IP Library Granted Patent US 9,814,307
Granted Patent B1
US 9,814,307 · App. 15/603,948 · Granted Nov 14, 2017

Removable tabletop with replaceable adhesives

Inventors: David R. Hall (Provo, UT); William H. Reynolds (Orem, UT); Christopher Reynolds (Orem, UT); Joseph Blanch (Provo, UT); Joe Fox (Spanish Fork, UT); Nathan Davis (Bountiful, UT)
A47B13/003A47B13/04A47B13/06A47B13/086A47B13/12A47B21/04A47B25/00A47B27/00A47B33/00A47B37/00A47B88/40A61G13/009B25H1/02F16B47/003A47B2200/008A47B2200/0073A47B2200/0079A47B2200/0084
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,814,307
App. No.
15/603,948
Granted
Nov 14, 2017
Kind
B1
Abstract

A table is disclosed. The table comprises a table base and tabletop. The table base comprises a top surface with a replaceable adhesive layer attached. The tabletop comprises a first usable side and a second usable side, the first usable side and the second usable side being alternately attached to the replaceable adhesive layer once the adhesive is cut, removed, and replaced. The top surface further comprises a rounded edge that acts to guide the entry of an adhesive cutting wire. The replaceable adhesive layer comprises embedded wire guides that define a cutting zone substantially the width of the cutting wire through the adhesive. The embedded wire guides restrict the cutting wire to the cutting zone while the adhesive is being cut, thereby allowing the first usable side and the second usable side to be alternately attached to the adhesive layer.

Claims (32)

1. A table comprising:

a table base comprising a top surface;

a replaceable adhesive layer attached to the top surface;

a tabletop comprising a first usable side and a second usable side, the first usable side and the second usable side being alternately attached to the replaceable adhesive layer once the adhesive is cut, removed, and replaced;

the top surface further comprising a rounded edge that acts to guide the entry of an adhesive cutting wire; and,

the replaceable adhesive layer comprising embedded wire guides that define a cutting zone substantially the width of the cutting wire through the adhesive, wherein the embedded wire guides restrict the cutting wire to the cutting zone while the adhesive is being cut, thereby allowing the first usable side and the second usable side to be alternately attached to the adhesive layer.

2. The table of claim 1 , wherein the replaceable adhesive layer comprises adhesive agents that are removable from the first side, the second side, and the top surface without damage to the first side, the second side, or the top surface.

3. The table of claim 2 , wherein the adhesive agents comprise natural rubber adhesives, olefins, silicones, synthetic rubber adhesives, acrylic adhesives, or combinations thereof.

4. The table of claim 1 , wherein the embedded wire guides are situated a diameter of the wires from the table base.

5. The table of claim 4 , wherein the rounded edge begins below the top surface and slope up to a first end of the replaceable adhesive layer.

6. The table of claim 1 , wherein the wire is attached to rollers that cause the wire to pass through the replaceable adhesive layer.

7. The table of claim 6 , wherein the rollers and the wires are detachable.

8. The table of claim 1 , wherein the wire is attached to an axle, rod, spindle, shaft, or pivot, which is caused to rotate such that the wire passes through the removable adhesive layer.

9. The table of claim 8 , wherein the axle, rod, spindle, shaft, or pivot and the wire are detachable.

10. The table of claim 1 , wherein the tabletop comprises an elevated pattern or patterns, a recessed pattern or patterns, or a combination thereof on the first usable side, the second usable side, or the first and the second usable sides.

11. The table of claim 1 , wherein the first usable side comprises a flush-mount touch screen computing device.

12. The table of claim 1 , wherein the first usable side comprises a first smooth, uninterrupted surface and the second usable side comprises a second smooth, uninterrupted surface.

13. The table of claim 1 , wherein the first usable side and the second usable side comprise different materials.

14. The table of claim 13 , wherein the first usable side and the second usable side further comprise bamboo, hard wood, plywood, laminated plywood, laminates, rubber, vinyl, plastics, stainless steel, galvanized steel, carbon steel, black iron, pewter, copper, zinc, aluminum, glass, quartz, granite, marble, stone, ceramics, fiberboards, varnish, sealant, paint, or combinations thereof.

15. The table of claim 1 , wherein the table base further comprises metal, wood, plastic, stone, glass, or combinations thereof.

16. The table of claim 1 , further comprising an electrical inlet or inlets, an electrical outlet or outlets, and an edge computer connection or connections in an edge or edges of the tabletop.

17. The table of claim 1 , wherein the first usable side comprises a heating element or heating elements and the second usable side comprises a cooling element or elements.

18. The table of claim 1 , wherein the first usable side and the second usable side comprise different uses, the uses selected from the group consisting of computer usage, office work, drafting, art, cutting, metal working, working with tools, cooking, dining, gaming, conferencing, displaying, medical, massage, or combinations thereof.

19. A table comprising:

a table base comprising a top surface;

a replaceable adhesive layer attached to the top surface, comprising adhesive agents that are removable from a first usable side, a second usable side, and the top surface without damage to the first usable side, the second usable side, or the top surface;

a table top comprising the first usable side and the second usable side, the first usable side and the second usable side being alternately attached to the replaceable adhesive layer once the adhesive is cut, removed, and replaced, wherein:

the first usable side and the second usable side comprise different materials; and,

the first usable side and the second usable side further comprise bamboo, hard wood, plywood, laminated plywood, laminates, rubber, vinyl, plastics, stainless steel, galvanized steel, carbon steel, black iron, pewter, copper, zinc, aluminum, glass, quartz, granite, marble, stone, ceramics, fiberboards, varnish, sealant, paint, or combinations thereof;

the top surface further comprising a rounded edge that acts to guide the entry of an adhesive cutting wire; and,

the replaceable adhesive layer comprising embedded wire guides that define a cutting zone substantially the width of the cutting wire through the adhesive, wherein the embedded wire guides restrict the cutting wire to the cutting zone while the adhesive is being cut, thereby allowing the first usable side and the second usable side to be alternately attached to the adhesive layer.

20. The table of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive cutting wire comprises hard particles selected from the group consisting of hardened steel, ceramic, cubic boron nitride, and diamond, and combinations thereof.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2022
From: FOX, JOE
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 060392/0783 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2020
From: DAVIS, NATHAN
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 053043/0903 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2018
From: BLANCH, JOSEPH
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 047693/0540 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2018
From: FOX, JOE
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 047157/0931 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2018
From: HALL, DAVID R.
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 047132/0022 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2018
From: HALL, DAVID R.
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 047058/0053 →