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Foldable table frame and convertible cover therefor

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-05-31
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Granted: 1963-03-05
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Expires: 1981-05-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John T Hasler

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 18:22
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B13/00; A47B13/08; A47B3/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 180 words
IN A TABLE CONSTRUCTION; A FOLDABLE SUPPORT COMPRISING A SUPPORTING FRAMEWORK WHICH INCLUDES TWO PAIRS OF RAILS AND SUPPORTING LEGS PIVOTED TO SAID RAILS, EACH SAID RAIL BEING A CHANNEL MEMBER HAVING ITS INNER SIDE ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF OVERLAPPING AND ABUTTING THE END OF A NEXT ADJACENT RAIL, AND HAVING ITS OTHER END ABUTTED BY AN OVERLAPPING END PORTION OF THE INNER SIDE OF ANOTHER ADJACENT RAIL WHEN SAID FRAMEWORK IS EXTENDED, SAID OVERLAPPING AND ABUTTING ENDS DEFINING THE CORNERS OF SAID FRAMEWORK, SAID RAILS HINGEDLY INTERCONNECTED AT SAID CORNERS FOR FOLDING TO AND FROM EXTENDED CONDITION IN WHICH SAID FRAMEWORK IS SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR FROM AND TO FOLDED CONDITION IN WHICH SAID RAILS LIE ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER, THE HINGE CONNECTIONS OF SAID RAILS AT ONE PAIR OF DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE CORNERS OF SAID FRAMEWORK IN EXTENDED CONDITION INCLUDING SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED HINGE AXES IN AXIAL ALINEMENT DIAGONALLY ACROSS SAID FRAMEWORK, THE HINGE CONNECTIONS OF SAID RAILS AT THE OTHER PAIR OF DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE CORNERS INCLUDING SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED HINGE AXES, SAID SUPPORTING LEGS BEING RESPECTIVELY PIVOTED TO THE OVERLAPPING END
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 180 words
IN A TABLE CONSTRUCTION; A FOLDABLE SUPPORT COMPRISING A SUPPORTING FRAMEWORK WHICH INCLUDES TWO PAIRS OF RAILS AND SUPPORTING LEGS PIVOTED TO SAID RAILS, EACH SAID RAIL BEING A CHANNEL MEMBER HAVING ITS INNER SIDE ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF OVERLAPPING AND ABUTTING THE END OF A NEXT ADJACENT RAIL, AND HAVING ITS OTHER END ABUTTED BY AN OVERLAPPING END PORTION OF THE INNER SIDE OF ANOTHER ADJACENT RAIL WHEN SAID FRAMEWORK IS EXTENDED, SAID OVERLAPPING AND ABUTTING ENDS DEFINING THE CORNERS OF SAID FRAMEWORK, SAID RAILS HINGEDLY INTERCONNECTED AT SAID CORNERS FOR FOLDING TO AND FROM EXTENDED CONDITION IN WHICH SAID FRAMEWORK IS SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR FROM AND TO FOLDED CONDITION IN WHICH SAID RAILS LIE ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER, THE HINGE CONNECTIONS OF SAID RAILS AT ONE PAIR OF DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE CORNERS OF SAID FRAMEWORK IN EXTENDED CONDITION INCLUDING SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED HINGE AXES IN AXIAL ALINEMENT DIAGONALLY ACROSS SAID FRAMEWORK, THE HINGE CONNECTIONS OF SAID RAILS AT THE OTHER PAIR OF DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE CORNERS INCLUDING SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED HINGE AXES, SAID SUPPORTING LEGS BEING RESPECTIVELY PIVOTED TO THE OVERLAPPING END

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