Foamy stuffing element reinforced tabletop

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-04-20
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[0006] One objective of the present invention is to provide a tabletop for outdoor uses that is light in weight and yet maintaining its supporting strength.
[0008] Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a tabletop for outdoor uses that is unliable to deformation.
[0009] According to the above and other objectives, the tabletop of the present invention comprises a plastic plate and a plastic supporting frame. A free space is formed on the plastic supporting frame for filling therein a foamy stuffing element. The plastic plate and the plastic supporting frame in one particular embodiment is made of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP), while the foamy stuffing element is made of expandable polystyrene (EPS). In contrast to the conventional tabletops that employ metallic tubes, the tabletop of the present invention employs the foamy stuffing element, which is much lighter in weight but can still maintain the supporting strength of the entire tabletop.

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However, wood tabletops can not sustain to acidic, basic, air or water ablations.
However, tabletops made of bulky plastic materials are still too heavy in weight, especially for those portable tables.
Nevertheless, such kind of tabletops is still too heavy in weight.

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[0012] The novel features of the present invention are hereinafter described in detail by incorporating with the accompanying drawings. However, it is appreciated that the accompanying drawings are provided only for the convenience of illustration and description, no limitation is intended thereto.

[0013] Referring to FIG. 1, a perspective view of a tabletop 1 of the present invention is illustrated. As shown, the tabletop 1 comprises a plastic plate 10 and a plastic supporting frame 20. The plastic supporting frame 20 is covered on and combined to the plastic plate 10. The plastic plate 10 and the plastic supporting frame 20 are both made of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) material. The plastic supporting frame 20 comprises a mesh skeleton 21 and a circular rim 22. The circular rim 22 surrounds the mesh skeleton 21 and defines the shape of the tabletop 1. The mesh skeleton 21 has a hollow hole 23 formed at the center portion of the mesh skeleton 21 and a plurality of fastening ...

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A foamy stuffing element reinforced tabletop is provided. The tabletop of the present invention is light in weight, unliable to deformation and resistant to acidic, basic, air and water ablations. The tabletop of the present invention includes a plastic plate and a plastic supporting frame. A free space is formed on the plastic supporting frame for filling therein a foamy stuffing element. The plastic plate and the plastic supporting frame in one particular embodiment is made of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP), while the foamy stuffing element is made of expandable polystyrene (EPS).

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to a tabletop, and more particularly to a tabletop that is reinforced with foamy stuffing element. [0003] 2. Related Art [0004] Tabletops are generally made of woods. However, wood tabletops can not sustain to acidic, basic, air or water ablations. Therefore, tabletops, especially those for outdoor uses, are now made of other materials such as plastic or metallic materials. [0005] Since plastic materials are light in weight and sustainable to ablations, tabletops for outdoor uses are mostly made of plastic materials now. However, tabletops made of bulky plastic materials are still too heavy in weight, especially for those portable tables. Consequently, tabletops with hollow supporting frames have been developed. In order to maintain the same supporting strength of the tabletops with hollow holes, some metallic tubes are added to the hollow supporting frames to reinforce the tablet...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B13/00
CPCA47B13/086A47B37/04A47B96/205
InventorWANG, OLIVER
OwnerDIMENSION INDS