Patent ID: 7644667

Claim:
A method of constructing a table top, the method comprising: blow-molding a table top from plastic, the table top including a first surface, a second surface that is spaced apart from the first surface and a hollow interior portion that is at least partially disposed between the first surface and the second surface, the first surface, the second surface and the hollow interior portion being integrally formed during the blow-molding process; forming a plurality of depressions in the second surface of the table top as part of a unitary, one-piece structure during the blow-molding process, the plurality of depressions including a height, a length and a width, the plurality of depressions having a generally oblong configuration with the length generally equal to or greater than twice the width; and disposing at least a majority of the plurality of depressions in a pattern, the pattern covering at least a substantial portion of the second surface of the table top, the pattern including at least some of the plurality of depressions being disposed proximate an edge of the table top, the pattern including at least some of the plurality of depressions being disposed proximate a center portion of the table top; wherein each of the adjacent depressions in the pattern of depression is separated by a distance that is generally equal to or less than three times an average distance separating the first surface and the second surface.