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US 2017/0360191 A1Published application
Bottle cap stadium table
OwnerJacob Jaramilloinventor
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Abstract
A bottle cap stadium/arena table related to the field of indoor/outdoor furniture. More specifically, a table that mimics a stadium/arena in which sports fans can customize using their own bottle caps. The inventive device includes a table frame with perforated plates that hold decorative bottle caps around the central sporting area that mimics people sitting in the stands; including miniature accessories to depict a particular sporting event (goals, flags). The table, which mimics a miniature stadium/arena, includes a glass tabletop that acts as the table's surface. The table is user customizable to a specific sporting team.
Claims26
A table configured to resemble a sporting arena of a specific sporting team, the table comprising:
- a lower frame connected to at least one leg, for holding a horizontal base;
- wherein the base has an upper surface with a pattern that resembles a specific sporting area corresponding to the specific sporting team;
- and
- further comprising a plurality of bottle caps placed on a bottle-cap holding plate that is attached to the base and is tilted at an angle with respect to a horizon;
- wherein placement of the bottle caps mimic an audience of the sporting arena.
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A table configured to resemble a sporting arena of a specific sporting team;
- the table including a base with a sporting surface selected from at least one of:
- a football stadium;
- a basketball arena;
- a soccer stadium;
- a baseball stadium, and a hockey arena;
- wherein the sporting surface includes a plurality of miniature surface accessories disposed on said surface, which are related to its respective sport;
- and
- wherein the table includes perimeter lighting located behind decals that are related to its respective sporting team.
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A table configured to resemble a sporting arena of a specific sporting team, the table comprising:
- a lower frame connected to at least one leg, for holding a horizontal base;
- wherein the base has an upper surface with a pattern that resembles a specific sporting area corresponding to the specific sporting team;
- further comprising a plastic laminate attached to the upper surface of the base, wherein the plastic laminate has the pattern that resembles a specific sporting area corresponding to the specific sporting team;
- wherein the sporting area includes one or more miniature surface accessories that are related to its respective sport, which are attached to the base though holes disposed in the base;
- further comprising perimeter lighting located behind translucent decals that are related to the specific sporting team;
- further comprising:
- a plurality of bottle caps placed in a section of the table, wherein placement of the bottle caps mimic an audience of the sporting arena;
- and a bottle-cap holding plate attached to the base and placed at an angle to the horizontal, for holding the bottle caps;
- wherein the angle of the bottle-cap holding plate is 30 degrees from the horizontal;
- wherein the bottle-cap holding plate comprises a perforated front plate and a solid back plate, wherein a spacing between the front plate and back plates is thinner than the thickness of a standard bottle cap;
- wherein the bottle-cap holding plate is rotatable about a horizontal axis;
- wherein the front plate includes perforations for holding each bottle cap, and the back plate assists in holding the bottle caps in place and prevents the caps from disengaging from the table;
- wherein the bottle-cap holding plate is attached to the base with at least one hinge;
- wherein the front and back plates are spot-welded together at the top and bottom locations to make the bottle-cap holding plate;
- further comprising an upper frame attached to upper ends of the at least one leg;
- and a clear tabletop made of clear glass or clear plastic that is held by the upper frame;
- wherein the sporting arena includes a sporting surface selected from at least one of:
- a football stadium;
- a basketball arena;
- a soccer stadium;
- a baseball stadium, and a hockey arena;
- wherein the sporting surface mimics a material of a real life sporting surface, for its respective sport;
- wherein the sporting surface and decals are user customizable to a specific sporting team;
- and
- wherein the decals are translucent, thereby allowing light to shine through;
- further comprising at least one plastic leg cover that covers a bottom of the at least one leg;
- and
- wherein the top frame is made of extruded aluminum alloy, including a curved outside corner and a rectangular inner ledge.
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A method of customizing a sporting arena table, comprising:
- (a) providing a sporting arena table with a user customizable set of multiple, bottle-cap holding plates disposed around the perimeter of the table and attached to a central horizontal base with at least one hinge;
- (b) unlatching a latch holding an upper end of the bottle-cap holding plate;
- (c) rotating the holding plate down into a horizontal position;
- (d) installing a vertical safety strap to secure the holding plate in a horizontal position;
- (e) placing one or more bottle caps in one or more bottle cap recesses disposed in the holding plate;
- (f) removing the vertical safety strap;
- (g) rotating the holding plate back up into it's original angled position, and (h) securing the plate closed by closing the latch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.