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US 9,220,337 B1Granted
Portable beverage table
OwnerMark Wenzelinventor
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Abstract
A portable table suitable for securely holding a variety of beverages and other items that can be used on a wide range of surfaces including sand and soft ground. The table can be easily transported with an integral handhold and a detachable leg or legs, which can be readily fastened to the bottom of the table when not in use. The portable table includes openings which securely hold the full range of beverages including traditional cans and bottles, as well as wine glasses and other containers with varying shapes.
Claims14
A portable table comprising:
- a single, stationary plate having a periphery, a top surface, a center, a bottom surface, a sidewall, and a thickness;
- at least two beverage supports provided in the plate, wherein each support includes a semicircular shelf that partially surrounds a circular opening that passes through the plate from the top surface to the bottom surface, with the opening in the plate being larger above the shelf, wherein the shelf is configured to support and hold a beverage glass or beverage container that is placed in the opening,
- a lateral channel extending through the thickness of the plate from each circular opening through the shelf and to the plate periphery, wherein the each channel is configured to allow a wine glass stem to pass from the plate periphery to the opening for placement of the wine glass on the support with the stem freely extending below the bottom surface of the table and with the shelf configured to separately support a beverage can or bottle in the opening;
- wherein the semi-circular shelf surrounds the circular opening of the beverage support except where the lateral channel passes through the shelf, has a thickness that is equal to 1/10 to 1/12 of the thickness of the plate, and has a bottom surface that is flush with the bottom surface of the plate;
- a single leg mounted centrally beneath the center of the plate for supporting and positioning the plate upright so that the plate top surface is available as a top surface of the table;
- wherein the beverage supports are arranged in the plate by being spaced equidistantly from the center of the plate but in opposite directions to facilitate balancing of the table when containers or glasses are placed in the support;
- wherein the plate further comprises an elongated opening that serves as a handhold for grasping and transport of the table with the opening located near the periphery of the plate above its center of gravity.
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A portable table comprising:
- a single, stationary plate having a periphery, a top surface, a center, a bottom surface, a sidewall, and a thickness;
- at least two beverage supports provided in the plate, wherein each support includes a semicircular shelf that partially surrounds a circular opening that passes through the plate from the top surface to the bottom surface, with the opening in the plate being larger above the shelf, wherein the shelf is configured to support and hold a beverage glass or beverage container that is placed in the opening,
- a lateral channel extending through the thickness of the plate from each circular opening through the shelf and to the plate periphery, wherein the each channel is configured to allow a wine glass stem to pass from the plate periphery to the opening for placement of the wine glass on the support with the stem freely extending below the bottom surface of the table and with the shelf configured to separately support a beverage can or bottle in the opening;
- wherein the semi-circular shelf surrounds the circular opening of the beverage support except where the lateral channel passes through the shelf, has a thickness that is equal to 1/10 to 1/12 of the thickness of the plate, and has a bottom surface that is flush with the bottom surface of the plate;
- a single leg mounted centrally beneath the center of the plate for supporting and positioning the plate upright so that the plate top surface is available as a top surface of the table;
- wherein the beverage supports are arranged in the plate by being spaced equidistantly from the center of the plate but in opposite directions to facilitate balancing of the table when containers or glasses are placed in the support;
- at least one indentation in the plate and extending to the bottom surface of the plate with the indentation including a bottle opener device therein.
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A portable table comprising:
- a single, stationary plate having a periphery, a top surface, a center, a bottom surface, a sidewall, and a thickness;
- at least two beverage supports provided in the plate, wherein each support includes a semicircular shelf that partially surrounds a circular opening that passes through the plate from the top surface to the bottom surface, with the opening in the plate being larger above the shelf, wherein the shelf:
- has a thickness that is equal to ¼ to ⅖ of the thickness of the plate, and has a bottom surface that is flush with the bottom surface of the plate, with the shelf configured to support and hold a beverage glass or beverage container that is placed in the opening and wherein the beverage supports are arranged in the plate by being spaced equidistantly from the center of the plate but in opposite directions to facilitate balancing of the table when containers or glasses are placed in the support;
- a lateral channel extending through the thickness of the plate from the circular opening through the shelf and to the plate periphery, wherein the channel is configured to allow a wine glass stem to pass from the plate periphery to the opening for placement of the wine glass on the support with the stem freely extending below the bottom surface of the table and with the shelf configured to separately support a beverage can or bottle in the opening;
- an elongated opening that serves as a handhold for grasping and transport of the table with the opening located near the periphery of the plate above its center of gravity;
- a single leg mounted centrally beneath the center of the plate for supporting and positioning the plate upright so that the plate top surface is available as a top surface of the table;
- wherein the leg is removably associated with the plate;
- at least one fastening device associated with the bottom surface of the plate at the center for receiving and attaching the leg to the table through an attachment point;
- clip members on the lower surface for securing the leg to the table for transport when the leg is not attached to the fastening device at the attachment point;
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- wherein the semicircular shelf surrounds the circular opening of the beverage support except where the lateral channel passes through the shelf.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.