IMPROVEMENTS IN DINING TABLES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I JOSEPH CLEGG, of 62 Freegrove Road, in the County of Middlesex, Manager
of Cabinet Factory do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN DINING TABLES" to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to improvements in extending dining tables and the
improvements consist in so arranging the extending flaps that when closed they
pass under the bed of the table instead of having to be removed as hitherto and
whereby to extend the table it is only necessary to draw out by means of the
ordinary screw the space of one or two flaps as required.
In carrying out my Invention the flaps are attached by metal plates with slides
and stops so constructed as to allow the flaps to separate sufficiently to clear the
dowels and to be raised level with the bed of the table; the flaps are provided
with clamps having suitably shaped projections, similar clamps forming a counter-
part sliding upon the lining provided between the usual outer rails and slides.
When the table is drawn out and the flaps are raised into position, the said
counterpart is passed under by means of a lever attached to same from the under
side of the frame, thus forming a substantial bearing for the flaps when in use;
narrow sub flaps are provided one under each bed working in dovetail grooves to
support the bed and attached to the flaps as before described; stops are provided
in the dovetail grooves to prevent the sub flaps from opening beyond the line of
the bed.
By the foregoing arrangement I provide a table which is always compact, the
removal of the flaps not being necessary when the table it closed.

page_text: I JOSEPH CLEGG, of 62 Freegrove Road, in the County of Middlesex, Manager
of Cabinet Factory do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN DINING TABLES" and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This Invention relates to improvements in extending dining tables and the
improvements consist in so arranging the extending flaps that when closed they
pass under the bed of the table instead of having to be removed as hitherto and
whereby to extend the table it is only necessary to draw out by means of the
ordinary screw the space of one or two flaps as required.
In carrying out my Invention the flaps are attached by metal plates with slides
and stops so constructed as to allow the flaps to separate sufficiently to clear the
dowels and to be raised level with the bed of the table; the flaps are provided
with clamps having suitably shaped projections, similar clamps forming a counter-
part sliding upon the lining provided between the usual outer rails and slides.
When the table is drawn out and the flaps aro raised into position the said
counterpart is passed under by means of a lever or projection attached to same
from the under side of the frame, thus forming a substantial bearing for the flaps
when in use; narrow sub flaps are provided oue under each bed working in
.suitable grooves to support the bed and attached to the flaps as before described.
In order to enable my Invention to be fully understood I will proceed to
describe the same by reference to the accompanying Drawing in which Figure 1,
is a side elevation of a dining table constructed according to my Invention the
table being shewn partly extended and the usual outer rail being removed;
Figure 2, is a plan of the table with the top removed; Figure 3, is a side elevation
shewing the table closed and Figure 4, is a plan of the same with the top removed;
Figures 5, and 6, are detached details of some of the parts. Similar letters in all
the Figures represent similar parts.
a, a, are the flaps and b, b, the metal plates having the slides c, c, and stops d, d,
for attaching the flaps to the table which slides and stops are constructed in the
manner shewn in the detached details at Figure 5, so as to allow the flaps to
separate when the table is being extended sufficiently to clear the dowels e, in the
bed A, of the table and to be raised level with the bed; f, f, are the clamps with
which the flaps a, are provided and g, g, are the projections on the said clamps f;
h, h, are the clamps similar to and forming a counterpart of the clamps f, and
sliding upon the lining i, provided between the usual outer rails and slides of the
table and having projections corresponding to those on the clamps f; j, j, are the
levers or projections attached to the counterparts h, h, whereby, when the table is
drawn out and the flaps a, are raised into position, the counterparts h, are passed
under the clamps f, from the underside of the frame and thus form a substantial
bearing for the flaps a, when in use; k, k, Figure 1, are the narrow sub-flaps
(shewn also in dotted lines at Figures 2, and 4) under each bed A, of the table
the said sub-flaps k, working in the grooves 1, and serving to support the bed A;
the sub-flaps are attached to the flaps a, by means of the slides c, and stops d, as
hereinbefore described; stops are provided in the grooves 1, to prevent the sub-
flaps k, from opening beyond the line of the bed A, of the table. m, m, are
suitable thumbscrews by means of which when the table is closed the bed A,
thereof can be secured to the flaps thus binding the two together and keeping the

page_text: bed perfectly level; n, n, are notches formed in one end of each of the clamps f,
which notches pass onto pins o, fixed on the slide of the frame of the table for the
purpose of securing the flaps a, to the frame when the table is closed.
By the foregoing arrangement I provide a table which is always compact the
removal of the flaps a, not being necessary when the table is closed and to extend
the table it is only necessary to operate the screw B, by the handle C, in the usual
manner so as to open the table to the extent of one or two flaps as may be
required; the flaps a, are then raised into position level with the bed A, of the
table and the counterparts h, are then slid along the lining i, by means of the
projections j, when the projecting parts thereof will come under the projecting
parts g, of the clamps f, and the flaps a, will be thereby supported in position, the
screw B, is then operated so as to close the bed A against the flaps a, and the table
will be held, rigidly in position. To close the table the screw B, is operated in
the direction for opening the same, the counterparts h, are then slid back when
the flaps a, will fall below the level of the bed A and the table can then be closed
by the screw B, the flaps a, passing under the bed A, of 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. An extending dining table having its extending flaps arranged in such a
manner that when the table is closed by means of the ordinary screw the flaps
pass away under the bed thereof substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore
described.
2. In an extending dining table the combination of the flaps a, arranged to pass
under the table when closed and having clamps f, provided with projections g, with
the counterparts h, provided with corresponding projections and capable of being
slid upon the lining i, of the table substantially as and for the purposes hereinbeforo
described and represented in the accompanying Drawing.
3. In an extending dining table the combination of flaps a, having clamps such
as f, with the counterparts h, sub flaps k, grooves L, and slides b, and stops c, all
arranged substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein before described
and represented in the accompanying Drawing.
4. The improved dining table hereinbefore described and represented in the
accompanying Drawing.