US 7,549,381 B1
Rugged modular operations table
Curtis L. Nail, Jr., 2324 Magna Carta Pl., Huntsville, Ala. 35803 (US); and Roger A. Garrison, 1103 7th Ave. NE., Arab, Ala. 35016 (US)
Filed on Jul. 23, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/898,271.
Int. Cl. A47B 3/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 108—132  [248/439; 108/26] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A table assembly comprising:
an elongated rectangular table top having an upper surface and a lower surface;
at least one side edge member disposed downward from said lower surface around the periphery of said table top;
a plurality of spaced-apart rails connected to said lower surface, said at least one side edge member and said plurality of spaced-apart rails defining a plurality of channels extending longitudinally along the length of the underside of said table top, said plurality of channels comprising at least one outer channel having an outer side provided by said at least one side edge member;
at least one enclosure configured for removable mounting in a one of said plurality of channels, said enclosure further configured to provide pluggable connectivity between one or more electronic devices on said table top and at least power and data sources; and,
legs incorporated in a pair of folding leg assemblies, one said folding leg assembly at each end of said table and supporting said table top, said folding legs configured to remain outside each of said plurality of channels and to provide a flat surface upon which others of said table assemblies can be stacked when said folding legs are in their folded position, said leg assemblies each further comprising:
a top member having a circular cross-section mounted for rotation within a plurality of U-straps, one of each said U-straps connected to a lower surface of one of each of said rails,
a leg connected on each end of said top member, each of said legs comprising rectangular metal tubing,
a cross member connected between each said leg of a respective leg assembly of said leg assemblies, each said cross member contacting said rails when a respective said leg assembly is folded, thereby providing said flat surface upon which others of said table assemblies can be stacked,
a vertical member connected between said cross member and said top member.