Abstract:
A table is disclosed. The table comprises a table base and tabletop. The table base comprises a top surface with a replaceable adhesive layer attached. The tabletop comprises a first usable side and a second usable side, the first usable side and the second usable side being alternately attached to the replaceable adhesive layer once the adhesive is cut, removed, and replaced. The top surface further comprises a rounded edge that acts to guide the entry of an adhesive cutting wire. The replaceable adhesive layer comprises embedded wire guides that define a cutting zone substantially the width of the cutting wire through the adhesive. The embedded wire guides restrict the cutting wire to the cutting zone while the adhesive is being cut, thereby allowing the first usable side and the second usable side to be alternately attached to the adhesive layer.

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates generally to tables with interchangeable tabletops. More particularly, we are interested in tabletops wherein both sides can be attached via replaceable adhesives. 
     BACKGROUND 
     The table has been in use for the duration of recorded history in various forms. Tables are attached in many ways, such as bolts, clamps, and compression. However, tables are almost universally a one-sided device. One side is used for the tabletop, with the other side acting as the attachment point. This limits the table to having one surface. The ability to interchangeably utilize both sides of a tabletop without the need for attachment methods that leave holes, damage surfaces, or require extensive effort is needed. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 2,675,288, to Usher teaches an interchangeable utility table. The table is convertible into a drawing desk. The present disclosure differs from this prior art disclosure in that the prior art disclosure uses hinges to modify the table surface, does not use replaceable adhesives, does not provide a rounded edge for guiding a cutting wire or an embedded wire guide to define a cutting zone in a replaceable adhesive, and doesn&#39;t allow for both sides of the tabletop to be attached to the base. This prior art disclosure is pertinent and may benefit from the devices disclosed herein and is hereby incorporated for reference in its entirety for all that it teaches. 
     United States patent publication number 20070039101, to Luginbuhl, et al., teaches specialized tabletops for medical imaging. Interchangeable specialized tabletops are provided, each constructed for specific uses, such as tomographic imaging. The present disclosure differs from this prior art disclosure in that the prior art disclosure does not attach the tabletops by replaceable adhesives, does not provide a rounded edge for guiding a cutting wire or an embedded wire guide to define a cutting zone in a replaceable adhesive, and the two sides of each tabletop are not both able to be attached to the table base. This prior art disclosure is pertinent and may benefit from the devices disclosed herein and is hereby incorporated for reference in its entirety for all that it teaches. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,131,105, to Harrawood, et al., teaches a patient support table. The table consists of interchangeable table supports and tabletops that are x-ray translucent. The present disclosure differs from this prior art disclosure in that the prior art disclosure does not attach the tabletops by replaceable adhesives, does not provide a rounded edge for guiding a cutting wire or an embedded wire guide to define a cutting zone in a replaceable adhesive, and the two sides of each tabletop are not both able to be attached to the table base. This prior art disclosure is pertinent and may benefit from the devices disclosed herein and is hereby incorporated for reference in its entirety for all that it teaches. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 1,361,420, to Van Dolsen teaches an operating table with interchangeable tabletops. The tabletops are held on with pins and only have one usable surface. The present disclosure differs from this prior art disclosure in that the prior art disclosure does not attach the tabletops by replaceable adhesives, does not provide a rounded edge for guiding a cutting wire or an embedded wire guide to define a cutting zone in a replaceable adhesive, and the two sides of each tabletop are not both able to be attached to the table base. This prior art disclosure is pertinent and may benefit from the devices disclosed herein and is hereby incorporated for reference in its entirety for all that it teaches. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 3,241,885, to Deaton, teaches modular furniture and components thereof. This is sectional furniture with multiple components that are usable together, including tabletops and table bases that can be mixed and matched. The present disclosure differs from this prior art disclosure in that the prior art disclosure attaches the tabletops by permanent adhesives, does not provide a rounded edge for guiding a cutting wire or an embedded wire guide to define a cutting zone in a replaceable adhesive, and the two sides of each tabletop are not both able to be attached to the table base. This prior art disclosure is pertinent and may benefit from the devices disclosed herein and is hereby incorporated for reference in its entirety for all that it teaches. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,865,129, to Samples, teaches a knock-down table consisting of a top frame and attachable legs. The top frame has a lip that can hold a tabletop. The present disclosure differs from this prior art disclosure in that the prior art disclosure does not attach the tabletops by replaceable adhesives, does not provide a rounded edge for guiding a cutting wire or an embedded wire guide to define a cutting zone in a replaceable adhesive, and the two sides of each tabletop are not both able to be attached to the table base. This prior art disclosure is pertinent and may benefit from the devices disclosed herein and is hereby incorporated for reference in its entirety for all that it teaches. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 1,649,388, to Frank, teaches a changeable-top table. The present disclosure differs from this prior art disclosure in that the prior art disclosure does not attach the tabletops by replaceable adhesives, does not provide a rounded edge for guiding a cutting wire or an embedded wire guide to define a cutting zone in a replaceable adhesive, and the two sides of each tabletop are not both able to be attached to the table base. This prior art disclosure is pertinent and may benefit from the devices disclosed herein and is hereby incorporated for reference in its entirety for all that it teaches. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 8,480,091, to Florence, teaches a gaming table with interchangeable layouts. The present disclosure differs from this prior art disclosure in that the prior art disclosure does not attach the tabletops by replaceable adhesives, does not provide a rounded edge for guiding a cutting wire or an embedded wire guide to define a cutting zone in a replaceable adhesive, and the two sides of each tabletop are not both able to be attached to the table base. This prior art disclosure is pertinent and may benefit from the devices disclosed herein and is hereby incorporated for reference in its entirety for all that it teaches. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 6,823,804, to Arnell, teaches an interchangeable tabletop. The present disclosure differs from this prior art disclosure in that the prior art disclosure does not attach the tabletops by replaceable adhesives, does not provide a rounded edge for guiding a cutting wire or an embedded wire guide to define a cutting zone in a replaceable adhesive, and the two sides of each tabletop are not both able to be attached to the table base. This prior art disclosure is pertinent and may benefit from the devices disclosed herein and is hereby incorporated for reference in its entirety for all that it teaches. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 2,922,505, to De Buigne, teaches an indexing table with an interchangeable rotatable table top with gear mechanisms that cause the table to rotate. The present disclosure differs from this prior art disclosure in that the prior art disclosure does not attach the tabletops by replaceable adhesives, does not provide a rounded edge for guiding a cutting wire or an embedded wire guide to define a cutting zone in a replaceable adhesive, and the two sides of each tabletop are not both able to be attached to the table base. This prior art disclosure is pertinent and may benefit from the devices disclosed herein and is hereby incorporated for reference in its entirety for all that it teaches. 
     SUMMARY 
     A table is disclosed. The table comprises a table base and tabletop. The table base comprises a top surface with a replaceable adhesive layer attached. The tabletop comprises a first usable side and a second usable side, the first usable side and the second usable side being alternately attached to the replaceable adhesive layer once the adhesive is cut, removed, and replaced. The top surface further comprises a rounded edge that acts to guide the entry of an adhesive cutting wire. The adhesive cutting wire may comprise hard particles such as a ceramic, hardened steel, cubic boron nitride, or diamond, or a combination thereof. The replaceable adhesive layer comprises embedded wire guides that define a cutting zone substantially the width of the cutting wire through the adhesive. The embedded wire guides restrict the cutting wire to the cutting zone while the adhesive is being cut, thereby allowing the first usable side and the second usable side to be alternately attached to the adhesive layer. 
     The replaceable adhesive layer comprises adhesive agents that are removable from the first usable side, the second usable side, and the top surface without damage to the first usable side, the second usable side, or the top surface. The adhesive agents may comprise natural rubber adhesives, olefins, silicones, synthetic rubber adhesives, acrylic adhesives, or combinations thereof. 
     The embedded wire guides may be situated a diameter of the wires from the table base. The rounded edge may begin below the top surface and slope up to a first end of the replaceable adhesive layer. The wire may be attached to rollers that cause the wire to pass through the replaceable adhesive layer. The rollers and the wires may be detachable. The wire may be attached to an axle, rod, spindle, shaft, or pivot, which may be caused to rotate such that the wire passes through the removable adhesive layer. The axle, rod, spindle, shaft, or pivot and the wire may be detachable. 
     The tabletop may comprise an elevated pattern or patterns, a recessed pattern or patterns, or a combination thereof on the first usable side, the second usable side, or the first and the second usable sides. 
     The first usable side may comprise a flush-mount touch screen computing device. 
     The first usable side may comprise a first smooth, uninterrupted surface and the second usable side may comprise a second smooth, uninterrupted surface. 
     The first usable side and the second usable side may comprise different materials. The first usable side and the second usable side may further comprise bamboo, hard wood, plywood, laminated plywood, laminates, rubber, vinyl, plastics, stainless steel, galvanized steel, carbon steel, black iron, pewter, copper, zinc, aluminum, glass, quartz, granite, marble, stone, ceramics, fiberboards, varnish, sealant, paint, or combinations thereof. 
     The table base may further comprise metal, wood, plastic, stone, glass, or combinations thereof. 
     The table may further comprise an electrical inlet or inlets, an electrical outlet or outlets, and an edge computer connection or connections in an edge or edges of the tabletop. The table may further comprise wiring passing through an interior portion of the tabletop between the edge computer connection or connections and a side computer connection or connections on the first usable side or the second usable side of the tabletop. 
     The first usable side may comprise a heating element or heating elements and the second usable side may comprise a cooling element or elements. 
     The first usable side and the second usable side may comprise different uses, the uses selected from the group consisting of computer usage, office work, drafting, art, cutting, metal working, working with tools, cooking, dining, gaming, conferencing, displaying, medical, massage, or combinations thereof. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       In order that the advantages of the invention will be readily understood, a more particular description of the invention briefly described above will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments illustrated in the appended drawings. Understanding that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are not therefore to be considered limiting of its scope, the invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through use of the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIGS. 1A-D  show an isometric view of a table, a side view of the table, and use of a rounded edge and embedded wire guide. 
         FIGS. 2A-E  show isometric views of a table, a side view of the table, and use of a rounded edge and embedded wire guide. 
         FIGS. 3A-E  show an isometric view of a table, a side view of one corner of the table, a top view of the same corner of the table, and use of a rounded edge and embedded wire guide. 
         FIGS. 4A-D  show an isometric view of a table, a cutaway side view of one corner of the table, and use of a rounded edge and embedded wire guide. 
         FIGS. 5A-E  show isometric views of a table, a side view of the table, and use of a rounded edge and embedded wire guide. 
         FIGS. 6A-B  show a table leg with rotating wire assembly. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     It will be readily understood that the components of the present invention, as generally described and illustrated in the Figures herein, could be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations. Thus, the following more detailed description of the embodiments of the invention, as represented in the Figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of certain examples of presently contemplated embodiments in accordance with the invention. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1A-D , an isometric view of a table is shown at  100 , a side view of the table is shown at  101 , and use of a rounded edge and embedded wire guide is shown at  103  and  105 , as per one embodiment of the present invention. A top surface of table base  102  is provided with replaceable adhesive layer  110 . Table base  102  further comprises rounded edge  112 . Tabletop  104  comprises first surface  106  and second surface  108 . These surfaces are alternately mounted to table base  102  by means of replaceable adhesive layer  110 . Passing wire  120  along path  122  defined by rounded edge  112  and through replaceable adhesive layer  110  cuts replaceable adhesive layer  110 . The adhesive cutting wire may comprise hard particles such as a ceramic, hardened steel, cubic boron nitride, or diamond, or a combination thereof. Rounded edge  112  provides a smooth, clear path to begin wire  120  cutting replaceable adhesive layer  110 . Replaceable adhesive layer  110  comprise embedded wire guide  124  resistant to cutting to further guide cutting. A new replaceable adhesive layer is applied to table base  102 , and the alternate side of tabletop  104  is mounted. In some embodiments, the surfaces are both smooth and uninterrupted. In some embodiments, first surface  106  is metal and second surface  108  is bamboo. In other embodiments, first surface  106  is copper and second surface  108  is stainless steel. The thickness of replaceable adhesive layer  110  is exaggerated for clarity in  FIG. 1B . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 2A-E , isometric views of a table are shown at  200  and  201 , a side view of the table is shown at  202 , and use of a rounded edge and embedded wire guide is shown at  203  and  205 , as per one embodiment of the present invention. Top surfaces of table base  210  are provided with replaceable adhesive layer  210 . Replaceable adhesive layer  216  comprises embedded wire guide  224  resistant to cutting to guide cutting. Table base  210  further comprises pipe elbows  218 , which act as rounded edges for guiding the wire to replaceable adhesive layer  216 . Tabletop  204  comprises first surface  206  and second surface  208 . These surfaces comprise raised relief map  212  and recessed map  214 , respectively, and are alternately mounted to table base  210  by means of replaceable adhesive layer  216 . Passing wire  220  along path  222  defined by pipe elbows  218  and through replaceable adhesive layer  216  cuts replaceable adhesive layer  216 . A new replaceable adhesive layer is applied to table base  210 , and the alternate side of tabletop  204  is mounted. Raised relief map  212  is not shown in side view  202  for clarity. The thickness of replaceable adhesive layer  216  is exaggerated for clarity in the figure. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 3A-C , an isometric view of a table is shown at  300 , a side view of one corner of the table is shown at  301 , a top view of the same corner of the table is shown at  303 , and use of a rounded edge and embedded wire guide is shown at  305  and  307 , as per one embodiment of the present invention. A top surface of table base  302  is provided with replaceable adhesive layer  310 . Table base  302  further comprises rounded corners  312 , which act to guide wire  320  to replaceable adhesive layer  310 . Tabletop  304  comprises first surface  306  and second surface  308 . These surfaces are alternately mounted to table base  302  by means of replaceable adhesive layer  310 . Replaceable adhesive layer  310  comprises embedded wire guide  324  resistant to cutting to further guide cutting. Passing wire  320  along path  322  defined by rounded corners  312  and through replaceable adhesive layer  310  cuts replaceable adhesive layer  310 . The adhesive cutting wire may comprise hard particles such as a ceramic, hardened steel, cubic boron nitride, or diamond, or a combination thereof. A new replaceable adhesive layer is applied to table base  302 , and the alternate side of tabletop  304  is mounted. First surface  306  comprises flush-mount touchscreen computer monitor  314 . Second surface  308  comprises a smooth, uninterrupted surface. In some embodiments, monitor  314  is an all-in-one, computer/monitor combination. In other embodiments, monitor  314  is a monitor requiring an external computer. In some embodiments, an edge of tabletop  304  contains inlets for electrical power as well as computer connections including USB, ethernet, HDMI, DisplayPort, and other standard computer ports. In some embodiments, an edge of tabletop  304  contains fans for removing heat from monitor  314 . The thickness of replaceable adhesive layer  310  is exaggerated for clarity in the figure. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 4A-D , an isometric view of a table is shown at  400 , a cutaway side view of one corner of the table is shown at  401 , and use of a rounded edge and embedded wire guide is shown at  403  and  405 , as per one embodiment of the present invention. A top surface of table legs  402  is provided with replaceable adhesive layer  410 . Table legs  402  further comprise rounded edges  412  to guide wire  420  to replaceable adhesive layer  410 . Tabletop  404  comprises first surface  406  and second surface  408 . These surfaces are alternately mounted to table legs  402  by means of replaceable adhesive layer  410 . Replaceable adhesive layer  410  comprises embedded wire guide  424  resistant to cutting to further guide cutting. Passing wire  420  along path  422  defined by rounded edges  412  and through replaceable adhesive layer  410  cuts replaceable adhesive layer  410 . A new replaceable adhesive layer is applied to table legs  402 , and the alternate side of tabletop  404  is mounted. The thickness of replaceable adhesive layer  410  is exaggerated in side view  401  for clarity of drawing. In some embodiments, first surface  406  and second surface  408  are different materials. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 5A-E , isometric views of a table are shown at  500  and  501 , a side view of the table is shown at  503 , and use of a rounded edge and embedded wire guide is shown at  505  and  507 , as per one embodiment of the present invention. A top surface of table base  502  is provided with replaceable adhesive layer  510 . Table base  502  further comprises rounded edges  512  which guide wire  520  to replaceable adhesive layer  510 . Tabletop  504  comprises first surface  506  and second surface  508 . These surfaces comprise backgammon and checkers, respectively, and are alternately mounted to table base  502  by means of replaceable adhesive layer  510 . Passing wire  520  along path  522  defined by rounded edges  512  and through replaceable adhesive layer  510  cuts replaceable adhesive layer  510 . The adhesive cutting wire may comprise hard particles such as a ceramic, hardened steel, cubic boron nitride, or diamond, or a combination thereof. Replaceable adhesive layer  510  comprises embedded wire guides  524  resistant to cutting to further guide cutting. A new replaceable adhesive layer is applied to table base  502 , and the alternate side of tabletop  504  is mounted. Drawer  514  is blocked when first surface  506  is adhered to table base  502 . Drawer  516  is blocked when second surface  508  is adhered to table base  502 . In some embodiments, the adhesive agents used in replaceable adhesive layer  510  are removable from first surface  506 , second surface  508 , and the top surface of table base  502  without damage to any of the surfaces. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 6A-B , a table leg with rotating wire assembly is shown at  600  and  601 , as per one embodiment of the present invention. Table leg  602  with top surface  604  is provided. Top surface  604  has a replaceable adhesive layer attached (not shown) comprising an embedded wire guide resistant to cutting to guide cutting. A tabletop is attached to this replaceable adhesive layer (not shown). The replaceable adhesive layer can be cut by use of rotating wire assembly  606 , comprising wire  608 . Wire assembly  606  is rotated through path  610 , causing wire  608  to pass through path  612 . Path  612  passes through and cuts the replaceable adhesive layer. A new adhesive may then be applied and an opposite side of the same tabletop may be mounted. 
     In some embodiments, the replaceable adhesive layer comprises adhesive agents that are removable from the first side, the second side, and the top surface without damage to the first side, the second side, or the top surface. In some embodiments, the adhesive agents comprise natural rubber adhesives, olefins, silicones, synthetic rubber adhesives, acrylic adhesives, or combinations thereof. 
     In some embodiments, the wire guides are situated a diameter of the wires from the tabletop when the tabletop is mounted to the table base. In some embodiments, the wire guides begin below the attachment points, slope up to a first end of the attachment points at the diameter of the wires away from the tabletop, continue at the diameter away from the tabletop to a second end of the attachment points, and slope down below the attachment points. In some embodiments, the wire guides are attached to rollers with the wires mounted on the wire guides, wherein the wire guide is caused to roll along the rollers such that the wires pass through the replaceable adhesive layer. In some embodiments, the rollers, the wires, and the wire guides are detachable. 
     In other embodiments, the wire guides are attached to an axle, rod, spindle, shaft, or pivot with the wires mounted on the wire guides, wherein the wire guides are caused to rotate such that the wires pass through the replaceable adhesive layer. In some embodiments, the axle, rod, spindle, shaft, or pivot, the wires, and the wire guides are detachable. 
     In some embodiments, the tabletop comprises an elevated pattern or patterns, a recessed pattern or patterns, or a combination thereof on the first side, the second side, or the first and the second side. 
     In some embodiments, the first side comprises a flush-mount touch screen computing device. 
     In some embodiments, the first side comprises a first smooth, uninterrupted surface and the second side comprises a second smooth, uninterrupted surface. 
     In some embodiments, the first side and the second side comprise different materials. In some embodiments, the first side and the second side further comprise bamboo, hard wood, plywood, laminated plywood, laminates, rubber, vinyl, plastics, stainless steel, galvanized steel, carbon steel, black iron, pewter, copper, zinc, aluminum, glass, quartz, granite, marble, stone, ceramics, fiberboards, varnish, sealant, paint, or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the table base further comprises metal, wood, plastic, stone, glass, or combinations thereof. 
     In some embodiments, the table further comprises an electrical inlet or inlets, an electrical outlet or outlets, and an edge computer connection or connections in an edge or edges of the tabletop. In some embodiments, the table further comprises wiring passing through an interior portion of the tabletop between the edge computer connection or connections and a side computer connection or connections on the first side or the second side of the tabletop. 
     In some embodiments, the first side comprises a heating element or heating elements and the second side comprises a cooling element or elements. 
     In some embodiments, the first side and the second side comprise different uses, the uses selected from the group consisting of computer usage, office work, drafting, art, cutting, metal working, working with tools, cooking, dining, gaming, conferencing, displaying, medical, massage, or combinations thereof.