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US 6,283,045 B1Granted
Foldable table
AssigneeOn the Way LLC
InventorSatoshi Izumi
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Abstract
A tabletop has a plurality of panels connected by rope-type connections and pole-shaped legs that can be folded up by way of links. Bars with grooves are provided to maintain the tabletop panels in an outstretched position. Connectors provided on the legs and connectors provided on the panels both engage the grooves on the bars such that the legs are properly positioned with respect to the panels of the tabletop.
Claims14
A foldable table comprising:
- a tabletop having a first surface and a second surface and a leg structure defined by a plurality of legs having bottom ends and top ends.
- first connectors attached to said second surface of said tabletop and second connectors attached to the top of said plurality of legs, said first and second connectors further comprising elastic supports having inwardly facing tips,
- a plurality of bars attachable to said tabletop and said leg structure, and
- a plurality of grooves positioned on said bars and spaced for engagement with said first and second connectors such that at least portions of said elastic supports fit into said grooves.
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A foldable table comprising:
- a tabletop having a first surface and a second surface and a plurality of foldable legs having bottom ends and top ends.
- first connectors attached to said second surface of said tabletop and second connectors attached to the top ends of said plurality of legs, and
- a plurality of bars attachable to said tabletop and said structure and having first and second sets of grooves,
- wherein said tabletop further comprises a plurality of panels that are connected so that adjacent panels of said plurality are foldable with respect to each other, and
- wherein said first set of grooves are spaced on said bars for engagement with said first connectors, and a second set of grooves are spaced on said bars for engagement with said second connectors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.