Tabletop with a configuration having safety features and maximum seating capacity for a given size
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1. A surface of an object, comprising a shape having a closed, curvilinear outer boundary, the outer boundary of the shape being defined by a curve having a mathematical expression I
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Abstract
Surfaces of objects and the shapes thereof, which are two-dimensional, closed, curvilinear and three-dimensional, closed, curviplanar in nature, and which have outer boundaries that are defined according to a mathematical expression, such that the shapes have no discontinuities, irregularities, inflection or transition points about their periphery that result in potentially unsafe or dangerous angular, sharp corners or edges in the contours of the shapes, and are otherwise also generally ergonomically beneficial and aesthetically pleasing, are disclosed. The shapes are useful in providing surfaces for objects such as items of furniture, windows, doors, and floor coverings. The shapes are particularly useful for providing surfaces for tabletops that also maximize the number of individuals, who may be seated around the perimeter of a table, for a table of given dimensions, with each individual to be seated thereat being allocated a predetermined amount of linear space around the periphery of the table.
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- 1. A surface of an object, comprising a shape having a closed, curvilinear outer boundary, the outer boundary of the shape being defined by a curve having a mathematical expression I
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