Year: 1892

page_text: 1, JOHANN FRIEDRICH WIGGERS of 31 Lein-Strasse ranover-17mden, in
the German Empire, Cabinet Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion 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 a folding table which can be easily manipulated
and taken to pieces or put together without the use of screws wedges etc.
In order that this invention may be the better understood, I now proceed to describe
the same reference being had to accompanying drawings and to the letters and
figures marked thereon. Like letters refer to like parts throughout the figures.
Figure 1 is a plan of the table part of the top having been removed, the right
side has been fully extended and the left is completely folded.
Figure 2 is a section on the line A-B, Figure 1, and a part side view of the
tabic.
Figure 3 is a section on the line C-D of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a side view of one half of the table, the top having been partly
extended.
Figures 5, 6 and 7 show details.
A fixed frame a is carried on legs which are permanently fixed to the former.
A transverse piece e which rigidly connects the longitudinal sides of the frame in
their centres, is provided with a slot d by means of which the top is fixed to the
frame.
The lower side of the top is provided with a piece which fits accurately into
the slot and with two pieces projecting over the ends of the transverse
piece c.
Below the transverse piece c is situated a piece g through the recesses of which
pass the auxiliary legs when the table is folded, to obviate the legs hanging down
and being in the way. From the centre of the side of this piece g are carried
horizontal laths to one end of the table and from the lower side of this piece g
similar oblique laths to the other end of the table.
These two pairs of laths serve to secure the piece g and as guides for the
auxiliary legs.
On each side of the transverse piece c and between the top e and the frame a
are two leaves ik and respectively, arranged one above the other so that a
projecting lath or situated on the edge turned towards the piece c, of the upper
leave i or reaches over the leave k or respectively.
Below the leaves and are arranged pairs of laths m and m' respectively which
move on hinges, and below the leaves kk are arranged rigidly pairs of laths n
and respectively. The hinged laths m and m have projections o and ol
respectively in the middle, while the laths n and ¹ have projections p and p¹
respectively at the ends.
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On the lower sides of the plates and are arranged the pairs of auxiliary
legs and q respectively so as to be free to turn up. The legs when in use are
held in position by means of rigid pieces and 7 and flaps s and s' respectively.
The ends of the frame a have recesses to allow of the passage of and provide
guidances for these laths.
When the table is to be extended, the before described parts acts as follows:-
The leaves or ', or both, are pulled over the ends of the frame a.
In con-
sequence of the projection and respectively, the leaves and ¹ respectively
take
part
in this movement, which is limited by the contact between the pieces o
and o with the inner side of the frame a During this action the laths m and m¹
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page_text: respectively reach under the transverse piece c thus giving a firm support to the
leaves and i. The table thus is in the positions shown in Figure 4, the legs q
and being folded and resting on the laths and h¹ respectively. The flaps s
and are also folded and are retained by the legs.
If the table is to be further extended the leaves kor k¹ or both are pulled out in
the same direction as before until the projections por p' respectively, stop the
movement.
This is possible, because the springs t opposing this movement are disengaged by
the weight of the leaf e falling on them, as soon as the legs q and q' respectively
are no longer held by the laths and respectively, they drop as well as the
flaps sand whereby with the assistance of the pieces and the legs are kept in
vertical position.
If the table is to be refolded the leaves and are lifted a little and the leaves k
and respectively are pushed under them to a certain extent. Then the flaps &
and are returned into their old position, the legs and q' are folded and placed
on the laths and respectively by pushing in the leaves k and whereby they
are prevented from dropping. After lifting the top plate e, the leaf k is also pushed
in, whereby the table regains its former position. In this position of the table the
legs and are retained by the laths and ' and the piece while they are
hidden by the frame a so that the table hardly betrays its adaptability as a folding
table.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
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claim is :-
1st. A folding table which can be extended at two sides in which is used a top e
movable in vertical direction but secured against sideward movement, and the
extending leaves i and (and & respectively) which placed one above the other
are situated under the top e and come into operation successively.
2nd. In the device claimed in Claim 1 the application of laths h and h², which
serve as supports and guides to the legs g and q which can be turned and are fixed
automatically when in use by flaps s.
3rd. In extending leaves i and kand and respectively, claimed in Claim 1,
laths m and n (and m' n' respectively) which sliding in recesses of the frame a limit
the movement of the leaves and k (and. and respectively) by means of suitably
arranged projections o and r.
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Dated this 18th day of January 1892.
FELL & WILDING,
.1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.