Information
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Patent Grant
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6666152
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Patent Number
6,666,152
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Date Filed
Friday, March 29, 200224 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, December 23, 200322 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
Agents
- Chan; Raymond Y.
- David and Raymond Patent Group
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 108 132
- 108 130
- 108 124
- 108 115
- 108 161
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A foldable banquet table includes a tabletop and a pair of table supporting frames mounted thereunder. The tabletop includes a top panel, a bottom panel overlappedly mounted to the top panel and defined a receiving cavity between the top and bottom panels, and a reinforcing frame which is received in the receiving cavity including a pair of reinforcing arms longitudinally positioned at two side edge portions of the receiving cavity respectively and at least two transverse supports spacedly connected between the two reinforcing arms. The table supporting frames are foldably mounted to the reinforcing frame at the bottom panel and adapted to fold in a folded position that the table supporting frames are pivotally and inwardly folded toward the bottom panel of the tabletop, and in the unfolded position, the table supporting frames are pivotally and outwardly folded to perpendicular to the tabletop.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a banquet table, and more particularly to a foldable banquet table, which comprises a reinforced and lightweight rigid tabletop and a foldable leg frame connected thereto for enhancing the supporting structure and the portability of the foldable banquet table.
2. Description of Related Arts
Banquet tables have become very popular since the tables are economy, cheap and foldable that can be quickly and easily folded for carriage and storage and unfolded for use. Especially when some participant-intensive activities take place in multi-function rooms or designated areas, the banquet tables can be temporary set up in minutes. After the functions, the banquet tables can be quickly and neatly folded up for storage.
A conventional banquet table comprises a tabletop and a pair of table legs foldable mounted underneath the tabletop. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,957,061 generally suggests a banquet table that two table legs are pivotally mounted at two opposed side end portions of the tabletop. As shown in
FIG. 1A
, since the two table legs support the tabletop at two side end portions thereof, when a downward force is applied on the tabletop, a mid-portion of the tabletop may be cracked easily. In order to enhance the rigid structure of the banquet table, the tabletop must be made of stiffness material such as wood or metal. However, the wooden or metal tabletop will increase the overall weight of the banquet table that reduces the portability of the banquet table.
As shown in
FIG. 1B
, another U.S. Pat. No. 6,112,674, owned by Stanford, discloses a banquet table further comprising a pair of support braces each having a proximal end attached to one of the table leg and a distal end attached to a center of the tabletop in such a manner that when the table legs of the leg frame are perpendicularly unfolded to the tabletop, the support braces are inclinedly supported between the table legs and the tabletop to form a triangular support structure, so as to evenly distribute a weight loaded on the tabletop to the table legs. Since the support braces must be mounted to the center of the bottom surface of the tabletop, the length of the tabletop is limited by the length of the support brace. In other words, each of the support braces must be long enough to extend from the center of the tabletop to the respective table leg. Generally, the total length of the support braces is approximately 80% of the length of the tabletop. Therefore, in order to provide a longer banquet table, longer support braces must be incorporated therewith. Furthermore, since each support brace, having an unseasonable length, is inclinedly extended from the tabletop to the respective table leg, the leg room within the two table legs and the tabletop will be taken. Therefore, the user is unable to fully extend his or her leg within the leg room of the banquet table. So, such banquet table has disadvantage in practical use.
Thus, in order to enhance the portability of the banquet table, the tabletop is made of lightweight material such as plastic. One of the common technologies to manufacture the tabletop is known as the plastic “air-blow” molding technique. The tabletop generally comprises a top layer and a bottom layer integrally and overlappedly extended from the top layer to form a one-piece tabletop and define an air chamber between the top and bottom layers. The disadvantage of such hollow plastic tabletop is that each of the top and bottom layers is extremely difficult to have a uniform thickness during the manufacturing process. In other words, each of the top and bottom layers may have a thicker portion and a thinner portion. Once the thickness of each of the top and bottom layers is lesser than a safety thickness while there is no way to observe from exterior, the tabletop will be cracked easily at the thinner portion thereof when the weight is loaded on the tabletop.
In order to increase the strength of the tabletop, the leg frame must further comprises a supporting frame connected between the table legs and supported underneath the bottom layer of the tabletop. However, the reinforcing frame cannot strengthen the top layer as well. Thus, the attachments between the table legs, the reinforcing frame, and the bottom layer are relatively weak due to the physical structure of the tabletop. Moreover, it is very difficult for the manufacturer to rigidly fasten the table legs and the reinforcing frame to the thin plastic bottom layer of the tabletop. In other words, even though the plastic tabletop can enhance the portability of the banquet table, it cannot be too long in length. It also fails to provide a rigid support for compensating the original strength to support the weight loaded on the tabletop.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
A main object of the present invention is to provide a reinforced and lightweight rigid tabletop of a foldable banquet table to enhance the strength and rigidity of the foldable banquet table. In other words, the tabletop is adapted to rigidly support a weight loaded thereon comparing with a conventional plastic tabletop.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a foldable banquet table, wherein the tabletop is constructed to have a uniform thickness of a top panel and a bottom panel so as to evenly distribute the weight loaded on the tabletop. Moreover, the manufacturing process for making each of the top and bottom panels, having the uniform thickness, is extremely easy and simple that largely reduces the manufacturing cost of the foldable banquet table.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a foldable banquet table, wherein the tabletop further comprises a reinforcing frame built-in between the top and bottom panels to enhance the rigid structure of the top panel of the tabletop for supporting more weight thereon and the bottom panel for firmly and rigidly connecting and supporting the table legs therebelow. Moreover, the reinforcing frame provides a strong and rigid configuration of the tabletop so that a longer tabletop can be made without weakening its structure.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a foldable banquet table, wherein a supporting arm is inclinedly connected between the respective table leg frame and reinforcing frame at a side portion of the tabletop, but not the center thereof. Therefore, a longer tabletop can be manufactured without limited by the supporting arm.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a foldable banquet table, wherein the attachment between the tabletop and the table leg frames are pre-set at a predetermined position that the table leg frames are connected to the reinforcing frame but not the bottom panel. Therefore, the weight loaded on the top panel of the tabletop will be evenly distributed to the table leg frames.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a foldable banquet table, wherein the table leg frames are adapted to self-assemble to the tabletop. The tabletop and the table leg frames can be shipped and handled individually and then assembled later on by the importers or the customers in a Do-It-Yourself manner. Therefore, the handling and shipping cost of the foldable banquet table can be further reduced for the manufacturer. The shipping space can be reduced accordingly too. In other words, both the tabletop and the table leg frame are replaceable individually while the conventional banquet table must be thrown away when one of the parts is damaged.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a foldable banquet table which can be quickly and easily folded up for storage and carriage and unfolded for use.
Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, the present invention provides a foldable banquet table which comprises a tabletop and a pair of table supporting frames adapted to foldably and spacedly affix to the tabletop.
The tabletop comprises a top panel, a bottom panel overlappedly connecting with the top panel in an edge to edge manner and defining a receiving cavity between the top and bottom panels, and a reinforcing frame, which is received in the receiving cavity, comprising a pair of reinforcing arms longitudinally supported and extended along two side edge portions of the receiving cavity respectively and at least two transverse supports spacedly connected between the two reinforcing arms.
Each of the table supporting frames comprises a leg frame pivotally affixed to the bottom panel of the tabletop and a retaining frame pivotally connected between the leg frame and the respective transverse support to retain the leg frame in an unfolded position, wherein in a folded position, the legs frames are pivotally and inwardly folded toward the bottom panel of the tabletop, and in the unfolded position, the leg frames are pivotally and outwardly folded to perpendicular to the tabletop.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1A
illustrates a conventional banquet table.
FIG. 1B
illustrates another conventional banquet table.
FIG. 2
is an exploded perspective view of a foldable banquet table according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3A
is a sectional view of the foldable banquet table according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3B
illustrates an alternative attachment between the tabletop and the table supporting frames of the foldable banquet table according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4
is a perspective view of the foldable banquet table in a folded position according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5
illustrates an alternative mode of a table supporting frame of the foldable banquet table according to above preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6
illustrates an alternative mode of a tabletop of the foldable banquet table according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to
FIG. 2
of the drawings, a foldable banquet table according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the foldable banquet table comprises a tabletop
10
and a pair of table supporting frames
20
spacedly affixed to the tabletop
10
.
The tabletop
10
comprises a plastic made top panel
11
, a plastic made bottom panel
12
which is overlappedly connected with the top panel
11
in an edge to edge manner and defines a receiving cavity
13
between the top and bottom panels
11
,
12
, and a reinforcing frame
14
, which is received in the receiving cavity
13
, comprising a pair of reinforcing arms
141
longitudinally supported and extended along two side edge portions of the receiving cavity
13
respectively and at least two transverse supports
142
spacedly connected between the two reinforcing arms
141
respectively.
Each of the table supporting frames
20
comprises a leg frame
21
pivotally attached to the bottom panel
12
of the tabletop
10
and a retaining frame
22
foldably connected between the leg frame
21
and the respective transverse support
142
to retain the leg frame
21
in an unfolded position, wherein in a folded position, as shown in
FIG. 4
, the leg frames
21
are pivotally and inwardly folded toward the bottom panel
12
of the tabletop
10
, and in the unfolded position, the leg frames
21
are pivotally and outwardly folded to perpendicular to the tabletop
10
.
As shown in
FIG. 4
, the tabletop
10
further has a transverse central portion
101
, two transverse side end portions
102
, and two transverse root portions
103
defined between the central portion
101
and the side end portions
102
respectively.
According to the preferred embodiment, the top panel
11
of the tabletop
10
, having a rectangular shaped, is made by plastic molding or FRP to have a surrounding rim
111
downwardly extended from an edge of the top panel
11
respectively. The top panel
11
of the tabletop
10
is preferred made of lightweight but rigid material such as plastic.
The bottom panel
12
of the tabletop
10
, having a corresponding rectangular shaped, is also made by plastic molding o FRP independently to have an edge portion
121
sealedly attached to inner side of the surrounding rim
111
of the top panel
11
by means of ultrasonic or other common sealing technologies such as thermal sealing, to form the receiving cavity
13
defined between the top panel
11
and the bottom panel
12
to receive the reinforcing frame
14
therein. It is worth to mention that both the top and bottom panels
11
,
12
are manufactured individually, each of the top and bottom panels
11
,
12
will have a uniform thickness, so as to ensure the strength of the top and bottom panels
11
,
12
throughout the entire tabletop
10
.
Moreover, when the bottom panel
12
is mounted to the top panel
11
, a storage cavity
120
is defined within a lower portion of the surrounding rim
111
of the top panel
11
and the bottom panel
12
wherein the leg frames
21
of the table supporting frames
20
are arranged to folded inwardly to receive in the storage cavity
120
in the folded position.
Accordingly, each of the reinforcing arms
141
is an elongated member extended from one of the side end portion
102
of the tabletop
10
to another side end portion
102
thereof, so as to substantially enhance the rigid structure of the tabletop
10
.
The two transverse supports
142
are positioned within the two root portions
103
of the tabletop
10
respectively, wherein each of the transverse supports
142
comprises a pair of support braces
1421
spacedly mounted between the two reinforcing arms
141
and a mounting member
1422
mounted between the two support braces
1421
for pivotally connecting with the respective retaining frame
22
of the table supporting frame
20
.
The tabletop
10
further comprises an attachment arrangement
15
for mounting the table supporting frames
20
to the tabletop
10
, wherein the attachment arrangement
15
contains four attachment holes
151
provided on two longitudinal edges of the bottom panel
12
within the side end portions
102
of said tabletop
10
respectively in such a manner that the leg frames
21
of the table supporting frames
20
are adapted to rotatably mount to the reinforcing arms
141
through the attachment holes
151
respectively.
Accordingly, each of the reinforcing arms
141
has two leg holes
100
provided on two inner side portions at positions aligning with the attachment holes
151
respectively so as to connect the leg frames
21
through the attachment holes
151
.
The attachment arrangement
15
further contains at least two mounting holes
152
provided on the bottom panel
12
within the root portions
103
of the tabletop
10
respectively, wherein the mounting holes
152
are aligned with the mounting member
1422
of the transverse support
142
, so that each of the retaining frames
22
is foldably connected between the respective leg frame
21
and the mounting member
1422
of the transverse support
142
through the respective mounting hole
152
.
As shown in
FIG. 3A
, each of the leg frames
21
comprises two supporting legs
212
each having an upper end portion rotatably mounted to the respective reinforcing arm
141
through the respective attachment hole
151
and a transverse member
211
extended between the two supporting legs
212
in such a manner that the two supporting legs
212
are adapted to rotatably fold between the folded position and the unfolded position. Accordingly, the upper end portion of each supporting leg
212
, having a corresponding size and shape, is arranged to rotatably insert into the respective leg hole
100
through the attachment hole
151
so as to connect the leg frame
21
to the tabletop
10
.
Each of the retaining frames
22
comprises a first folding arm
221
pivotally connected to the respective leg frame
21
, a second folding arm
223
pivotally connected to the respective mounting member
1422
of the transverse support
142
through the respective mounting hole
152
on the bottom panel
12
, and a pivot joint
223
pivotally connected the first and second folding arms
221
,
222
with each other in such a manner that when the leg frame
21
is folded perpendicularly to the tabletop
10
, the first and second folding arms
221
,
222
are pivotally extended to bias against the supporting legs
212
and the transverse supports
142
at the root portion
103
of the tabletop
10
respectively, so as to retain the leg frame
21
in the unfolded position
Each of the retaining frames
22
further comprises a ring-shaped locker
224
slidably mounted to the second folding arm
222
for locking up the pivot joint
223
so as to prevent an unwanted pivotal movement of each of the first and second folding arms
221
,
222
when the leg frame
21
is in the unfolded position.
The attachment arrangement
15
further comprises at least two U-shaped holding members
153
and at least two U-shaped holding clips
154
. Each of the holding members
153
has two ends securely attached to the bottom panel
12
to define a guiding slot between the holding member
153
and the bottom panel
12
for the upper end portion of the supporting leg
212
passing through, so as to guide the folding operation of the supporting leg
212
. Each of the holding clips
154
is mounted on the bottom panel
12
of the tabletop
10
and arranged in such a manner that when the leg frame
21
is folded toward the bottom panel
12
, the supporting leg
212
is engaged with the holding clip
154
so as to hold the leg frame
21
in the folded position, as shown in FIG.
4
.
Alternatively, the leg frames
21
are adapted to directly attach to the bottom panel
12
by mounting the two holding clips
154
to the upper end portions of the supporting legs
212
on the bottom panel
12
, as shown in FIG.
3
B. In other words, no attachment hole
151
and leg hole
100
is required in order to connect the leg frame
21
to the tabletop
10
, so as to simplify the assembly operation of the foldable banquet table of the present invention.
FIG. 5
illustrates an alternative mode of the table supporting frame
20
′ which is adapted to detachably attach to the tabletop
10
in such a manner that the user is able to assemble the foldable banquet table by himself or herself.
As shown in
FIG. 5
, the transverse member
211
′ is detachably attached between the two supporting legs
222
′ by means of connecting elements such as screws in such a manner that each supporting leg
222
′ is adapted to rotatably mount to the respective reinforcing arm
141
by rotatably inserting the upper end portion of the supporting leg
222
′ into the leg hole
100
on the reinforcing arm
141
through the attachment hole
151
on the bottom panel
12
and attaching the retaining frames
22
′ to the transverse supports
142
through the mounting holes
152
respectively. Then the transverse member
211
′ is adapted to mount between two adjacent supporting legs
222
′. It is worth to mention that since the attachment arrangement
15
is pre-set on the bottom panel
12
of the tabletop
10
, the table supporting frames
20
′ are adapted to attach to or detach from the tabletop
10
. In other words, the user is able to replace the tabletop
10
and/or the table supporting frame
20
′ if necessary.
FIG. 6
illustrates an alternative mode of the tabletop
10
″ wherein the tabletop
10
″ is adapted to be prolonged its length without altering the structure of the table supporting frame
20
. As it is mentioned that since the leg frame
21
of the preferred embodiment are attached to the side end portions
102
″ of the tabletop
10
″ respectively and the retaining frames
22
are connected to the root portion
103
″ of the tabletop
10
″, the tabletop
10
″ is adapted to increase its length by increasing the length the central portion
101
″ thereof. In order to strengthen the central portion
101
″ of the tabletop
10
″, the reinforcing frame
14
″ further comprises at least an auxiliary transverse support
143
″ which is received in the receiving cavity
13
″ and extended between the reinforcing arms
141
′ at a position within the central portion
101
′. Therefore, the tabletop
10
″ can substantially increase its length without reducing the strength thereof It is worth to mention that when incorporating with the table supporting frames
20
′ as disclosed in the alternative, the user is able to interchange both tabletop
10
″ and the table supporting frames
20
′. In other words, the user is able to select the longer tabletop
10
″ or the shorter tabletop
10
for the table supporting frame
20
′ installing thereinto.
Claims
- 1. A foldable banquet table, comprising:a tabletop comprising a plastic made top panel, a plastic made bottom panel which is overlappedly connected with said top panel in an edge to edge manner and defines a receiving cavity between said top and bottom panels, and a reinforcing frame which is received in said receiving cavity comprising a pair of reinforcing arms longitudinally supported and extended along two side edge portions of said receiving cavity respectively and at least two transverse supports spacedly connected between said two reinforcing arms; and a pair of table supporting frames foldably and spacedly affixed to said tabletop, wherein each of said table supporting frames comprises a leg frame pivotally attached to said bottom panel of said tabletop and a retaining frame foldably connected between said leg frame and said respective transverse support to retain said leg frame in an unfolded position, wherein each of said leg frames has an upper end portion rotatable mounted between said two reinforcing arms and each of said retaining frames comprises a first folding arm and a second folding arm, wherein said two first folding arms of said two retaining frames are pivotally connected to said two leg frames respectively and said two second folding arms are pivotally connected to said two transverse supports respectively, so as to rigidly support and mount said leg frames to said reinforcing arms and said transverse supports of said tabletop in such a manner that in a folded position, said leg frames are pivotally and inwardly folded toward said bottom panel of said tabletop, and in an unfolded position, said leg frames are pivotally and outwardly folded to perpendicular to said tabletop and firmly and rigidly supported by said transverse supports through said two retaining frames respectively.
- 2. The foldable banquet table, as recited in claim 1, wherein said tabletop further has a transverse central portion, two transverse side end portions, and two transverse root portions defined between said central portion and said side end portions respectively, wherein each of said reinforcing arms is extended from one of said side end portion to another side end portion, and said two transverse supports are positioned with said two root portions respectively.
- 3. The foldable banquet table, as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said transverse supports comprises a mounting member and said two second folding arms of said two retaining frames are pivotally connected to said two mounting members of said two transverse supports respectively.
- 4. The foldable banquet table, as recited in claim 2, each of said transverse supports comprises a mounting member and said two second folding arms of said two retaining frames are pivotally connected to said two mounting members of said two transverse supports respectively.
- 5. The foldable banquet table, as recited in claim 3, wherein each of said transverse supports further comprises a pair of support braces and said respective mounting member is mounted between said two support braces.
- 6. The foldable banquet table, as recited in claim 4, wherein each of said transverse supports further comprises a pair of support braces and said respective mounting member is mounted between said two support braces.
- 7. The foldable banquet table, as recited in claim 4, wherein said tabletop further comprises an attachment arrangement for mounting said table supporting frames to said tabletop, wherein said attachment arrangement contains four attachment holes provided on two longitudinal edges of said bottom panel within said side end portions of said tabletop respectively in such a manner that said leg frames of said table supporting frames are adapted to rotatably mount to said reinforcing arms through said attachment holes respectively, wherein each of said reinforcing arms has two holes provided on two inner side portions at positions aligning with said attachment holes respectively and each of said leg frames comprises two supporting legs each having an upper end portion rotatable mounted to said respective reinforcing arm through said respective attachment hole so as to connect said leg frame to said tabletop.
- 8. The foldable banquet table, as recited in claim 6, wherein said tabletop further comprises an attachment arrangement for mounting said table supporting frames to said tabletop, wherein said attachment arrangement contains four attachment holes provided on two longitudinal edges of said bottom panel within said side end portions of said tabletop respectively in such a manner that said leg frames of said table supporting frames are adapted to rotatably mount to said reinforcing arms through said attachment holes respectively, wherein each of said reinforcing arms has two holes provided on two inner side portions at positions aligning with said attachment holes respectively and each of said leg frames comprises two supporting legs each having an upper end portion rotatable mounted to said respective reinforcing arm through said respective attachment hole so as to connect said leg frame to said tabletop.
- 9. The foldable banquet table, as recited in claim 7, wherein said upper end portions of said two supporting legs of each of said leg frames are rotatable inserted into said leg holes through said attachment holes respectively in such a manner that said two supporting legs are adapted to rotatably fold between said folded position and said unfolded position.
- 10. The foldable banquet table, as recited in claim 8, wherein said upper end portions of said two supporting legs of each of said leg frames are rotatable inserted into said leg holes through said attachment holes respectively in such a manner that said two supporting legs are adapted to rotatably fold between said folded position and said unfolded position.
- 11. The foldable banquet table, as recited in claim 4, wherein said attachment arrangement further contains at least two mounting holes provided on said bottom panel within said root portions of said tabletop respectively, wherein each of said retaining frames is foldably connected between said respective leg frame and said transverse support through said mounting hole, wherein said two second folding arms are pivotally connected tow said two mounting members of said two transverse supports through said mounting holes on said bottom panel respectively.
- 12. The foldable banquet table, as recited in claim 8, wherein said attachment arrangement further contains at least two mounting holes provided on said bottom panel within said root portions of said tabletop respectively, wherein each of said retaining frames is foldably connected between said respective leg frame and said transverse support through said mounting hole, wherein said two second folding arms are pivotally connected tow said two mounting members of said two transverse supports through said mounting holes on said bottom panel respectively.
- 13. A tabletop for a foldable banquet table having two retaining frames foldably supporting two leg frames respectively thereto, wherein said tabletop comprises:a plastic made top panel; a plastic made bottom panel which is overlappedly connected with said top panel in an edge to edge manner and defines a receiving cavity between said top and bottom panels; and a reinforcing frame which is received in said receiving cavity comprising a pair of reinforcing arms longitudinally supported and extended along two side edge portions of said receiving cavity respectively for the two leg frames to rotatable mounted therebetween, and at least two transverse supports spacedly connected between said two reinforcing arms for the two retaining frames to pivotally connected thereto so as to rigidly support and mount the two leg frames to the reinforcing arms and the transverse supports in such a manner that in a folded position, the leg frames are pivotally and inwardly folded toward said bottom panel of said tabletop, and in an unfolded position, the leg frames are pivotally and outwardly folded to perpendicular to said tabletop and firmly and rigidly supported by said transverse supports through the two retaining frames respectively.
- 14. The tabletop, as recited in claim 13, further having a transverse central portion, two transverse side end portions, and two transverse root portions defined between said central portion and said side end portions respectively, wherein each of said reinforcing arms is extended from one of said side end portion to another side end portion, and said two transverse supports are positioned with said two root portions respectively.
- 15. The tabletop, as recited in claim 13, wherein each of said transverse supports comprises a mounting member and said two folding arms of said two retaining frames are pivotally connected to said two mounting members of said two transverse supports respectively.
- 16. The tabletop, as recited in claim 14, wherein each of said transverse supports comprises a mounting member and said two folding arms of said two retaining frames are pivotally connected to said two mounting members of said two transverse supports.
- 17. The tabletop, as recited in claim 16, wherein each of said transverse supports further comprises a pair of support braces and said respective mounting member is mounted between said two support braces.
- 18. The tabletop, as recited in claim 17, wherein said attachment arrangement further contains at least two mounting holes provided on said bottom panel respectively, adapted for connecting said retaining frames to said transverse supports through said mounting holes respectively.
- 19. The tabletop, as recited in claim 15, further comprising an attachment arrangement for mounting the table supporting frames to said tabletop, wherein said attachment arrangement contains four attachment holes provided on two longitudinal edges of said bottom panel within said side end portions of said tabletop respectively for rotatable mounting the leg frames of the table supporting frames to said reinforcing arms through said attachment holes respectively, wherein each of said reinforcing arms has two holes provided on two inner side portions at positions aligning with said attachment holes respectively each for rotatable mounting an upper end of a supporting leg of the leg frame to said respective reinforcing arm through said respective attachment hole.
- 20. The tabletop, as recited in claim 18, further comprising an attachment arrangement for mounting the table supporting frames to said tabletop, wherein said attachment arrangement contains four attachment holes provided on two longitudinal edges of said bottom panel within said side end portions of said tabletop respectively for rotatably mounting the leg frames of the table supporting frames to said reinforcing arms through said attachment holes respectively, wherein each of said reinforcing arms has two holes provided on two inner side portions at positions aligning with said attachment holes respectively each for rotatable mounting an upper end of a supporting leg of the leg frame to said respective reinforcing arm through said respective attachment hole.
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