Table construction
OwnerMartin Bowellinventor
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Abstract
A corner bracket for the manufacture of a table comprises a central bridge portion 18 having an aperture for co-operation with a leg fixing 26, together with angled rail plate portions 20 to either side of the bridge portion, each having an aperture for receiving a side rail fixing. Each rail plate portion 20 includes an angled table top plate portion 22 having an aperture for receiving a table top fixing. The bracket simplifies flat pack table construction and avoids the potential weakening of the side rails associated with conventional corner arrangements.
Claims9
A table, comprising:
- a table top element;
- a plurality of floor-standing legs projecting downwardly from the lower surface of said table top element at respective corner regions;
- a plurality of rail elements depending from the lower surface of the table top element with respective twos of the rail elements converging at a corner region to define respective location regions for abutting and locating the upper portion of a respective leg;
- a corner bracket in each of said corner regions, each corner bracket comprising:
- a central bridge portion having means for co-operating with a fixing for securely locating said leg relative to said bracket and said rails;
- two respective rail plate portions disposed at opposite sides of said bridge portion, each rail plate portion having means for co-operating with an adjacent portion of an adjacent rail element for securely locating said rail element relative to said bracket, and
- one or more table top plate portions disposed perpendicularly to said wing plate portions and having means for co-operating with a fixing for securely locating said table top means relative to said bracket.
A table according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said means for co-operating with said leg fixing comprises a circular or slotted aperture.
A corner bracket for use in the construction of a table of the type comprising a table top element, a plurality of floor-standing legs projecting downwardly from the lower surface of said table top element at respective corner regions and a plurality of rail elements depending from the lower surface of the table top element with respective twos of the rail elements converging at a corner region to define respective location regions for abutting and locating the upper portion of a respective leg, the corner bracket comprising:
- a central bridge portion having means for co-operating in use with a fixing for securely locating said leg relative to said bracket and said rails;
- two respective rail plate portions disposed at opposite sides of said bridge portion, each rail plate portion having means for co-operating in use with an adjacent portion of an adjacent rail element for securely locating said rail element relative to said bracket, and
- one or more table top plate portions disposed perpendicularly to said wing plate portions and having means for co-operating in use with a fixing for securely locating said table top means relative to said bracket.
A corner bracket for securing together two surface elements at a Predetermined angle and a third surface element substantially perpendicular to said first and second surface elements, said bracket comprising a mid portion having at opposite ends respective side elements for locating and engaging in use said first and second surface elements, said bracket further comprising support means for locating and engaging in use said third surface element, wherein said mid portion, said side elements and said support means each include fixing apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.