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US 6,694,897 B2Granted
Table
AssigneeCosco Management, Inc.
InventorLeng Lou-Hao
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Abstract
A table includes a leg anchor. The leg anchor is coupled to a leg of the table and is embedded in a core of a table top to couple the leg thereto. The core is positioned in an interior region of a shell of the table top. A lower shell member of the shell provides an underside of the table top and includes a rim and a stiffening rib arrangement that cooperate to provide a channel for receiving the leg.
Claims25
A table comprising
- a table top including a shell and a core, the shell being formed to include an interior region, the core being positioned in the interior region to strengthen the table top,
- a leg to support the table top, and
- a leg anchor plate coupled to the leg and embedded in the core to anchor the leg to the table top.
A table comprising
- a table top including a shell and a core, the shell being formed to include an interior region, the core being positioned in the interior region to strengthen the table top,
- a leg to support the table top, and
- a leg anchor coupled to the leg and embedded in the core to anchor the leg to the table top, wherein the leg anchor includes an undulating member coupled to the leg and embedded in the core and a first flange extending from the undulating member and embedded in the core.
A table comprising
- a table top including a shell and a core, the shell being formed to include an interior region, the core being positioned in the interior region to strengthen the table top,
- a leg to support the table top, and
- a leg anchor coupled to the leg and embedded in the core to anchor the leg to the table top, wherein the leg anchor includes an undulating member coupled to the leg and embedded in the core, the leg anchor includes first and second flanges, the undulating member includes upper and lower walls and inner and outer walls, the upper and lower walls are generally parallel to one another, the inner and outer walls are generally parallel to one another and generally perpendicular to the upper and lower walls, a first of the inner walls is coupled to the upper wall and a first of the lower walls, a second of the inner walls is coupled to the upper wall and a second of the lower walls, a third of the inner walls is coupled to the upper wall and a third of the lower walls, a first of the outer walls is coupled to the first of the lower walls, a second of the outer walls is coupled to the second of the lower walls, a third of the outer walls is coupled to the third of the lower walls, the first and second flanges are generally parallel to the upper and lower walls, the first flange extends from the first of the outer walls, and the second flange extends from the second of the outer walls.
A table comprising
- a table top including a shell and a core, the shell being formed to include an interior region, the core being positioned in the interior region to strengthen the table top,
- a leg to support the table top, and
- a leg anchor coupled to the leg and embedded in the core to anchor the leg to the table top, wherein the leg anchor includes an undulating member coupled to the leg and embedded in the core, the undulating member includes a ridge, a larger trough extending from a first side of the ridge, and first and second smaller troughs extending from a second side of the ridge opposite to the first side and the troughs are coupled to the leg.
A table comprising
- a table top including a shell and a core, the shell being formed to include an interior region, the core being positioned in the interior region to strengthen the table top,
- a leg to support the table top, and
- a leg anchor coupled to the leg and embedded in the core to anchor the leg to the table top, wherein the leg anchor includes a flange embedded in the core and formed to include an aperture filled by the core.
A table comprising
- a table top including a shell and a core, the shell being formed to include an interior region, the core being positioned in the interior region to strengthen the table top,
- a leg to support the table top, and
- means for anchoring the leg to the table top, the anchoring means being coupled to the leg and embedded in the core.
A table comprising
- a table top including a shell and a core, the shell including an upper shell member and a monolithic lower shell member cooperating with the upper shell member to provide an interior region, the core being positioned in the interior region to strengthen the table top, the lower shell member providing an underside of the table top and including a stiffening rib arrangement and a rim coupled to the upper shell member, the stiffening rib arrangement and the rim cooperate to provide an elongated first leg-receiving channel and
- a first leg coupled to the table top and arranged to extend in the first leg-receiving channel, wherein the stiffening rib arrangement includes an X-shaped inner stiffening rib arrangement and an outer stiffening rib arrangement surrounding the inner stiffening rib arrangement, and the rim and the outer stiffening rib arrangement cooperate to provide the first leg-receiving channel.
A table comprising
- a table top including a shell and a core, the shell including an upper shell member and a monolithic lower shell member cooperating with the upper shell member to provide an interior region, the core being positioned in the interior region to strengthen the table top, the lower shell member providing an underside of the table top and including a stiffening rib arrangement and a rim coupled to the upper shell member, the stiffening rib arrangement and the rim cooperate to provide an elongated first leg-receiving channel and
- a first leg coupled to the table top and arranged to extend in the first leg-receiving channel, wherein the stiffening rib arrangement includes an X-shaped inner stiffening rib arrangement and an outer stiffening rib arrangement surrounding and engaging the inner stiffening rib arrangement and the rim surrounds the outer and inner stiffening rib arrangements.
A table comprising
- a table top including a shell and a core, the shell including an upper shell member and a monolithic lower shell member cooperating with the upper shell member to provide an interior region, the core being positioned in the interior region to strengthen the table top, the lower shell member providing an underside of the table top and including a stiffening rib arrangement and a rim coupled to the upper shell member, the stiffening rib arrangement and the rim cooperate to provide an elongated first leg-receiving channel and
- a first leg coupled to the table top and arranged to extend in the first leg-receiving channel, wherein the stiffening rib arrangement includes first and second stiffening ribs that cooperate with the rim to provide the first leg-receiving channel, the first and second stiffening ribs are spaced apart from one another to provide an access space that opens into the first leg-receiving channel to facilitate access to the first leg through the access space.
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