Foldable Poker Table Armrest Attachment Using Hook-and-Loop Fasteners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable and foldable poker tables face challenges with the robustness of detachable armrests, as they often become misaligned when folded due to the thickness of the armrests, which can prevent the table tops from resting parallel.
Innovation Solution
A portable and foldable poker table design utilizing a Velcro fastener system for detachable attachment of the armrest to the table tops, ensuring stability in both folded and unfolded positions, with multiple table legs for support and adjustable hook and loop fasteners for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If detachable armrests are used for comfort, then player comfort is improved, but the armrests interfere with parallel alignment when folded due to their thickness
Solution Approach 1:
The armrests are detachably attached to the table tops before folding, allowing them to be positioned and secured in advance. This preliminary attachment ensures that when the table is folded, the armrests can be properly stowed or positioned without interfering with the parallel alignment of the table tops, while still providing comfort during gameplay.
Solution Approach 2:
The armrest system is divided into detachable segments that can be independently attached or removed from the table tops. This segmentation allows the armrests to be separated from the main table structure when folding is required, eliminating the interference with parallel alignment while maintaining comfort during use.
2Ease of operation
If thick padded armrests are used for comfort, then player comfort is improved, but the attachment robustness deteriorates when folded
Solution Approach 1:
The hook and loop fasteners are pre-positioned on the table tops and armrests, allowing for secure attachment before folding. This preliminary preparation ensures that the thick padded armrests are firmly secured during gameplay, and can be easily detached or repositioned when folding is needed, maintaining both comfort and attachment reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment system uses adjustable hook and loop fasteners that can accommodate variations in armrest thickness and positioning. This parameter flexibility allows the robust attachment of thick padded armrests while enabling easy detachment for folding, resolving the contradiction between comfort and attachment reliability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If detachable armrests are used to enable folding, then portability is improved, but the attachment robustness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The hook and loop fasteners are pre-installed on both the table tops and armrests, creating a reliable detachable connection that maintains attachment robustness while enabling folding capability. This preliminary preparation ensures that the armrests can be securely attached during gameplay and easily detached when portability is needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The hook and loop fastener system acts as an intermediary between the armrests and table tops, providing a robust yet detachable connection. This intermediary mechanism enables both folding capability and attachment robustness by allowing secure attachment during use and easy detachment for portability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The Velcro fastener system provides a robust and non-destructive connection, maintaining table stability and allowing for easy folding and unfolding while preventing deformation of the table tops, ensuring the armrests do not interfere with parallel alignment.
Implementation Method 1
the releasable fastening device comprises a hook and loop fastener with a first hook and loop fastener part (28) which is connected to the armrest (26) and a second hook and loop fastener part (30) which is connected to the first upper table surface (10) and the second upper table surface (16) and/or the poker table pad (24)
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AI summary
The invention relates to a portable and foldable poker table (1) which can be folded into an open position and a folded position, and which comprises at least the following: a poker table top (2) with at least two poker table tops that are foldable relative to each other about a folding axis (4), namely a first poker table top (8) with a first upper table surface (10) and a first lower table surface (12), and a second poker table top (14) with a second upper table surface (16) and a second lower table surface (18), several poker table legs (20, 22) which, in the open position, extend downwards from the first lower table surface (12) and the second lower table surface (18) in the operating position of the poker table (1), a poker table support (24) which is attached to the first upper table surface (10) and to the second upper table surface (16) and is folded when the poker table (1) is folded into the folded position,An armrest (26, 26a, 26b) for resting the arms of poker players while playing poker, which can be detachably attached to the first upper table surface (10) and to the second upper table surface (16) and/or to the poker table surface (24) by means of a detachable fastening device (28, 30). The detachable fastening device (28, 30) includes a hook-and-loop fastener with a first hook-and-loop fastener part (28) attached to the armrest (26, 26a, 26b) and a second hook-and-loop fastener part (30) attached to the first upper table surface (10) and to the second upper table surface (16) and/or to the poker table surface (24), wherein the first hook-and-loop fastener part (28) and the second hook-and-loop fastener part (30) can be connected to each other by pressing them together and detached from each other by pulling them apart.