Table leg mount

Claim 1

A leg mount assembly for mounting at least one support leg on an article of furniture, said assembly comprising: a mounting member having a screw shank projecting from one end thereof, attachment means secured to said mounting member for attaching said mounting member to an under surface of said article of furniture, with said mounting member depending from said under surface and said screw shank extending downwardly, said mounting member having a lower surface, said leg having an upper hollow portion and an internally-threaded member secured within said hollow portion, said internally-threaded member having an upper surface facing said lower surface said mounting member being sized to fit loosely and turnably within said hollow portion with said screw shank sized and located to extend into said internally-threaded member, said support leg being being adapted to be mounted on said mounting member with said mounting member received within said hollow portion and said screw shank extending into said internally-threaded member, whereby said leg is selectively moved toward the under surface of said article of furniture by rotation of said leg and its internally-threaded member relative to said screw shank, a resilient gripping member sized for insertion within said hollow portion to a mounted position in which it rests between said upper surface of said internally-threaded member and said lower surface of said mounting member, said gripping member having a hole through which said screw shank passes in the mounted position of said gripping member, said gripping member being compressed axially between said lower surface and said upper surface by movement of said leg toward said mounting member, whereby said gripping member is expanded radially, said gripping member being of sufficient size and of sufficient resilience to bear against an inner surface of said support leg and against an outer surface of said mounting member when said gripping member is comprisses axially by movement of said leg upon said screw shank, thereby resulting in a rigid connection between said support leg and said mounting member.