Collapsible portable exercise table

• US 4,609,192 A
• Filed: 08/01/1984
• Issued: 09/02/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bratmck Company Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bratmck Company Incorporated
• Inventors: Bratcher, James E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Apley, Richard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/636,626
• Time in Patent Office: 762 Days
• Field of Search: 272/144, 272/145, 108/1, 108/19, 108/156, 108/130, 108/35, 108/112, 108/116, 108/124, 108/158, 248/188, 248/439
• US Class Current: 482/142
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 3/083 with foldable top leaves

Abstract

A collapsible, portable exercise table includes a first group of legs for supporting the table in a planar and horizontal orientation for massage, and a second group of table legs for supporting the table in an inclined position as might be used in exercise. The table legs are either collapsible or removable, and a plurality of threaded receptacles are provided along the bottom of the table surface to selectively assemble the table for either usage. The table is constructed of a pair of table halves having a hinge joining them such that the table legs may be folded in or clipped against the table halves and the tables halves folded against one another and fastened together for storage or transportation.

Claims

1. A multi-purpose, collapsible, portable exercise table, said table comprising a pair of padded table halves, a hinge means joining an end of each table half together so that as the table halves are folded open they are substantially aligned, a first group of table legs to support the table in a substantially planar and horizontal orientation, a second group of table legs to support the table in a substantially planar and inclined orientation, at least some of the legs being removable to permit said table to be alternatively supported in one or the other of its said orientations and to permit said table halves to be folded together about the hinge means when not in use, and at least one of said table halves having means to receive and hold said removable legs in a first orientation for supporting the table half and in a second orientation for storage, said removable table legs when in the stored orientation permitting said table halves to be folded together about the hinge means.

2. The table of claim 1 wherein each table half has means to receive and hold a removable leg for supporting the table half in the horizontal orientation, said leg receiving means for each half being near the hinge means and diagonally positioned with respect to the other leg receiving means.

3. The table of claim 2 wherein each table half has means to receive and hold a removable leg for supporting the table half in the inclined orientation, said inclined leg receiving means for each half being near the hinge means, and diagonally positioned with respect to the other inclined leg receiving means.

4. The table of claim 3 wherein each table half has means to receive and hold a removable table leg for the inclined position at each of two additional positions, said additional positions being substantially near the outer two corners of each half away from the hinge means.

5. The table of claim 4 wherein the first group of legs includes a folding leg secured to each table half, each said folding leg having means to fold out to support the table, and fold into a position substantially adjacent the table half for storage to permit said table halves to be folded togther about the hinge means.

6. The table of claim 5 wherein each removable leg receiving means comprises a threaded receptacle.

7. The table of claim 6 further comprising means to cant each removable leg receiving means for the inclined position with respect to its associated table half, said removable leg receiving means for the inclined position all being canted at substantially the same angle.

8. The table of claim 7 further comprising a strap extending across the top of one table half, said strap being adapted to secure a person'"'"'s feet as they are placed between the strap and table half.

9. The table of claim 8 further comprising clip means secured to each table half to receive and hold each said removable leg in a stored orientation so that said table halves may be folded together about the hinge means as the removable legs are stored herein.

10. The table of claim 9 further comprising a fastener means secured to each table half end opposite the hinge means to fasten the table halves together as they are folded against each other.

11. A multi-purpose, collapsible, portable exercise table, said table comprising a pair of padded table halves, a hinge means joining an end of each table half together so that as the table halves are folded open they are substantially aligned, a first group of table legs to support the table in a substantially planar and horizontal orientation, said first group comprising a pair of foldable table legs, one of each pair being secured to each table half, and a pair of removable legs, means to receive and hold a removable leg mounted to each table half, said removable leg receiving means comprising a threaded receptacle and being positioned substantially near the hinge means and diagonally from each other, and a second group of table legs to support the table in a substantially planar and inclined orientation, said second group being comprised entirely of removable legs, each table half having means to receive and hold three removable legs for the inclined orientation, each said leg receiving means comprising a threaded receptacle, said leg receiving means being positioned near the outer two corners of each table half and the corner of each table half adjacent the hinge means which is not occupied by the horizontal leg receiving means.

12. The table of claim 11 wherein the removable leg receiving means are offset with respect to the folding leg means to facilitate the folding of each folding leg against its associated table half in a compact manner.

13. The table of claim 12 further comprising fastening means secured to each table half end opposite the hinge means to fasten the table halves together as they are folded against each other.

14. The table of claim 13 wherein each table half is substantially thicker near the hinge means to provide added strength thereto.

15. The table of claim 14 further comprising means to cant each removable leg receiving means for the inclined position with respect to its associated table half, said removable leg receiving means for the inclined position all being canted at substantially the same angle.

16. The table of claim 15 further comprising a strap extending across the top of one table half, said strap being adapted to secure a person'"'"'s feet as they are placed between the strap and table half.

17. The table of claim 16 further comprising clip means secured to each table half to receive and hold each said removable leg in a stored orientation so that said table halves may be folded together about the hinge means as the removable legs are stored therein.