Round table with removable leaves

Abstract

A table includes a base, a round top which is hingedly secured to the base, and a plurality of leaves which extend around the top. The top includes a side surface which is provided with an inwardly extending slot. A pair of tabs on each leaf extend into the slot, and locking devices on the leaves releasably lock adjacent leaves together. The base is provided with a storage compartment for storing the leaves when the leaves are removed from the top. A support leg is pivotally secured to the top and is pivotable between a storage position adjacent the top and a support position in which the leg engages the base and supports the top in a raised position.

1 . A table comprising a base and a top which is supported by the base, the top having a side surface with a slot which extends inwardly from the side surface, and a plurality of leaves which extend around the side surface of the top, each of the leaves including first and second ends and inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface of each of the leaves being positioned adjacent the side surface of the top, the first end of each of the leaves being positioned adjacent the second end of an adjacent leaf, a tab on each of the leaves which extends inwardly into the slot in the side surface of the top, and first and second locking devices on each of the leaves adjacent the first and second ends thereof, each of the first locking devices on each of the leaves engaging a second locking device on an adjacent leaf whereby the leaves are releasably locked together. 
   
   
       2 . The table of  claim 1  in which the side surface of the top has a single slot which extends continuously around the side surface. 
   
   
       3 . The table of  claim 1  in which the side surface of the top is round and each of the leaves is curved. 
   
   
       4 . The table of  claim 1  including a pair of tabs on each of the leaves which extend inwardly into the slot in the side surface of the top. 
   
   
       5 . The table of  claim 1  in which each of the leaves includes a projection on the first end thereof and a recess in the second end thereof, the projection on each leaf extending into a recess in the adjacent leaf. 
   
   
       6 . The table of  claim 1  in which the side surface is round and each of the leaves is curved and the side surface of the top has a single slot which extends continuously around the side surface, and including a pair of tabs on each of the leaves which extend inwardly into the slot in the side surface of the top. 
   
   
       7 . The table of  claim 6  in which each of the leaves includes a projection on the first end thereof and a recess in the second end thereof, the projection on each leaf extending into a recess in the adjacent leaf. 
   
   
       8 . The table of  claim 1  in which the top includes a top panel and a bottom panel and the slot is provided by a recess in the bottom panel. 
   
   
       9 . The table of  claim 1  in which the top is hingedly secured to the base and the base is provided with a storage compartment for storing the leaves. 
   
   
       10 . The table of  claim 9  including a support rack in the storage compartment for supporting the leaves. 
   
   
       11 . The table of  claim 10  in which the support rack is provided with a plurality of recesses for receiving the leaves. 
   
   
       12 . The table of  claim 9  including a support leg pivotally secured to the top which is pivotable between a storage position adjacent the top and a support position in which the leg engages the base and supports the top in a raised position. 
   
   
       13 . The table of  claim 12  in which the base is provided with a notch for receiving and supporting the leg when the top is in the open position. 
   
   
       14 . The table of  claim 9  including first and second locking devices on the base and on the top, respectively, which are releasably engageable for locking the top against the base. 
   
   
       15 . The table of  claim 1  in which the top is hingedly secured to the base and the base is provided with a storage compartment for storing the leaves, a support rack in the storage compartment for supporting the leaves, the support rack being provided with a plurality of recesses for receiving the leaves, and a support leg pivotally secured to the top which is pivotable between a storage position adjacent the top and a support position in which the leg engages the base and supports the top in a raised position. 
   
   
       16 . The table of  claim 15  in which the base is provided with a notch for receiving and supporting the leg when the top is in the open position. 
   
   
       17 . The table of  claim 16  including first and second locking devices on the base and on the top, respectively, which are releasably engageable for locking the top against the base. 
   
   
       18 . A table comprising a base, a top which is hingedly secured to the base and having a side surface, and a plurality of leaves which extend around the side surface of the top, the base having a storage compartment for storing the leaves, a support rack in the storage compartment for supporting the leaves, and a support leg pivotally secured to the top which is pivotable between a storage position adjacent the top and a support position in which the leg engages the base and supports the top in a raised position. 
   
   
       19 . The table of  claim 18  in which the base is provided with a notch for receiving and supporting the leg when the top is in the open position. 
   
   
       20 . The table of  claim 18  which the support rack is provided with a plurality of recesses for receiving the leaves. 
   
   
       21 . The table of  claim 18  including first and second locking devices on the base and on the top, respectively, which are releasably engageable for locking the top against the base.