Patent ID: 7018693

Claim:
A table pad coupling system, comprising: a plurality of table pads, including: a first table pad having: a plurality of peripheral surfaces including a first peripheral surface and a second peripheral surface, said first peripheral surface opposite said second peripheral surface; and at least one magnet positioned within said first table pad, said at least one magnet including a first magnet associated with said first peripheral surface, said first magnet having a surface of a first magnetic polarity, said surface of said first magnet being outwardly oriented proximate said first peripheral surface; and a second table pad having: a plurality of peripheral surfaces including a first peripheral surface and a second peripheral surface, said first peripheral surface opposite said second peripheral surface, said first peripheral surface of said first table pad disposed adjacent said first peripheral surface of said second table pad; and at least one magnet positioned within said second table pad, said at least one magnet including a second magnet associated with said first peripheral surface of said second table pad, said second magnet having a surface of a second polarity, said of said second magnet being outwardly oriented, said second magnet being magnetically coupled with said first magnet.