Pedestal and leg construction

Claim 2

A furniture leg construction comprising an upstanding body having a lower end and a substantially rearwardly extending elongated upper end, a substantially cylindrical recess in said lower end of said body and having threads formed on the inner periphery thereof, a pair of outwardly extending wings on the upper end of said body and disposed toward the forward edge thereof, said upper end having a channel-receiving notch in the rear portion thereof and extending forwardly and into at least a portion of said wings, the portion of each of said wings with said notch therein having an opening therein for receiving mounting fasteners therethrough, and a foot having an integral shank extending upwardly therefrom and carrying an integral molded threaded portion engaging the threads in said body.

Claim 3

The furniture leg construction set forth in claim 1, wherein said foot is substantially circular in outline and the position thereof with respect to the lower end of said body is adjustable by means of the threaded connection between said body and said shank.

Claim 4

The furniture leg construction set forth in claim 1, wherein said notch is relatively shallow in said wings and is relatively deep in said body.

Claim 5

A pedestal and leg construction comprising a pedestal having a longitudinally extending bottom wall, a first support leg disposed at the forward end of said pedestal substantially centrally laterally thereof, said first leg including a first upstanding body having a lower end and a substantially rearwardly elongated upper end, a first pair of outwardly extending wings on the upper end of said first body and disposed toward the forward edge thereof, said upper end having a first channel-receiving notch in the rear portion thereof and extending forwardly and into at least a portion of said first wings, the portion of each of said first wings with said first notch therein having an opening therein, a second support leg disposed at the rear end of said pedestal substantially centrally laterally thereof, said second leg including a second upstanding body having a lower end and a substantially forwardly elongated upper end, a second pair of outwardly extending wings on the upper end of said second body and disposed toward the rear edge thereof, said upper end having a second channel-receiving notch in the forward portion thereof and extending rearwardly and into at least a portion of said second wings, the portion of each of said second wings with said second notch therein having an opening therein, a tie channel disposed beneath said pedestal bottom wall and extending between and having the opposite ends thereof disposed in said notches in said legs, and a plurality of fasteners passing through said openings and engaging the bottom of said pedestal to mount said legs thereon with said channel extending therebetween to stabilize and equalize the load between said legs.

Claim 6

A pedestal and leg construction comprising a pedestal having a longitudinally extending bottom wall, a first support leg disposed at the forward end of said pedestal substantially centrally laterally thereof, said first leg including a first upstanding body having a lower end and a substantially rearwardly elongated upper end, a first pair of outwardly extending wings on the upper end of said first body and disposed toward the forward edge thereof, said upper end having a first channel-receiving notch in the rear portion thereof and extending forwardly and into at least a portion of said first wings, the portion of each of said first wings with said first notch therein having an opening therein, a second support leg disposed at the rear end of said pedestal substantially centrally laterally thereof, said second leg including a second upstanding body having a lower end and a substantially forwardly elongated upper end, a second pair of outwardly extending wings on the upper end of said second body and disposed toward the rear edge thereof, said upper end having a second channel-receiving notch in the forward portion thereof and extending rearwardly and into at least a portion of said second wings, the portion of each of said second wings with said second notch therein having an opening therein, a tie channel disposed beneath said pedestal bottom wall and extending between and having the opposite ends thereof disposed in said notches in said legs, and a plurality of fasteners passing through said openings and engaging the bottom of said pedestal to mount said legs thereon with said channel extending therebetween to stabilize and equalize the load between said legs.

Claim 7

The pedestal and leg construction set forth in claim 4, wherein said tie channel includes a substantially U-shaped body having a pair of outwardly extending flanges on the upper edges thereof, said notches having a complementary shape with the U-shaped body of said tie channels disposed in the portion of each notch disposed in the body of the associated leg and with said outwardly extending channel flanges disposed in the portion of the notcHes disposed in said wings.

Claim 8

A pedestal and leg construction comprising a pedestal having a front frame positioned at the forward end thereof and extending completely therearound and a bottom reinforcement disposed adjacent to the rear end thereof, a first support leg disposed at the forward end of said pedestal below said front frame and substantially centrally laterally thereof, said first leg including a first upstanding body having a lower end and a substantially rearwardly elongated upper end, a first pair of outwardly extending wings on the upper end of said first body and disposed toward the forward edge thereof, said upper end having a first channel-receiving notch in the rear portion thereof and extending forwardly and into at least a portion of said first wings, the portion of each of said first wings with said first notch therein having an opening therein, a second support leg disposed adjacent to the rear end of said pedestal beneath said bottom reinforcement and substantially centrally laterally thereof, said second leg including a second upstanding body having a lower end and a substantially forwardly elongated upper end, a second pair of outwardly extending wings on the upper end of said second body and disposed toward the rear edge thereof, said upper end having a second channel-receiving notch in the forward portion thereof and extending rearwardly and into at least a portion of said second hinge, the portion of each of said second wings with said second notch therein having an opening therein, a tie channel disposed beneath said pedestal bottom wall and extending between and having the opposite ends thereof disposed in said notches in said legs, and a plurality of fasteners passing through said openings and respectively engaging said frame and said bottom reinforcement to mount said legs thereon with said channel extending therebetween to stabilize and equalize the load between said legs between said front frame and said bottom reinforcement.

Claim 9

A pedestal and leg construction comprising a pedestal having a front frame positioned at the forward end thereof and extending completely therearound and a bottom reinforcement disposed adjacent to the rear end thereof, a first support leg disposed at the forward end of said pedestal below said front frame and substantially centrally laterally thereof, said first leg including a first upstanding body having a lower end and a substantially rearwardly elongated upper end, a first pair of outwardly extending wings on the upper end of said first body and disposed toward the forward edge thereof, said upper end having a first channel-receiving notch in the rear portion thereof and extending forwardly and into at least a portion of said first wings, the portion of each of said first wings with said first notch therein having an opening therein, a second support leg disposed adjacent to the rear end of said pedestal beneath said bottom reinforcement and substantially centrally laterally thereof, said second leg including a second upstanding body having a lower end and a substantially forwardly elongated upper end, a second pair of outwardly extending wings on the upper end of said second body and disposed toward the rear edge thereof, said upper end having a second channel-receiving notch in the forward portion thereof and extending rearwardly and into at least a portion of said second hinge, the portion of each of said second wings with said second notch therein having an opening therein, a tie channel disposed beneath said pedestal bottom wall and extending between and having the opposite ends thereof disposed in said notches in said legs, and a plurality of fasteners passing through said openings and respectively engaging said frame and said bottom reinforcement to mount said legs thereon with said channel extending therebetween to stabilize and equalize the load between said legs between said front frame and said bottom reinforcement.

Claim 10

A furniture leg construction comprising an upstanding front wall, a substantially upstanding rear wall, and a pair of upstanding sidewalls integral with said front and rear walls to define an upstanding body with a substantially hollow interior and an opening at the lower end thereof, said rear wall sloping rearwardly and upwardly to provide said upstanding body with an elongated upper end, means forming a substantially cylindrical recess in said lower end of said interior and terminating in said opening, said recess carrying threads formed on the inner periphery thereof, a pair of outwardly extending wings respectively attached to the upper ends of individual ones of said side walls, said elongated upper end having a channel notch in the rear portion thereof and extending forwardly therethrough into at least a portion of said wings, the portion of each of said wings with said notch therein having an opening therein for receiving a mounting fastener therethrough for mounting said leg construction to a piece of furniture, and a foot having a shank connected therewith and extending upwardly therefrom and into said recess, said shank carrying on the upper end portion thereof a threaded portion engaging the threads in said body to permit adjustment of the foot with respect to the body, the portion of said shank between said foot and said threaded portion being unthreaded and having a predetermined length, whereby said foot may be adjusted with respect to the body a distance equal to said predetermined length while concealing the threaded portion of said shank in said recess.

Claim 11

A furniture leg construction comprising an upstanding front wall, a substantially upstanding rear wall, and a pair of upstanding sidewalls integral with said front and rear walls to define an upstanding body with a substantially hollow interior and an opening at the lower end thereof, said rear wall sloping rearwardly and upwardly to provide said upstanding body with an elongated upper end, means forming a substantially cylindrical recess in said lower end of said interior and terminating in said opening, said recess carrying threads formed on the inner periphery thereof, a pair of outwardly extending wings respectively attached to the upper ends of individual ones of said side walls, said elongated upper end having a channel notch in the rear portion thereof and extending forwardly therethrough into at least a portion of said wings, the portion of each of said wings with said notch therein having an opening therein for receiving a mounting fastener therethrough for mounting said leg construction to a piece of furniture, and a foot having a shank connected therewith and extending upwardly therefrom and into said recess, said shank carrying on the upper end portion thereof a threaded portion engaging the threads in said body to permit adjustment of the foot with respect to the body, the portion of said shank between said foot and said threaded portion being unthreaded and having a predetermined length, whereby said foot may be adjusted with respect to the body a distance equal to said predetermined length while concealing the threaded portion of said shank in said recess.