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US3593669A
US3593669A US824471A US3593669DA US3593669A US 3593669 A US3593669 A US 3593669A US 824471 A US824471 A US 824471A US 3593669D A US3593669D A US 3593669DA US 3593669 A US3593669 A US 3593669A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B37/00—Tables adapted for other particular purposes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B13/00—Details of tables or desks
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F10/00—Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for
    • A47F10/06—Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for for restaurant service systems
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
    • A47B2200/03—Dining tables with food waste collection

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  • Stand-up eating-type furniture In its most common form this type of furniture generally comprises a shallow table which is usually positioned adjacent to a wall. Because customers may only utilize one side of this table, it is not possible to make maximum usage of the available floor space. Likewise tables which cooperate with waste containers are known in the prior art. However, in this prior art, access to the container by a plurality of persons was not possible and it could not be readily serviced.
  • the table of this invention is adapted to serve a plurality of customers at the same time and to make maximum usage of the available floor space.
  • the table of this invention incorporates a waste container which can be readily serviced and utilized by a plurality of customers.
  • a piece of furniture comprising a table which is adapted for stand-up eating.
  • the table has a circular base which is connected to a circular eating surface by a plurality of supports.
  • the eating surface incorporates a central aperture under which is positioned a waster container. Waste material can be deposited in the waste container through the aperture.
  • FIGURE is a perspective view of the table of this invention.
  • table 2 of this invention incorporates a circular base 4 and a circular eating surface 6. These components are held in a spaced apart relationship by means of a plurality of supports 8 which are attached thereto. These supports are equally spaced on the surfaces of base 4 and eating surface 6. Any convenient number of supports can be utilized. However, it is preferred that there be three or four of them. These supports can be positioned in a vertical or in a tapered stance.
  • the eating surface incorporates a circular aperture 10.
  • a waste container 16 is positioned below theaperture in such a fashion that waste material can be deposited therein through said aperture.
  • the maximum dimensions of the waste container are such that it will pass between supports 8 and hence can be serviced by sliding said container between these supports.
  • partitions 12 Positioned around the circumference of the aperture and extending radially therefrom are a plurality of partitions 12 which divide the eating surface into convenient segments. Likewise these partitions function as a support for shelf 14. This shelf is generally spaced above the eating surface and is useful as an area for the placement of condiments. Likewise this shelf serves as a convenient cover for aperture 14 and generally hides from view the contents of the waste container.
  • the table of this invention is readily adapted to service a plurality of customers in a quick dining area at any given time.
  • a customer can be served for each eating area which is defined by the partitions. These partitions segment the eating area such that every customer has an area which is clearly his for usage.
  • a quick dining restaurant it is possible for a quick dining restaurant to serve a relatively large number of customers in a small area.
  • An eating unit comprising a base, an eating surface segmented by a plurality of partitions, said base and eating surface being in a spaced apart relationship and connected by a plurality of supports, said eating surface incorporating a cen tral aperture, a waste container which is adapted to be received on said base between said supports and under said aperture said container having a diameter slightly less than the distance between said supports to permit the ready removal of said waste container for purposes of emptying it, and a shelf being spaced from and generally overlying said aperture, the innermost edges of said partitions being used to support said shelf.
  • An eating unit comprising a base, an eating surface, said base and eating surface being in a spaced apart relationship and connected by a support, said eating surface incorporating a central aperture, a waste container which is adapted to be removably received under said aperture, a shelf being spaced from and generally overlying said aperture, and means connected to said eating surface for supporting said shelf in its position.

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USD387585S (en) * 1996-11-14 1997-12-16 Steelcase Inc. Table
US5802988A (en) * 1996-11-14 1998-09-08 Steelcase Inc. Vertically adjustable table
US5816649A (en) * 1996-11-14 1998-10-06 Steelcase Inc. Chair with articulating tablet and interfacing table
US20030180695A1 (en) * 2002-03-21 2003-09-25 Peters William H. Base structure for holding removable basin
CN108741636A (zh) * 2018-06-29 2018-11-06 池州市浮子信息技术服务有限公司 一种易清理的圆餐桌

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GB2239593B (en) * 1990-01-03 1994-01-12 Christopher Mark Pye "The table tidy system"
DE202018001310U1 (de) * 2018-03-12 2019-03-13 Vera Much Möbelstück

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US2022591A (en) * 1933-09-07 1935-11-26 George E Everitt Combination service table, drain, and conveyer
US2683639A (en) * 1951-11-14 1954-07-13 Stanley J Brenny Foldable utility table with laterally extensible leg means

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US2022591A (en) * 1933-09-07 1935-11-26 George E Everitt Combination service table, drain, and conveyer
US2683639A (en) * 1951-11-14 1954-07-13 Stanley J Brenny Foldable utility table with laterally extensible leg means

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD387585S (en) * 1996-11-14 1997-12-16 Steelcase Inc. Table
US5802988A (en) * 1996-11-14 1998-09-08 Steelcase Inc. Vertically adjustable table
US5816649A (en) * 1996-11-14 1998-10-06 Steelcase Inc. Chair with articulating tablet and interfacing table
US20030180695A1 (en) * 2002-03-21 2003-09-25 Peters William H. Base structure for holding removable basin
CN108741636A (zh) * 2018-06-29 2018-11-06 池州市浮子信息技术服务有限公司 一种易清理的圆餐桌

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