# US 2014/0190371 A1 · Folding Table, Portable, in particular massage table

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- Number: US 2014/0190371 A1
- Document ID: US20140190371A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/816,237
- Filed: 2011-08-12
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2010-08-13
- Inventors: Edouard Ernest Gad Woog
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190371A1

## CPC

- A61G 13/105: {Portable, foldable or collapsible tables, e.g. for surgery or treatment (portable, foldable or collapsible chairs for surgery or dental treatment A61G15/002)}
- A47B 3/087: with struts supporting the legs
- A47B 3/0912: {the strut being of two parts foldable relative to one another}
- A61G 13/009: {Physiotherapeutic tables, beds or platforms; Chiropractic or osteopathic tables (with incorporated massage means A61H2201/0138)}
- A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00)
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)

## Abstract

This invention relates to a folding table, portable, in particular a massage table, comprising a plate (1) made up of at least four elements (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) mounted on rigid articulated frames (2a), means for locking the table in the open position, said plate having legs (3) comprising at least two parts (3a, 3b) articulated together, the first parts (3a) being articulated to the end elements (1a, 1d), braces, comprising two arms (7, 8) articulated together, are articulated to the end elements (1a, 1d), locking means (9, 10) are used between the arms (7, 8) and/or the legs (3). There are cables (C1) for connecting the articulations (31) of said arms (7, 8) above (b1) the articulations (b) of the legs (3) to the end elements (1a, 1d), and means for locking the articulation (6) between the parts (3a) and (3b) of the legs to keep the legs erect and to make the whole rigid, the whole being designed in such a way that the articulated legs and arms of each half of the table, once folded, fold into the frames (2a).

## Claims

### Claim 1

Folding table, portable, in particular massage table, characterized by the fact that it comprises an elongated plate (1) made of at least four elements (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) mounted on rigid frames (2a) articulated together perpendicularly to the long sides of the plate (1), means for locking the table in the open position, said plate having legs (3), each leg being made of at least two parts (3a, 3b) articulated together, the first parts (3a) being articulated (b) on a part (B) attached to the end elements (1a, 1d), the length of each part being less than the length of said elements of the plate (1), bracing, comprising two arms (7, 8) articulated together (31) are articulated to the second section (3b) of each leg (3) and each inner end of the end elements (1a, 1d) of the plate (1), locking means are used between the braces (7, 8) of each end elements (1a, 1d) and/or the legs (3) of each end elements to prevent lateral movement of the table, and there are tension cables (C1) connecting articulations (31) between the arms of the braces (7, 8) to the point (b1) located above the articulations (b) of the legs (3) on the parts (B) attached to the frame of the end elements (1a, 1d), and means for locking the articulation (6) between the parts (3a) and (3b) of the legs (3) to hold the legs in the open position and render the whole rigid, the whole being designed in such a way that the legs and the articulated braces of each half of the table, once folded, fold into the frames (2a) of the adjacent elements (1a, 1b), (1c, 1d) and that all the elements, once folded, are superimposed.

### Claim 2

Folding table, portable, in particular massage table, characterized by the fact that it comprises an elongated plate (1) made of at least four elements (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) mounted on rigid frames (2a) articulated together perpendicularly to the long sides of the plate (1), means for locking the table in the open position, said plate having legs (3), each leg being made of at least two parts (3a, 3b) articulated together, the first parts (3a) being articulated (b) on a part (B) attached to the end elements (1a, 1d), the length of each part being less than the length of said elements of the plate (1), bracing, comprising two arms (7, 8) articulated together (31) are articulated to the second section (3b) of each leg (3) and to each inner end of the end elements (1a, 1d) of the plate (1), locking means are used between the braces (7, 8) of each end elements (1a, 1d) and/or the legs (3) of each end elements to prevent lateral movement of the table, and there are tension cables (C1) connecting articulations (31) between the arms of the braces (7, 8) to the point (b1) located above the articulations (b) of the legs (3) on the parts (B) attached to the frame of the end elements (1a, 1d), and tension cables (C2) connecting the legs (3), at a point above the articulation (30) between the leg to the arm (7), to the articulations (32) of the bracing with the inner ends of the end parts (1a, 1d) of the plate (1) to hold the legs in the open position and render the whole rigid, the whole being designed in such a way that the legs and the articulated braces of each half of the table, once folded, fold into the frames (2a) of the adjacent elements (1a, 1b), (1c, 1d) and that all the elements, once folded, are superimposed.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1, 2)

Table of claim 1 or 2 characterized by the fact that in the folded position, the walls of the frames (2a) covers at least approximately completely the said parts of the legs and said folded braces.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1, 2, 3)

Table of claim 1 or 2, 3, characterized by the fact that each leg (3) comprises a third part (3c) sliding on the second part (3b) and there are means to fix the two parts together in a desired position for adjusting the height of the table.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1, 2, 3)

Table of claim 1 or 2, 3, characterized by the fact that the two end elements (1a, 1d) of the plate (1) are of a smaller width than the central elements (1b, 1c) of the plate (1) in a way that in the folded state, the lateral parts of the end elements (1a, 1d) of the plate (1) are covered at least approximately by the parts (20a, 20b) of the frames (2a) of the central elements (1b, 1c) of the plate (1).

### Claim 6 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Table of claim 1 or 2, 3, 4, 5, characterized by the fact that supporting means of the central elements (1b, 1c) comprise surface elements (z) on the adjacent parts of the frames (2a) between the end elements (1a, 1d) and the central elements (1b, 1c) such that the vertical pressure exerted on the central elements (1b, 1c) is transmitted to the end elements (1a, 1d) and there are similar supporting means between the central elements (1b, 1c).

### Claim 7 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Table of claim 1 or 2, 3, 4, 5, characterized by the fact that the side parts (20a, 20b) of the frames (2a) of the central elements (1b, 1c) of the plate (1) are articulated at a point (20c) and form, in the open state of the table, a rigid assembly maintaining the central elements (1b, 1c) of the plate (1) aligned with each other when applying a force F1 on the table.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Table of claims 1 or 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 characterized by the fact that means for locking the table in the open position comprise tension cables (C3) fixed on one side to the articulations (31)
adjacent parts of the central elements (1b, 1c), or tension cables (C4, C5) respectively fixed between the articulations of the braces (32) with the end elements (1a, 1d) and between the articulations (31) located between the two articulated arms of the braces (7, 8) of the end elements (1a, 1d), said cables (C4, C5) being fixed together by apart (X1), the part (X1) passing through the orifice (m1) of the central part (M).

### Claim 11 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4, 6)

Table of claims 1 or 2, 3, 4, 6, wherein means for locking the table in the open position comprise tension cables (C3) fixed on one side to the articulations (31) between the two articulated arms of the braces (7, B) and on the other side to the articulations (32) of the braces (7, 8) with the end elements (1a, 1d) of the opposite side of the table, the cables (C3) passing through an orifice (m1) of a central part (M) fixed and articulated to a part (N) attached to the adjacent parts of the central elements (1b, 1c), or tension cables (C4, C5) fixed respectively between the articulations of the braces (32) with the end elements (1a, 1d) and between the articulations (31) between the two articulated arms of the braces (7, 8) of the end elements (1a, 1d), said cables (C4, C5) being fixed together by a part (X1), the part (X1) passing through the orifice (m1) of the central part (M) and a cable (C6) fixed between the articulations (32) of the braces with the end elements (1a, 1d) and passing through an orifice (m1 or m2) situated on the central part (M).

### Claim 12 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11)

Table of claim 1 or 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, wherein the attachment point of the tension cables C3 and C4 to the articulations (32) of the braces (7, 8) to the end elements (1a, 1d) is removed to the point (b1) located above the articulations (b) of the legs (3) on a part (B) of the frames of the end elements (1a, 1d), said cables passing through a fixed point of the articulation (32) of the braces (7, 8) with the end elements (1a, 1d).