Patent Application
20070099733
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a table tennis apparatus, and more particularly to a detachable table tennis apparatus.
2. Description of the Related Art
A conventional table for the table tennis comprises two playing surfaces juxtaposed to each other. Each of two playing surfaces has a bottom provided with a plurality of legs. However, the conventional table has a larger fixed volume, so that the table cannot be folded when not in use, thereby causing inconvenience to a user in storage, package and transportation of the table.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a table tennis apparatus, comprising a playing table detachably mounted on a table, and a plurality of positioning devices mounted on the playing table to position the playing table on the table.
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a detachable table tennis apparatus.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a table tennis apparatus, wherein the playing table is mounted on tables of different sizes to facilitate a user playing the table tennis, thereby enhancing the versatility of the table tennis apparatus.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide a table tennis apparatus, wherein the fixing block is driven by the two movable plates to press or release the rim of the table so as to lock or unlock the playing table, so that the playing table is mounted on and detached from the table easily and rapidly, thereby facilitating the user assembling and disassembling the table tennis apparatus.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide a table tennis apparatus, wherein the playing table needs not to provide legs, so that the table tennis apparatus is foldable when not in use so as to reduce the volume of the table tennis apparatus, thereby facilitating storage, package and transportation of the table tennis apparatus.
Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.
Referring to the drawings and initially to
The playing table 1 includes two playing surfaces 10 pivotally connected with each other. The playing table 1 has a bottom having a periphery provided with two opposite side rails 11 and two opposite end rails 12 located between the two opposite side rails 11. Each of the two opposite side rails 11 of the playing table 1 is formed with a plurality of axially extending elongated limit slots 13.
Each of the positioning devices 2 is mounted on the respective side rail 11 of the playing table 1 and urged on a rim 104 of the table 102. Each of the positioning devices 2 includes a fixing block 20 movable on the bottom of the playing table 1, and two movable plates 21 each having a first end movably mounted on the respective side rail 11 of the playing table 1 and a second end pivotally mounted on one of two ends of the fixing block 20.
The fixing block 20 of each of the positioning devices 2 is parallel with the respective side rail 11 of the playing table 1. The fixing block 20 of each of the positioning devices 2 is driven by the two movable plates 21 and movable between a first position where the fixing block 20 presses the rim 104 of the table 102 and a second position where the fixing block 20 is detached from the rim 104 of the table 102.
Each of the two movable plates 21 of each of the positioning devices 2 is slidable in the respective limit slot 13 of the respective side rail 11 of the playing table 1. The first end of each of the two movable plates 21 of each of the positioning devices 2 is pivotally mounted in the respective limit slot 13 of the respective side rail 11 of the playing table 1 by an adjusting blot 22 which is slidable in the respective limit slot 13 of the respective side rail 11 of the playing table 1.
Thus, when the adjusting blot 22 is screwed onto the respective side rail 11 of the playing table 1, the first end of each of the two movable plates 21 is secured in the respective limit slot 13 of the respective side rail 11 of the playing table 1, and when the adjusting blot 22 is unscrewed from the respective side rail 11 of the playing table 1, the first end of each of the two movable plates 21 is slidable in the respective limit slot 13 of the. respective side rail 11 of the playing table 1.
In assembly, referring to
Accordingly, the playing table 1 is mounted on tables of different sizes to facilitate a user playing the table tennis, thereby enhancing the versatility of the table tennis apparatus. In addition, the fixing block 20 is driven by the two movable plates 21 to press or release the rim 104 of the table 102 so as to lock or unlock the playing table 1, so that the playing table 1 is mounted on and detached from the table 102 easily and rapidly, thereby facilitating the user assembling and disassembling the table tennis apparatus. Further, the playing table 1 needs not to provide legs, so that the table tennis apparatus is foldable when not in use so as to reduce the volume of the table tennis apparatus, thereby facilitating storage, package and transportation of the table tennis apparatus.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of the invention.
