Knock-down table
AssigneeTropitone Furniture Co., Inc.
InventorsRichard Rivera, Guillermo Rodriguez, Moi V. Bui
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Abstract
A knock-down table that can be quickly assembled and disassembled for compact storage or shipping. The apparatus includes a table top, a plurality of detachable legs and a ring-shaped brace. Coupling members are provided on the bottom side of the table top and project downwardly therefrom. Sockets are formed in the top ends of the table legs for slidably receiving the coupling members. The ring-shaped brace interconnects each of the legs and maintains the structure in a substantially rigid configuration.
Claims17
A collapsible table comprising:
- a table top;
- a plurality of coupling members mounted on a bottom side of said table top;
- a plurality of elongated legs, each of said legs having a top end adapted for releasably coupling to one of said coupling members;
- and
- a brace for interconnecting said legs and maintaining said legs in a substantially rigid arrangement.
A collapsible table comprising:
- a table top;
- a plurality of pins projecting substantially downwardly and inwardly from said table top;
- a plurality of elongated legs, each of said legs having a top end formed with sockets for slidably receiving said pins;
- and
- a brace for interconnecting said legs and maintaining said legs in a substantially rigid arrangement.
A collapsible table comprising:
- a table top;
- a plurality of elongated legs, each of said legs including at least one pin, said at least one pin extending from said leg;
- a plurality of sockets formed in a bottom side of said table top for slidably receiving said pins;
- and
- a brace for interconnecting said legs and maintaining said legs in a substantially rigid arrangement.
A method of manufacturing a collapsible table comprising the steps of:
- providing a table top;
- attaching a plurality of pins to a bottom side of said table top, said pins extending downwardly and inwardly relative to a horizontal plane of said table top;
- extruding a plurality of elongated legs formed with sockets for receiving said pins;
- shaping said legs such that said legs are configured to slidably receive said pins;
- and
- providing a brace for securement to each of said legs at a location between a top end of said legs and a bottom end of said legs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.