Patent ID: 8863673

Claim:
A table having a perimeter around which a plurality of people may sit, the table comprising: a table top divided into a first section and a second section by a first separation, the table top comprising a first aperture formed within the perimeter of the table across the first separation; and a support structure comprising a plurality of legs and a brace attached to one or more of the legs and comprising a plurality of members, the support structure being attached to the table top to support the table in: a first open position, wherein a first tower heater may be placed and accessed within the perimeter of the table without removing any members of the brace; and a first closed position, wherein the first and second sections of the table top abut each other across the first separation and the first tower heater projects through the first aperture; the support structure being attached to the table top to support the first section of the table top and the second section of the table top as standalone tables when the first section of the table top is detached completely from the second section of the table top along the first separation; and at least two of the plurality of legs being both: attached to the brace across the first separation; and bisected into two half-legs that abut each other across the first separation when the table is in the first closed position.