An Improved Folding Table.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 13th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 9th Jan., 1893-Accepted, 25th Mar,, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Folding Table.
WILLIAM EDWARD CURTIS 97 Oval Road East Croydon Surrey Cabinet
Maker &c. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention consists of an improved method of folding the legs of a table down
close to the top of table, and of the mode of fixing the legs in position when in use,
by means of a leaver, hook, which is so made as to be fixed in the centre of the
framing of legs and works in a double plate into which it is revited.
The catch into which the hook fixes is made of a single plate, with a square bar
at right angles to plate, which fixes into the end framing of table, so that when the
legs of table are in position, (that is upright) the framing of legs and of table press
close together.
The legs are fixed in that position by drawing the leaver out from the leg
framing, and placing it at right angles with said framing, the hook thus grips the
square bar running down from the plate on the framing of table.
The table is made with a solid top with a border or framing down each side
underneath top, fixed in a little from the edges of table. This side framing has
end rails the same depth as sides but slightly thicker dovetailed into sides, thus
forming a complete framing underneath the table top sufficiently wide to protect the
legs when folded down.
The legs are fixed to table top by hinges.
The fastner, leaver hook & plates are made of brass or wrought iron.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Folding Table.
I WILLIAM EDWARD CURTIS of 97 Oval Road East Croydon Surrey Cabinet
Maker 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 invention relates to an improved manner of constructing a folding table with
legs to fold up close to the table top when not in use and of a fastner to hold said
legs in position when in use.
The said table top is constructed in the ordinary way, underneath the said table
top a framework is made the sides of which run the whole length of the said top,
with one cross rail at each end and one do. in the centre, the said end rails are
twise as thick as the sides and centre rail, the said cross rails are dovetailed into
the said sides, the sides are bracketed at each end beyond the cross rails the whole
underframing is fixed to the top with screws.
The legs are framed with a cross rail between them in the ordinery way, the
said cross rails being as thick as the end rails of the under framing of the table
and 2 inches wider, the said cross rails of legs are framed with face sides flush with
face of legs, the said legs are fixed to the table top by means of flap hinges screwed
to the legs and the table top, the underframing of the table to be as wide as will
protect the legs when folded up, and to be of sufficient strength to hold the legs in
position when in use.
Fig. 1. shews the table with legs folded up.
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page_text: The fastner consists of a leaver hook a revited into and working in a double
plate b and catching into catch call the parts are made of wrought iron or brass.
Fig. 3 represents the hook a and plate b and catch c as fixed to the centre of the
end rails of underframing and legs of table also shewing the hook a both fastned
and unfastned.
Fig. 4 represents, the catch c made to fix on the centre of the cross rail of under-
framing, the plate at the back is fixed over on the outside of the said cross rail
with a square bar c from the plate across the edge of and down the inner side of the
said rail, cut in flush and fixed with screws, d is the slot in the side of the said rail
for the hook a to pass through to grip the square bar c.
Fig. 5 shews the hook a and the double plate revited together, with a drop
tongue e loose revited on face of upright part of said plate b, to fall into a square
notch in the edge of the hook a to form a stop to keep the said hook a fastned
when in position. To fix the said double plate ba mortice is made in the centre
of the leg rail for the double plate to pass through, the upright part of the plate is
fixed to the inside of the leg rail with screws the hook a passing through as
Fig. 3 & 5.
To fix the legs in position they are folded down until the 2 cross rails meet, the
leaver of hook a is drawn out and placed at right angles with the said cross rails,
the said hook a grips the square bar c and holds the said rails close together, thus
forming a very firm and substantial fixing.
The same principle of construction as used in this table, and the same fastner, are
applicable to route and other seats, stands on any other article of a like nature
where folding legs are desirable and can be applied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what inanner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1st. That the manner of constructing the underframing of the table, by combining
the sides and ends as described, and the way the legs are made to fix against the
ends of the underframing to give strength to the whole table, and the way the
fastner is applied in all its parts, for holding and keeping the legs in in position
the whole arrangement 1 claim to be my own original idea.
2nd. The fastner throuout in every particular as discribed, the shape and form
of each and every part, the way they are put together and applied, I claim to be
original and my own sole invention.
Dated this 4th day of January 1893.
WILLIAM EDWARD CURTIS,
97, Oval Road, East Croydon, Surrey.