Tabletop Attachment System

Abstract

A tabletop attachment system includes a first body and a second body mounted between a wooden tabletop and a wooden pedestal. The first body includes a first body member having a first side for mounting on the pedestal and a second side including at least one detent extending therefrom. The second body includes a second body member having a first side for mounting on the tabletop and a second side, and at least one slot extends therethrough. The slot has a proximal edge for allowing the second detent section to be inserted therethrough and a distal edge for tight-fitting the detent. The tabletop has a groove for allowing the second detent section to mutually contact with and tight-fit in an end of the groove.

1 . A tabletop attachment system comprising:
 a pedestal made of wood, having a height and a width, with the height defined by a first perpendicular distance between a first edge and a second edge thereof, with the first and second edges being opposite to each other, with the second edge for standing on a supporting surface, with the width defined by a second perpendicular distance between a third edge and a fourth edge thereof, with the third and fourth edges being opposite to each other, and with the third and fourth edges extending between the first and second edges;   a tabletop made of wood;   a first body having a first body member including a first side and a second side being opposite to the first side, with the first side releasably connected to the first edge of the pedestal, with the second side including a detent extending therefrom, with the detent including a first detent section and a second detent section, with the first detent section having a proximal end connected to the second side and a distal end connected to the second detent section, and with the first body member dimensioned to have a width which is not larger than the width of the pedestal and which is substantially larger than a diametrical length of the detent; and   a second body being releasably engagable with the first body and having a second body member including a third side and a fourth side being opposite to the third side, a slot extending from the third side to the fourth side, with the third side connected to a surface of the tabletop, with the fourth side of the second body contacted with the second side of the first body as the first body is in engagement with the second body, with the slot including a proximal edge and a distal edge, with the proximal edge having a first internal diameter large enough for the second detent section of the detent to go through, with the distal edge having a second internal diameter which is too small to allow the second detent section of the detent to go through,   a groove defined in the surface of the tabletop and corresponding to the slot;   wherein the first detent section is moveable to mutually contact with and tight-fit in the distal edge of the slot, while the second detent section is moveable to mutually contact with and tight-fit in an end of the groove.   
   
   
       2 . The tabletop attachment system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the first body includes a plurality of first holes extending from the first side to the second side, and a plurality of first fasteners extending through the plurality of first holes respectively and into the first edge of the pedestal. 
   
   
       3 . The tabletop attachment system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the second body includes a plurality of second holes extending from the third side to the fourth side, and a plurality of second fasteners extending through the plurality of second holes respectively and into the surface of the tabletop. 
   
   
       4 . The tabletop attachment system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the first detent section has a cross section smaller than a cross section of the second detent section. 
   
   
       5 . The tabletop attachment system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the slot has an internal diameter which reduces progressively from the proximal edge to a distal edge. 
   
   
       6 . The tabletop attachment system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the slot has a depth marginally smaller than a longitudinal length of the first detent section. 
   
   
       7 . The tabletop attachment system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the groove has a depth marginally larger than a longitudinal length of the second detent section. 
   
   
       8 . The tabletop attachment system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the first and second bodies are made of metal. 
   
   
       9 . The tabletop attachment system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the groove has a longitudinal length larger than a distance between the proximal and distal edges of the slot. 
   
   
       10 . The tabletop attachment system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the height of the pedestal has a first size and the width has a second size, and with the first size being at least 10 times of the second size. 
   
   
       11 . The tabletop attachment system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the first and second edges are parallel to each other, and the third and fourth edges are parallel to each other.