Patent ID: 9655437
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A47B

Claim:
1. A portable table assembly comprising: (a) a hollow cylindrical stem; (b) a table top having an opening in a middle of the table top that is adapted to receive the hollow cylindrical stem therethrough such that the hollow cylindrical stem extends above and below the table top when inserted in the opening; and (c) a removable end cap that engages the cylindrical stem to secure the table top to the cylindrical, wherein: the hollow cylindrical stem has spaced apart ends with a first end configured to receive a base and a second end having an annular flange and externally threaded portions adjacent to and extending vertically above the annular flange such that the table top seats on the annular flange and the externally threaded portions of the second end extend above the table top when the threaded portions are received through the opening; the removable end cap is internally threaded and adapted to secure the table top between the annular flange and end cap by engaging the externally threaded portions of the second end of the hollow cylindrical stem such that the table top is compressed between the annular flange and cap as the cap is advanced along the externally threaded portions of the second end in a direction towards the annular flange; and the first end of the hollow cylindrical stem has a larger outer diameter than the second end of the hollow cylindrical stem.