Hinged Picnic Table with Integrated Chopping Board and Detachable Legs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional picnic tables and chopping boards are bulky, heavy, and lack multifunctionality, making them inconvenient to carry and use during outdoor activities, and often are not environmentally friendly or cost-effective.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional picnic table with hinged boards, detachable legs, and integrated chopping board surfaces that can be converted into a dining table, featuring hooks for net bags, a cover for protection, and drawers for storage, made from bamboo with antiskid pads and varnish coating.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional picnic tables and chopping boards are used, then they provide basic functionality, but they are bulky, heavy, and occupy large space making them inconvenient to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (dining table, chopping board, tableware storage) into a single integrated picnic table structure. The table boards serve dual purposes as both dining surfaces and chopping surfaces, while the first grooves integrate tableware storage directly into the table structure, eliminating the need for separate carriers for these items.
Solution Approach 2:
The picnic table is designed with universal functionality to perform multiple tasks: the table boards can serve as both dining tables and chopping boards, the first grooves provide storage for tableware, and the second grooves accommodate cutlery. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate items needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate tableware items are carried, then all necessary functions are available, but the quantity and weight of items increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functions of separate tableware items into the table structure itself. The table boards provide both dining and chopping surfaces, while integrated grooves provide storage for what would otherwise be separate tableware items, reducing the total quantity needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The picnic table achieves universality by incorporating multiple functions into a single device: dining surface, chopping surface, and tableware storage are all integrated into the table structure, eliminating the need for separate carriers for each function.
3Ease of operation
If disposable chopping boards are used, then convenience is improved, but environmental friendliness decreases and user cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The picnic table provides a reusable, multi-functional solution where the table boards serve as both dining and chopping surfaces. This eliminates the need for disposable chopping boards, reducing waste while maintaining convenience through the integrated chopping functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a multifunctional picnic table with dinner plates, including a left table board and a right table board which are hinged with each other; at least two detachable first table legs and detachable second table legs are mounted on upper and lower end surfaces of both the left table board and the right table board; the first table legs and the second table legs can be spliced end to end and extend; at least one first groove is formed in the upper end surfaces of the left table board and the right table board; and chopping board surfaces are arranged on the lower end surfaces of the left table board and the right table board.