Table closure mechanism
AssigneeOakworks, Inc.
InventorJeffrey M. Riach
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Abstract
A closure mechanism for maintaining a foldable table in a closed configuration and for allowing opening thereof. In one embodiment, the closure mechanism includes a keeper mounted to a first table section, a clasp mounted to a second table section that is adapted to engage the keeper to secure the first and second table sections together in the closed configuration, and a plunger adapted to deflect the clasp to thereby disengage the clasp from the keeper to allow opening of the foldable table. In one embodiment, the clasp includes a hook that engages the keeper, and a flexible central portion that allows deflection of the hook to disengage the hook from the keeper.
Claims24
A closure mechanism for maintaining a foldable table in a closed configuration and for allowing opening thereof, said closure mechanism comprising:
- a keeper mounted to a first table section of said foldable table;
- a clasp mounted to a second table section of said foldable table, said clasp being adapted to engage said keeper to secure said first and second table sections of said foldable table together in said closed configuration;
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- a plunger adapted to deflect said clasp to thereby disengage said clasp from said keeper to allow opening of said foldable table.
A closure mechanism for maintaining a foldable table in a closed configuration and for allowing opening thereof, said closure mechanism comprising:
- a keeper mounted to a first table section;
- and
- a clasp mounted to a second table section of said foldable table, said clasp being adapted to engage said keeper to secure said first and second table sections of said foldable table together in said closed configuration;
- wherein said clasp includes an integral plunger that extends beyond said second table section when said foldable table is in said closed configuration, said plunger being adapted to deflect said clasp to thereby disengage said clasp from said keeper to allow opening of said foldable table.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.