W. B. GOGGER.
DESK OR TABLE.
APPLICATION FILED 11017.24, 191s.
1,121,713.
Patented Dec. 22, 1914.
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WILLIAM B. COGG-ER, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THEODOR 'KUNDTZ, 0F
LAKEWOOD, OHIO.
DESK OR TABLE.
Speci?cation of Letters Patent.
1,121,713.
Patented Dec. 22, 1914.
Application ?led November 24, 1913. Serial No. 802,620.
To all whom it may concern:
correspondingly slanting frame B which is
Be it known that 1, WILLIAM B. Cocsnn, composed preferably of wood and arranged
a citizen of the United States of America, over the aforesaid standard and mounted
residing at Cleveland,- in the county of or lying on said seat. Said frame is rectan
Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented gular and extends laterally of the standard
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certain new and useful Improvements in in opposite directions and preferably slants
Desks or Tables; and I hereby declare the or slopes somewhat from one to the other
following to be a full, clear, and exact de
scription of the invention, such as will en
able others skilled in the art to which it per
tains to make and use the same.
longitudinal edge of the frame, and the seat
5 of the standard correspondingly slopes to
ward the upper longitudinal edge of said
frame, and 7 indicates the lower longitudi
This invention relates to improvements in nal edge of said frame.’ The frame B is pro
desks or tables for readers, writers and vided, at its lower longitudinal edge 7, with
draftsmen, and pertains more especially to a wooden bar C which has its lower portion
a desk or table which comprises a standard
covering said edge and is glued or otherwise
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provided at its upper end with a frame secured to said frame at said edge. The
which lies on and is secured to the standard bar C extends longitudinally of said edge
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and affords support to a leaf forming the and projects above said frame.
D indicates a wooden leaf which forms the
top of the desk or table and arranged over
and hinged or pivotally connected to sa1d top of my improved desk or table. The leaf
frame and adapted to be positioned or ad D is rectangular and arranged over the
justed at different angles relative to said frame B and extends from side to side of
the desk or table and along and into close
frame.
The object of this invention is to produce proximity to the bar C, and Figs. 1 and 2
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an exceedingly convenient and useful desk show said leaf lying on said frame.
The frame B is provided with an opening
or table of the character indicated which is
simple and durable in construction and not 8 which extends over the head 1 of the
standard and outwardly from the standard
liable to get. out of order.
WVith this object in view, and to the end toward but is spaced from the bar C. The
of attaining any other advantage hereln opening 8 is rectangular and arranged lon- ~
after appearing, this invention consists in gitudinally of and covered by the leaf D and
certain features of construction, and com extends from the upper side to the under
binations and arrangement of parts, herein side of the frame B. The opening 8 permits
after described, pointed out in the claims, the application and operation of a brace or
and illustrated in the accompanying draw stay E hereinafter described.
The leaf D is shown attached to the frame
mes.
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Tn said drawings, Figure 1 is a top B by two suitably applied hinges cl which
plan of a desk or table embodying my 1n
vention. Fig. 2 is a side view in central
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vertical section taken along the line 2—2,
Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a side View, in central
vertical section, of the upper portion of the
desk or table, but in Fig. 3 the top-forming .
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are spaced longitudinally of the opening 8
and leaf D and arranged in proximity to but
spaced from the bar C, and said hinges have
their axes arranged horizontally and lon
gitudinally of said leaf. The leaf D'has its
upper side arranged to be flush with the top
leaf of the desk or table is shown arranged surface of the bar 0 when the leaf is in
at an angle to the hereinbefore mentioned position lying on the frame B as shown in
frame, whereas Figs. 1 and 2 show said leaf Fig. 2.
The under side or bottom of the leaf D
lying on said frame. Fig. 3 is drawn on a
has its portion which is arranged between
the bar O and the hinges (Z beveled, as at
10, so that said portion of said bottom slopes
vertically arranged body A and a base _a upwardly toward said bar when the leaf
larger scale than Figs. 1 and 2.
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The desk or table illustrated in said draw
ings comprises a metal standard having a
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adapted to rest on and be rigidly secured if lies on the frame B as shown in Fig. 2, and
desired to a floor.
Said standard is pro
permits positioning or adjustment of said
vided with a head 1 which has a somewhat
leaf at an angle to said frame as shown in
slantingtop surface 5 forming a seat for a
Fig. 3. The bar C has the inner surface 12
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of its portion which is arranged or pro
venting straining’ of the hinges d, and the
jects above the frame B curved and arranged beveled portion 10 of the bottom of the leaf
concentrically relative to the axis of the leaf ‘is spaced far enough from the frame B in
D so that said leaf is arranged in close the position of the leaf shown in Fig. 2 to
proximity to said surface in any position accommodate the operation of said stop. 70
of the leaf relative to the frame.
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Said The stay E has an arm 17 arranged between
the axis of the stay and the axis of the leaf
surface 12 forms a ledge arranged opposite
and in close proximity to and extending
along the adjacent or. lower longitudinal
edge of the leaf D, and by the construction
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last-mentioned axis and also upwardly to- '
hereinbefore described it will be observed ward the leaf D and coiiperating with the
that said leaf is pivotally connected to the bottom of said leaf in limiting movement of
frame B and has its axis arranged hori the stay in swinging the stayfrom the stand
zontally and longitudinally of the leaf D ard, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 3. Said
and in proximity to said edge, and that said arm 17 ‘is provided with a downwardly pro
leaf has its portion which is arranged be
j ecting handle~forming member 18 and con
tween said edge and said axis contoured as
stitutes a poise or weight which, when the .
required to permit the leaf not only to lie leaf D is arranged at one of the desired
on the frame B as shown in Fig. 2, but be angles to the frame B, acts to retain the stay
actuated from the position shown in Fig. 2 in an operative position in which an up
into the position shown in Fig. 8, and per wardly facing shoulder 15 of the stay rests
mit positioning or adjustment of said leaf at on the head of the standard as shown in solid
different angles to the frame B, and ob— lines, Fig. 3.
The relative arrangement of the parts is
viously the leaf 12, when the leaf D is ar
ranged at an angle to the frame B, serves as such that the stay E, upon swinging it
a ‘rest for a book, drawing-board or object against the action of the weight 17 until said
weight strikes against the bottom of the leaf
which may be placed on said leaf.
' Means for holding the leaf D in ‘position D, as shown in dotted lines,'Fig. 3, is in an
at any one of said angles to the frame B are
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D and projecting outwardly in the direction
of the bar 0' and‘ consequently toward the
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inoperative position in which the stayis out
provided and comprise preferably the here
of engagement With the head 4: of they stand
inbefore mentioned brace or stay E which ard, and the leaf D, when the stay has been
extends through the opening 8 in said frame rendered inoperative, as shown in ‘dotted
and is pivoted at its upper end, as at e, to a lines Fig. 3, is free to be readjusted relative
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bracket 1a arranged at the under side of to the frame B.
“That I claim is :-—
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and secured to the leaf. The stay E is there
fore pivotally connected to the leaf D and
1. In a desk or table, a standard having a
is arranged to‘swing'in a vertical plane from head, a frame lying on and secured to said
and toward the standard and has its axis head and being provided with an opening
parallel with the axis‘lof said leaf. The stay which extends over ‘and outwardly from said
E is provided with vertically spaced down head and from the upper side to the under
wardly facing shoulders 15 which extend side of the frame, a leaf arranged over and
from side to side vof-the stay, and the rela pivotally connected to said frame and hav
- tive arrangement of the parts is such that ing its axis arranged horizontally, said leaf
when the leaf D is arranged at any one of being adapted to be positioned at di?‘erent
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the aforesaid angles to the frame B one of angles to said frame, and a brace or stay 119
said shoulders is arranged to rest on the ad pivotally connected to said leaf and extend- -
jacent portion of the head ll of the standard. ing through the aforesaid opening and ar
The stay illustrated is provided with three ranged to swing from and toward the stand;
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downwardly facing shoulders 15, and in ard, which stay is provided with vertically
solid lines, Fig. 3, the stay is shown resting spaced downwardly facing shoulders one of
at its lowermost downwardly facing shoul
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which is arranged to rest on the aforesaid
der 15 on the seat 5. The stay E is ‘also pro head whensaid leaf is'arranged at one of
vided with an upwardly facing shoulderl? the aforesaid angles to said frame, said stay
spaced downwardly from the lowermost having an arm arranged between the axis of
the stay and the axis of said leaf and pro
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ranged opposite and in proximity to but jecting outwardly in the direction of the
spaced from the under side of the head 4 of last-mentioned axis and upwardly toward
the standard when the stay is in the position said leaf and adapted tocooperate with the
in which the stay rests at its lowermost bottom of said leaf in limiting movement of
60 downwardly facing shoulder on said head the stay during the actuation of the stay into
and adapted to cooperate with said side of an. inoperative position, said ‘arm having
said head in forming a stop for limiting a downwardly projecting handle- forming
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movement of said leaf in actuating the leaf member.
2. In a desk or table, a standard having a
from the position shown in Fig. 2 into the
position shown in Fig. 3 and thereby pre-r head which has a slanting top'surface, a cor
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respondingly slanting wooden frame lying lower edge with a bar which extends longi
on and secured to said head and provided at tudinally of and projects above said edge
its lower edge with a wooden bar which ex and has its lower portion covering said edge,
tends longitudinally of and projects above a leaf arranged over and pivotally connected
said edge, a leaf arranged over and pivot
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to said frame and having its axis arranged
ally connected to said frame and having its horizontally and in proximity to but spaced
axis arranged horizontally and in proximity from said bar, said leaf being adapted to be
to but spaced from said bar, said leaf being positioned at different angles to said frame,
adapted to be positioned at different angles and a brace or stay pivotally connected to
to said frame, and a brace or stay pivotally said leaf and adapted to support said leaf
connected to said leaf and adapted to sup
port said leaf from the aforesaid head when
said leaf is arranged at one of said angles to
said frame,the under side of the leaf hav;
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ing its portion which is arranged between
the aforesaid bar and the axis of the leaf
sloping upwardly toward said bar when the
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secured to said head and provided at its
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from the aforesaid head when said leaf is
arranged at one of said angles to said frame,
said leaf extending into close proximity to
the inner surface of the upper portion of the
aforesaid bar in any position of the leaf and
having its upper side ?ush with the top sur
face of said bar when the leaf is in position
lying on the aforesaid frame.
leaf lies on the frame, and the leaf being
arranged in close proximity to the inner
In testimony whereof, I sign the forego
surface of the upper portion of said bar in ing speci?cation, in the presence of two wit
any position of the leaf.
nesses.
3. In a desk or table, a standard having
WILLIAM B. COGGER.
a head which has a slanting top surface, a
Witnesses :
correspondingly slanting frame lying on and
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B. C. BROWN,
VICTOR C. LYNCH.
Copies of this patent may be obtained for ?ve cents each, by addressing‘ the “ Commissioner of Patents,
Wuhington, IMO."
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