Table

Abstract

A table may include a table top that is movable between an extended or use position and a collapsed or storage position. The table may also include a frame that is between an extended or use position and a collapsed or storage position. In addition, the table may include a table top that includes sections which may rotate, pivot, tilt and/or move among a plurality of relative positions. The table may further include a locking assembly that is sized and configured to lock the table top sections in desired positions. Finally, the table may include one or more wheels that facilitate movement of the table. Advantageously, the wheels may facilitate movement of the table if the table top and/or frame are in the use or collapsed positions.

1 . A table comprising: 
 a table top that is sized and configured to move between an extended position and a collapsed position, the table top including a first section and a second section, the second section being sized and configured to move among a plurality of angles relative to the first section when the table top is in the extended position; and    a frame connected to the table top, the frame being sized and configured to move between an extended position and a collapsed position, the frame including an upper portion, a lower portion and an intermediate portion that is connected to the upper and lower portions, the intermediate portion being disposed generally perpendicular to the table top and the upper and lower portions of the frame when the table top and the frame are in the extended positions, the table top and the upper, lower and intermediate portions of the frame being generally aligned in parallel planes when the table top and the frame are in the collapsed positions.    
   
   
       2 . The table as in  claim 1 , further comprising a locking assembly connected to the table top, the locking assembly including a flange and a pin that is sized and configured to engage the flange to lock the second section of the table top at one or more of the plurality of angles relative to the first section of the table top.  
   
   
       3 . The table as in  claim 2 , wherein the locking assembly further includes a biasing member that is sized and configured to bias the pin towards a locked position in which the pin engages the flange.  
   
   
       4 . The table as in  claim 2 , wherein the flange includes one or more receiving portions and the pin is sized and configured to engage the one or more receiving portions to lock the second table top section at one or more of the plurality of angles relative to the first section of the table top.  
   
   
       5 . The table as in  claim 2 , wherein the flange includes a plurality of receiving portions and the pin is sized and configured to engage the plurality of receiving portions to lock the second table top section at the plurality of angles relative to the first section of the table top.  
   
   
       6 . The table as in  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of receiving portions form part of a single opening.  
   
   
       7 . The table as in  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of receiving portions are sized and configured to limit the movement of the second table top section relative to the first section of the table top to a range of angles.  
   
   
       8 . The table as in  claim 1 , further comprising a first set of one or more wheels connected to the frame, the first set of one or more wheels being sized and configured to engage a support surface when the frame and the table top are in the extended position and when the frame and table top are in the collapsed position.  
   
   
       9 . The table as in  claim 8 , further comprising a second set of one or more wheels connected to the frame, the second set of one or more wheels being sized and configured to engage the support surface when the frame and the table top are in the extended position, the second set of one or more wheels being sized and configured to be spaced apart from the support surface when the frame and the table top are in the collapsed position.  
   
   
       10 . The table as in  claim 1 , further comprising a wheel assembly comprising: 
 a hub sized and configured to be connected to the frame;    a first wheel section; and    a second wheel section sized and configured to be connected to the first wheel section with at least a portion of the hub positioned between the first and second wheel sections.    
   
   
       11 . The table as in  claim 1 , further comprising a height adjustment mechanism sized and configured to adjust the height of the table top, the height adjustment mechanism being sized and configured to be operated with one hand.  
   
   
       12 . The table as in  claim 1 , further comprising a height adjustment mechanism sized and configured to adjust the height of the table top, the height adjustment mechanism including a gas spring and a foot pedal.  
   
   
       13 . A portion of a table comprising: 
 a table top that is sized and configured to move between an extended position and a collapsed position, the table top including a first section and a second section, the second section of the table top being sized and configured to pivot in generally opposing directions from a position in which the first and second table top sections are generally aligned; and    a locking assembly connected to the table top, the locking assembly comprising: 
 a flange; and  
 a pin that is sized and configured to engage the flange to lock the second section of the table top at one or more angles relative to the first section of the table top.  
   
   
   
       14 . The portion of a table as in  claim 13 , further comprising a biasing member that is sized and configured to bias the pin towards a locked position in which the pin engages the flange.  
   
   
       15 . The portion of a table as in  claim 13 , wherein the flange includes one or more receiving portions and the pin is sized and configured to engage the one or more receiving portions to lock the second section of the table top at the one or more angles relative to the first section of the table top.  
   
   
       16 . The portion of a table as in  claim 13 , wherein the flange includes a plurality of receiving portions and the pin is sized and configured to engage the plurality of receiving portions to lock the second section of the table top at a plurality of angles relative to the first section of the table top.  
   
   
       17 . The portion of a table as in  claim 16 , wherein the plurality of receiving portions form part of a single opening.  
   
   
       18 . The portion of a table as in  claim 16 , wherein the plurality of receiving portions are sized and configured to limit tilting of the second section of the table top relative to the first section of the table top to a range of angles.  
   
   
       19 . A locking assembly for a table that is sized and configured to lock a first portion of the table and a second portion of a table in a plurality of relative positions, the locking assembly comprising: 
 a flange that is sized and configured to be connected to the first portion of the table, the flange including a plurality of receiving portions formed in a single opening;    a pin that is sized and configured to be connected to a second portion of the table, the pin being sized and configured to engage one or more of the plurality of receiving portions to lock the first and second portions of the table in one of the plurality of relative positions; and    a biasing member that is sized and configured to bias the pin towards a locked position in which the pin engages the flange.    
   
   
       20 . The locking assembly as in  claim 19 , wherein the first portion of the table includes a first section of a table top; and 
 wherein the second portion of the table includes a second section of the table top.    
   
   
       21 . The locking assembly as in  claim 19 , wherein the pin has a generally tapered end that is sized and configured to be inserted through a single opening.