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US 11,154,130 B2Granted
Table apparatus and method
AssigneeHalcon Corp.
InventorsBenjamin Saintmane Conway, Peter Conway, Jacob Edward Snowbarger
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Abstract
Some implementations of a table system can include a protective member that is positionable below a table to provide protection to both a table and chairs. The protective member can extend lateral beyond a peripheral edge of the table top, for example, to protect the table and accessory furniture while allowing the table top and the peripheral edge of the table top to remain exposed.
Claims22
A table assembly, comprising:
- a table top having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a table peripheral edge between the upper surface and the lower surface, the table peripheral edge at least partially exposed;
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- a sub-top positioned entirely below the upper surface of the table top, the sub-top comprising a sub-top upper surface, a sub-top lower surface, and a table protector edge between the sub-top upper surface and the sub-top lower surface, the table protector edge comprising an exposed first portion of the table protector edge extending outwardly beyond the table peripheral edge by a first distance and having an outwardly exposed first peripheral surface, and an exposed second portion of the table protector edge located inwardly of the table peripheral edge at a height below the exposed first portion of the table protector edge and having an outwardly exposed second peripheral surface, wherein the table protector edge comprises a first material that is softer than the table top.
A table assembly comprising:
- a table top having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a table peripheral edge between the upper and lower surfaces, the table peripheral edge at least partially exposed;
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- a sub-top positioned entirely below the upper surface of the table top, the sub-top defining a table protector edge, an exposed first portion of the table protector edge extending outwardly beyond the table peripheral edge by a first distance, and an exposed second portion of the table protector edge located inwardly of the table peripheral edge at a height below the first portion of the table protector edge, wherein the table protector edge comprises a first material that is softer than the table top;
- wherein the sub-top further comprises an electronics connector, wherein the electronics connector is positioned below the exposed first portion of the table protector edge on an exterior face of the sub-top, and wherein an exterior face of the electronics connector is flush with the exterior face of the sub-top.
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A table assembly, comprising:
- a table top having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a table peripheral edge between the upper surface and the lower surface, the table peripheral edge at least partially exposed;
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- a sub-top configured to protect chairs, the sub-top positioned entirely below the upper surface of the table top, the sub-top comprising a sub-top upper surface, a sub-top lower surface, and a table protector edge between the sub-top upper surface and the sub-top lower surface, the table protector edge comprising an exposed first portion of the table protector edge extending outwardly beyond the table peripheral edge by a first distance and having an outwardly exposed first peripheral surface that is less than 1.5% of a minimum width of the upper surface of the table top, and an exposed second portion of the table protector edge located inwardly of the table peripheral edge at a height below the exposed first portion of the table protector edge and having an outwardly exposed second peripheral surface, wherein the table protector edge comprises a first material that is softer than the table top.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.