Patent ID: 6371034
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A portable table, comprising:a horizontally enlarged, one-piece, monolithic plastic table top member having a horizontally enlarged top wall defining thereon a pair of generally parallel and longitudinally extending side edges joined together by a pair of generally parallel end edges extending transversely between said side edges, said top wall having upper and lower sides which face away from one another; said monolithic plastic top member having a reinforcing rib structure integral with said top wall and projecting generally downwardly from said lower side thereof, said reinforcing rib structure including a main flange which extends generally downwardly from said lower side and has a generally rectangular configuration when viewed from below so as to define therein a generally rectangularly-shaped central cavity which opens downwardly, said main flange including a pair of generally parallel and longitudinally extending first wall portions which extend generally parallel with and are spaced inwardly from the respective side edges and which are joined by a pair of generally parallel and transversely extending second wall portions which extend generally parallel with and are spaced inwardly from the respective end edges; said rib structure also including an edge flange which is joined to and extends downwardly from said top wall and which extends lengthwise along each of said side and end edges so that said edge flange has a generally rectangular configuration which is spaced outwardly from and generally encircles said main flange; said rib structure also including a plurality of cross ribs which are fixed to and project downwardly from the lower side of said top wall and which extend transversely between and are monolithically joined to said main flange and said edge flange, said cross ribs being spaced apart from one another along the periphery of said top wall; and a leg structure engaged with said top member at the underside thereof and positioned to project downwardly for supportive engagement with a floor.