Leveling device for pool tables

Claim 1

A pool table comprising a horizontal table top, a pair of spaced apart leg structures secured to said table top and depending therefrom, means for leveling said leg structures including a pair of leveling devices for each leg structure, each device including an elongate vertically oriented threaded foot member having a floor engaging element secured to the lower end thereof, a threaded nut for each foot member and each nut including an outwardly projecting annular flange having a plurality of spaced apart teeth in the periphery thereof, each nut threadedly engaging one of said foot members and engaging one of said leg structures whereby rotation of a nut relative to its associated foot member causes vertical movement of the nut and vertical movement of the associated leg structure, each device also including an elongate single piece actuating member having an elongate opening in one end thereof, receiving a nut therethrough and permitting rotation of the actuating member relative to its associated nut and also permitting inward and outward longitudinal shifting movement of the actuating member relative to its associated nut, each actuating member having a pair of laterally spaced apart index element integral therewith and projecting therefrom, the spacing between said index elements being only slightly greater than the width of a tooth on said flange whereby when said actuating member is shifted longitudinally inwardly, said indexing elements will engage a tooth on said flange to cause rotation of the associated nut upon rotation of the actuating member, and when said actuating member is shifted longitudinally outwardly, said index elements will disengage from a tooth to permit rotation of said actuating member relative to its associated nut.