| 摘要 |
<p>A collapsible frame for an item of furniture such as a table having, in its erected condition, four legs disposed substantially at the corners of a rectangle, comprises two similar frame units (10) and two similar frame units (12). Each of the four frame units (10, 12) includes a respective transverse member (16, 18) carrying at either end a respective pivot formation in the form of a cylindrical tube (12, 14). The tubes (14) of the frame units (10) form the legs of the item of furniture. In the erected condition of the frame, each tube (12) of each frame unit (12) is rotationally engaged in a complementary tube (14) formation of the adjoining frame unit (10) for pivoting about the axis of the respective leg. The tubes (14) have notches (20) at their upper ends to receive the transverse members (18) as the frame units are moved into full engagement with one another in the erected position of the frame, to lock the frame in its erected expanded condition.</p> |
