Patent ID: 8156875

Claim:
A portable table comprising: a table top comprising: a first half of the table top; a first lip extending downwardly from the first half of the table top, the first lip including an inner surface, an outer surface and a lower surface; a second half of the table top; and a second lip extending downwardly from the second half of the table top, the second lip including an inner surface, an outer surface and a lower surface, the first half and the second half of the table top movable between a folded position and an unfolded position, the unfolded position including an upper surface of the first half of the table top generally aligned with an upper surface of the second half of the table top, the folded position including the lower surface of the first lip is disposed at least adjacent and generally parallel to the lower surface of the second lip; a frame including a first portion connected to the first half of the table top and a second portion connected to the second half of the table top; a first leg movable between an extended position and a collapsed position relative to the first half of the table top; a second leg movable between the extended position and the collapsed position relative to the second half of the table top; a handle connected to the table top, the handle selectively movable between a use position and a storage position, the handle comprising: a strap constructed from a relatively flexible material, the strap including a first end and a second end, the strap having a thickness that allows the strap to be disposed between the lower surface of the first lip and the lower surface of the second lip when the table top is in the folded position; a first attachment portion formed from the first end of the strap, the first attachment portion connected to a first portion of the frame; a second attachment portion formed from the second end of the strap, the second attachment portion connected to a second portion of the frame; and a gripping portion disposed between the first end and the second end of the strap, the gripping portion being sized and configured to be grasp by the user when the handle is in the use position; and wherein, when the handle is in the storage position, the strap and the gripping portion are spaced apart from the lower surface of the first lip and the lower surface of the second lip; wherein, when the handle is in the storage position, the handle is not disposed between the lower surface of the first lip and the lower surface of the second lip when the table top is in the folded position; wherein, when the handle is in the use position and the table top is in the folded position, the strap of the handle is disposed between the lower surface of the first lip and the lower surface of the second lip; and wherein, when the handle is in the use position and the table top is in the folded position, the gripping portion of the handle is disposed proximate the outer surface of the first lip and the outer surface of the second lip.