formation or construction of a
folding table whereby the legs or supports thereof may be attached thereto and not
be left detached or separate as they are in an ordinary way. These legs or
supports are made to fold along with the top parts of the table so that the whole
may be folded compactly for the readily conceived purpose of facilitating its
portableness.
In order that our method of accomplishing this may be clearly and thoroughly
understood and readily carried into effect, we have hereunto appended a sheet of
drawings illustrative thereof, wherein fig: 1 is a side and fig. 2 an end elevation of
a table constructed according to our invention. Fig. 3 being a view of the top
part as seen from underneath, with the legs or supports folded or placed over the
same; while fig. 4 is a perspective view shewing the table closed or folded.
As is usual the top of the table is made in two parts a a¹ one part hinged to the
other as shewn at ¿ ¿¹¹ ¿ ¿¹Ù, so that the one part will fold over the other.
But to the parts a a¹ we hinge the supports or legs c cell clll, instead of placing
the said parts a a¹ over or upon loose or detached tressels as is usual in an ordinary
way; the said legs c c c c being thus hinged at dddd1 and at n n' n" n¹i
so that they may be folded down as shewn by fig. 3. To give additional firmness
to the legs c c¹ cll clll we join them together in pairs by the bars e and e¹. The
said bars e and e¹ having a hinged joint f and f' respectively, so that when the
legs c c¹ c¹¹ care folded as before described, the top parts a a¹ by the hinges b bl
b attached thereto, and the hinges ff¹ attached to the bars e e¹,
may be
folded over each other thus covering the legs and hinges and appear as shewn
by fig. 4.
In order to give the necessary rigidity and firmness to the foregoing parts, when
closed or open, we attach to the under edges of the top parts a a¹ the suitably
proportioned rim g, in which are made the slots h h¹ h¹¹ hi, through and in which
pass and work the headed pins or projections i¹¹¹¹ carried by the arms k
kkk, loosely attached or hinged to the legs cc' cll c¹l respectively.
From the foregoing it will be seen that by notches formed at or near
the outer ends of the slots h h h h, for the reception of each of the pins i
respectively, when the legs c c c cll are opened, as shown by figs. 1
and 2, they are held in this position rigidly and firmly. And also that when the
pins are pushed out of their respective notches and along their
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page_text: respective slots h h h¹¹¹¹, by their relative legs cclcl c¹ being thus closed as
shewn by fig. 3, the arms k k¹ k¹k together with the legs c c¹ cll c¹ will fall
within and be protected on three of their four sides by the rim g when the parts a a¹
are closed as shewn by fig. 4, so that the whole will withstand considerable pressure
without injury to any of the parts.
We preferably attach cross bars m m¹ ml to the parts a a¹ so as to carry their
hinges as well as to carry the hinges of the legs c c c cl if desired.
It will be easily seen that the outer edges of the parts a a¹ may be graduated if
desired to suit any of the employments for which the above described table is
adapted.
Again it will readily be seen that instead of the slots h h h h with their
notches
being formed in the rim gas herein before described and as
illustrated by the accompanying drawings; they may be formed in the lower parts
of the arms k 1, so that the said arms kkk may be hinged to the
rim g and the pin that loosely attaches them to the legs c c c c may work in
their respective slots and be held by their respective notches; by this arrangement,
the table is made to have a more substantial appearance, since its top part seems to
be as great in thickness as is in reality both its said top part and rim g together.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. In combination with a folding table, the legs or supports hinged to the top
parts thereof in such a manner that the whole may be folded substantially as
herein specified.
2. The use and employment of the bars or arms k k¹¹ 111 arranged sub-
stantially as, and for the purposes, herein specified in combination with a folding
table having hinged legs or supports, all arranged to the end herein set forth.
3. The use and employment of the rim g in combination with a folding table,
for the purposes and in the manner as fully herein set forth.
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