Table.

Application filed September 8,1905. Serial No. 277,581.'

Patented July 16,1907.

To dll whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Herald P. Arnt, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new 5 and useful Improvement in Tables, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to tables, and has for its object to provide a convenient structure whereby the table may be capable of assuming various positions, as here10 inafter described.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein ‘ ^a

Figure 1 is a side elevation with parts broken away, Fig. 2 an end elevation with parts broken away, 15 Fig. 3 a detail of the brace clamp, Fig. 4 a detail of the table pivot, Fig. 5 plan of table with parts broken away, Fig. 6 detail of table ledge, Figs. 7, 8, 9 and 10 details of folding brace.

In the construction shown there is a lower stand 20 composed of the side pieces AA, the cross board A¹connecting them together and having each a brace A². This brace is preferably arc-shaped, has the slot A³' and is preferably formed with the downwardly projecting part A⁴ and the overhanging part A⁵ which 25 overlies the top of the base piece A. The preferred method, of attaching the brace to the base piece is one which is intended to permit the brace to fold. The downwardly projecting part A⁴ is provided with the laterally projecting pins A⁶ and a recess A⁷ is made on 30 the inside of the part A. The brace can be let into position, its pins lying in the lower part of the recess A, whereupon, to keep the parts together, the plate A⁸may be secured in position. Thus the brace cannot rise or be disengaged from the base piece A but it can 35 be folded down into the position indicated in Fig. 8.

In this form of the device, the base piece A should have upwardly projecting portions A⁹A⁹ to serve for such attachment so as to bring the brace A² when folded . into a horizontal position above the pivots of the table 40 legs. In Figs. 1 and 21 have shown the brace as fixed in position, which is all that is necessary when the table is not intended to be folded.

B is the table top resting on the side bars IFB¹ which have the braces B²B² associated therewith. These 45 are preferably formed like the braces A² with the slot :

B ^!, the upwardly projecting part B⁴ and the overhang- , ing part B '. Either or both of these braces may be cormgated or roughened on their outer surfaces, as indi- i cated in the brace B² at B⁶.

CO are supporting legs connected together by the ‘ cross rods C‘U and pivoted at C²C² to the lower pieces ] AA and at C³C³ to the side pieces BIB¹ of the table. 1 The bars CC are adjustably connected with the lower _s braces by the cross rod D which passes through holes in s the two supporting legs CC and through the slots in the 5 5 f two braces A²A², and is provided at one end with the head D² and at the other with the thumb-nut D² whereby the parts may be clamped together in any desired position. The supporting bars are adjustably secured to the upper braces B²B² by the cross rod E which in 60 like manner passes through holes in the supporting bars CC and through slots in the braces B²B², and is provided at one end with the head E² and at the other with the thumb-nut E³.

F is a cross bar below the table top, and connected 65 . with the two side pieces B‘B‘. It has a long slot at F¹through which passes the body of the bolt F² which has at one end the head F³ and at the other the thumbnut F⁶.

F⁵ is a bar secured to the lower part of the table top 70 and running in a direction at right angles to that of the bar F. It is slotted as indicated at F⁶ to receive the head of the bolt. This bolt is used to secure the table top in position on the side pieces ΒΈ¹ upon which it is supported. It is capable of rotating on the bolt when 75 the thumb-nut F⁴ is loosened and can be moved in either direction by sliding the table and bolt and bar F^s laterally along the slot F¹ in the bar F, or by sliding the table in the other direction, the table and bar F⁵being moved while the bolt F² remains in fixed posi- 80 tion. I also provide a removable ledge G of any kind or description for application to the sin-face of the table. It is provided at each end with the clamping spring G¹pivotally held by the bolt G². It can be, therefore clamped upon and held to the end of table, as in- 85 dicated in Fig. 5 in full lines, or to the side, as indicated in dotted lines. In the latter case the clamping springs will be turned on their pivots at right angles to the ledge G.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows: 9 0 In the position shown my table presents the appearance of an upright table with horizontal top. If desired the top can be tilted to any position by loosening the tumb-nut E³ and tilting the top on the supports, until it has assumed the proper tilt when the thumb- 95 nut can be set. Obviously it can be tilted in either direction. Either when in the horizontal position or in its tilted position the top can be slid in either direction or rotated to any degree, and may then be clamped in position by manipulating the thumb-nut .F⁴. The 100 table top can be raised or lowered, and moved to either side of the vertical axis by loosening the thumb-nut D² and tilting the supports to either side. Thus a large variety of positions are provided for. When the table is to be folded for shipment, the thumb-nut D² 105 and E³ may be manipulated so as to bring the top, the

859,007 from a horizontal to an upright position in a direction at. right angles to the plane of movement of the support, and adapted to be detachably connected thereto when in upright position, said pivot of the brace being so positioned 3 b with relation to the pivot of the support that the brace when in upright position lies nearer to the base standard than the support, and is adapted to be held against said standard and in upright position by the support when the same is turned to come in contact with said brace on the 41) side furthest from the base standard.

4. In a table, a top, a base standard, a support connected to the top and'pivoted to a side of the base standard to move in a vertical plane, and a segmental brace pivoted at one end to the same side of the base standard to move 4b from a horizontal to an upright position in a direction at right angles to the plane of movement of the support, andadapted to be detachably connected thereto when in upright position, said pivot of the brace being so positioned with relation to the pivot of the support that the brace when in bU upright position lies- nearer to the base standard than the support, and is adapted to be held against said standard and in upright position by the support when the same is turned- to come in contact with said brace on the side furthest from the base standard, and a lug extending at 55 right angles from the opposite side of said brace near its pivot and· positioned to contact with and· be held against the upper surface of said base standard when said brace is in upright position.

HERALD Pl ARNT.

Witnesses :

Homer L. Kraft,:

Abbie E. Johnson.

base and the legs in substantial parallelism. In doing this, however, the parts will be brought to a position where if the rod D be withdrawn, the lower braces may be folded inwardly, as indicated in Fig. 8 in full lines.

The ledge on the table may be placed in any desired position.