Folding round table

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9504314-B2
Application number	US-201414784222-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 10, 2014
Priority date	Apr 11, 2013
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed is a folding table including two table tops, a first and second support components and four table legs. The two table tops are joined at a folding line with a middle point. The support components support the table tops, each of which has a border and two connecting arms. The border is connected to an outer edge of the table tops. One end of the connecting arm is connected to the border, and the other end of the connecting arm has a hinge part. The hinge part of the connecting arm of the first support component joins that of the respective connecting arm of the second support component. One end of the table leg is hinged to the border. The other ends of the table legs meet at the middle point in the folded state.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A folding table, comprising:
two table tops joined at a folding line, the folding line having a middle point, the two table tops being symmetrical about the folding line and having an outer edge;
a first support component and a second support component supporting the table tops, each of the first support component and the second support component having a border and two connecting arms, the border being connected to the outer edge of the table tops, each of the two connecting arms having a first end and a second end, the first end of each of the connecting arms being connected to the border and the second end of each of the connecting arms having a hinge part, the hinge parts of the first support component joining the hinge parts of the second support component to form two hinges at the folding line; and
four table legs, each of the table legs having a first end and a second end, the first end of each of the table legs hinged to the border to enable the table legs to transition between a folded state and an unfolded state, the second ends of the table legs meeting at the middle point in the folded state so that the four table legs are arranged in a cross shape.

2. The folding table according to claim 1 , wherein the folding table has a round shape, and the table tops have a semi-circular shape.

3. The folding table according to claim 1 , wherein the border has a shape corresponding to a shape of the outer edge.

4. The folding table according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the table legs comprises a leg pipe and a pivot pipe having two ends,
the pivot pipe connects perpendicularly to the leg pipe,
one end of the pivot pipe is hingedly connected to the border, and
the other end of the pivot pipe hingedly connected to a respective connecting arm.

5. The folding table according to claim 4 , wherein each of the table legs further comprises a reinforcing pipe connecting the leg pipe and the pivot pipe.

6. The folding table according to claim 4 , wherein each of the connecting arms comprises an incline section at the first end, and a straight section extending from the incline section.

7. The folding table according to claim 6 , wherein
the incline section joins the border to form a first hinge set,
the border comprises a second hinge set, and
the pivot pipe pivotally joins the border between the first hinge set and the second hinge set.

8. The folding table according to claim 6 , further comprising an elastic piece, the elastic piece pivotally joining the incline section of one of the connecting arms, the elastic piece having a slide groove along a longitudinal direction, the slide groove receiving a rivet provided on a corresponding leg pipe.

9. The folding table according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first support component and the second support component further comprises a reinforcing cross bar.

10. The folding table according to claim 9 , wherein each of the table tops comprises a panel, a bottom plate and a built-in part, the panel covers the bottom plate to form a chamber for accommodating the built-in part.

11. The folding table according to claim 10 , wherein the panel comprises a top surface, a side, and an inclined edge connected between the top surface and the side.

12. The folding table according to claim 11 , wherein the top surface is provided with a groove close to the inclined edge.

Assignees

• Leng Luhao
• New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co Ltd

Inventors

• Leng Luhao

Classifications

• A47B13/083

  Rims for table tops · CPC title

• A47B3/0916 Primary

  the strut having a linear sliding connection with the top or underframe · CPC title

• A47B13/003

  Connecting table tops to underframes (connecting furniture tubing to non-tubular parts F16B12/42) · CPC title

• A47B2013/006

  to hollow tubular profiles · CPC title

• A47B2003/0824

  the table legs being individually collapsible against the underside of the table top · CPC title