EP3451872A1

EP3451872A1 - Folding table

Info

Publication number: EP3451872A1
Application number: EP17714494.6A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Eberhard Heim; Tobias BÖING; Christoph DOLL
Original assignee: Lekisport AG
Current assignee: Lekisport AG
Priority date: 2016-05-06
Filing date: 2017-04-05
Publication date: 2019-03-13
Anticipated expiration: 2037-04-05
Also published as: KR20190004729A; US20190125071A1; TW201808159A; EP3451872B1; US10477961B2; WO2017190909A1; JP2019520861A; CN109152476A; TWI722182B

Abstract

The invention relates to a portable table (1) which has a table surface (11) and a frame (1a). The frame (1a) has two front legs (2, 3), two rear legs (4, 5), two front arms (6, 7), and two rear arms (8, 9). The front arms and the front legs are secured to a first front connection element (12), and the rear arms and the rear legs are secured to a second rear connection element (13). The first front connection element is connected to the second rear connection element via at least one first connection rod (14). Coupling elements (50, 51, 52, 53) are arranged on the upper ends of the arms, said coupling elements connecting the arms to a respective first or second longitudinal rod (54, 55). The table surface according to the invention has at least one device (65a, 65b, 66a, 66b) by means of which the table surface (11) can be releasably secured to the frame (1a).

Description

TITLE

folding table

TECHNICAL AREA

The present invention relates to a portable foldable table, especially for outdoor use, e.g. for camping, mountain tours, etc.

STATE OF THE ART

In the outdoor area, lightweight furniture is very popular, especially foldable chairs, tables and beds. For example, US 1 608 924 discloses a folding table, on the collapsible frame of which a textile table surface can be stretched, the table legs being fastened with hinges. However, the carrying capacity and stability of the textile tabletop is inadequate especially for heavier objects, such as beverage bottles, etc. In the case of the camping table presented in DE 8902765.5, the table top consists of wood panels held at angles, but the stability of the table is inadequate here because of the individually fastened legs.

PRESENTATION OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved folding table which has a high internal stability and is also suitable for loading with heavier objects, e.g. Beverage bottles, suitable. On the one hand, the table should be easy to produce, but also simply put together and fold up. In addition, the table should have the lowest possible packing size.

This object is achieved by a table according to claim 1.

The invention thus relates to a portable table, comprising a table surface and a substructure or a frame, wherein the frame has two front legs and two rear legs, as well as two front arms and two rear arms. The front legs and the rear legs each have a first, lower, free end, which is directed towards a base on which the table is located. The front arms and rear arms each have a second, upper, initially free end, which is directed towards the table surface. The front legs are fastened with their first, lower free end opposite second, upper end and the front arms with their second, upper end opposite first, lower end and / or in a first, front connecting element. Likewise, the rear legs are with their first, lower free end opposite second, upper end and the rear arms with their second, upper end opposite first, lower End attached to and / or in a second, rear connecting element. The first, front connecting element is connected via at least one first connecting rod to the second, rear connecting element. The disclosure of WO 2016/055280 A1 is expressly included in the disclosure content of this application with regard to the design of the connecting elements and the connecting rods.

On the second, upper end of the front left arm, a first, front, left coupling element is arranged, which connects the front, left arm with a first and left longitudinal bar, which is arranged parallel to the at least one first connecting rod. On the second, upper end of the rear left arm, a second, rear, left coupling element is arranged, which connects the rear, left arm with the first and left longitudinal bar.

On the second, upper end of the front right arm, a third, front right coupling element is arranged, which connects the front right arm with a second and right longitudinal bar, which is arranged parallel to at least one first connecting rod and opposite the first left longitudinal bar. On the second, upper end of the rear right arm, a fourth, rear, right coupling element is arranged, which connects the rear right arm with the second and right longitudinal bar. According to the invention, the table surface has at least one device by means of which the table surface can be detachably fastened to the frame.

This device may for example be a recess or integrally formed on the table surface or a detachable or fixed to the table surface device by means of the table surface with the frame can be releasably connected, such as a clamping or plug connection or a snap-in connection.

Preferably, the table surface by means of at least one device when installing the portable table on the first longitudinal rod and / or on the second longitudinal bar releasably fastened or releasably secured thereto in the assembled state. Alternatively or additionally, it is possible that the table surface is releasably attachable to at least one of the four coupling elements.

In a preferred embodiment, the table surface on the two longitudinal rods and in addition to at least one of the four coupling elements releasably fastened, preferably on at least two of the four coupling elements, and more preferably on all four coupling elements. Here, in a preferred portable table or folding table, the table surface or at least portions thereof by means of at least one device positively and / or non-positively connected to the frame. It may be advantageous if the table surface during assembly initially, for example by means of provided recesses on the underside of the table surface, is only placed on the two longitudinal bars and then attached to four places, each with a device to the four coupling elements, eg snapped or clamped or clipped. Alternatively, however, the table top could also be clipped onto the two longitudinal bars and, for example, merely placed on the coupling elements by means of recesses provided for this purpose on the underside of the table surface. The table top can be snapped or clamped on both, longitudinal bars and coupling elements. In a variant of the table surface coated with a material layer, the at least one device for fastening the table surface to the frame could be designed, for example, in the form of four pockets, which are sewn to the four corners of the table surface, and serve to put the table surface over the four coupling elements ,

The table surface is preferably composed of individual, mutually coupled table elements, preferably in the form of plate elements or profile elements or, for example, slats, each having at least one downwardly directed towards the base open recess for positive and / or non-positive connection with the frame, in particular for Pad and / or connection with the first and the second longitudinal bar. Preferably, the table element has four side surfaces, wherein preferably one side surface of the respective table element, in particular preferably two opposite side surfaces of the respective table element, have such a downwardly directed recess. According to a preferred embodiment, the table surface is formed of 4-10, preferably 6-8 mutually coupled table elements.

It is of particular advantage if the table surface is composed of individual, coupled to each other or coupled to each other table elements. This can be configured, for example, in the form of a rolling plate or in the form of individual, detachable or fixed to each other fixed plate elements. Preferably, the individual table elements each have a rectangular base surface. The longitudinal axis of these rectangular table elements is advantageously transverse to a longitudinal axis of at least a first connecting rod of the frame and thus also arranged transversely to a longitudinal axis of the two longitudinal rods. This offers particularly high stability when loading the table surface with objects, since the table elements rest with their own longitudinal axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal bars on the longitudinal bars.

The individual, mutually coupled table elements according to a preferred embodiment each have a base surface which forms a surface of the table surface. The base surface is bounded by four side surfaces which extend substantially at right angles to the base surface, preferably to the base or to the frame. Such a table element can be designed as a substantially massive plate, or, for the purpose of weight reduction, to some extent as a hollow profile plate, preferably even without a base surface opposite the base surface. Such a profile plate preferably has a downward, i. open towards the base, U-shaped cross-section (sectional plane transverse to the longitudinal direction of a table element). The first side surface extending in the longitudinal direction of the table element and the second side surface extending in the longitudinal direction of the table element and opposite the first side surface in the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal bar form the two legs of the U-shaped profile seen transversely to the longitudinal direction of the table element.

According to a particularly preferred embodiment, all the table elements forming table elements are identical. In this case, the foremost and the rearmost table element does not have any additional device which does not have the table elements arranged between the foremost and the rearmost table element. It is preferred that either the foremost table element or the rearmost table element in a relation to the rest of the table surface forming table elements in the reverse, i. is arranged rotated by 180 degrees in the circumferential direction of the folding table alignment. This means, for example, that the side surface, which is directed at the rest of the table elements to the rear, the frontmost table element or the rearmost table element is directed forward.

Preferably, the first and the second side surface each have a downwardly open recess for engaging support of the table element on at least one longitudinal bar. Preferably, the first and second side surfaces each have two recesses spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the table element for engagement with the first and second longitudinal bars. Depending on the width the recess on the lower edge of the side surface, the respective table element can be placed on the longitudinal bar and / or clamped.

Preferably, at least the first and the rearmost table element at its longitudinally extending second side surface in each case at least one downwardly open recess for clamping the foremost table element and the rearmost table element on each of two of the four coupling elements. This recess is according to a preferred embodiment, the same as the rest of the table surface forming table elements, only the outer diameter of the projection of the coupling elements on which the table element is clamped, larger than the outer diameter of the longitudinal bars, so that the respective foremost and rearmost table element only below Overcoming a force on the coupling elements can be clipped / clamped / clamped / snapped on, while the arranged between the foremost and the rearmost table element table elements rest relatively loosely on the longitudinal bars to a displacement of the table surface relative to the frame in a direction along the To prevent longitudinal axis of the individual table elements. But it is also possible that the recesses of the intermediate table elements have recesses, so that the respective table element can be placed only by overcoming a force on the longitudinal bars or snap-clipped / clamped / snapped.

Due to the frictional connection of the table surface to the four coupling elements and possibly the longitudinal bars, the table surface remains connected to the frame, even if the folding table is raised, for example, to change its position. It is also possible by varying the diameter of the longitudinal bars or the recesses on the table elements to clip all or individual table elements on the longitudinal bars.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, spacers are arranged between the individual, mutually coupled table elements which form the table surface.

The respective first side surface of a table element, which extends at right angles from a base surface forming a portion of a table surface in the longitudinal direction of the table element, in each case has at least one spacer directed toward the respective adjacent table element. In a folding table of another preferred embodiment, each table element at the first Side surface of two spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the table element spacer. These have different outer diameter. Preferably, the spacers are arranged only on the first side surface, while the second side surface, which has the recesses for clamping on the coupling elements, is free of spacers.

It is particularly advantageous if the spacers are designed to be complementary to one another or can be plugged into one another. For this purpose, the second spacer has a passage opening which is arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction of the table element. The outer diameter of the first spacer is smaller than the inner diameter of the second spacer, or as the diameter of the passage opening in the second spacer. In order to prevent protruding from the frontmost or rearmost table element on the outside of the table or seen from the front or from the rear, preferably the foremost (or the rearmost) table element is reversed, i. For example, the foremost table member has an orientation rotated 180 degrees in the circumferential direction of the folding table, i. a reverse orientation than the rest of the table elements. In this case, the first spacer of the foremost table element is inserted into the through hole of the second spacer of the second front, next to the front table element adjacent table element, and the first spacer of the next, the frontmost table element adjacent table element is in the through hole of the second spacer of the foremost table element inserted or inserted. By the above-described particular embodiment of the two spacers can be avoided that the distance between the second frontmost table element and the foremost table element corresponds to twice the length of a spacer, but only the length of a spacer. Thus, the first, now facing back first side surface of the foremost table element of the forwardly facing first side surface of the next, adjacent to the frontmost table element table element.

The inventive folding table allows a particularly simple production of the individual table elements, since all table elements can be made identical. The individual table elements are preferably coupled to each other by means of at least one elastic connecting cord or a rubber cord or more elastic connecting cords or rubber cables. It is advantageous if each table element at least one passage opening for the passage of the respective elastic String has. In the case of the cross-sectionally U-shaped profiled plates described above, this can be four through holes per table element, if two elastic Verbindungssclinüre or rubber ropes, which are parallel, are provided, or if a single elastic connecting cord or rubber rope to a certain extent U-shaped by the elements passed through. It is also possible to provide more than two such Verbindungssclinüre or rubber ropes parallel to each other. When using only an elastic connecting cord, it is advantageous if this passes through all the table tops in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the table elements and is deflected at the front or rearmost table top, in turn, in the opposite direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the table elements to pass through all table elements ( U-shaped guide). It is advantageous if the passage openings in the vicinity of the third and the fourth side surface of the table element, or in the two outermost thirds along the longitudinal axis of the table element are arranged. The passage openings of the spacers described above can simultaneously serve to carry out the elastic cord or cords.

Preferably, the elastic cord has at least one end, which is attached to the foremost or rearmost table element respectively placed on stop, in particular preferably by means of a knot or a thickening. In the case of only one elastic connecting cord, both ends of the only one elastic cord are anchored in the same table element. For example, if two such Verbindungssclinüre or rubber ropes are guided parallel to each other, they may each have such a node or such a thickening on both sides.

Alternatively, two elastic Verbindungssclinüre can be used to connect the individual table elements, in which case each of the elastic Verbindungssclinüre is preferably attached to a first end at the front and a second end to the rearmost table element.

By using an elastic connecting cord, the table elements can be tensioned in a slightly biased arrangement over the frame of the table, which increases the stability of the folding table and the connection between the table top and frame.

Alternatively to the connection of the table elements to each other by means of an elastic cord or an elastic webbing, the table elements can be coupled to one another, for example, by means of hinges or other suitable connecting elements. Are possible connections in the form of hinges, such as film hinges, also possible is a sewn fabric bag, and fabric compounds, for example, by with molded to the elements, riveted or glued fabric bands, preferably arranged on the underside of the table top .. It is quite possible, the individual Simply put table elements together, for example by means of the spacers described above with adapted diameters or by means of an additional or alternative plug connection.

For the purpose of saving material due to the interest in the lightest possible camping furniture, according to a preferred embodiment, at least one table element, preferably all the table surface forming table elements on a perforated base surface or recesses in the form of holes or material recesses.

According to a particularly preferred embodiment, the first longitudinal rod and the second longitudinal rod are each formed from two, preferably by means of a connector interconnected Rolirabschnitten preferably the same outside diameter. These pipe sections are preferably connected to one another via an adapter element fastened fixed on one side in a pipe section, which allows the connection of two pipe sections of equal diameter.

Preferably, the first longitudinal bar and the second longitudinal bar are each tubular, which is connected by means of an elastic cord with at least one of the two front arms or at least one of the two rear arms. According to a particularly preferred embodiment, the first, left longitudinal bar is connected via an elastic cord with the two front arms, and the second, right longitudinal bar with the two rear arms.

The connecting rods can be plugged as individual elements in the connecting elements, or be permanently glued with their ends in at least one connecting element or - as the arms and legs - be connected by means of elastic cords with the connecting rods and / or another element of the frame captive ,

A particularly preferred embodiment is configured such that the first, front connecting element via a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod is connected to the second, rear connecting element. In this case, preferably, the second connecting rod is parallel to and preferably under formation a distance above the first connecting rod arranged. The two connecting rods are preferably connected to one another via an elastic cord, which preferably passes through at least one of the two connecting elements. The connecting rods are then inserted into two central tube sleeves of the first and second connecting element.

Preferably, the front legs and the rear legs, as well as the front arms and the rear arms are each configured as a pipe section. In this case, the two front legs are preferably connected to one another via a first elastic cord or a rubber cord, and the two rear legs are connected to one another via a second elastic cord. The two front arms are connected to each other via a third elastic cord, and the two rear arms are connected to each other via a fourth elastic cord. Preferably, the first longitudinal bar is connected to the two front arms via the third elastic cord, and the second longitudinal bar is connected to the two rear arms via the fourth elastic cord. In this case, the respective elastic cord preferably passes through the respective longitudinal rod and then through a coupling element, wherein preferably the elastic cord is deflected in the respective coupling element and through the tubular-shaped front resp. rear arm, then through the front resp. rear connecting element and then through the second front resp. behind arm runs.

This allows, due to the tension in the elastic cord, a simple assembly of the table without many items and self-explanatory without guidance, and it can be avoided that individual parts are lost after dismantling the table.

The elastic cord interconnecting each of the two front legs or the two front arms or the two rear legs or the two rear arms is passed through the respective pipe section of the respective two connected legs or arms, and between the respective interconnected ones Pipe sections passed through the respective front or rear connecting element and deflected there.

Each of the four coupling elements is angled and preferably formed in one piece. It preferably has a first sleeve portion for receiving a front end or rear end of one of the two longitudinal rods. Likewise, preferably, each of the four coupling elements has a second, angled to the first sleeve portion arranged on a sleeve portion which is adapted to receive an upper end of an arm of the frame. The angle described by the two sleeve sections of the coupling element is preferably less than 90 degrees.

Preferably, each of the four coupling elements in a longitudinal direction of a respective longitudinal rod on an axial projection which has a smaller diameter than the outer diameter of the first sleeve portion, but a larger diameter than the outer diameter of the longitudinal rods. According to a further preferred embodiment, the axial projection has an inner portion of smaller diameter and an outer portion of larger diameter, as seen from the outside of the table or from the front or rear. The inner portion of smaller diameter thus forms a circumferential groove or annular groove into which the corresponding recess in the second side surface of the frontmost and the rearmost table top can engage. By this configuration of the coupling elements can be prevented that the table surface on the frame can not slip forward or back, since the side surface is trapped in the circumferential groove.

Preferably, a peripheral flange surrounding the axial projection on the coupling element forms a stop surface for the inner side of the second side surface of the table element adjacent to the first recess, the second side surface being in the longitudinal direction of a foremost or rearmost table element and perpendicular to a base surface of the foremost or rearmost table element extends.

Preferably, during assembly after assembly of the table surface, the table surface is tensioned by protrusion or clamping of the foremost and rearmost table element via at least one of the front coupling elements and at least one of the rear coupling elements, preferably via the two front and the two rear coupling elements.

As previously mentioned, the table surface may be formed alternatively to the plate elements by a textile fabric or a woven or braided cloth, which may be slipped, for example by means of pockets at its corners on the coupling elements at the free ends of the frame, or by means of moldings on the cloth (For example, molded parts or attachments made of plastic or leather) may be attached to the coupling elements. Possible materials of the table surface are unilaterally or both sides coated or uncoated fabrics, which are made of natural and / or synthetic fibers. The textile fabric has pockets, in each of which at least one table element, eg a plate element can be inserted. The table elements are preferably made of plastic. In this case, instead of a flat plate element, for example, a plurality of hollow-rod-shaped contiguous or individual inserts may also be introduced into a respective textile pocket. The textile table surface can then be rolled out, for example, as a rolling plate on the frame and fixed it.

The disclosure of WO 2016/055280 A1 is also expressly included in the disclosure content of this application with regard to the design of the feet, as well as the end plug and the fixation of the ends of the elastic cords.

Further embodiments are described in the dependent claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Preferred embodiments of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, which are given by way of illustration only and are not to be interpreted as limiting. In the drawings show:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the folding table according to a first

Embodiment in assembled state with attached

Table surface;

2a is a perspective view of the lifted table surface of the folding table of Fig. 1:

Fig. 2b is a perspective view of the frame of the folding table of Fig. 1;

3a is a detail view of two separate table elements of

Table surface of Fig. 2a;

FIG. 3b shows a section of the front area of the table surface of FIG. 2a, wherein three table elements are shown in an assembled state; FIG.

4 shows a detailed view of the detail Z of FIG. 3a, which shows a recess in the side surface of a table element;

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the detail Y of Fig. 2b;

6a is a detail view of the connector of the two table elements according to FIG.

3 a in perspective view;

Fig. 6b is a detail view of the connector of the two table elements according to FIG.

3a in a sectional view;

6c shows a detailed view of the plug connection of the two table elements according to FIG.

3 a in perspective view;

Fig. 6d is a detail view of the connector of the two table elements according to FIG. 3a in a sectional view;

a bottom perspective view of the folding table of Fig. 1, wherein the

Connecting cords of the table elements are not shown and the rear legs are shown incomplete;

a detailed view of the section X of Figure 5a with longitudinal bar.

a detailed view of the section X of Fig. 5a in larger

Enlargement without longitudinal bar;

a bottom view of the table surface of Figure 2a with a connecting cord. a detailed view of the section Q of Fig. 9a;

a detailed view of the section W of Fig. 9a;

an exploded view of the frame of Figure 2b without table surface, with inserted rubber cords, the cable guide between the individual pipe segments is shown schematically.

an exploded view of the frame of Figure 2b without table surface.

a perspective view of the folding table of Figure 1 in the collapsed state with the smallest possible packing size. a schematic representation of the first connecting element of the table of Figure 1 in a front view.

13 is a schematic representation of a coupling element according to a first preferred embodiment, FIGS. 14a, 14b each showing a perspective view, and FIG. 14c shows a side view, in FIG. 14d a view from "front" or along the longitudinal axis L54 / L55, and in Fig. 14e is a top view DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 shows a portable table or folding table 1 according to the invention in a composite state according to a first exemplary embodiment. Here is a table surface 1 1 or table top on a rack la on. The table surface 11, which is shown in Fig. 2a detached from the frame la, consists in the illustrated embodiment of eight contiguous, or releasably coupled to each other table elements 60, 60a, 60b, which are in the form of rectangular plate or profile elements. The table surface 11 has in the present embodiment, a length 111 of about 600 mm, which is eight times the width b60 corresponds to a table element 60. Likewise, the table surface 11 has a width bl l of 400 mm, wherein the width bl l the length 160 of a table element 60 corresponds. The thickness of the table top or table surface corresponds to the thickness h60 of a table element 60 and in the present concrete embodiment is 13 mm.

The frame la shown detached in Fig. 2b from the table surface 11 has two front legs 2, 3 and two rear legs 4, 5, and two front arms 6, 7 and two rear arms 8, 9. The legs 2, 3, 4, 5 each have a free end 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a facing downwards or against the base 10 or the floor, to which in each case a foot 44 is fastened, which to a certain extent is designed as a buffer. The two front legs 2, 3 are fixed in a first, front connecting element 12, and the two rear legs 4, 5 in a second, rear connecting element 13. The front connecting element 12 and the rear connecting element 13 are parallel to each other and under Forming a distance 48 superposed connecting rods 14, 15 along their respective longitudinal axis LI 4 and LI 5 connected to each other.

On the first front connecting element 12, which is enlarged in Fig. 13 and shown schematically in a front view, also the two front arms 6, 7 and the rear connecting element 13, the two rear arms 8, 9 are fixed, wherein the arms 6, 7, 8, 9 are respectively inserted with their lower end 6a, 7a, 8a, 9a in two upper tube sleeves 28, 29 of the respective connecting element 12, 13. The arms 6, 7, 8, 9 in each case have a free end 6b, 7b, 8b, 9b pointing away from the base 10 or pointing upwards. At the upper free end 6b, 7b, 8b, 9b of the arms 6, 7, 8, 9 is in each case a coupling element 50, 51, 52, 53 attached, which the respective arm 6, 7, 8, 9 with a longitudinal rod 54, 55 combines. The first, left longitudinal bar 54 connects the front left Ann 6 with the rear left arm 8, and the second, right longitudinal bar 55 connects the front right arm 7 with the rear right arm 9. Each of the angled coupling elements 50, 51, 52, 53 is configured so that a first sleeve portion 50a, 51a, 52a, 53a for receiving an end 54c, 54d, 55c, 55d of the respective longitudinal rod 54, 55 is formed, and that an angle to the first sleeve portion 50a, 51a, 52a, 53a arranged second sleeve portion 50b, 51b, 52b, 53b for receiving the upper end 6b, 7b, 8b, 9b of the respective attached to this coupling element 50, 51, 52, 53 arm 6, 7, 8, 9 is formed. In this case, according to the detail view in FIG. 4, which shows the detail Y of FIG. 2b, the first one Sleeve portion 50a in an axial section along the longitudinal axis L54 of the longitudinal rod 54 to some extent formed as a hollow cylinder closed on one side, which has an opening in the circumferential direction U54 in an axial section, ie, is open at the top, and thus substantially a semicircular cross-section transverse to the longitudinal axis L54 the longitudinal bar 54 has. It is also possible to form this semicircle more closed, thereby creating a latching connection. The angle a3 between the two sleeve sections 50a, 50b, which is shown in FIG. 5, is less than 90 degrees.

In the axial direction L54, the front left coupling element 50, which is shown by way of example for all four coupling elements 50, 51, 52, 53 in Fig. 5, an axial Vorsprang 57 whose outer diameter d57 is smaller than the outer diameter d50 of the first sleeve portion 50a This forms at the transition to the projection 57 at the outer end of the coupling element 50, a circumferential flange 58. This serves as a stop for the inner side 62a of a side surface 62 of the foremost plate member 60a, and at the two front coupling elements 50, 52 Both rear coupling elements 51, 53 as a stop for the inside 62 a of a side surface 62 of the rearmost plate member 60 b. These projections 57 of the coupling elements 50, 51, 52, 53 serve the voltage of the table surface 11 when it is stretched or slipped over the frame la. The other three coupling elements 51, 52, 53 are mutatis mutandis formed as the front left coupling element 50th

4 further preferred embodiment of the coupling element 50 (but also applies to the other three coupling elements 51, 52, 52) has on the projection 57 of the first sleeve portion 50a a circumferential groove 50c, in which the respective recess 66a, 66b of outermost table elements 60a, 60b can engage. The outermost table elements 60a, 60b can thus be fixed even better on the frame 1a and are fixed in the direction along the longitudinal axis L54, L55 of the longitudinal rods 54, 55 in their position. In other words, in the preferred embodiment of FIG. 14, the projection 57 has a smaller diameter inner portion 50c and a larger diameter outer portion 50d which forms the front and rear ends of the projection 57, respectively. The inner portion 50c thus forms a circumferential groove or annular groove. In this case, the diameter d57 of the inner portion 50c is only slightly smaller than the diameter of the recess 66a, 66b in the side surface 62 of the foremost table element 60a and the rearmost table element 60b. The width b66 at the lower edge 62c of the second side surface 62 is immediately smaller than the outer diameter d57 of the projection 57 in the region of the annular groove or the inner portion 50c, and thus the recess 66a or 66b must be slightly spread open to the foremost table element 60a on the respective front coupling element 50, 52 to clamp / clip. In addition, in this preferred embodiment in an axial portion of the first sleeve portion 50a, the upwardly open recess in the circumferential direction U54 of the first sleeve portion 50a smaller than in Figure 5, so that thereby a latching connection for the respective longitudinal rod 54, 55 is formed. Between the upwardly open axial portion of the first sleeve portion 50a and the closed axial portion of the first sleeve portion 50a is in the embodiment of Fig. 14 extending over a part of the circumference U54 groove 50e arranged, whereby the upwardly open axial portion and The closed axial section of the first sleeve section 50a is spaced apart from one another and to a certain extent two "clamping jaws" 50f, 50g are formed This not only reduces the material and thus the weight but also the increased flexibility of the two clamping jaws of the upwardly open peripheral section during clamping Longitudinal bar 54 or 55.

The two longitudinal bars 54, 55 are arranged in the embodiment of Fig. 1 parallel to the two connecting rods 14, 15 and, viewed in a direction transverse to their longitudinal axis L54, L55, arranged opposite to each other and parallel to each other. In the exploded view of FIG. 11, it can be seen that the first longitudinal rod 54 and the second longitudinal rod 55 are each formed from two pipe sections 54a, 54b, or 55a, 55b, which are preferably connectable to one another by means of a plug connection. These are connected to each other via an adapter element 54e or 55e.

Thus, the elastic cord 19 can be passed through the respective adapter element 54e, the adapter element also has an axial passage opening or through hole. A first section of the adapter element 54e is embedded in one of the two pipe sections 54a, 55a and firmly connected thereto, wherein the respective other roller blind section 54b, 55b of the respective longitudinal bar 54, 55 acts on the second section of the adapter element 54e protruding from the first pipe section 54a, 55a can be plugged or via adapter element 54e releasably connected to the first Rolirabschnitt 54a, 55a. According to FIG. 13, each connecting element 12, 13 has six tube sleeves 26-32 fastened thereto, which serve to receive the respective legs 2, 3 or 4.5, arms 6, 7 or 8, 9 and the two connecting rods 14, 15 , The front connecting element 12 has seen from the front and the rear connecting element 13 seen from the rear, a left lower tube sleeve 26 for receiving the left front leg 2 and the right rear leg 5, and a right lower tube sleeve 27 for receiving the Right front leg 3 and the left rear leg 4 on. Likewise, the front connecting element 12 seen from the front and the rear connecting element 13 seen from the rear, a left upper tube sleeve 28 for receiving the left front Anns 6 and the right rear arm 9, and a right upper tube sleeve 29 for receiving of the right front arm 7 and the left rear arm 8, respectively. In each connecting element, the four tubular sleeves 26, 27, 28, 29 for receiving the respective two legs 2, 3 or 4.5 and the respective arms 6, 7 and 8, 9 are essentially connected to one another via a plate 20, which simultaneously serves as a reinforcing rib 38, 39 between the respective two lower tube sleeves 26, 27, or the respective upper tube sleeves 28, 29.

In the illustrated embodiment, the arms 6, 7, 8, 9 are further outwards, i. further forward or further back on the respective connecting element 12, 13 attached as the corresponding legs 2, 3, 4, 5.

In addition, each connecting element 12, 13 two superimposed and mutually parallel central tube sleeves 34, 35 for receiving one end of a connecting rod 14, 15, which connects the front connecting element 12 with the rear connecting element 13. These central tube sleeves 34, 35 are arranged transversely to the direction of extension of the plate 20 and to the plane of the plate 20 of the respective connecting element 12, 13, or pierced the plate 20 as it were. On the front side 22 of the front connecting element 12, or on the rear side of the rear connecting element 13, the central tube sleeves 34, 35 are closed in the illustrated embodiment. The two connecting rods 14, 15 extend along their longitudinal axes LI 4, LI 5 from front to back and are spaced apart, forming a gap 48, one above the other.

The front legs 2, 3 and rear legs 4, 5 are each arranged at a first acute angle to each other, which is about 80 degrees in the present embodiment. The front arms 6, 7 are also at a second acute angle a2 to each other arranged, which is smaller than the spanned between the front legs 2, 3 angle l, and in the present embodiment is about 70 degrees.

In the exploded view of FIG. 10 with the line guide drawn in, it can be seen that two legs 2, 3 or 4, 5 and in each case two arms 6, 7 and 8, 9 are connected to each other by an elastic cord 16, 17, 18, 19 are. The table 1 has in the illustrated embodiment of Figure 5 five such elastic cords 16, 17, 18, 19, 59. In this case, each elastic cord 16, 17, 18, 19, which passes through a leg 2, 3, 4, 5 or an arm 6, 7, 8, 9, deflected in the connecting element 12, 13 to there in the respective circumferentially U of the table 1 adjacent leg 2, 3, 4, 5 or in the respective circumferentially U of the table 1 adjacent arm 6, 7, 8, 9, which / which is articulated on the same connecting element 12, 13, to enter. Each elastic cord 16, 17, 18, 19 has two ends. Each of these ends, as illustrated in FIG. 11, is anchored in an end plug 42. The stopper 42 has a cylindrical portion which has a cavity or a recess, and is provided on its periphery facing side with a bottom having a circumferential flange which rests on the end of the respective leg or arm and the Tube section of the respective leg or arm closes. The elastic cord 16, 17, 18. 19 has at its two ends, for example, a node which is inserted during assembly in the recess of the end stopper 42 and finds a stop in a taper of the recess, wherein the elastic cord through the tapered recess can occur in the respective pipe section.

The type of course of the elastic cord 16 is explained in the following example by way of the two front legs 2, 3, but applies mutatis mutandis to the type of gradient for the elastic cord 17 of the rear legs 4, 5th

As can be seen in the exploded view of FIG. 10 or 11, the elastic cord 16 extends from its anchoring with its first end in the stopper 42 of the left front leg 2 through the tube section of the front left leg 2. The right leg 3 enters the lower opening 30a of the left lower tubular sleeve 26a at the front connecting member 12 (shown in detail in Fig. 13), and the elastic cord 16 exits the front connecting member 12 through the upper opening 26b deflected his direction and enters through the upper opening 27 b of the right lower tube sleeve 27 in the pipe section of the right front leg 3 a. The elastic cord 16 then passes through the right front leg 3 until it is anchored at its second end again in a closure plug 42 of the right front leg 3.

At the arms 6, 7, 8, 9, the stopper 42 forms the end or the upper end of the arm 6, 7, 8, 9. At the legs 2, 3, 4, 5 is above the end closed with the stopper 42 end of the respective leg 2, 3, 4.5 additionally a foot 44 mounted. The end of the leg 2, 3, 4, 5 is received in a blind hole 47 of the foot and secured therein, for example, glued or pressed thereon. The foot 44 shown in FIG. 10 also has a tip 46 for supporting the table 1 on the base 10. The foot 44 also has a ring of a plurality of radial wings 45, which extend at regular intervals from each other radially outwards and enlarge the bearing surface of the foot 44 with the pad 10. This is especially helpful with soft pad, such as Forest soil where the tip 46 sinks into the ground. The shape and design of the feet can be designed differently and interchangeably depending on the nature of the soil.

Each connecting element 12, 13, of which by way of example the front connecting element 12 is shown in more detail in Fig. 13, to some extent forms a tuber with six tube sleeves 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, 35. In this case, the upper tube sleeves 28, 29 for the arms 6, 7 at their lower end by a first and lower reinforcing rib 38 connected to each other, and at its upper end with a second or upper reinforcing rib 39. The lower tube sleeves 26, 27 for the legs 2, 3 are then to some extent at these reinforcing ribs 38, 39 integrally formed. The tube sleeves 26, 27 for the legs 2, 3 pass through the respective upper reinforcing rib 39. Thereby, the upper end of the respective tube sleeve 26, 27 comes to rest on the opposite side of the respective upper reinforcing rib 39 than the lower end of the respective tube sleeve 26, 27. Thus, the upper openings 26b, 27b of the front leg tube sleeves 26, 27 are on arranged on the rear side 23 of the front connecting element 12, and the lower openings 26a, 27a on the front side 22 of the front connecting element 12. In other words, a respective upper tube sleeve 28 intersects on a left and on a right side of the illustrated connecting element 12, 29 with a lower tube sleeve 26, 27. The rear connecting element is constructed analogously, with view of the front connecting element from the front V corresponds to the view of the rear connecting element from the rear H. The connecting element 12 looks somewhat as if it is formed from a plate 20 (which forms the reinforcing ribs), on which six tubular sleeves are formed, wherein the plate substantially in a direction transverse to the extension direction LI 4, LI 5 of the connecting rods 14, 15 extends in the plane defined by the respective arms 6, 7 plane at an angle a2. The plate 20 has substantially the shape of a circular sector.

FIG. 12 shows a table 1 according to the invention in a folded state with the smallest possible packing size, it being noted that a single stack or another arrangement is also possible. First, the table surface 11 is lifted from the frame la and folded. In each case four of the eight table elements 60, 60a, 60b are placed on top of each other, which results in two stacks of table elements. When folding the illustrated frame 1a, the two connecting rods 14, 15 remain connected to the respective connecting element 12, 13. The respective two legs 2,3 / 4,5 and 6,7 / 8,9 arms are pulled out of the respective tube sleeve 26,27 / 28,29 / 30,31 / 32,33 and parallel to the longitudinal axis L14, LI 5 of Connecting rods 14, 15 placed on these connecting rods 14, 15. When folding the frame la also the two pipe sections 54a, 54b and 55a, 55b of the longitudinal rods 54, 55 are separated from each other and on the connecting rods 14, 15 and on the arms 6, 7, 8, 9 and legs 2, 3, 4th 5 laid. The collapsed rack la is then placed on the folded table surface and packed together or stowed.

In the illustrated embodiment of Fig. 1, the table elements 60 are formed as perforated plate elements or profile elements. The existing holes 71 in the illustrated embodiment are material recesses of hexagonal basic shape, which serve in particular the weight reduction and lead to a grid-like structure of the table element 60. The plates can also be continuous and have a closed surface.

In Fig. 3a, the foremost table element 60a and the next, the foremost table element 60a adjacent table element 60 in Fig. 3a is shown in detail. The table elements 60, 60a in this case have a base surface 70, wherein the totality of the base surfaces 70 of all the table surface 11 forming table elements 60, 60a, 60b forms the table surface of the portable table 1. The base surface 70 of each table element 60 is bounded by four side surfaces 61, 62, 63, 64, which are perpendicular to the Base surface 70 downwards, ie to the frame la or the pad 10 to extend. Thus, the table element 60 is, to a certain extent, formed as a plate element, which to a certain extent has a U-shaped cross-section, with the legs of the formed "U" extending downwards, the first side surface 61 being arranged parallel to the second side surface 62, which in FIG The third side surface 63 is perpendicular to the first and second side surfaces 61, 62 and parallel to the fourth side surface 64, which is in a direction along the longitudinal axis L60 of the table member 60 of the third side surface 63 opposite.

A table element 60, 60a, 60b in the present embodiment has a length 160 of 400 mm, measured along the longitudinal axis L60 and thus in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis L14 of the connecting rod LI 4, or to the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal rod L54. The width b60 of a table element 60 in the present exemplary embodiment is approximately 70 mm, measured transversely to the longitudinal axis L60 of the table element along the third or fourth side surface 63, 64. The thickness h60 of a table element or the height of the side surfaces 61, 62, 63, 64, here is about 75 mm.

It can be seen in the bottom view of FIG. 7 that each table element 60, 60a, 60b has on the underside 70a of its base surface a plurality of cross braces 49 which serve for stability. These cross braces 49 are arranged in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis L60 of the table element 60, extend downwardly from the base surface 70 to the base 10 and connect the first side surface 61 to the second side surface 62.

As shown in FIGS. 3a and 3b, the second side surface 62 of the foremost table element 60a has two spaced-apart recesses 66a, 66b which serve to secure the table surface 11 to the front two coupling elements 50, 52. In this case, the first recess 66a, which is shown enlarged in Fig. 4, clamped on the front left coupling element 50, and the second recess 66b clamped on the front right coupling element 52. The recess 66a, 66b thus snaps over the axial projection 57 of the respective coupling element 50, 52, in that the width b66 at the lower edge 62c of the second side surface 62 is directly smaller than the outer diameter d57 of the projection 57 and thus the recess 66a or 66b has to be spread apart in order to clamp / clip the foremost table element 60a onto the respective front coupling element 50, 52. The outer diameter d54, d55 of the two longitudinal rods 54, 55 is insignificantly smaller than the width b66 of the first recess 66a and the second recess 66b on the lower edge 62c of the second side surface 62, as well as insignificantly smaller than the width b65 of the first recess 65a and the second recess 65b at the lower edge 61c of the first side surface 61. Thus, all the table elements 60 rest with their recesses 65a, 65b, 66a, 66b on the longitudinal bars 54, 55, while the recesses 66a, 66b of the foremost and the rearmost table elements 60a, 60 b can be clamped only by overcoming a friction force on the coupling elements 50, 51, 52, 53. But it can also not only rest all table elements, but be connected by a latching connection with the base.

The table surface 11 projects beyond the longitudinal bars 54, 55 in a direction along the longitudinal axis L60 of a table element 60, which is arranged transversely to the longitudinal axis L54 of the longitudinal bars 54, 55. Likewise, the table surface 11 also projects beyond a plane spanned by the four feet 44 of the frame la on the base 10.

In the illustrated embodiment, the table members 60, 60a, 60b are interconnected by an elastic connecting cord 77, as shown in Figs. 9a-c, with the front and rear ends of the elastic cord 77 respectively as nodes 41a, 41b on the underside 70a of the rearmost table element 60b is arranged. This is shown enlarged in the detail view of FIG. 9b. In the illustrated embodiment of Fig. 9a, the eight table members 60 are coupled together by means of only one elastic connecting cord 77, i. the connecting cord 77 is anchored to the underside 70a of the rearmost table element 60b with a first node 41a, passed through all intermediate table elements 60 to the foremost table element 60a, deflected on the underside 70a of the foremost table element 60a along the inner side 61a of the first side surface 61, as shown enlarged in Fig. 9c, and again performed by all intermediate table elements 60 to the rearmost table element 60b and there again anchored to the inside 61a of the first side surface 61 by means of a node 41b.

When leaving each table element 60b, the elastic connecting cord 77 passes through the through opening 75 of the first spacer 67 in the first side surface 61, traverses the gap 69, then passes through the first hole 73 in the second side surface 62 of the first adjacent table element 60, then along the underside of the base surface 70, and again through the through hole 75 of the first Spacer of the first adjacent table element 60, etc. In the transition to the foremost table element 60a, the elastic connecting cord 77 exits from the through hole 75 of the first spacer 67 in the first side surface 61 of the table element 60, which is adjacent to the frontmost table element 60a, passes through the gap 69 and then passes through the through hole 76 of the second spacer 68 to the inner side 61a of the first side surface 61 of the foremost table element 60a. Here, therefore, two first side surfaces 61 face each other, since the foremost table element 60a has been rotated by 180 degrees in order to avoid that spacers protrude beyond the table top on the front outside. Thus, all of the table members 60, 60b, which are identically formed, have the same orientation, except for the foremost table member 60a, which has the opposite orientation. Due to the rotation of the foremost table element 60a by 180 degrees, a first spacer 67 in each case comes to lie opposite a second spacer 68. The first spacer 67 has a smaller outer diameter d67 than the outer diameter of the second spacer 68, and is only slightly smaller than the inner diameter d68 of the second spacer 68, resulting in a detachable or even loose plug connection between the first spacer 67 and the second spacer 68th allows. In the elastic contraction or juxtaposition of the front two table elements 60, 60a can then be due to the smaller outer diameter d67 of the first spacer 67 of the first spacer 67 of the frontmost table element 60a next adjacent table element 60 are inserted into the second spacer 68 of the foremost table element 60a. This prevents the foremost table element 60a in the adjacent gap 69 from being twice the distance to the next adjacent table element 60, which would result from the sum of the length 167 of the first spacer 67 and the length 168 of the second spacer 68, the two lengths 167, 168 are the same, and be about 4 mm in the present embodiment. The table elements 60 arranged between the foremost table element 60a and the rearmost table element 60b thus bear against one another, while a plug-in connection between the foremost table element 60a and the next adjacent table element 60 is produced by means of the respective spacers 67, 68. Alternatively, instead of the foremost table element 60a, the rearmost table element 60b could also be arranged twisted and the plug connection would then be between the spacers 67, 68 of the rearmost one Table element 60b and the spacers 67, 68 of the rearmost table element 60b adjacent table element 60th

After the mating of the foldable frame la and the unfolding or unfolding of the table surface forming table elements 60, 60a, 60b, the foremost table element 60a and the rearmost table element 60b on the front and rear end of the frame la or via the four coupling elements 50th , 51, 52, 53 strained, which gives the table surface 1 1 a certain residual stress and stability. In this case, the tension of the elastic connecting cord 77 is set such that the table elements 60, 60a, 60b is slightly tensioned on the frame, wherein the foremost table element 60a and the rearmost table element 60b are clamped on the coupling elements 50, 51, 52, 53 and the rest of the table elements each with or without clamping on the first and second longitudinal bar 54, 55 rest.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 portable table 7a lower, first end of 7 la rack of 1 7b upper, second end of 7

2 left front leg of la 8 left rear arm of la

2a lower, first end of 2 8a lower, first end of 8

2b upper, second end of 2 8b upper, second end of FIG. 8

3 right front leg of la 9 right rear arm of la

3a lower, first end of 3 9a lower, first end of 9

3b upper, second end of 3 9b upper, second end of 9

4 left rear leg of la 10 underlay

4a lower, first end of 4 1 1 table surface

4b upper, second end of 4 12 first, front

5 right rear leg of la connecting element

5a lower, first end of 5 13 second, rear

5b upper, second end of 5 connecting element

6 left front Ann of la 14 first, lower

6a lower, first end of 6 connecting rod

6b upper, second end of 6 15 second, upper

7 right front arm of la connecting rod first elastic cord 47 blind hole in 44

second elastic cord 48 space between 14, third elastic cord 15th

fourth elastic cord 49 cross brace to 60

Plate of 12, 13 50 first coupling element

Outer side of 12, 13 50a first sleeve section of 50 left lower tubular sleeve of 50b second sleeve section of

12 for 2 50

a first lower opening of 26 50c inner, smaller diameter second upper opening of FIG.

right lower tube sleeve of circumferential groove of 50

12 for 3 50d outermost,

a first, lower opening of 27 diameter larger second, upper opening of 27 section of 50a, and

left upper tube sleeve of 12 circumferential groove of 50 50ea first, lower opening of 28 groove in 50a

b second, upper opening of 28 50f first jaw of 50a right upper tube of 50g second jaw of 50a

51 second coupling elementa first, lower opening of 29 51a first sleeve section of 51b second, upper opening of 29 51b second sleeve section of lower central tube sleeve of 51st

12 for 14 52 third coupling element upper central tube sleeve of 52a first sleeve portion of 52nd

12 for 15 52b second sleeve portion of lower reinforcing rib 52nd

upper reinforcing rib 53 fourth coupling element a first node at 77 53a first sleeve section from 53b second node at 77 53b second sleeve section from

Stopper 53

Foot 54 first longitudinal bar

Wing of 44 54a front pipe section of

Peak of 44 54 b rear pipe section of 54 55

c front end of 54 67 first spacer on 61d rear end of 54 68 second spacer on 61e adapter element of 54 69 space in 11

second longitudinal bar 70 base surface

a front pipe section from 70a bottom of 70

55 71 holes, material recess inb rear tube section of 55 70

c front end of 55 73 first hole in 62 for 77d rear end of 55 74 second hole in 62 for 77e adapter element of 55 75 third hole in 61 for 77,

Projection at 50/51/52/53 through hole from 67 circumferential flange to 76 fourth hole in 61 for 77,

50/51/52/53 through hole of 68 fifth elastic cord 77 first connecting cord of

Table element 11

a foremost table element <xl first acute Winkelb rearmost table element between 2,3 / 4,5

first side surface of 60 <x2 second acute angle inside of 61 between 6,7 / 8,9c lower edge of 61 bl l width of 11

second side surface of 60 b60 width of 60

a inner side of 62 b66 width of 66a an 62cc lower edge of 62 d50 outer diameter of 50 third side surface of 60 d57 outer diameter of 57 fourth side surface of 60 d67 outer diameter of 67a first recess in 61 for d68 inner diameter of 68

54 h60 thickness of 60, or height of b second recess in 61 for 61, 62, 63, 64

55 L26 longitudinal axis of 26a first recess in 62 for L27 longitudinal axis of 27

54 L28 longitudinal axis of 28b second recess in 62 for L29 longitudinal axis of 29 111 Length of 1 1 V View from the front

L14 longitudinal axis of 14 H Viewing direction from behind

L15 longitudinal axis of 15 L viewing direction from the left

L54 longitudinal axis of 54 R viewing direction from the right

L55 longitudinal axis of 55 X Detail section in Fig. 7 for

L60 longitudinal axis of 60 Fig. 8a

160 length of 60 Y Detail in Fig. 2b for

167 Length of 67 Fig. 5

168 length of 68 Z Detail section in Fig. 3a for

UI circumferential direction of 1 Fig. 4

U54 circumferential direction of 54

Claims

A portable table (1) comprising a table top (11) and a rack (1a), said rack (1a) having two front legs (2, 3) and two rear legs (4, 5) and two front arms (6, 7) and two rear arms (8, 9), wherein the front legs (2, 3) and the rear legs (4, 5) each have a first, free end (2a, 3a, 4a, 5a ), which is directed towards a base (10), and wherein the front arms (6, 7) and rear arms (8, 9) each have a second end (6b, 7b, 8b, 9b) corresponding to the Table surface (11) is directed towards, wherein the front legs (2, 3) with its first, lower free end (2a, 3a) opposite the second, upper end (2b, 3b) and the front arms (6, 7) with their first, lower end (6a, 7a) are secured to a first, front connecting element (12) opposite the second, upper end (6b, 7b), and wherein the rear legs (4, 5) are connected to the first, lower, free one End (4a, 5a) opposite second The upper end (4b, 5b) and the rear arms (8, 9) are fastened to a second, rear connecting element (13) with their first, lower end (8a, 9a) opposite the second upper end (8b, 9b) are, wherein the first, front connecting element (12) via at least one first connecting rod (14) with the second, rear connecting element (13) is connected, characterized in that

on the second, upper end (6b) of the front left arm (6) a first coupling element (50) is arranged, which connects the front, left arm (6) with a first longitudinal rod (54) which is parallel to the at least one first Connecting rod (14) is arranged, and that on the second end (8b) of the rear left arm (8), a second coupling element (51) is arranged, which connects the rear, left arm (8) with the first longitudinal rod (54), and that a third coupling element (52) is arranged on the second end (7b) of the front right arm (7), which connects the front right arm (7) to a second longitudinal bar (55) which is parallel to the at least one first connecting bar (7). 14) is arranged, and that on the second end (9b) of the rear right arm (9) a fourth coupling element (53) is arranged, which connects the rear right arm (9) with the second longitudinal bar (55), and that the table surface (11) has at least one device (65a, 65b, 66a, 66b) by means of which the table surface (11) can be detachably fastened to the frame (1a).

2. Portable table (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the table surface (1 1) by means of the at least one device (65 a, 65 b, 66 a, 66 b) on the first longitudinal rod (54) and / or the second longitudinal rod (55 ) and / or on at least one of the four coupling elements (50, 51, 52, 53) releasably attachable, wherein preferably the table surface (1 1) on the first longitudinal rod (54) and on the second longitudinal rod (55) is releasably attachable, and / or that the table surface (1 1) on at least two of the four coupling elements (50, 51, 52, 53), in particular preferably on all four coupling elements (50, 51, 52, 53) is releasably attachable.

3. Portable table (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the table surface (1 1) by means of the at least one device (65a, 65b, 66a, 66b) positively and / or non-positively connected to the frame (la) is connectable ,

4. Portable table (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the table surface (11) is composed of individual, mutually coupled table elements (60), preferably in the form of plate elements or profile elements which, preferably on a side surface (61 , 62) of the respective table element (60), in each case at least one open recess (65a, 65b, 66a, 66b) directed towards the base (10) for positive and / or non-positive connection with the frame (1a), in particular with the first and the second longitudinal bar (54, 55).

5. Portable table (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the table surface (1 1) of individual, mutually coupled, preferably identically formed table elements (60) is composed, which preferably each have a rectangular base surface (70) and a longitudinal axis (L60) which is arranged transversely to a longitudinal axis (LI 4) of the at least one first connecting rod (14) of the frame (la), wherein more preferably, either a foremost table member (60a) or a rearmost stage member (60b) has an orientation which is a 180 degree orientation in the circumferential direction (Ul) of the table relative to an alignment between the foremost stage member (60a) and the rearmost stage member (60b) arranged table element (60).

6. Portable table (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the table surface (11) of individual, mutually coupled table elements (60) is composed, each having a base surface (70), which is a surface of the table surface (1 1), wherein the base surface (70) is bounded by four side surfaces (61, 62, 63, 64) which extend substantially perpendicular to the base surface (70), preferably to the base (10), and preferably wherein in the longitudinal direction (L60) of the table element (60) extending first side surface (61) and extending in the longitudinal direction (L60) of the table element (60) and the first side surface (61) opposite second side surface (62) each at least one downwardly open Recess (66a, 66b) for supporting the table element (60) on at least one longitudinal rod (54, 55), wherein preferably the first side surface (61) and the second side surface (62) each having at least two downwardly open recesses (65a, 65b, 66a, 66b) for supporting the table element (60) on the first and the second longitudinal rod (54, 55).

7. Portable table (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that in each case in the longitudinal direction (L60) of a frontmost table element (60a) and a rearmost table element (60b) extending second side surface (62) at least one downwardly open recess ( 65a, 65b) for clamping the foremost table element (60a) and the rearmost table element (60b) on at least one of the coupling elements (50, 51, 52, 53).

8. Portable table (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the table surface (1 1) is composed of individual, mutually coupled table elements (60) together, the first side surface (61) extending in the longitudinal direction (L60) of the table element (60) extends, in each case at least a spacer (67, 68) directed to the respective adjacent table element (60), wherein preferably each table element (60) on the first side surface (61) has two spaced-apart spacers (67, 68) of different outside diameters.

9. Portable table (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the table surface (11) is composed of individual table elements (60) which are coupled to each other by means of at least one elastic cord (77), preferably the elastic String (77) has at least one end which is fixed to a foremost table element (60a) and / or on a rearmost table element (60b), in particular preferably by means of a knot (41a, 41b).

10. Portable table (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first longitudinal bar (54) and the second longitudinal bar (55) each consist of two, preferably connectable by means of a plug connection, pipe sections (54a, 54b, 55a, 55b ), wherein the two pipe sections (54a, 54b, 55a, 55b) which can be connected to one another are preferably connected to one another via an adapter element (54e, 55e).

1 1. Portable table (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first longitudinal rod (54) and the second longitudinal rod (55) is in each case tubular and in each case by means of an elastic cord (18, 19) with at least one of two front arms (6, 7) or at least one of the two rear arms (8, 9) is connected.

12. Portable table (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first, front connecting element (12) via a first connecting rod (14) and a second connecting rod (15) with the second, rear connecting element (13) is connected Preferably, the second connecting rod (15) is disposed parallel to and preferably forming a space (48) above the first connecting rod (14), and preferably wherein the two connecting rods (14, 15) are connected by an elastic cord (59) are interconnected.

13. Portable table (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the front legs (2, 3) and the rear legs (4, 5), as well as the front arms (6, 7) and the rear arms (8 9) are each configured as a pipe section, and that the two front legs (2, 3) are connected to each other via at least one first elastic cord (16), that the two rear legs (4, 5) via at least one second elastic cord ( 17) are interconnected, that the two front arms (6, 7) via at least a third elastic cord (18) are interconnected, and that the two rear arms (8, 9) via at least a fourth elastic cord (19) with each other and preferably further connected to a fifth elastic cord, the first, front connecting element and the second, rear connecting element, wherein preferably the first longitudinal rod (54) via the third elastic cord (18) with the two front Arms (6, 7) is connected, and the second longitudinal rod (55) via the fourth elastic cord (19) with the two rear arms (8, 9) are connected.

14. Portable table (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each of the four coupling elements (50, 51, 52, 53) is angled and preferably formed integrally, and preferably a first sleeve portion (50a, 51a, 52a, 53a ), for receiving a front end (54c, 55c) or rear end (54d, 55d) of one of the two longitudinal rods (54, 55), and a second, angled to the first sleeve portion (50a, 51a, 52a, 53a) arranged A sleeve portion (50b, 51b, 52b, 53b) adapted to receive an upper end (6b, 7b, 8b, 9b) of an arm (6, 7, 8, 9) of the frame (1a).

15. Portable table (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each of the four coupling elements (50, 51, 52, 53) in a longitudinal direction (L54, L55) of a respective longitudinal rod (54, 55) has an axial projection (50). 68) of smaller diameter (d57) than the outer diameter (d50) of the first sleeve portion (50a, 51a, 52a, 53a), preferably one the peripheral flange (58) surrounding the axial projection (57) on the coupling element (50, 51, 52, 53) has an abutment surface for an inner side (62a) of a front or rearmost table element (60a, 60b) in the longitudinal direction (L60) perpendicularly from a base surface (70) of the foremost or rearmost table member (60a, 60b) extending second side surface (62) of the foremost or rearmost table element (60a, 60b) of the table surface (11), so preferably the table surface (1 1) by protuberance or clamping the foremost or rearmost table element (60a, 60b) over at least one of the front coupling elements (50, 52) and at least one of the rear coupling elements (51, 53) is tensioned, or that each of the four coupling elements has a circumferential groove (50c) in which the second side surface (62) of the foremost or rearmost table element (60a, 60b) can be engaged with a corresponding recess (66a), a position of the table surface (11) on the frame (la) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L54, L55) of the longitudinal rods (54, 55) is fixed.