US2500035A - Folding table structure - Google Patents

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March "7 1950 M. HOLLANDER 2,500,035

FOLDING TABLE STRUCTURE Filed-Oct. 4, 1946 IN V EN TOR. MA (IR/CE HOLLANDE/E g/MJM Patented Mar. 7, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT DFFICE 2,500,035 'Foijniit'G "s'TitU'oTURE Mat-trite Hollander, new York, N. Y. implication October 4, 1940, Serial No. 7 01Q 3 3 3 2 than. (01. 311-83) I ......'I'h ve ion n imnr'e'tesi e in t e s uc ure fo with a b thing te' p fih hodvo w i h. is. ead? of. iql t t i 'i b i 'capable of holding water and mounted iupon a su e r mewd t e p ts f w h, ja bly connected together so that the entirearticle .c nr e o d din ela vel fema lfe le e ef h h not needed, and easily distended so as to, be set n. r ad ess or sa.

n m orta t bie t 9 the nree e 15?? videja bathin unit chiefly for young children, of simple design, and durable in construction, including not merely the bod'yof the receptacle but dried and dressed; the parleland the cover. also being capable'of movementrearward into pende'n'tposit'ions below the receptacle'when'thelatter ti) be filled with 'water and used forbnefit of its occupant.

The drawings illustrate'one embodiment-of this invention which is the best form now known to me, and rme mf'caurs make changes in minor respects without departing from the principle of the invention or exceeding the scope and meanings of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front view in perspective of a folding bathtub according to this invention.

Figure 2 is a side view of the upper part of same, with the cover closing the receptacle and the rear panel secured in position above it, and indicating how both the cover and panel can be swung down to the rear of the unit, and

Figure 3 shows a detail of the device.

The receptacle comprises supporting members, consisting of a pair of legs at each end. Each pair has an inside leg I and an outside leg 2 connected at their mid points by a pivot 3. A top or cover is pivoted to the upper ends of the outside legs 2. This cover is made of a frame 4 with cloth 5 stretched over it and secured to all the sides, and can be lifted and lowered about its rear edge as an axis.

When the complete article is to be set up, the legs I and 2 are spread apart at their upper and lower ends by movement on the pivots 3, the outside legs 2 are then inclined towards the rear and the inside legs I to the front. The tops of the legs I are united by a rigidly attached front cross bar 6, and the top of the legs 2 by a similar also supporting members and a cover therefor, -and a rear panel whichcan be heptelevated at plates I'2 haveonebr morelugS13-projecting at i f s'r 1. Between these bars hangs the body of the receptacle 8. This receptacle is made of the pieces of strong cloth joined together and secured along the top edges 'O f the endsjof the receptacle between the bars 6 and 1, as indicated at 9, particularly in Figural, whereth'e'clo'th 5 is shown removed at theleft front'"corner. The upper parts of 'thelegs 1 aha: ar'ethu's limited in their ra e or inoveiiientf'away rom each ether. The 'low'ere'nds of'the legs I are "connected by braces l 0, and so with the legs 2; and "all four legs have on their lower extremities "rubber tips "shown "at 1,-. v H e To the outer face of the upper "extremityfof leach outside is; 2 I Qaffix a fniou'n'ting plate I2, whichiswider th an the thickness of the legs "2 from front to back, and extends farther back than 'therea'r 'fa'cje'ofthe leg hearing it; and is bevelled somewhat along the top "edge. These any point where they can be made to fit "snugly against either or both the front and back faces of the legs 2. The plates are fastened to the legs in any secure manner. Each of the mounting plates has a pivot stud or journal I4 projecting sideways near the upper rear corner, and which is above the legs 2; these studs enter openings at the rear corners of the frame 4 so that the frame with its cloth 5 is pivotally connected to the legs 2 and can be lifted and lowered. This arrangement is illustrated at the right of Figure 2, and at the right rear corner in Figure 1 where the cloth 5 is shown removed to reveal the pivot or journal I4.

When closing the receptacle 8 the top cover consisting of this frame and the cloth 5 rests upon the upper ends of the two legs I and the bar 6. The panel I5 is also pivoted at the rear of the article, and it consists of a frame l5 and cloth IS. The frame is fashioned out of a metallic rod, bent into the form of an inverted U, and the ends of this rod are turned inward and inserted into bearing holes I! at the lower rear corners of theplates l2. This frame can therefore be swung downward, so that it hangs from the plates I2 or moved upward and held in a rearward inclined position by means of fastening devices such as clips 18 afiixed at one end to the mounting plates 12 below the studs 14. Each of these clips l8 has a convex bend or arch l9 therein and the outer end 20 is turned away from the plate 12, so that when the panel is to be held substantially upright, the sides of the U-shaped frame can be forced between the clips and the plates I2 into the recess on the inner face of the clip under the arches 19. To the cloth [6 are sewed pieces forming pockets 2!.

When the article is set up as shown in Figure 1, the back panel l5 can be held by engagement with the clips I8 in slanting position at the rear of the receptacle 8 after the frame 4 is lowered to rest upon the front bar 6 and the legs I, When the receptacle is to be uncovered, the back panel is pushed back to withdraw the sides of the frame Hi from under the clips I8, and then the panel is dropped so that it hangs from the plates [2 in lowered position. Then the frame 4 can also be lifted and turned back and down, so that it hangs from the pivot studs M. This is all indicated by the broken line positions of the parts 4 and IS in Figure 2. The receptacle 8 can then be filled with water and the child can be bathed therein.

The front and rear edges of the receptacle also have inside loops 22 secured to the cross bars 6 and I to engage and support rods connected along the sides of a piece of canvas or other stout cloth to form a sling so that the child can be laid therein, and the ends of the receptacle 8 can have inside pockets for soap or some other bath accessory, these parts being well known accessories for an article of this kind.

The receptacle as described can be set up at any time, opened and closed, and collapsed after being used, readily and quickly. No special skill is required to manipulate the various members when, for example, the back panel I5 is to be moved up to the position shown in Figure 1, with the frame 4 closing the receptacle 8, or to swing down the panel l5 to the rear and the frame 4 into similar position, as indicated in Figure 2. The parts are so easily operated that there is no likelihood of anything ever getting out of order or damaged by mishandling. All the objects and advantages of the invention are thus assured.

Having described my invention, what I believe to be new is:

1. An article of the kind described, comprising a. pair of legs pivotally united adjacent their midpoints, one leg of each pair being inclined forward and the other rearward when the article is set up, means connecting the legs of each pair to limit the spreading thereof, mounting plates attached to the upper ends of the rearward inclined legs, a cloth-filled frame pivoted to said plates to be lowered to rest upon said legs, and another frame pivoted to the plates below the points of attachment of the first-named frame and bearing cloth extended thereon, fastening devices attached to said plates and extending rearward to engage said other frame and hold it in elevated position when the first frame is lowered to rest upon said legs and to release the other frame when the first frame is to be lifted.

2. The article according to claim 1, wherein said plates bear pivot studs for the first-named frame at the upper part, and bearing openings for the ends of the other frame adjacent the lower part, and said fastening devices have the form of clips afiixed at the forward end to the plates above said openings and free at the opposite ends which are out-turned, said clips having arched portions forming recesses on their inner faces between said ends to receive and releasably hold the sides of said other frame therein when the first frame is lowered upon said legs, and enable the other frame to be released and swung back and lowered when the first frame is lifted.

MAURICE HOLLANDER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 600,148 Hanger Mar. 8, 1898 1,590,228 Caldwell et al June 29, 1926 1,608,924 Brown Nov. 30, 1926 1,726,752 Mirkin Sept. 3, 1929 1,777,275 Goodman Sept. 30, 1930 2,113,689 Haban Apr. 12, 1938 2140.685 Baxter Dec. 20. 1938

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