Furniture extension mechanism
OwnerOle Wiberginventor
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Abstract
An article of furniture, such as a table, is convertible between a compact usable state and an extended usable state. A movable support surface (4) is extendable from a frame (21, 22). The movable support surface (4) has at least one leg (8) pivotally attached thereto, the leg (8) being ground engagable when the movable support surface (4) is in the extended state and the leg (8) being located out of sight under the frame (21, 22) and under the movable support surface (4) when the movable support surface (4) is in the compact state. Additional support surfaces may be (1) provided so as to be co-planar with the movable support surface (4) when the furniture is extended.
Claims7
An article of furniture, comprising:
- a first frame;
- at least one support surface which is movable relative to the first frame to allow the article to assume either a compact usable state or an extended usable state;
- at least one leg pivotally attached to the support surface, the pivotal leg being ground engagable when the article is in the extended usable state, and storable in a storage mode under the movable support surface when the article is in the compact usable state;
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- a frame member supported by the first frame for moving the pivotal leg from a ground engaging mode to the storage mode on movement of the article from the extended state to the compact state by first lifting the pivotal leg clear of the ground before the pivotal leg begins to pivot into the storage state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.