US 5,947,037 AGranted

Portable folding table incorporating a lightweight core

AssigneeKrueger International, Inc.

InventorsTimothy G. Hornberger, Dennis G. Griepentrog

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Abstract

A lightweight, portable table includes a table top defined by upper and lower plastic shells which capture a core and an apron assembly therebetween. The core is constructed from a lightweight material such as honeycomb paperboard, expanded foam or the like. The apron assembly supports the core and includes a plurality of frame members interconnected by corners. The corners include connection elements which extend into the ends of corresponding frame members to interconnect the frame members. A folding leg assembly supports the table top above a supporting surface and is pivotable between a first, operative position and a second, inoperative position. Mounting assemblies are interconnected to the bottom surface of the core and to the frame members in order to pivotably interconnect the leg assembly to the table top.

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Dependent claims

A table assembly, comprising:

a table top including a bottom shell and an upper shell engaging an outer periphery defined by the bottom shell, the bottom and top shells defining a core receiving cavity therebetween, wherein the bottom shell includes an apron receiving channel adjacent the outer periphery of the bottom shell, the apron receiving channel including first and second parallel side portions, and first and second end portions transverse to the side portions of the apron receiving channel, wherein the bottom shell includes a generally planar portion and wherein the apron receiving channel projects downwardly from the generally planar portion of the bottom shell;
a core receivable with the core receiving cavity defined by the bottom and top shells;
first and second side apron members, each side apron member seated in a corresponding side channel portion of the apron receiving channel;
first and second end apron members, each end apron member seated in a corresponding end portion of the apron receiving channel;
a corner member for interconnecting an end of one of the side apron members with an end of one of the end apron members, wherein the upper shell includes a bumper connection flange which overlaps the corner member;
a corner bumper for protecting the portion of the bumper connection flange over the corner member;
wherein the corner member includes a passageway therein, the passageway including a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second diameter, less than the first diameter, so as to define a shoulder within the corner member;
and
a leg structure interconnected to the table top for supporting the table top above a supporting surface.

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A table assembly, comprising:

a table top including shell structure defining an internal cavity and a core disposed within the internal cavity;
one or more structural apron members engaged with the shell structure;
one or more leg support members interconnected with at least one of the structural apron members, wherein each leg support member includes a first portion engaged with one of the structural apron members and a second portion extending laterally relative to the first portion and underlying the core;
and
a leg arrangement interconnected with the table top and including a leg supporting bracket interconnected with the second portion of the leg support member without connection to the first portion of the leg support member for supporting the leg relative to the table top for movement between a folded position and an extended, operative position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.