Abstract The table has a top which can be enlarged, and a leg structure by means of which the table can be raised and lowered, and the legs can be spread apart or brought closer together. The leg structure includes a pair of pedestals which can be folded in order to spread the pedestals apart, shorten the leg structure, and lower the table top. The table has two halves which can be folded onto one another and fitted into a tray. Thus, a low coffee table with a relatively small top is formed. When the pedestals are unfolded, a plurality of projections pushes the folded table top out of the tray where it can be unfolded and rotated and locked in position. In the latter condition, the table has a larger top with ample height to enable people to fit their chairs under the table edges and sit at the table for dining. The legs are closer together than when the table was in the coffee table form, so that the diners have ample leg-room while sitting at the table.
A table having an enlargeable top and a leg structure to support said top at a variable height, said top including a pair of foldable leaves, a tray for receiving said leaves when folded upon one another, said leg structure including a pair of support members pivotably secured to the underside of said tray at spaced-apart locations, each of said support members having an upper section and a lower section pivotably connected to said upper section, means for pivoting said upper and lower sections with respect to one another to shorten and spread said support members apart, and a plurality of support projections positioned to support said leaves at the top of said tray, a linkage hingedly connected to said support members so as to move said projections to a retracted position allowing said leaves to fit into said tray when said support member sections are pivoted with respect to one another, a spring connected to urge said upper and lower sections of said support members into alignment with one another and thus maximize their height, and means connecting said spring to said support members to urge said projections into an extended position to support said leaves at the top of said tray.
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A table having an enlargeable top and a leg structure to support said top at a variable height, said top including a pair of foldable leaves, a tray for receiving said leaves when folded upon one another, said leg structure including a pair of support members pivotably secured to the underside of said tray at spaced-apart locations, each of said support members having an upper section and a lower section pivotably connected to said upper section, means for pivoting said upper and lower sections with respect to one another to shorten and spread said support members apart, and a plurality of support projections positioned to support said leaves at the top of said tray, a linkage hingedly connected to said support members so as to move said projections to a retracted position allowing said leaves to fit into said tray when said support member sections are pivoted with respect to one another, a spring connected to urge said upper and lower sections of said support members into alignment with one another and thus maximize their height, and means connecting said spring to said support members to urge said projections into an extended position to support said leaves at the top of said tray.