| 摘要 |
<p>An extensible table is described which comprises a rigid panel (4) defining the working plane of the table in a condition of minimum extension thereof and at least one structure (9) for extending the panel including a frame (10) connected to the panel (4) so as to be slidable in a direction parallel to the plane of the panel (4) and movable between an extreme retracted position within the panel (4) and an extreme extended position in which the frame (10) projects from one side of the panel (4). The table further includes a flexible covering sheet (16) fixed to the panel (4) and having a part projecting from the panel and extending in the direction of sliding of the said frame (10), and guide means (23) for the flexible sheet carried by the said frame (10) and engaged by the flexible sheet (16) so that the latter has a first pass arranged to constitute an elongation of the working plane and a second pass guided beneath the first pass; the lengths of the first and second passes being a minimum and a maximum respectively in the completely retracted position of the frame (4) and a maximum and a minimum respectively in the completely extended position of the frame. In a preferred embodiment, two structures (9) for lengthening the rigid panel (4) are provided which project from two opposite sides of the latter. A respective pair of table legs (2) is connected to the frame of each lengthening structure. By virtue of this structure the table is able to take up any configuration intermediate the minimum and maximum conditions of length.</p> |
