| CPC A47B 3/0912 (2013.01) [A47B 13/083 (2013.01); A47B 37/00 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
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1. A cooler table comprising:
a blow-molded tabletop comprising:
an upper surface having outer edges and an upper drain aperture centrally disposed between the outer edges, wherein the upper surface slopes downward from the outer edges toward the upper drain aperture to accommodate flow of liquid from the outer edges toward the upper drain aperture;
a perimeter lip having:
inner walls extending upward from the outer edges of the upper surface of the tabletop; and
outer walls spaced apart from the inner walls, the outer walls comprising a first side outer wall, a second side outer wall, a first end outer wall, and a second end outer wall;
a lower surface disposed below the upper surface and spanning between the outer walls of the perimeter lip, the lower surface comprising:
an outer perimeter portion disposed adjacent to the outer walls of the perimeter lip, the outer perimeter portion including:
a first side perimeter portion disposed adjacent to the first side outer wall of the perimeter lip;
a second side perimeter portion disposed adjacent to the second side outer wall of the perimeter lip;
a first end perimeter portion disposed adjacent to the first end outer wall of the perimeter lip; and
a second end perimeter portion disposed adjacent to the second end outer wall of the perimeter lip;
a central portion disposed between the first and second side perimeter portions and between the first and second end perimeter portions, the central portion spaced apart from the upper surface by a first distance, the central portion having a lower drain aperture that is aligned with the upper drain aperture;
a first end portion disposed between the central portion and the first end perimeter portion, the first end portion spaced apart from the upper surface by a second distance;
a second end portion disposed between the central portion and the second end perimeter portion, the second end portion spaced apart from the upper surface by the second distance;
a first side portion disposed between the central portion and the first side perimeter portion, the first side portion spaced apart from the upper surface by a third distance;
a second side portion disposed between the central portion and the second side perimeter portion, the second side portion spaced apart from the upper surface by the third distance;
a first stepped transition from the first distance to the second distance where the central portion meets the first end portion;
a second stepped transition from the first distance to the second distance where the central portion meets the second end portion;
a third stepped transition from the first distance to the third distance where the central portion meets the first side portion; and
a fourth stepped transition from the first distance to the third distance where the central portion meets the second side portion,
wherein the first distance has a largest value that is greater than a largest value of the second distance, and
wherein the largest value of the first distance is greater than a largest value of the third distance;
a first collapsible leg assembly that is operable to move between a collapsed position in which the first collapsible leg assembly is disposed against the lower surface of the tabletop and an extended position in which the first collapsible leg assembly extends outward from the lower surface of the tabletop, the first collapsible leg assembly comprising:
a first attachment bar secured to the lower surface of the tabletop within the central portion;
a first cross tube rotatably attached to the lower surface of the tabletop and disposed adjacent and parallel to the first end perimeter portion;
a first pair of legs attached to and extending from the first cross tube;
a first articulated support bracket assembly having a first end rotatably attached to the first pair of legs and a second end rotatably attached to the first attachment bar,
wherein, when the first collapsible leg assembly is in the collapsed position,
the first articulating support bracket assembly is folded against the first end portion of the tabletop,
one leg of the first pair of legs is disposed against the first side portion of the lower surface of the tabletop, and
another leg of the first pair of legs is disposed against the second side portion of the lower surface of the tabletop; and
a second collapsible leg assembly that is operable to move between a collapsed position in which the second collapsible leg assembly is disposed against the lower surface of the tabletop and an extended position in which the second collapsible leg assembly extends outward from the lower surface of the tabletop, the second collapsible leg assembly comprising:
a second attachment bar secured to the lower surface of the tabletop within the central portion;
a second cross tube rotatably attached to the lower surface of the tabletop and disposed adjacent and parallel to the second end perimeter portion;
a second pair of legs attached to and extending from the second cross tube;
a second articulated support bracket assembly having a first end rotatably attached to the second pair of legs and a second end rotatably attached to the second attachment bar,
wherein, when the second collapsible leg assembly is in the collapsed position,
the second articulating support bracket assembly folds against the second end portion of the tabletop,
one leg of the second pair of legs is disposed against the first side portion of the lower surface of the tabletop, and
another leg of the second pair of legs is disposed against the second side portion of the lower surface of the tabletop.
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