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US5142996A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B2200/403
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for the firm, long-lived suppot of a table top on a pair of floor-mounting pedestals comprises a pair of parallel metal rails fastened to the underside of the table, on opposite sides on the center-line of the table top; a pair of pedestals are fastened to each of the two adjacent ends of the rails by bolts which pass through the pedestals and into internally-threaded inserts welded to vertical channel members, which channel members are in turn welded to the ends of the rails. In each such mounting assembly, the channel member has a rectangular horizontal cross-section, and extends beneath the level of the adjacent rail; one of the inserts in each mounting assembly is positioned below the level of the bottom of the associated rail. The inserts are positioned inside the channel member, with their open ends facing corresponding holes in the opposed wall of the channel member, through which holes and the mounting bolts extend into the inserts.
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