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US 6,763,769 B2Granted
Drop-leaf table
AssigneeDauphin Entwicklungs-u. Beteiligungs-GmbH
InventorMartin Ballendat
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Abstract
A drop-leaf table comprises a center leaf and two drop leaves, which are articulated to the center leaf by a hinge and mounted for pivoting into a dropped position and a position that is directed upwards beyond the center leaf. The table further comprises a table frame, which has a basic body fixed to the center leaf with supporting arms pivot-mounted therein, which are mounted for pivoting into a swung-in first position of support of the center leaf and a swung-out second position of support of a drop leaf. The supporting arms are provided with table-legs.
Claims9
A drop-leaf table, comprising
- a tabletop (2),
- which has a center leaf (3) and
- at least a drop leaf (4,5),
- which is articulated to the center leaf (3) by a hinge (6) and mounted for pivoting into a dropped position and a position that is directed upwards beyond the center leaf (3), and
- a table frame (1), which has
- a basic body (7) that is fixed to the center leaf (3),
- supporting arms (8, 8′) that have ends turned away from the basic body (7) and are pivot-mounted on the basic body (7) for pivoting
- into a swung-in first position supporting the center leaf (3) and
- into a swung-out second position supporting at least a drop leaf (4,5), and
- table-legs (9) that are arranged in the vicinity of said ends of the supporting arms (8, 8′).
- wherein, for pivoting about a vertical pivot axis (16), a joining lever (15) is articulated by a pivot bearing (17) to the ends, facing away from the basic body (7), of the supporting arms (8, 8′) of a first table, having a locking element (18) on a free locking end that faces away from the pivot bearing (17), the locking element (18) being movable into a position of locked linkage to a portion, facing away from the basic body (7), of a supporting arm (8, 8′) of a second table.
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