Portable chafing and serving table

A portable chafing and serving table comprising:

• a foldable table assembly comprising a first table panel and a second table panel;
• wherein said first table panel and said second table panel are pivotably connected together by a hinge extending between adjacent edges of said first table panel and said second table panel such that said table assembly is reconfigurable between an unfolded configuration having said first table panel and said second table panel in a coplanar relationship and a folded configuration having said first table panel and said second table panel in a parallel relationship;
• a table border feature disposed along and extending downwardly from a perimeter edge of said first table panel and said second table panel, wherein said table border feature and said first table panel and said second table define an interior volume when said table assembly is folded into said folded configuration;
• a first leg structure and a second leg structure pivotably connected to a respective one of said first table panel and said second table panel such that a pair of leg structures are reconfigurable between an extended configuration having said leg structures and said first table panel and said second table panel in a perpendicular relationship and a collapsed configuration having said leg structures and said first table panel and said second table panel in a parallel relationship, wherein said first leg structure and said second leg structure are housed within said interior volume of said table assembly when said table assembly is in said folded configuration and said first leg structure and said second leg structure are in said collapsed configuration;
• at least one chafing dish aperture disposed through at least one of said first table panel and said second table panel, wherein said chafing dish aperture is configured to receive a lower portion of a chafing dish;
• an opposed pair of chafing dish shelves disposed along and extending downwardly from a perimeter of said chafing dish aperture, wherein said chafing dish shelves are configured to support a rim of said chafing dish when received by said chafing dish aperture;
• at least one support structure connected to said chafing dish shelves and hanging below said chafing dish aperture, wherein said support structure is made of a pliable textile material, wherein said support structure is configured to support at least one fuel container, and wherein said support structure compresses and is housed within said interior volume of said table assembly when said table assembly is in said folded configuration, said support structure comprising at least one fuel container aperture disposed through said pliable textile material configured to receive a lower portion of said fuel container such that said lower portion of said fuel container extends through said pliable textile material, and at least one fuel container ring extending around said fuel container aperture through said pliable textile material and configured to support a rim of said fuel container;
• at least one food cover connected to at least one of said first table panel and said second table panel adjacent to said chafing dish aperture, wherein said food cover is moveable between a retracted position to expose said chafing dish and an extended position coplanar with said at least one of said first table panel and said second table panel to cover said chafing dish;
• at least one round container aperture disposed through at least one of said first table panel and said second table panel, said round container aperture being configured to receive at least one utensil cup;
• at least one first container aperture disposed through at least one of said first table panel and said second table panel, said first container aperture being configured to receive at least one first container;
• and,
• at least one second container aperture disposed through at least one of said first table panel and said second table panel, said second container aperture being configured to receive at least one second container;
• wherein:
• said first container collapses and is housed within said interior volume of said table assembly when said table assembly is in said folded configuration, further comprising:
• a rigid first frame defining a perimeter first rim thereof;
• a first latching feature disposed at an edge of said perimeter first rim and configured for a first interference fit within a first attachment slot formed in said at least one of said first table panel and said second table panel next to and along a perimeter edge of said first container aperture;
• and,
• a first collapsible enclosure connected to and depending downward from said perimeter first rim, said first collapsible enclosure comprising a first plurality of parallel horizontal pleats configured to allow said first collapsible enclosure to expand to define a first inner space and collapse against said perimeter first rim;
• and,
• said second container collapses and is housed within said interior volume of said table assembly when said table assembly is in said folded configuration, further comprising:
• a rigid second frame defining a perimeter second rim thereof;
• a second latching feature disposed at an edge of said perimeter second rim and configured for a second interference fit within a second attachment slot formed in said at least one of said first table panel and said second table panel next to and along a perimeter edge of said second container aperture;
• and,
• a second collapsible enclosure connected to and depending downward from said perimeter second rim, said second collapsible enclosure comprising a second plurality of parallel horizontal pleats configured to allow said second collapsible enclosure to expand to define a second inner space and collapse against said perimeter second rim.