Foldable table

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9770097-B2
Application number	US-201615049848-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2016
Priority date	Feb 22, 2016
Publication date	Sep 26, 2017
Grant date	Sep 26, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed herein are foldable tables and methods for using the same. The foldable table can include at least one support member having a first and a second elongate support segments. The first support segment can be attachable to a platform. The second support segment can be slidably coupled to the first support segment along an elongate direction. The support member can be extendable between a contracted configuration and an extended configuration. In one example, at least one adjustable leg can be coupled to the support member and can be movable between a storage position and a support position. In one example, the foldable table includes a plurality of hingedly coupled tabletop panels. The first and second tabletop panels can be movable between a folded configuration and a deployed configuration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A foldable table comprising:
at least one support member including a first and a second elongate support segments, wherein the first support segment is attachable to an upper surface of a platform, and wherein the second support segment is slidably coupled to the first support segment along an elongate direction of the first and second support segments, and wherein the support member is extendable between a contracted configuration and an extended configuration;
at least one adjustable leg coupled to the support member, wherein the adjustable leg is movable between a storage position and a support position;
a plurality of tabletop panels including a first tabletop panel and a second tabletop panel, the first tabletop panel coupled to the support member and hingedly attached to the second tabletop panel, wherein the first and second tabletop panels are movable between a folded configuration and a deployed configuration;
in the folded configuration, the support member is in the contracted configuration and the second tabletop panel is superjacent to the first tabletop panel, wherein the support member and the plurality of tabletop panels are storable within a length and a width of the platform, wherein the first and second tabletop panels remain substantially horizontal to provide a substantially horizontal upper tabletop surface; and
in the deployed configuration, the support member is in the extended configuration and the second tabletop panel is coextensive with the first tabletop panel along the at least one support member.

2. The foldable table of claim 1 , wherein the first support segment is telescopically coupled to the second support segment and the support member is telescopically extendable between the contracted configuration and the extended configuration.

3. The foldable table of claim 1 , wherein the first support segment is coupled to the platform.

4. The foldable table of claim 1 , wherein, the first and second tabletop panels are aligned to include a substantially flat tabletop surface in the deployed configuration.

5. The foldable table of claim 1 , wherein the support member is extendable to a length of greater than two-hundred percent of a length of the first support segment.

6. The foldable table of claim 1 , further comprising a leg safety feature configured to restrain movement of the adjustable leg from the storage position to the support position.

7. The foldable table of claim 1 , wherein a first panel edge of the first tabletop panel is substantially flush with a second panel edge of the second tabletop panel.

8. The foldable table of claim 1 , wherein the second tabletop panel is hingedly attached to the first tabletop panel and a third tabletop panel, and wherein the first, second, and third tabletop panels are storable superjacent to one another.

9. A method of using a foldable table comprising:
extending a support member, wherein the support member includes a first support segment slidably coupled to a second support segment along an elongate direction of the first and second support segments, the support member is extendable between a contracted configuration and an extended configuration, wherein the first support segment is coupled to an upper surface of a platform;
moving at least one adjustable leg between a storage position and a support position, wherein the adjustable leg supports the support member in the support position;
a moving first and second tabletop panels between a folded configuration and a deployed configuration including:
in the folded configuration, the support member is in the contracted configuration and the second tabletop panel is superjacent to the first tabletop panel, wherein the support member, the first tabletop pane, and the second tabletop panel are storable within a length and a width of the platform, wherein the first and second tabletop panels remain substantially horizontal to provide a substantially horizontal upper tabletop surface; and
in the deployed configuration, the support member is in the extended configuration and the second tabletop panel is coextensive with the first tabletop panel along the support member.

10. The method of using the foldable table of claim 9 , further comprising aligning the first and second tabletop panels in a substantially flat arrangement.

11. The method of using the foldable table of claim 9 , further comprising extending the support member to a length greater than two-hundred percent of the length of the first support segment.

12. The method of using the foldable table of claim 9 , wherein moving at least one adjustable leg between the storage position and the support position includes releasing a leg safety feature, configured to restrain movement of the adjustable leg from the storage position to the support position.

13. The method of using the foldable table of claim 9 , further comprising aligning a first panel edge of the first tabletop panel substantially flush with a second panel edge of the second tabletop panel.

14. The method of using the foldable table claim 9 , wherein the second tabletop panel is hingedly attached to the first tabletop panel and a third tabletop panel, and wherein the first, second, and third tabletop panels are storable superjacent to one another.

15. A shelf-mountable table comprising:
a plurality of support members including a first and a second elongate support segments, the first support segment is attachable to an upper surface of a platform, the second support segment is slidably coupled to the first support segment along an elongate direction of the first and second support segments, and the plurality of support members are extendable between a contracted configuration and an extended configuration;
at least one adjustable leg rotatably coupled to at least one of said support members, the adjustable leg is movable between a storage position and a support position;
a plurality of tabletop panels including a first tabletop panel and a second tabletop panel, the first tabletop panel coupled to the plurality of support members and hingedly attached to the second tabletop panel, wherein the first and second tabletop panels are movable between a folded configuration and a deployed configuration:
in the folded configuration, the plurality of support members are in the contracted configuration and the second tabletop panel is superjacent to the first tabletop panel, wherein the support member and the plurality of tabletop panels are storable within a length and a width of the platform, wherein the first and second tabletop panels remain substantially horizontal to provide a substantially horizontal upper tabletop surface; and
in the deployed configuration, the plurality of support members are in the extended configuration and the second tabletop panel is coextensive with the first tabletop panel along the at least one support member, the first and second tabletop panels configured as a tabletop surface.

16. The shelf-mountable table of claim 15 , wherein the first support segment of the plurality of support members is coupled to the platform.

17. The shelf-mountable table of claim 15 , wherein, the first and second tabletop panels are aligned to include a substantially flat tabletop surface in the deployed configuration.

18. The shelf-mountable table of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of support members are extendable to a length of greater than two-hundred percent of a length of the first support segment.

19. The shelf-mountable table of claim 15 , further comprising a leg saf

Assignees

• Bby Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Ehrreich Jason A
• Damm Christopher M
• Leeder David R

Classifications

• A47B3/0912

  the strut being of two parts foldable relative to one another · CPC title

• A47B5/06

  with legs for supporting the table on the floor {(tables combined with cabinets A47B83/045)} · CPC title

• A47B5/04 Primary

  foldable · CPC title

• A47B2003/0835

  being superimposed, hinged and foldable · CPC title

• A47B9/20

  Telescopic guides · CPC title