Fold-in-half table having a serpentine central support tube
US9913531B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B2003/0835
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A collapsible table has first and second tabletop portions. A pair of first side rails is attached to the first tabletop portion, and a pair of second side rails is attached to the second tabletop portion. First and second leg assemblies are pivotally connected between the first and second side rails. A pair of hinges rotatably connect the first side rails to the second side rails along a hinge axis. A serpentine central support tube includes one or more first tubular portions disposed to one side of the hinge axis toward the first tabletop portion, and one or more second tubular portions disposed to an opposing side of the hinge axis toward the second tabletop portion. The one or more first tubular portions support the first tabletop portion at its inner edge, and the one or more second tubular portions support the second tabletop portion at its inner edge.
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