Lightweight folding table with self-fixturing leg attachment

A lightweight folding table, comprising:

• a tabletop comprising a working surface and a mounting surface disposed opposite the working surface;
• a plurality of legs independently arranged in supportable relation to the tabletop;
• a plurality of brackets secured to the mounting surface, each bracket of the plurality of brackets being configured to provide pivotal coupling between a leg of the plurality of legs and the tabletop;
• and
• wherein the mounting surface comprises a plurality of fixturing mounts, each of which is configured to receive a bracket from the plurality of brackets during attachment of the bracket to the mounting surface and wherein each of the fixturing mounts comprises a plurality of fixturing protrusions positioned to restrain motion of a bracket from the plurality of brackets in a direction parallel to the table top.

A lightweight folding table, comprising:

• a tabletop comprising a working surface and a mounting surface disposed opposite the working surface;
• a plurality of legs independently arranged in supportable relation to the tabletop;
• a plurality of brackets secured to the mounting surface, each bracket of the plurality of brackets being configured to provide pivotal coupling between a leg of the plurality of legs and the tabletop;
• and
• wherein the mounting surface comprises a plurality of fixturing mounts, each of which is configured to receive a bracket from the plurality of brackets during attachment of the bracket to the mounting surface and wherein each of the fixturing mounts comprises at least a first gap, and wherein each of the brackets comprises at least a first tab protruding from the bracket, the first tab being configured to be engageable within the first gap.

A lightweight folding table, comprising:

• a tabletop comprising a working surface and a mounting surface disposed opposite the working surface;
• a plurality of legs independently arranged in supportable relation to the tabletop;
• a plurality of brackets secured to the mounting surface, each bracket being configured to pivotally attach a leg of the plurality of legs to the tabletop;
• and
• wherein the mounting surface comprises a plurality of fixturing protrusions configured to restrict lateral motion of the brackets.

A lightweight folding table comprising:

• a tabletop comprising a working surface and a mounting surface disposed opposite the working surface;
• a plurality of legs independently arranged in supportable relation to the tabletop;
• a plurality of brackets secured to the mounting surface, each bracket being configured to pivotally attach a leg of the plurality of legs to the tabletop;
• and
• wherein the brackets are secured to the mounting surface by an adhesive, the adhesive operating without mechanical fasteners, and wherein the mounting surface further comprises a plurality of fixturing mounts integrally formed with the table top, each fixturing mount comprising a fixturing protrusion configured to restrict lateral motion of one of the plurality of brackets with respect to the table top.

A table comprising:

• a blow molded tabletop including a working surface and a mounting surface that are generally spaced apart, the blow molded tabletop including a generally hollow interior;
• a first leg that is capable of moving between a collapsed position and an extended position relative to the tabletop;
• a second leg that is capable of moving between a collapsed position and an extended position relative to the tabletop;
• a first mounting bracket attached to the first leg;
• a second mounting bracket attached to the second leg;
• a first mounting area integrally formed in the blow molded tabletop as part of a one-piece structure, the first mounting area including one or more protrusions and each protrusion of the one or more protrusions including at least one mounting surface that is sized and configured to help retain the first mounting bracket in a fixed position;
• and
• a second mounting area integrally formed in the blow molded tabletop as part of a one-piece structure, the second mounting area including one or more protrusions and each protrusion of the one or more protrusions including at least one mounting surface that is sized and configured to help retain the second mounting bracket in a fixed position.

A table comprising:

• a blow molded tabletop including a working surface and a mounting surface that are generally spaced apart;
• a mounting assembly integrally formed in the tabletop as part of a one-piece structure, the mounting assembly including one or more outwardly extending protrusions;
• a mounting bracket attached to the mounting assembly, the mounting bracket including one or more arms that are sized and configured to contact the one or more outwardly extending protrusions;
• and
• a table leg attached to the mounting bracket, the leg being capable of moving between a first position in which the leg is generally positioned adjacent to the mounting surface of the table top and a second position in which the leg extends outwardly from the mounting surface of the tabletop.

A table comprising:

• a blow molded tabletop including a working surface and a mounting surface that are generally spaced apart;
• a mounting assembly integrally formed in the tabletop as part of a one-piece structure, the mounting assembly including one or more channels;
• a mounting bracket attached to the mounting assembly, the mounting bracket including one or more arms that are sized and configured to be inserted into the one or more channels in the mounting assembly;
• and
• a table leg attached to the mounting bracket, the leg being capable of moving between a first position in which the leg is generally positioned adjacent to the mounting surface of the table top and a second position in which the leg extends outwardly from the mounting surface of the tabletop.