Flip-top table for protection from projectiles

A projectile resistant table, comprising:

• a frame comprising a plurality of legs, wherein the frame has a front side and a rear side, wherein each of the legs extends from a proximal end to a distal end,
• a plurality of base sections connected to the legs, wherein each of the base sections is comprised of an upper side and a lower side, wherein the upper side of the base sections is connected to the distal end of the legs, and wherein the lower side of the base sections extend away from the legs to a ground plane spaced from the distal end of the legs;
• a pivot assembly connected to the frame, wherein the pivot assembly rotates about a pivot axis, and wherein the pivot axis is more proximate to the proximal end of the legs than to the distal end of the legs;
• a tabletop comprising a tabletop body, wherein the tabletop body comprises a topside, an underside, a front edge, and a rear edge, wherein the tabletop has a thickness between the topside and the underside, wherein the pivot assembly is connected to the tabletop body through the underside of the tabletop, wherein the tabletop rotates with the pivot assembly about the pivot axis between a working position and a shielding position, and wherein the tabletop in the working position is closer to a horizontal plane than the tabletop in the shielding position;
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• a modesty panel comprising a panel body, wherein the panel body comprises a front surface, a rear surface, a first side, and a second side, wherein the panel body further comprises a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the panel body laterally extends between the first side and the second side, wherein the top edge is more proximate to the proximal end of the legs than to the distal end of the legs, wherein the bottom edge of the modesty panel is spaced from the ground plane by a gap distance that is less than the thickness of the tabletop at least when the tabletop is in the shielding position, wherein a portion of the tabletop body overlaps the top edge of the modesty panel body in the shielding position, and wherein a tabletop center plane is not aligned with a modesty panel center plane.

A projectile resistant table, comprising:

• a frame comprising a plurality of legs, wherein the frame has a front side and a rear side, wherein each of the legs extends from a proximal end to a distal end,
• a plurality of base sections connected to the legs, wherein each of the base sections is comprised of an upper side and a lower side, wherein the upper side of the base sections is connected to the distal end of the legs, and wherein the lower side of the base sections extend from the distal end of the legs to a ground plane spaced from the distal end of the legs;
• a pivot assembly connected to the frame, wherein the pivot assembly rotates about a pivot axis, and wherein the pivot axis is more proximate to the proximal end of the legs than to the distal end of the legs;
• a tabletop comprising a tabletop body, wherein the tabletop body comprises a topside, an underside, a front edge, and a rear edge, wherein the tabletop has a thickness between the topside and the underside, wherein the pivot assembly is connected to the tabletop body through the underside of the tabletop, wherein the tabletop rotates with the pivot assembly about the pivot axis between a working position and a shielding position, and wherein the tabletop in the working position is closer to a horizontal plane than the tabletop in the shielding position;
• a modesty panel comprising a panel body, wherein the panel body comprises a front surface, a rear surface, a first side, and a second side, wherein the panel body further comprises a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the panel body laterally extends between the first side and the second side, wherein the top edge is more proximate to the proximal end of the legs than to the distal end of the legs, wherein the bottom edge of the modesty panel is spaced from the ground plane by a gap distance that is less than the thickness of the tabletop at least when the tabletop is in the shielding position, wherein a portion of the tabletop body overlaps the top edge of the modesty panel body in the shielding position, and wherein a tabletop center plane is not aligned with a modesty panel center plane;
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• a locking mechanism having a locked configuration holding the tabletop in the working position and an unlocked configuration releasing the tabletop to rotate to the shielding position, wherein the locking mechanism is situated below the underside of the tabletop and comprises a latch, a catch and a handle, wherein the catch connects to the frame at a fixed end and extends a distance from the frame to a free end, wherein the latch engages the free end of the catch in the locked configuration when the tabletop is in the working position and prevents the tabletop and the pivot assembly from rotating, wherein the handle is located behind the rear surface of the modesty panel between the rear side of the frame and the rear edge of the tabletop in the working position and operatively engages the latch, and wherein the latch disengages from the free end of the catch in the unlocked configuration and permits the pivot assembly and tabletop to rotate about the pivot axis to the shielding position.