Patent ID: 7178471
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: A47B,A63B,B29C,B29K,B29L,F16B

Abstract:
1. A table comprising: a table top including an upper surface and a lower surface, the table top being constructed from blow-molded plastic and including a hollow interior portion formed during the blow-molding process; a frame including a first side rail and a second side rail, the first side rail being disposed on a first side of the table top and the second side rail being disposed on a second side of the table top; a pair of legs pivotally connected to the frame; a first frame mounting portion integrally formed in the table top as part of a unitary, one-piece construction, the first frame mounting portion including a recess that is sized and configured to receive and retain at least a portion of the first side rail of the frame in a generally fixed position relative to the table top, the recess including a first receiving portion that is sized and configured to receive and retain a first portion of the first side rail and a second receiving portion that is sized and configured to receive and retain a second portion of the first side rail, the first receiving portion of the recess being spaced apart from the second receiving portion of the recess by a distance, the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion being generally aligned in the same plane relative to the lower surface of the table top, the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion being sized and configured to prevent the first side rail from moving in a direction generally perpendicular to the lower surface of the table top; and a second frame mounting portion integrally formed in the table top as part of a unitary, one-piece construction, the second frame mounting portion including a recess that is sized and configured to receive and retain at least a portion of the second side rail of the frame in a generally fixed position relative to the table top, the recess including a first receiving portion that is sized and configured to receive and retain a first portion of the second side rail and a second receiving portion that is sized and configured to receive and retain a second portion of the second side rail, the first receiving portion of the recess being spaced apart from the second receiving portion of the recess by a distance, the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion being generally aligned in the same plane relative to the lower surface of the table top, the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion being sized and configured to prevent the second side rail from moving in a direction generally perpendicular to the lower surface of the table top.