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US 2006/0130716 A1Published application
Table
OwnerKent Ashby, Robert Astle +2inventors
InventorsKent Ashby, Robert Astle, L. Strong, S. Nye
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Abstract
A table may include a table top, a frame and one or more legs. The table may also include one or more corner guards that are sized and configured to protect the table. The corner guards may be generally aligned with the table top and/or the frame. The corner guards may also facilitate attachment of the frame to the table top and the corner guards may facilitate stacking of the table. In addition, the corner guards may allow an aesthetically pleasing table to be constructed and, if the corner guards are selectively attached, then the corner guards may be easily repaired and/or replaced.
Claims21
A table comprising:
- a table top constructed from molded plastic and including a hollow interior portion that is formed during the molding process, the table top including an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side, a second side, a first end and a second end;
- a frame including a first side rail and a second side rail;
- at least one support member movable relative to the table top between an extended position in which the support member generally extends outwardly from the table top and a collapsed position in which the support member is generally positioned between the side rails of the frame;
- a first corner guard connected to the table top, at least a portion of the first corner guard being received within a first receiving portion formed in the table top, a portion of the first corner guard being generally aligned with the first side of the table top, a portion of the first corner guard being generally aligned with the first end of the table top;
- a second corner guard connected to the table top, at least a portion of the second corner guard being received within a second receiving portion formed in the side of the table top, a portion of the second corner guard being generally aligned with the first side of the table top, a portion of the second corner guard being generally aligned with the second end of the table top;
- a third corner guard connected to the table top, at least a portion of the third corner guard being received within a third receiving portion formed in the table top, a portion of the third corner guard being generally aligned with the second side of the table top, a portion of the third corner guard being generally aligned with the second end of the table top;
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- a fourth corner guard connected to the table top, at least a portion of the fourth corner guard being received within a fourth receiving portion formed in the table top, a portion of the fourth corner guard being generally aligned with the second side of the table top, a portion of the fourth corner guard being generally aligned with the first end of the table top.
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A table comprising:
- a table top constructed from molded plastic and including a hollow interior portion that is formed during the molding process;
- a frame including a first metal side rail and a second metal side rail;
- at least one support member movable relative to the table top between an extended position in which the support member generally extends outwardly from the table top and a collapsed position in which the support member is generally positioned between the side rails of the frame;
- a first corner guard including a receiving portion that is sized and configured to selectively receive a portion of the frame, the first corner guard being formed separately from the table top;
- a second corner guard including a receiving portion that is sized and configured to selectively receive a portion of the frame, the second corner guard being formed separately from the table top;
- a third corner guard including a receiving portion that is sized and configured to selectively receive a portion of the frame, the third corner guard being formed separately from the table top;
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- a fourth corner guard including a receiving portion that is sized and configured to selectively receive a portion of the frame, the fourth corner guard being formed separately from the table top.
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A table comprising:
- a table top constructed from molded plastic and including a hollow interior portion that is formed during the molding process, the table top including an upper surface and a lower surface;
- at least one support member movable relative to the table top between an extended position in which the support member generally extends outwardly from the table top and a collapsed position in which the support member is generally proximate the lower surface of the table top;
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- a first corner guard connected to the table top, at least a portion of the first corner guard being received within a first receiving portion formed in the table top, at least a portion of the first corner guard being generally aligned with a first portion of the table top.
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A corner guard for a table, the corner guard comprising:
- a first portion sized and configured to be received within a first receiving portion formed in a table top of a table;
- a second portion sized and configured to be generally aligned with a first side of the table top;
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- a third portion sized and configured to be generally aligned with a first end of the table top.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.