Dining table having expandable table top
AssigneePei Chi Enterprise Co., Ltd.
InventorSen-Jung Chang
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Abstract
A dining table consists of a locating frame which is supported by a frame support and is provided with a sliding mechanism mounted thereon to permit opening and closing of a first table top. A second table top is held between two fastening supports of the locating frame on the frame support. The sliding mechanism comprises two slide rail members. Each slide rail member has two slide plates and a frame strip. Each slide plate has four slide wheels and a traction unit fastened on the slide plate. Each slide plate of the two slide plates are slidably engaged on each of the two frame strips of the sliding mechanism. The second table top can be activated to extract or retract in an opening between the first table top after it has been opened on the sliding mechanism.
Claims10
A table comprising:
- a locating frame having two fastening supports;
- a sliding mechanism on said two fastening supports;
- an underside of said locating frame fixed on a frame support;
- a first table top having two leaves engaged on said sliding mechanism to permit said two leaves to be opened or closed together;
- a second table top engaged between said two fastening supports such that said second table top can be raised or lowered in relation to said locating frame;
- wherein said sliding mechanism comprises:
- two slide rail members fixed to said two fastening supports;
- each of said two slide rail members having a frame strip and two slide plates;
- two slide wheels rotatably engaged at ends of each said frame strip;
- a traction unit fixed to each of said two slide plates;
- each traction unit consisting of a containing case fixed to one of said two side plates, a traction member fastened at a first end thereof with said containing case, said traction member being wound over one of said two slide wheels, and fastened at a second end thereof with another containing case fastened with another one of said two slide plates;
- wherein said two slide plates are slidably engaged on each of said frame strips by a plurality of guide wheels rotatably engaged on each of said two slide plates to open or close said first table top.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.