Convertible desk and conference table

Claim 1

A convertible desk and conference table comprising: a generally U-shaped table-top surface including a central section having a rear edge and a pAir of wing sections extending along and rearwardly of the central section to define an open area in said table-top surface, said wing sections each having a side edge along said open area, said table-top surface providing a working surface for use as a desk and as a conference table; a leaf conforming in shape to the open area of said table-top surface and providing a relocatable working surface in a conference table configuration of said convertible desk and conference table; means for supporting said leaf beneath the central section of said conference table and directing said leaf into position in said open area, said means engaging the lateral edges of said leaf and being operative to change said convertible desk and conference table from a desk configuration to a conference table configuration and from a conference table configuration to a desk configuration; said means for supporting and directing said leaf including guide means for vertically and horizontally supporting said leaf beneath the central section of said table-top surface, said guide means including a pair of guides, the guides being arranged in complement with each other; camming ramp means for raising said leaf upward to said tabletop surface, said camming ramp means being associated with the side edges of said wing sections; and support means for holding said leaf in abutment with the rear edge of the central section of said table-top surface.