Expandable table and center alignment assembly for such an expandable table
AssigneeCentury Furniture LLC
InventorJames R. Conley
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Abstract
An expandable table of the type in which a number of table top sections are caused to move outwardly and expand upon rotation of the table top and a center alignment assembly for such an expandable table. The center alignment assembly includes a first plate member adapted to be secured to a center portion of a guide plate of the expandable table, a plurality of fasteners arranged to be attached to the plate member to define a plurality of receiving structures, and a plurality of second plate members adapted to be secured to each of a plurality of separate table top sections moveably arranged over a top surface of the guide plate, wherein each of the plurality of second plate members includes a projecting member adapted to be received in one of the receiving structures.
Claims10
An expandable table defining a central axis, comprising:
- a table support structure;
- a guide plate mounted on the table support structure;
- a plurality of separate table top sections moveably arranged over a top surface of the guide plate between a first closed position and a second expanded position;
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- a center alignment assembly comprising:
- a first plate member secured to a center portion of the guide plate;
- a plurality of fasteners attached to the first plate member and spaced from one another at radially outward positions from the central axis, wherein the spaces between adjacent fasteners define a plurality of receiving openings;
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- a plurality of second plate members, each second plate member secured to one of the plurality of separate table top sections and including a projecting member adapted to be received in one of the receiving openings when the plurality of separate table top sections are in the first closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.