US 6,142,560 AGranted

Collapsible child's table

OwnerSteve J. Millerinventor

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Abstract

A collapsible child's table that include components preferably formed from a plastic material utilizing molding methods to include a flat table top having integral first hinge sections that are spaced apart and extend downwardly from the table top undersurface and are adjacent to the table top corners that are to receive and interdigitate with second hinge sections that are formed as ends of individual legs of two pairs or legs, with said interdigitated hinge sections to receive pins fitted therethrough as pivot couplings of the pairs of legs to the table top. Further, each of the legs of the pairs of legs, include a bent top end and the pairs of legs each include a cross brace formed thereacross, having straight ends extending outwardly from the opposite leg sides. A bench assembly is provided to fit around the table top and includes a pair of spaced parallel straight benches with like straight sides extending between the bench ends, forming a rectangle, and with each bench end including a cap wherefrom a tab coupling extends from a lower cap surface to slide over an end of each of the pair of legs cross braces for connecting the bench assembly to the pairs of legs to erect the table.

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Dependent claims

A collapsible child's table comprising, a flat rectangular table top that includes spaced first hinge sections that each extend from a table top undersurface, proximate to corners thereof;

two pairs of legs with each leg of each said pair having a second hinge section formed at an upper end thereof and each said pair includes a straight cross brace that extends between the legs of each said pair, with each said cross brace having ends that extend beyond each said leg;
pin means for fitting through said first and second hinge sections;
a bench assembly formed as a wide rectangle that is open across its center and includes a pair of straight aligned identical benches that are parallel to one another and have straight side members secured to said benches aligned ends, forming the wide rectangle and including, proximate to the junction of each said bench end and one of said side member ends, a tab means secured to each said bench end that includes a flat plate that is secured to extend at approximately a right angle from said bench end undersurface and, where, with each said pair of legs pivoted to extend from said table top under surface, each said tab means flat plate fits to slide over an end of one of said pair of legs cross braces, thereby releasably locking, without fasteners, said bench assembly side members to said pairs of legs cross braces.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.