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A lightweight drafting table having a full-size drafting board of sandwich-type construction, the underside of which is glued to a yoke having three support arms which are disposed approximately parallel to each other and which are connected to a cross member to form a rigid structure for supporting

A lightweight drafting table having a full-size drafting board of sandwich-type construction, the underside of which is glued to a yoke having three support arms which are disposed approximately parallel to each other and which are connected to a cross member to form a rigid structure for supporting two drawers. The board provides the cover for the drawers when they are closed. Each drawer has a slot formed in each of two sides thereof; the walls of each slot ride on a key which protrudes laterally from one of the support arms. A slight drag between the key and the slot prevents each drawer from opening under the force of gravity alone when the drafting board and the drawer are tilted at an angle of several degrees to the horizontal and the drawer is fully loaded. The yoke is pinned to a pair of vertical support members attached to a four-legged base and to a pair of braces, each of which is also bolted to one of the support members to form a lightweight structure of exceptional strength. Several bolt holes are provided in each brace so that the angle of the board to the horizontal can be readily adjusted. With casters fitted to the base and the board folded nearly parallel to the vertical support members, the drafting table can be moved readily from one room to another by a single operator or stored in a small space.

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A drafting table which comprises: (a) a board; (b) at least one pair of support arms which are attached to the underside of the board, the support arms being spaced apart from, and disposed generally parallel to, each other; and (c) a drawer which is insertable between the pair of support arms; each

A drafting table which comprises: (a) a board; (b) at least one pair of support arms which are attached to the underside of the board, the support arms being spaced apart from, and disposed generally parallel to, each other; and (c) a drawer which is insertable between the pair of support arms; each support arm having first slot and key means cooperating with second slot and key means on the drawer for supporting the drawer beneath the board, even when the drawer is tilted at an angle of several degrees from the horizontal, (d) said first slot and key means further comprises at least one pair of keys and a pair of stays, each stay protruding from one of the support arms on a side thereof to which one of the keys is connected; each stay and the key proximate thereto being spaced apart, the opposing walls thereof being disposed generally parallel to each other; and (e) said second slot and key means further comprises a pair of slots formed in the sides of each drawer and segments of the drawer disposed between each slot and the proximate upper edge of the drawer, each key cooperating with a slot as at least one of said segments cooperates with a pair of opposing walls, so that drag forces between a key and the slot with which it cooperates are augmented by interaction between a segment and at least one of the opposing walls proximate thereto, thereby braking movement of the drawer under the force of gravity alone.