Improvements in or connected with Removable Tables for Railway Carriages and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Aug.,
1897
Complete Specification Left, 17th May, 1898-Accepted, 18th June, 1898
Improvements in or connected with Removable Tables for Railway
Carriages and the like.
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I, WILLIAM MCLAREN, of Moorgate Works, Moorfields, in the City of London,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with removable tables
for railway carriages and the like.
a
According to my invention I fit a socket on each side of the doorway of the
arrange
railway carriage or the like and in connection with these sockets I
strip of wood for carrying the table, or a strip forming part of or hinged to, the
table itself, may be attached to the sockets by means of two stud projections which
fit into the said sockets.
The parts are so fitted together and arranged that should the table be acciden-
tally knocked up it will not be thrown down from its supports.
With this construction of table and fittings the carriage door can be opened
without interfering with the table.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in or connected with Removable Tables for Railway
Carriages and the like.
I, WILLIAM MCLAREN, of Moorgate Works, Moorfields, in the City of London,
Manufacturer, 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;―
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with removable tables
for railway carriages and the like.
According to my invention I fit a socket on each side of the doorway of the
railway carriage or the like and in connection with these sockets I arrange a
strip or bar of wood for carrying the table; or a strip or bar forming part of, or
hinged to, the table itself may be attached to the sockets by means of two stud
projections which fit into the said sockets.

page_text: The parts are so fitted together and arranged that should the table be acciden-
tally knocked up or struck from beneath it will not be detached from its supports.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a front elevation shewing my table applied to the posts of a railway
carriage door; and,
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same:
Figure 3 is a sectional plan; and,
Figures 4 to 9 are views of details hereinafter described and drawn to a larger
scale than Figures 1 to 3.
a is the table proper which may be hinged or otherwise connected to the bar
or strip 6 which is detachably connected with the door posts c, _c. As shewn in
the drawing this strip is supported by two brackets d, à one of which is shewn
in Figures 4 and 5 which are respectively an elevation and a horizontal section
on the line 5, 5 Figure 4. These brackets are fixed to the posts c, c and pro-
vided with slots f, f in which the heads or studs g, g upon the back of the strip b
can be inserted the said studs being provided with flanged heads, as indicated
by the dotted lines in Figures 1 and 2, to hold them in engagement with the
brackets d, d. The enlarged portions f¹, f¹ of the slots f, which are provided
for the purpose of enabling the heads of the studs to be passed through the
brackets, are preferably formed entirely upon one side of their respective slots,
as indicated clearly in Figure 1, this arrangement necessitating that after the
studs are passed through the extension slots f¹, f¹ the bar must be moved laterally
the said bar is struck from beneath or otherwise accidentally raised it shall not
in order that the studs may enter the slots f, f, thereby providing that in case
become detached from the brackets without the required lateral movement being
imparted to it.
As hereinbefore stated the table a may be hinged or otherwise connected with
the bar b.
In the drawing the table is represented as being connected with the bar 6 by
two hook-shaped tongues h, h (one of which is shewn in plan and side elevation
in Figures 6 and 7 respectively) screwed to the underside of the table and having
their hook-shaped ends h¹, h¹, which project beyond the edge of the table, inserted
into slotted plates i, i (one of which is shewn in elevation and side view in Figures 8
and 9 respectively) secured to the bar b.
k, kare supporting lugs upon which the tongues h lie when the parts are in
position the said lugs serving to prevent the tongues from becoming detached
from the bar b until such time as the table is moved up to an angle which will
place the tongues ¹ practically square with the slots in the plates i, i.
7 is a leg which as shewn is hinged to the underside of the table a but which
may be arranged in any other convenient manner. m is a bar which is fixed
beneath the table and which when the latter is in position lies against the bar b.
m is a bead or rib placed around the edge of the table and serving to prevent
articles placed upon it from rolling or shaking off.
With the arrangement herein before described it will be noticed that the
carriage door is at no time interfered with being always free to be opened or
closed and furthermore it will be observed that in case of necessity the table can
be readily removed away from the door by detaching the bar 6 from the
brackets d, d.
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 table for railway carriages and the like one edge of which is hinged or
otherwise connected with a bar designed to be supported upon brackets fixed to
the posts of the door frame, substantially as described.
2. A table for railway carriages and the like provided with means for detach-

page_text: ably fixing it in position, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 17th day of May 1898.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.