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US 5,957,062 AGranted
Folding table
AssigneeFalcon Products, Inc.
InventorsLewis D. Cox, Steven J. Hill
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AssigneeFalcon Products, Inc.
InventorsLewis D. Cox, Steven J. Hill
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A folding table (1) with a table top (5) and a pair of breakaway legs (15) supporting the top. A brace member (47) at each end of the table has a leg assembly (7,9) attached thereto. A top supporting beam (11) extends along the table top between the brace members. The support beam is pivotally mounted to the table top. Each leg assembly has a hinge structure (35) near its top end and a foot structure (24) at its bottom end. The hinge (35) allows the leg (15) to break down and fold inwardly against the table top. A pair of leg braces (81,83) are attached to the support beam and are moveable with the beam. Each leg brace is removably attached to a corresponding leg by a locking assembly (87). When the leg braces (81,83) are attached to the leg, they transfer downward force from the table top to the legs at a point below the hinges (35) to keep the legs in the unfolded position. The locking assembly (87) can be disengaged and the leg braces pivoted out of the way to allow the legs to be folded. A wire gallery (13) is removably attached to the leg braces (81,83) below the table top.
A foldable article including a top having an associated locking mechanism for releasably locking a foldable leg in an unfolded position supporting the top, comprising:
A folding table top, comprising:
In a table having a table top supported by spaced apart foldable leg assemblies and a support beam extending along the length dimension of the table top, at least on releasable brace between the beam and the leg assembly, the brace having a plunger boss formed on the base adjacent the leg assembly, and a spring-baised plunger in said boss, said plunger being moveble between a first position wherein said plunger engages and locks the leg assembly in an unfolded configuration and a second position wherein the plunger is removed from said leg assembly so as to allow said leg assembly to fold, said brace pivotally mounted along the under side of said table top, said brace and said foldable leg being positioned in an unfolded positioned so that a downward force on the top acts through said brace to maintain the foldable leg in the unfolded position of said foldable leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.