Do you have wobbling tables?

Sugatsune offers a novel solution for tables that are frequently moved, such as those in restaurants and cafes, cafeterias, and shops. The problem of unsteady tables cannot be easily ignored. Nor can it be permanently solved by inserting something underneath the legs, as it is tedious to reset and replace, is unsafe, and is not aesthetically appealing. Why should a wobbly table spoil a customers’ quality time enjoying a cup of tea or coffee, a glass of wine or a cocktail?

 Wobbly tables on tile flooring or cobblestone streets have vexed many restaurateurs and café owners, including Mr. Oppenheim, the owner of the vibrant Café Cubana in London’s South Bank. The café is floored with rustic quarry tiles – which are attractive, durable, and low-maintenance – but have one well-known shortcoming. Because of the natural variation in how the tiles are made and laid, they are prone to giving a subtly uneven surface.

 A quick fix that was considered was to attach rubber feet to the table legs. However, in a cafe where several hundred gallons of rum are consumed every month with a constantly moving clientele, it would not solve the problem.

 Instead, Mr. Oppenheim opted to use Sugatsune’s SAJ-30 leveling glides on the feet of the café tables. Inconspicuous to the eye, the SAJ-30 is a hard plastic cup holding a gel capsule upon which a piston rests. The piston is attached to a threaded bolt that is screwed into the base of the table leg. The weight of the table is transmitted down through the gel which has sufficient give to distribute the weight of the table evenly among all the feet, so they remain in contact with the floor, thus preventing wobbling. Up to approximately ¼” (6 mm) of floor surface variation can be accommodated.

 A simple solution that works surprisingly well, as was demonstrated by the restaurant manager as he put his full weight on a table and tried to wiggle it – resulting in no movement. Since then the cafe has retrofitted its tables with the SAJ-30 leveling glides.

Sugatsune’s SAJ-30 is a patent-pending, self-adjusting level glide, and your permanent solution to wobbling tables. As it is designed with gel in the glide chamber, tables do not require manual adjustment each time a table is moved. Unlike spring-type level glides offered by other manufactures, SAJ-30 gently self-adjusts to uneven surfaces. Now tables can be extremely user friendly while keeping the original look of your tables intact, without repurchasing or replacing your favorite tables or resurfacing flooring.

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