Table tennis safety lock
View Patent ↗A table tennis table with a safety latch includes: a table tennis table having a left panel and a right panel; a left leg swivel attached to the left panel; a right leg swivel attached to the right panel; a middle frame having vertical support members; and a safety latch installed on a vertical support member. The safety latch includes: a lock arm; a hook mounted to the lock arm; a spring biasing the lock arm and the hook to a closed position; and a shaft passing through the vertical support member. The lock arm is pivotally mounted to the shaft.
1. A table tennis table with a safety latch comprising:
a table tennis table having a left panel and a right panel
a left leg swivel attached to the left panel;
a right leg swivel attached to the right panel;
a middle frame having vertical support members;
a safety latch installed on a vertical support member and, wherein the safety latch comprises:
a lock arm;
a hook mounted to the lock arm;
a spring biasing the lock arm and the hook to a closed position;
a shaft passing through the vertical support member, wherein the lock arm is pivotally mounted to the shaft.
2. The table tennis table with a safety latch of claim 1 , further comprising a left safety latch and a right safety latch.
3. The table tennis table with a safety latch of claim 1 , wherein the spring is formed as a torsion spring mounted around a fixed post on the shaft, wherein the shaft is fixed to the vertical support member and does not rotate relative to the vertical support member.
4. The table tennis table with a safety latch of claim 1 , wherein the spring is connected to a vertical support member at a first spring end and connected to the lock arm at a second spring end.
5. The table tennis table with a safety latch of claim 1 , wherein the hook is facing up and is generally planar in a vertical plane.
6. The table tennis table with a safety latch of claim 1 , wherein the hook further comprises a pad that engages with a left panel top surface or a right panel top surface.
7. The table tennis table with a safety latch of claim 1 , wherein the hook is positioned in the arc path of either the left panel or the right panel.
8. The table tennis table with a safety latch of claim 1 , further comprising a left safety latch and a right safety latch, wherein the hook is positioned in the arc path of either the left panel or the right, wherein the hook is facing up and is generally planar in a vertical plane.
9. The table tennis table with a safety latch of claim 1 , wherein the spring is formed as a torsion spring mounted around a fixed post on the shaft, wherein the shaft is fixed to the vertical support member and does not rotate relative to the vertical support member, wherein the hook further comprises a pad that engages with a left panel top surface or a right panel top surface.
10. The table tennis table with a safety latch of claim 9 , wherein the spring is connected to a vertical support member at a first spring end and connected to the lock arm at a second spring end.
11. The table tennis table with a safety latch of claim 1 , further comprising a left safety latch and a right safety latch, wherein the hook is positioned in the arc path of either the left panel or the right, wherein the hook is facing up and is generally planar in a vertical plane, wherein the spring is formed as a torsion spring mounted around a fixed post on the shaft, wherein the shaft is fixed to the vertical support member and does not rotate relative to the vertical support member, wherein the hook further comprises a pad that engages with a left panel top surface or a right panel top surface.