Patent ID: 8573138

Claim:
A portable table comprising: a pedestal extending in a longitudinal direction between a bottom end arranged for penetration into the ground and an opposing top end; a tray member arranged to be selectively supported on the top end of the pedestal, the tray member comprising: an upright side wall extending about a perimeter of the tray member; an upper supporting panel joined to a top edge of the upright side wall so as to span across a top side of the tray member; the upper supporting panel including a central portion which is recessed in relation to the top edge of the upright side wall and a perimeter portion about the central portion which is sloped downwardly and inwardly from the top edge of the upright side wall to the central portion; a connecting portion centrally located below the upper supporting panel and arranged for selective coupling to the top end of the pedestal such that the central portion of the upper supporting panel is arranged to be supported perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the pedestal; and a plurality of upright ribs spanning radially outward from an inner end integrally moulded with the connecting portion to an outer end integrally moulded with the upright side wall; each rib spanning generally vertically between a top edge integrally moulded with the upper supporting panel and a bottom edge having a profile which corresponds to a profile of an upper surface of the upper supporting panel thereabove such that a bottom side of the tray member is arranged for nesting with the top side of a second tray member of like configuration stacked therebelow.