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Table leg latch mechanism

US5606922A · kind A · utility

21Cited by
10References
11Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 9, 1995
Grant dateMar 4, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 9, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47B3/0911
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A folding and latching mechanism for a table leg includes a recess into which a latching pin is moved when the leg is erected. A spring-loaded latching bar includes a camming surface which bears against the latching pin on a diagonal tangent. The force applied by the camming surface thus has a component tending to seat the latching pin securely into the recess throughout the time the table is in its erected condition.

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