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US 6,058,853 AGranted
Banquet table
AssigneeCosco Management, Inc.
InventorDaniel R. Pinch
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Abstract
A table is provided having a table top, a leg assembly coupled to the table top to pivot about a leg pivot axis, and a channel member defining a downwardly facing channel on the table top. The leg assembly includes a leg pivotably coupled to the table top and a support strut pivotably coupled to the leg and slidably coupled to the channel. The table top includes a pair of plastic table sections having rigidified top sheets, a handle recess, a socket/plug combination configured to secure the table sections together, a leg cradle providing a rotative bearing for the leg assembly, and a pair of rails.
Claims52
A table comprising
- a table top having a central region and a perimeter surrounding the central region,
- a channel member spaced from the perimeter and defining a channel on the central region of the table top, and
- a folding leg assembly including a leg coupled to the table top for pivoting movement about a leg pivot axis and a support strut pivotably coupled to the leg and coupled to the channel member for sliding movement in the channel, the leg being pivotable about the leg pivot axis between a support position in which the leg lies outside the channel and extends away from the table top and a storage position in which the leg lies outside the channel and adjacent to the table top between the perimeter and the central region of the table top.
A table comprising
- a table top,
- a channel member defining a channel on the table top, and
- a folding leg assembly including a leg coupled to the table top to pivot about a leg pivot axis and a support strut pivotably coupled to the leg and slidably coupled to the channel member to move therein, the leg being pivotable about the leg pivot axis between a support position in which the leg lies outside the channel and extends away from the table top and a storage position in which the leg lies adjacent to the table top, the leg including first and second uprights, the second upright being positioned to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first upright to receive the channel member therebetween upon movement of the leg to the storage position adjacent to the table top.
A table comprising
- a table top having a central region and a perimeter around the central region,
- a channel member defining a channel on the table top, and
- a folding leg assembly including a leg coupled to the table top to pivot about a leg pivot axis and a support strut pivotably coupled to the leg and slidably coupled to the channel member to move therein, the leg being pivotable about the leg pivot axis between a support position in which the leg lies outside the channel and extends away from the table top and a storage position in which the leg lies outside the channel and adjacent to the table top between the perimeter and the central region of the table top, the channel member including a pair of side walls extending away from the table top, the channel being defined between the side walls.
A folding table comprising
- a table top including a first table section and a second table section, the first table section being coupled to the second table section for pivoting movement about a table pivot axis between a table position in which the first and second table sections are aligned in horizontal relation and a collapsed position in which the first and second table sections are folded together, each of the first and second table sections having a central region and a perimeter around the central region,
- a first channel member coupled to the first table section and defining a channel on the central region of the first table section,
- a second channel member coupled to the second table section and defining a channel on the central region of the second table section, and
- a pair of folding leg assemblies, each folding leg assembly including a leg pivotably coupled to the respective table section for movement about a respective leg pivot axis and a support strut pivotably coupled to the respective leg and having a portion received in the respective channel for sliding movement, the leg of each folding leg assembly being pivotable about the respective leg pivot axis between a support position in which the leg lies outside the respective channel and extends away from the respective table section and a storage position in which the leg lies outside the respective channel adjacent to the respective table section.
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A folding table comprising
- a table top including a first table section and a second table section, the first table section being coupled to the second table section to pivot about a table pivot axis between a table position in which the first and second table sections are aligned in horizontal relation and a collapsed position in which the first and second table sections are folded together, each of the first and second table sections being made of a plastics material, each first and second table section having a respective interior region, at least one of the first and second table sections being formed to include an outer perimetral rim formed to include a handle recess to define a hand-receiving aperture between the first and second table sections.
A folding table comprising
- a table top including a first table section and a second table section, the first table section being coupled to the second table section to pivot about a table pivot axis between a table position in which the first and second table sections are aligned in horizontal relation and a collapsed position in which the first and second table sections are folded together, each of the first and second table sections being made of a plastics material, each first and second table section having a respective interior region, each of the first and second table sections including a top sheet of plastic, a bottom sheet of plastic, and a perimetral side sheet of plastic integrally coupling the top sheet of plastic to the bottom sheet of plastic so that the respective interior regions are enclosed by the respective top, bottom, and perimetral side sheets of plastic and the bottom sheet of plastic is formed to include a plurality of portions that engage the top sheet of plastic in the interior region to rigidify the top sheet of plastic.
A folding table comprising
- a table top including a first table section and a second table section, the first table section being coupled to the second table section to pivot about a table pivot axis between a table position in which the first and second table sections are aligned in horizontal relation and a collapsed position in which the first and second table sections are folded together, each of the first and second table sections being made of a plastics material, each first and second table having a respective interior region, the first and second table sections being formed to include an outer perimetral rim, each perimetral rim including a transverse end portion arranged in spaced-apart parallel relation with the table pivot axis, the end portion of the outer perimetral rim of the first table section being formed to include a first plug and a first socket, the end portion of the outer perimetral rim of the second table section being formed to include a second plug and a second socket, the first plug being received in the second socket, the second plug being received in the first socket to secure the first and second table sections in the collapsed position.
A folding table comprising
- a table top including a first table section and a second table section, the first table section being coupled to the second table section to pivot about a table pivot axis between a table position in which the first and second table sections are aligned in horizontal relation and a collapsed position in which the first and second table sections are folded together, each of the first and second table sections being made of a plastics material, each first and second table section having a respective interior region, the leg of each first and second folding leg assembly including a pivot member, the first and second table sections being formed to include a leg cradle, each leg cradle extends transversely in parallel relation with the table pivot axis, each leg cradle including a curved surface in contact with the pivot member of the respective leg to provide rotative bearing engagement between the pivot member of the respective leg and the respective first and second table section.
A folding table comprising
- a table top including a first table section and a second table section, the first table section being coupled to the second table section to pivot about a table pivot axis between a table position in which the first and second table sections are aligned in horizontal relation and a collapsed position in which the first and second table sections are folded together, each of the first and second table sections being made of a plastics material, each first and second table section having a respective interior region, the first and second table sections being formed to include a pair of spaced-apart support rails, each support rail extending longitudinally in perpendicular relation with the table pivot axis, and further comprising a plurality of reinforcing covers that cover the respective support rails.
The folding table of claim of 31, wherein the first and second legs each include a pivot member, each reinforcing cover is formed to include an aperture, each pivot member includes a first and second end, and the first and second ends of the respective pivot members are received for pivoting movement by the apertures formed in respective reinforcing covers.
A folding table comprising
- a table top including a first table section and a second table section, the first table section being coupled to the second table section to pivot about a table pivot axis between a table position in which the first and second table sections are aligned in horizontal relation and a collapsed position in which the first and second table sections are folded together, each of the first and second table sections being made of a plastics material, each first and second table section having a respective interior region, the first and second table sections being formed to include respective first and second abutment rails adjacent to and parallel with the table pivot axis, each abutment rail including a first abutment surface and a second abutment surface perpendicular to the respective first abutment surface, the first abutment surface of the first table section abutting the first abutment surface of the second table section when the first and second table sections are in the table position, and the second abutment surface of the first table section abutting the second abutment surface of the second table section when the first and second table sections are in the collapsed position.
A folding table comprising
- a table top including a first table section and a second table section, each of the first and second table sections including an outer perimetral rim, the first and second table sections being coupled together for pivoting movement about a table pivot axis between a table position in which the table sections are aligned in horizontal relation and a collapsed position in which the table sections are folded together having the outer perimetral rim of the first table section abutting the outer perimetral rim of the second table section, the outer perimetral rim of the first table section being formed to include a first handle recess, the outer perimetral rim of the second table section being formed to include a second handle recess, the first handle recess being adjacent to the second handle recess when the first and second table sections are in the collapsed position to provide a hand-receiving aperture between the outer perimetral rims of the first and second table sections.
A folding table comprising
- a table top including a first table section and a second table section coupled to the first table section for pivoting movement about a pivot axis between a table position in which the first and second table sections are aligned in horizontal relation and a collapsed position in which the first and second table sections are folded together, the first table section being formed to include a socket, the second table section being formed to include a plug, the plug being received in the socket when the first and second table sections are in the collapsed position to secure the first and second table sections in the collapsed position.
A table comprising
- a table top having a length greater than its width
- a channel member defining a channel on the table top, the channel being parallel to the table length and in alignment with a mid-point of the width, and
- a folding leg assembly including a leg coupled to the table top to pivot about a leg pivot axis and a support strut pivotably coupled to the leg and coupled to the channel member to slide therein, the leg being pivotable about the leg pivot axis between a support position in which the leg lies outside the channel and extends away from the table top and a storage position in which the leg lies outside the channel and adjacent to the table top.
A table comprising
- a table top,
- a channel member defining a channel on the table top, and
- a folding leg assembly including a leg coupled to the table top to pivot about a leg pivot axis and only a single support strut pivotably coupled to the leg and coupled to the channel member to slide therein, the leg being pivotable about the leg pivot axis between a support position in which the leg lies outside the channel and extends away from the table top and a storage position in which the leg lies outside the channel and adjacent to the table top and wherein the single support strut maintains the extended away position of the leg in the support position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.