US2077855A - Combination chair and table set - Google Patents

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April 20, 1937. ME mEs 2,077,855

COMBINATION CHAIR AND TABLE SET Filed July 10, 1935 ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 20, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in combination chair and table sets for use in any place Where space is limited, for instance in schools, restaurants, or the like.

The principal object of my invention is to provide simple, inexpensive means for assembling a chair or bench and table into a compact unit in which the table top is positioned to overhang the lap of the occupant of the chair and said table is readily adjustable to difierent levels or quickly detachable from the chair.

Other subordinate objects are also comprehended by my invention, all of which will presently appear when the following description and claims are read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention.

Figure 2 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 and illustrating in detail a clamp forming part of the means for assembling the chair and table.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing a modified form of clamp.

Figure 5 is a View in side elevation of a modified form of table and means for securing the same to a chair having inclined legs and Figure 6 is a view in side elevation illustrating another modified form of means for securing the table of Figure 5 to the same type of chair.

Referring to the drawing in detail, and first to the preferred embodiment of the invention as shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, the numeral I designates a chair or bench including a seat 2, back 3, and legs 4, one of said legs 4 being centrally located and rectangular in cross section.

The numeral 6 designates the table of my invention, said table comprising a flat top 1 and a single centrally disposed leg 8, also rectangular in cross section, and designed to be secured to the central chair leg 4, whereby the table top I overhangs the seat 2 of said chair. The securing means comprises, in this instance, a vertical central groove 9 in the front face of the chair leg 4 and a vertical centrally disposed tongue II] on the rear face of the table leg 8. A clamping band I I, provided with ears l2 adapted to be drawn together by a bolt I3 and wing-nut I4 secure said legs 4 and 8 together with the tongue I0 seated in the groove 9. By loosening the 55 clamp I I, the table may be adjusted vertically to any desired level and by removing said clamp, said table may be quickly detached from the chair. As an alternative means for securing the leg 8 to the leg 4, one or the other of said legs may be provided with a vertically disposed 5 through slot, for instance as at I3. A bolt I4 in the other leg passing through said slot I3 and a wing-nut I5 serve to clamp the legs 4- and 8 together.

In Figure 5, a modified means is shown for 10 securing the table to a chair I having inclined legs IS. The lower ends of the leg 8 of said table and one of the chair legs I6 are secured together by means of a socket member Il. A clamp I8, similar to that shown in Figure 3 se- 15 cures said legs together at a point intermediate their ends and adjustably clamps the table leg 8 in the socket member I l and against the front edge of the chair seat I9.

In Figure 6, another modified means is shown 20 for attaching the table 6 to a chair I of the inclined leg type so that said table is rotatable.

In this instance, the table leg 8 is cylindrical and is secured to the chair I by means of two brackets, 20 and 2|, one of which is secured to the edge of the chair seat 2 by screws 22, the other being secured, as by screws 23, to the lower end of one of the chair legs 24. Each bracket, 20 and 2|, includes a sleeve portion, 25 and 26,

through which the table leg 8 is inserted with 30.

its lower end resting on the floor.

The invention and its advantages will, it is believed, be understood from the foregoing. It is to be understood, however, that modifications other than those illustrated may be resorted to 35 without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A combination chair and table set including a table having a top and a single centrally disposed 40 leg, and means for detachably securing said leg to a leg of the chair for vertical adjustment to difierent fixed positions and including a tongue and groove connection between said legs, and. clamping means surrounding said legs, said tongue and groove connection being substantially rectangular in form, and said legs having opposed fiat surfaces upon each side of said tongue and. groove connection, said clamping means 50 comprising a single flat band of flexible material terminating in opposed laterally spaced ears and a bolt and nut connecting said ears.

ELIZABETH RIESS.

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