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US 4,047,488 AGranted
Table arrangement for railway passenger car compartments
AssigneePullman Incorporated
InventorsJack E. Gutridge, Ronald W. Marsh, Grant M. Newbury
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Abstract
A table arrangement for a railway passenger car compartment includes a first table which can be folded from a use to a stored position in a side of the compartment. The first table can be used alone or it can be joined for use with a larger knock-down table which includes latching provisions for interlocking the two table tops of the arrangement.
Claims10
A passenger compartment for a railway car formed by an outer side wall, longitudinally spaced and laterally extending partition walls, and a divider wall extending longitudinally and having a door opening providing access to said compartment,
- a passenger seat positioned against each partition wall and extending laterally therewith, the improvement including;
- a table arrangement adapted to be positioned in use position between said seats comprising;
- a first table supported on said first outer side wall in a flat upright stored position,
- means supporting said first table on said outer wall whereby the same may be moved to a horizontal use position,
- means releasably locking said table in said use position,
- a second table including means releasably connecting the same to one of said walls in an upright stored position,
- said second table including a table top having connector means,
- said second table being movable to a horizontal use position whereby said connector means engages said first table to connect said tables together with said first table serving as a support means for said second table top, and
- said connector means including releasable latch means for releasably locking said tables in said use position.
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