Patent ID: 7036439

Claim:
A process for making a table top, comprising: (a) mounting a ring-shaped outer mold on a flat surface; (b) mounting a plurality of first decorative members which are arranged in a layer on said flat surface and within said outer mold, said first decorative members being spaced apart from each other to form gaps thereamong; (c) filling said gaps with a curable binder, and providing a layer of said binder on said first decorative members; (d) mounting at least one fastening member on said binder, said fastening member including a head portion embedded in said binder, and a fastening portion extending out of said binder from said head portion, and having a cross section smaller than that of said head portion; and (e) adhering a rigid support plate to said binder, said rigid support plate including at least one hole corresponding to said fastening portion of said fastening member for passage of said fastening portion of said fastening member therethrough.