Compact collapsible tennis table

Abstract

A collapsible tennis table having first and second table portions and a lower pair of parallel frame members having wheels or casters thereon. The parallel members are connected together by a elongated member, the elongated member being connected to the parallel frame members by wing nuts and bolts. Also mounted to the outside edge of both frame members are bracket members having shortened tubular members extending therefrom at a predetermined angle. Each table portion has a pair of leg extensions attached to the bottom surface thereof and a pair of brackets supporting a U-shaped tubular member. A pair of clip members are fastened to the bottom surface of each table portion and the leg portions of the U-shaped tubular member are positioned therein. In order to assemble the collapsible table of the present invention, the ends of the U-shaped tubular members are positioned in their corresponding shortened tubular members extending from the frame member brackets. The bracket members are configured such that when the table portions are pulled down to its unfolded position, the U-shaped tubular member is able to extend only to a predetermined angular position. Further movement of the table portions towards the opened position causes the legs of the U-shaped member to be removed from the clip members allowing the table to be fully extended to its opened position. The tennis net is attached to a vertical portion of a U-shaped bracket, the recessed portion of which is adapted to engage the edges of the first and second table portions. When it is desired to collapse the tennis table, the vertical bracket portion is pivoted in a manner where the net lies substantially flat adjacent to the surface of the one of the table portions, and the U-shaped bracket is moved to either side of the facing edges of the first and second table portions, enabling the table portions to be folded such that each table portion extends at an angle to the vertical.

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