Horizontally supported planar surfaces – With peripheral guard
Patent
1999-01-15
2000-09-26
Chen, Jose V.
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
With peripheral guard
1081571, A47B 1700
Patent
active
061230316
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a table. More specifically, this invention relates to a table having a construction which permits a decorative panel or advertising laminate, which is disposed on the upper surface of the table and which serves as the table top, to be readily and selectively interchanged with another.
2. Description of the Related Art
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,480,698 and 4,293,603, disclose the applicants acrylic laminates and articles of furniture made from such laminates. Advertising laminates having pictured articles of advertising interest such as cola drinks, fast food pictorials and the like, were developed for depiction in such decorative laminates. The use of such laminates as a panel which part of an article, such as a drink table top is also disclosed. However, the ability to change the decorative laminate panel with another, in response to a change in season or need, is not suggested.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of this invention to provides an article of furniture, such as an advertising table, with a structure for accommodating replaceable laminated advertising inserts, so that the insert can be seasonably changed, while preserving the basic furniture structure. Thus, for example, spring advertisements could be replaced with a summer theme to be followed by a fall sports theme, to be followed by a holiday them depiction, all usable with the same basic table structure.
It is an another object of the invention to provide a table top structure which requires one edge piece or molding to be removed before the insert or decorative panel can be removed and replaced with another.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a table to structure which enables the decorative laminate panel to be disposed in position and for the top of the panel to lie flush with the upper surfaces of the edge moldings so that the top of the table is free from upwardly extending projections which tend to catch crumbs of food and the like and prevent the top of the table from being wiped completely clean with the swipe of a cleaning cloth or the like.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a table top which features a spoiler pin construction which locks the removable edge molding in position and which requires a special tool to enable its release and subsequent removal.
In brief, the above objects are achieved an arrangement wherein one of the moldings provided about the edge of the table is arranged to be disconnectable from the remainder of the table to expose a side edge of the decorative panel. In some embodiments, the panel is slidably received in grooves which are formed in moldings while in other embodiments the panel is adhered to the surface of the table top using dual-sided tape. When the panel is retained by way of grooves, the removal of the disconnectable molding permits the panel to be slid out and replaced. On the other hand, when the panel is secured to the table top using the dual-sided tape, removal of the removable molding exposes an edge of the panel in a manner which facilitates the application of the necessary lever action to overcome the bonding force of the tape and lift the panel up off the table in readiness for replacement with another. If desired, special lock pins can be used in conjunction with the panels to prevent unauthorized interchange.
More specifically a first aspect of the invention resides in a table comprising: a table top have a recessed portion; a removable edge molding which is releasably connected to the table top; a decorative panel disposed in the recessed portion of the table top; attachment means for securing the panel in the recessed portion of the table top in a manner which requires the removable edge molding to be released and removed from the table top before the panel can be separated from an upper surface of the table top and removed from the recessed portion.
An important feature of this table resides in that the above attachment means is a slotted arrangement into whi
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Chen José V.
Hayman-Chaffey Charles
Kananen Ronald P.
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