Foldable table leg
US5638761A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B3/0916
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A foldable table leg for use in combination with a tabletop, the combination having a table surface including a top surface and a bottom surface, at least one foldable leg, the foldable leg includes a leg connecting template fixed to the table surface bottom for securing the foldable leg to the table, a column base support attached to the leg connecting template for pivotally receiving the foldable leg reciprocally between a folded position and a supporting position, a track for positioning the foldable leg between folded position and supporting position, an arm support pivotally secured at one end to the table leg and slidably engaged at another end to the track, the arm support for guiding the leg between folded position and supporting position, structure for locking the table leg in supporting position, a release mechanism for releasing the table leg from a supporting position into a folded position wherein the foldable table leg is light-weight.
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