HOLLOW PANEL FURNITURE

Abstract

A hollow table top comprises a top plate and a bottom plate stacked together. The edge of the bottom surface of the table top is disposed with a metal frame. The edge of the top plate is disposed with a downwardly extending top plate side. The metal frame is disposed with a protruding portion in the horizontal direction extending out of the top plate side. The protruding portion protects the joint of the top plate and the bottom plate. The external edge of the table top has double-layer appearance.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A known plastic table top has a single thick plate or two layers of thin plates. These table tops are blow molding types and vacuum forming types. These hollow table tops have a top plate and a bottom plate stacked together. A metal frame is disposed at the inner side of the periphery of the stacked top plate and the bottom plate. Existing vacuum forming table tops need vertical flanges at the inner side of the periphery of the top and bottom plate to cover the metal frame. The joint of the top plate and the bottom plate is exposed. In use fingers or clothes may be caught or clamped by the vertical flanges, causing injury or damaging clothes or the vertical flanges. This kind of embedded metal frame only acts to increase strength and connect the support elements but it cannot protect the connecting points of the top plate and the bottom plate.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A frame structure of a table top with stable structure and high security overcomes the disadvantages of the related art. A hollow table top has a top plate and a bottom plate, the bottom plate is disposed with projections or concave features. The edge of the bottom surface of the table top is disposed with a metal frame, the edge of the top plate extends downwardly. The metal frame is disposed with a protruding portion in the horizontal direction extending out of the top plate side.

In another preferred embodiment, the protruding portion of the metal frame is a crimping bending upwardly and covers the bottom portion of top plate side.

In another preferred embodiment, the protruding portion of the metal frame is closed to the bottom portion of the top plate side. In another preferred embodiment, the bottom portion of the top plate side bends towards the metal frame. The side surface of the hollow table top is substantially a plane.

In another preferred embodiment, the edge of the bottom plate is disposed with a downwardly extending bottom plate side. The crimping covers the bottom portion of the bottom plate side. In another preferred embodiment, the bottom portion of the bottom plate side bends towards the metal frame.

In another preferred embodiment, the bottom portion of the bottom plate is disposed with a downwardly extending fixing portion. The fixing portion is disposed at the side of the top plate side opposite to the metal frame. A screw laterally passes through the fixing portion to lock to the metal frame.

Compared to the existing known technology, advantages are:

1. The external side of the metal frame extends out of the top plate side, and covers the bottom portion of the top plate side or abuts against the bottom portion of the top plate side. When being used, the bottom portion of the top plate is not folded up, improving the integration of the table top. Fingers or clothes are not clamped by the vertical flange. At the same time, the crimping covers the top plate side.

2. The metal frame is detachably locked to the bottom plate, the structure is simple and more stable.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of a table.

FIG. 2 illustrates a front view of the table of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 illustrates an enlargement diagram of area A of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic diagram of a frame of another table top.

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of a table of a third embodiment.

FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of the bottom portion of the table of the third embodiment.

FIG. 7 illustrates an enlargement diagram of B of FIG. 5.

FIG. 8 illustrates a front view of a table of a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 9 illustrates a schematic diagram of the bottom portion of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 10 illustrates an enlargement diagram of C of FIG. 8.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The First Embodiment

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the table comprises a table top 1 and table legs 2. The table legs 2 are foldable and connected to the bottom of the table top 1. The table top 1 comprises a top plate 11 and a bottom plate 12 being stackable together. The bottom plate 12 has concave features or projections 121. The edge of the bottom surface of the top plate 1 is disposed with a metal frame 13. The bottom plate 12 is supported on the metal frame 13. The metal frame 13 is detachably locked to the bottom plate 12. A screw 14 passes through the metal frame 13 to lock to the bottom plate 12 from end up.

The edge of the top plate 11 is disposed with a downwardly extending top plate side 112. The bottom portion of the top plate side 112 bends towards the metal frame 13. The edge of the bottom plate 12 is disposed with a downwardly extending bottom plate side 12. The bottom portion of the bottom plate side 122 bends towards the metal frame 13. The top plate side 112 and the bottom plate side 122 are contacted together. The metal frame 13 has a protruding portion, which, in this embodiment is a crimping 132 bending upwardly from the bottom portion of the top plate side 112. The crimping 132 covers the bottom portion of the top plate side 112 and the bottom plate side 122.

The bottom portion of the top plate side and the bottom plate side bend towards the metal frame so as to make space for the crimping and keep the crimping and the external edge of the crimping vertically aligned, so the side surface is in a plane and the table top attractive.

The Second Embodiment

Referring to FIG. 4, the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that: the edge of the bottom plate 12 does not have a bottom plate side and the crimping 132 only covers the top plate side 112. The bottom portion of the bottom plate 12 extends down with a fixing portion 124, which is disposed at the side of the metal frame 13 opposite to the top plate side 112. A screw 15 laterally passes through the fixing portion 124 to lock to the metal frame 13.

The Third Embodiment

Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the table of this embodiment is a square table comprising a table top 1 and table legs 2. The table legs 2 are foldable and connected to the bottom portion of the table top 1. The table top 1 comprises a top plate 11 and a bottom plate 12 being stackable together. The bottom plate has projections or concave features 121. The edge of the bottom surface of the table top 1 is disposed with a metal frame 13, which supports on the bottom plate 12. The metal frame 13 is locked to the bottom plate 12. A screw 14 (not shown) passes through the metal frame 13 to lock to the bottom plate 12 from end up.

The edge of the top plate 11 is disposed with a downwardly extending top plate side 112. The edge of the bottom plate 12 is disposed with a downwardly extending bottom plate side 122. The top plate side 112 and the bottom plate side 122 are in contact and attached together. The metal frame 13 is disposed with a protruding portion 131, which is a substantially lateral straight edge at the bottom portion of the metal frame. The bottom portion of the top plate side 112 ends at the protruding portion 131 of the metal frame.

The Fourth Embodiment

Referring to FIG. 8, FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the table of this embodiment is a long table with a foldable table top, the table comprises a table top 1 and table legs 2. The table legs 2 are foldable and connected to the bottom portion of the table top 1. The table top 1 comprises a top plate 11 and a bottom plate 12 being stackable together. The bottom plate has projections or concave features 121. The edge of the bottom surface of the table top 1 is disposed with a metal frame 13, which supports on the bottom plate 12. The metal frame 13 is locked to the bottom plate 12.

The edge of the top plate 11 is disposed with a downwardly extending top plate side 112. The top plate side 112 and the bottom plate side 122 are in contact and attached together. The metal frame 13 is disposed with a protruding portion 133. The bottom portion of the top plate side 112 ends at the protruding portion 133 of the metal frame.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof for carrying out the patent for invention, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that a variety of modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention which is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. Furniture comprising: a top plate (11) having a flat and horizontal inner section having four sides;a vertical side plate (112) at each of the four sides of the inner section, each vertical side plate perpendicular to the inner section;a bottom plate (12) attached to the top plate (11), the bottom plate having four sides and recesses (121);a hollow tube (13) at each of the four sides of the top plate, each hollow tube having a lower portion having a first width and an upper portion (133) having a second width less than the first width;the upper portion (133) of each of hollow tube (13) attached to a horizontal outer perimeter section the bottom plate (12).

2. The furniture of claim 1 wherein each hollow tube has a height greater than the bottom plate.

3. The furniture of claim 1 further including a downward vertical flange at each of the four sides of the bottom plate, the upper portion of each hollow tube having an outer wall inwardly offset from an outer wall of the lower portion of the hollow tube, providing a recess at the top of the hollow tube, and wherein a lower portion of each vertical side plate and each downward vertical flange of the bottom plate are in the recess of each hollow tube.

4. The furniture of claim 3 wherein each downward vertical flange of the bottom plate is between one of the vertical side plates and the upper portion (133) of one of the hollow tubes.

5. The furniture of claim 4 wherein the lower portion of each side plate includes an inward joggle above the recess.

6. The furniture of claim 5 wherein each side plate has a lower edge vertically below one of the vertical flanges of the bottom plate.

7. The furniture of claim 3 wherein the hollow tube has an inner wall parallel to the outer wall, and a bottom wall joined to and perpendicular to, the inner wall and the outer wall.

8. The furniture of claim 1 wherein a horizontal area of the top plate overlying each hollow tube is vertically spaced apart from a horizontal area of the bottom plate.

9. The furniture of claim 1 further including one or more vertical fasteners attaching the hollow tubes to the bottom plate.

10. The furniture of claim 9 wherein lower portion of each hollow tube is rectangular has a first width and a first length and wherein the upper portion of each hollow tube is rectangular and has a second width less than the first width, and second length less than the first length.

11. The furniture of claim 1 wherein a lower portion of each vertical side plate is parallel to and in contact with one of the downward vertical flanges of the bottom plate, and each downward vertical flange of the bottom plate is in contact with and parallel to an outer wall of the upper portion of one of the hollow tubes.

12. The furniture of claim 1 wherein each hollow tube has an outer wall parallel to and offset to the outside of one of the vertical side plates (112).

13. Furniture comprising: a top plate (11) having a four-sided flat top surface;a side plate (112) at each of the four sides of the flat top surface, each side plate perpendicular to the flat top surface;a four-sided bottom plate (12) having projections 121 attached to the top plate (11);a hollow tube (13) at each of the four sides of the top plate, each hollow tube having a lower portion having a first width and an upper portion (133) having a second width less than the first width;the upper portion (133) of each of hollow tube (13) attached to a flat outer perimeter section of the bottom plate.

14. The furniture of claim 13 wherein each hollow tube has a width WW and height greater than the width WW, and wherein the height of each hollow tube is greater than a height of the bottom plate.

15. The furniture of claim 13 further including a downward vertical flange at each of the four sides of the bottom plate, the upper portion of each hollow tube having an outer wall inwardly offset from an outer wall of the lower portion of the hollow tube, a lower portion of each vertical side plate and each downward vertical flange of the bottom plate alongside the outer wall of the upper portion of one of the hollow tubes.

16. The furniture of claim 15 wherein each downward vertical flange of the bottom plate is between one of the vertical plates and the upper portion (133) of one of the hollow tubes.

17. The furniture of claim 13 wherein a lower portion of each side plate includes an joggle extending laterally by a dimension equal to a thickness of the downward vertical flange of the bottom plate.

18. The furniture of claim 15 wherein each side plate extends below the vertical flange of the bottom plate.

19. The furniture of claim 13 wherein a horizontal area of the top plate overlying each hollow tube is vertically spaced apart from a horizontal area of the bottom plate.

20. The furniture of claim 13 wherein a lower portion of each vertical side plate is parallel to and in contact with a downward vertical flange of the bottom plate, and each downward vertical flange of the bottom plate is in contact with and parallel to an outer wall of the upper portion of one of the hollow tubes, and wherein each hollow tube has an inner wall parallel to the outer wall, and a bottom wall joined to and perpendicular to, the inner wall and the outer wall.