Table tennis top and material
OwnerGaelan Mullinsinventor
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Abstract
A table tennis apparatus including a table top made out of a fiberglass reinforced structural material (FRSM). The table tennis apparatus includes a pair of tables. Each table includes a table top having a three-layered composite panel made up of FRSM. The table top receives aluminum plates at its sides. Further, the table top receives mounting brackets at its bottom surface. The mounting brackets include male members that extend perpendicularly to the mounting brackets and fold over the mounting brackets. The table top rests at a height from the ground and allows its top surface to act as a playing surface for playing table tennis.
Claims23
A table tennis apparatus, comprising:
- a pair of tables, each table having:
- a table top comprising a three-layered composite panel, wherein the three-layered composite panel comprises an inner layer and outer layers sandwiching the inner layer, wherein the inner layer comprises a plastic honeycomb core layer of a fiberglass reinforced structural material (FRSM), and wherein the outer layers comprise a material made of a gel-coated fiberglass, wherein the table top comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and sides;
- plates connecting connected to the table top at the sides;
- leg assemblies comprising respective mounting brackets, male members, and legs,
- the mounting brackets connecting at connected to the bottom surface of the table top;
- the male members connecting connected to the mounting brackets, wherein the male members extend perpendicularly to the mounting brackets and fold over the mounting brackets;
- and,
- the legs comprising female members,
- wherein the male members insert into the female members for connecting the legs to the mounting brackets, and the leg assemblies being directly attached to the bottom surface of the table top making the table top to be frameless without a supporting frame;
- and,
- wherein the sides of the table top terminate at the bottom surface of the table top, and the sides of the table top are entirely disposed above the legs of the table;
- and
- wherein the male members extend for positioning the legs perpendicularly to a ground such that the table top rests at a height from the ground and allows the top surface of the table top to act as a playing surface for playing table tennis.
A table tennis apparatus, comprising:
- a pair of tables, each table having:
- a table top comprising a three-layered composite panel, wherein the three-layered composite panel comprises an inner layer and outer layers sandwiching the inner layer, wherein the inner layer comprises a plastic honeycomb core layer of a fiberglass reinforced structural material (FRSM), and wherein the outer layers comprise a material made of a gel-coated fiberglass, wherein the table top comprises
- a top surface and a bottom surface and sides, wherein the table top comprises panel holes at its sides, and wherein the panel holes fill with an expanding spray insulation adhesive;
- a plurality of rivets inserted into the panel holes when an the expanding spray insulation adhesive has not cured and is still wet;
- plates comprising plate holes, wherein the plates connect to the table top at the sides such that the plate holes align with the panel holes, and wherein the plates comprise fasteners that insert through the plate holes and into the plurality of rivets;
- and,
- leg assemblies comprising respective legs;
- the legs extending from the bottom surface of the table top, and the leg assemblies being directly attached to the bottom surface of the table top making the table top to be frameless without a supporting frame;
- and,
- wherein the sides of the table top terminate at the bottom surface of the table top, and the sides of the table top are entirely disposed above the legs of the table.
A method of providing a table tennis apparatus, the method comprising steps of:
- providing a pair of tables, each table comprising a table top, the table top having a top surface, a bottom surface, and sides, the table top comprising a three-layered composite panel, the three-layered composite panel having an inner layer and outer layers sandwiching the inner layer, the inner layer comprising a plastic honeycomb core layer of a fiberglass reinforced structural material (FRSM), and the outer layers comprising a material made of a gel-coated fiberglass;
- providing plates, the plates connecting connected to the table top at the sides;
- providing leg assemblies comprising respective mounting brackets, male members, and legs;
- providing the mounting brackets at the bottom surface of the table top;
- providing the male members at the mounting brackets, the male members extending perpendicularly from the mounting brackets and folding over the mounting brackets;
- providing the legs comprising with female members;
- inserting the male members into the female members for connecting the legs to the mounting brackets, and the leg assemblies being directly attached to the bottom surface of the table top making the table top to be frameless without a supporting frame;
- and
- extending the male members for positioning the legs perpendicularly to a ground such that the table top rests at a height from the ground and allows the top surface of the table top to act as a playing surface for playing a game of table tennis;
- wherein the sides of the table top terminate at the bottom surface of the table top, and the sides of the table top are entirely disposed above the legs of the table.
A table tennis apparatus, comprising:
- a pair of tables, each table having:
- a table top comprising a three-layered composite panel, wherein the three-layered composite panel comprises an inner layer and outer layers sandwiching the inner layer, wherein the inner layer comprises a plastic honeycomb core layer of a fiberglass reinforced structural material (FRSM), and wherein the outer layers comprise a material made of a coated fiberglass, wherein the table top comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and sides;
- leg assemblies comprising respective legs, the leg assemblies being directly attached to the bottom surface of the table top without a supporting frame, and the legs extending from the bottom surface of the table top, each leg comprising an elongate leg member with a longitudinal axis extending from the bottom surface of the table top;
- and,
- wherein the sides of the table top terminate at the bottom surface of the table top, and the sides of the table top are entirely disposed above the legs of the table;
- and
- wherein the legs extend to a ground such that the table top rests at a height from the ground and allows the top surface of the table top to act as a playing surface for playing table tennis.
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