Personal table

• US 20030164121A1
• Filed: 01/09/2003
• Published: 09/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lifetime Products (Lifetime)
• Original Assignee: Lifetime Products (Lifetime)
• Inventors: Winter, David C., Ashby, Kent, Strong, L. Curtis, Smith, Brandon, Nye, Stephen F., Jones, Jay
• Granted Patent: US 6,912,961 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/118
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 3/02 with foldable cross legs adjustable for varying height of tops A47B9/16
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 9/16 with means for, or adapted for, inclining the legs of the table for varying the height of the top, e.g. with adjustable cross legs

Abstract

A personal table is provided having a table top supported by a support assembly. The table top is preferably constructed from blow-molded plastic and the support assembly preferably includes a first leg and a second leg that are pivotally connected. The legs desirably have a generally X-shaped configuration when the legs are placed in an upright position and the legs can be collapsed into a storage position. Each of the legs may include a lower portion, a body portion and an upper portion that is preferably selectively connected to the table top. The legs, for example, can be connected to the table top by inserting the upper portions of the legs into leg receiving recess formed in the table top. The leg receiving recesses are preferably integrally formed in the bottom surface of the table top as part of a one-piece construction. Desirably, a plurality of leg receiving recesses are formed in the bottom surface of the table top and the legs can be selectively attached to the leg receiving recesses in order to vary the height of the table.

Claims

1. A personal table comprising:

a table top constructed from blow-molded plastic, the table top including an upper surface and a lower surface;

at least two leg receiving recesses integrally formed in the table top as part of a one-piece construction;

a first leg including a body portion and an upper portion, the upper portion of the first leg being sized and configured to be selectively received within one of the leg receiving recesses; and

a second leg including a body portion and an upper portion, the upper portion of the second leg being sized and configured to be selectively received within another of the leg receiving recesses, the first leg and second leg being pivotally interconnected.

2. The personal table as in claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the first leg can be selectively removed from one of the leg receiving recesses and received within another of the leg receiving recesses to allow a height of the personal table to be adjusted.

3. The personal table as in claim 1, further comprising a retaining member positioned adjacent to each of the leg receiving recesses, the retaining member being sized and configured to retain the upper portion of the leg within the leg receiving recesses.

4. The personal table as in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of depressions integrally formed in the lower surface of the table top as part of a one-piece construction, the depressions extending from the lower surface of the table top towards the upper surface of the table top.

5. The personal table as in claim 4, further comprising an end for each of the plurality of depressions, the end being sized and configured to contact the upper surface of the table top.

6. The personal table as in claim 1, further comprising a channel formed in the lower surface of the table top, the channel being sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the first leg and the second leg when the first leg and second leg are in a collapsed position.

7. The personal table as in claim 1, wherein the first leg and the second leg have a generally X-shaped configuration when the first leg and second leg are in an extended position, the body portion of the first leg and the body portion of the second leg being offset towards an edge of the table top when the first leg and the second leg are attached to the table top.

8. The personal table as in claim 1, further comprising a first lower portion connected to the first leg and a second lower portion connected to the second leg, the first lower portion and the second lower portion having a length that is less than a width of the table top.

9. A personal table comprising:

a table top constructed from blow-molded plastic, the table top including a lower surface and an upper surface;

a first leg receiving recess, a second leg receiving recess and a third leg receiving recess integrally formed in the table top as part of a one-piece construction;

a first leg including an upper portion that is sized and configured to be connected to the first leg receiving recess;

a second leg including an upper portion that is sized and configured to be connected to the second leg receiving recess;

wherein the second leg can be selectively disconnected from the second leg receiving recess and selectively connected to the third receiving recess to change a height of the personal table.

10. The personal table as in claim 9, wherein the first leg and the second leg are pivotally connected.

11. The personal table as in claim 9, wherein the first leg and the second leg are movable between a first position in which the first leg and the second leg extend generally away from the table top and a second position in which the first leg and the second leg are positioned generally proximate the table top.

12. The personal table as in claim 11, further comprising a channel formed in the lower surface of the table top, at least a portion of the first leg and at least a portion of the second leg being positioned within the channel when the first leg and the second leg are in the second position.

13. The personal table as in claim 12, further comprising one or more tabs disposed proximate the channel, the tabs being sized and configured to retain the first leg and the second leg in the channel in the second position.

14. A personal table comprising:

a table top constructed from blow-molded plastic, the table top including a generally hollow interior portion, a lower surface, and an upper surface that is spaced apart from the lower surface; and

a support assembly that is sized and configured to be connected to the table top, the support assembly including a first leg and a second leg that are pivotally connected, the first leg and second leg being movable between a first position in which the first leg and the second leg have a generally X-shaped configuration and a second position in which the first leg and the second leg are in a collapsed configuration.

15. The personal table as in claim 14, further comprising at least two leg receiving recesses integrally formed in the table top as part of a one-piece construction, the first leg including an upper portion that is sized and configured to be selectively received within one of the leg receiving recesses, and the second leg including an upper portion that is sized and configured to be selectively received within another of the leg receiving recesses.

16. The personal table as in claim 15, wherein the first leg can be selectively removed from one of the leg receiving recesses and received within another of the leg receiving recesses to allow a height of the personal table to be adjusted.

17. The personal table as in claim 14, further comprising a retaining member positioned adjacent to each of the leg receiving recesses, the retaining member being sized and configured to retain the leg within the leg receiving recesses.

18. The personal table as in claim 14, further comprising a plurality of depressions integrally formed in the lower surface of the table top as part of a one-piece construction, the depressions extending from the lower surface of the table top towards the upper surface of the table top.

19. The personal table as in claim 18, further comprising an end for each of the plurality of depressions, the end being sized and configured to contact the upper surface of the table top.

20. The personal table as in claim 14, further comprising a channel formed in the lower surface of the table top, the channel being sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the first leg and at least a portion of the second leg when the first leg and second leg are in a collapsed position.

21. The personal table as in claim 14, wherein the first leg includes an elongated body portion and the second leg includes an elongated body portion, the elongated body portion of the first leg and the elongated body portion of the second leg being offset towards an edge of the table top when the first leg and the second leg are attached to the table top.

22. The personal table as in claim 14, further comprising a first double hinge member that pivotally attaches the first leg to the table top and a second double hinge member that pivotally attaches the second leg to the table top.

23. The personal table as in claim 14, wherein the first leg and the second leg are connected to the table top by two or more receiving members, the receiving members including one or more receiving portions that are sized and configured to receive a portion of the first leg or the second leg.

24. The personal table as in claim 14, further comprising a ratchet member that is sized and configured to move the first leg and the second leg between a first position and a second position.

25. A personal table that is intended to be used by a single user and the height of the personal table is capable of being adjusted, the personal table comprising:

a table top constructed from blow-molded plastic, the table top including an upper surface, a lower surface and a generally hollow interior portion;

a plurality of leg receiving recesses integrally formed in the table top as part of a one-piece construction; and

a support assembly that is sized and configured to support the table top above a surface, the support assembly comprising;

a first leg including an upper portion and a body portion; and

a second leg that is pivotally connected to the first leg, the second leg including an upper portion and a body portion;

wherein the upper portion of the first leg is sized and configured to be connected to one of the leg receiving recesses and the upper portion of the second leg is sized and configured to be connected to another of the leg receiving recesses; and

wherein the upper portion of the first leg is capable of being disconnected from one of the leg receiving recesses and connected to another of the leg receiving recesses in order to change the height of the table.

26. A personal table comprising:

a table top constructed from blow-molded plastic, the table top including an upper surface and a lower surface;

a support assembly coupled to the table top, the support assembly comprising;

a first leg having a first end and a second end; and

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a second leg having a first end and a second end, the first leg and a second leg being pivotably connected such that the support assembly has a substantially X-shaped configuration in an extended position; and

a height adjustment mechanism for selectively increasing or decreasing the distance between the first end of the first leg and the first end of the second leg in order to increase or decrease a height of the personal table.

27. The personal table as in claim 26, further comprising a channel formed in the lower surface of the table top, the channel being sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the first leg and the second leg when the first leg and second leg are in a collapsed position.

28. The personal table as in claim 26, wherein the height adjustment mechanism includes a plurality of leg receiving recesses integrally formed in the table top as part of a one-piece construction;

and wherein the first leg and the second leg are sized and configured to be selectably connected to the leg receiving recesses to allow a height of the table to be adjusted.

29. The personal table as in claim 26, wherein the height adjustment mechanism includes a ratchet member that is sized and configured to move the first leg and the second leg between a first position and a second position.

30. The personal table as in claim 26, wherein the height adjustment mechanism includes a first double hinge member that pivotally attaches the first leg to the table top and a second double hinge member that pivotally attaches the second leg to the table top.