Collapsible infeed/outfeed table with shelf
View Patent ↗The present application provides for a collapsible table. The table may be constructed of a first table top section and a second table top section which may be pivotally connected together by a center support structure. The table may have two sets of legs. A first set of legs may be pivotally attached to the center support structure and a second set of legs may also be pivotally attached to the center support structure. Each set of legs may also be attached to the table top via a first and a second leg support extending from the legs to the table top sections. A shelf connection may be placed between the first and second leg support wherein, a shelf attached to each pair of legs the shelf may have a first section and second section, wherein the sections are attached to each other at opposite ends of the shelf connection.
1. An A-frame collapsible table, comprising:
a first table top section and a second table top section pivotally attached to a center support structure;
a first set of legs pivotally attached to the center support structure and a second set of legs pivotally attached to the center support structure;
wherein each set of legs comprises a first and a second leg support extending from the legs to the table top sections;
wherein a shelf connection is placed between the first and second leg support;
wherein a shelf is attached to each pair of legs, wherein the shelf comprises a first section and second section, wherein the first and second sections are attached to each other at opposite ends of the shelf connection holding the legs in a fixed position;
a support placed under the shelf section such that the top of the shelf section is kept at an angle, wherein the angle is slightly above one-hundred eighty degrees relative to the top of the shelf;
wherein a middle point of the shelf is a vertex of the angle; and
wherein the support still allows the table to fold.
2. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 1 , wherein the shelf includes offsetting flanges at the opposite ends, the flanges hold the shelf in a flat position.
3. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 1 , further comprising a support crossbar placed between the first and second leg supports.
4. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 3 , wherein the support crossbar is at a position below the shelf.
5. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 1 , wherein the shelf is pivotally attached to each set of legs.
6. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 1 , wherein the first and second shelf sections are pivotally attached to each other at opposite ends of the shelf connection.
7. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 1 , further comprising support structures that attach to each leg and connect to the table top sections.
8. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 7 , wherein the support structures are slidably attached to the table top sections.
9. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 7 , wherein the support structures are pivotally attached to the table top sections.
10. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 9 , wherein the support structures have a pivot disposed thereon that allow the support structures to bend for folding.
11. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 7 , wherein the support structures are slidably attached to the legs.
12. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 7 , wherein the support structures are pivotally attached to the legs.
13. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 1 , wherein the table top sections are comprised of linear rails with intermittent cross rails.
14. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 1 , wherein the table top sections are plastic.
15. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 1 , wherein the table top sections are made of plastic with steel reinforcing structure.
16. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 1 , wherein the first table top section is a different material than the second table top section.
17. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 1 , further comprising wheels attached to a bottom of at least one set of legs, wherein the wheels are only in contact with the ground when the table is leaned toward the wheels.
18. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 1 , further comprising a foot release lever configured to release the legs when said legs are in a closed position by pressing the foot release.
19. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 1 , further comprising springs partially disposed within the first table top section and the second table top section that connects the sections to the center support structure, wherein the springs allows for the table top to give slightly upon closing.
20. The A-frame collapsible table of claim 1 , wherein the table is an A frame truss design.