Portable, personal table system

Abstract

An adjustable, portable, personal table system for one person that holds a plate and a drink container. More specifically, the invention is directed to an adjustable, portable, personal table system fashioned with a wire base, plate holder and cup holder components, a central tubular stanchion, and a securing component connected to said stanchion for engaging a ground surface.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A portable, personal table system comprising: 
 a wire base operable to be disposed upon a support surface;    a hub connected to said wire base and positioned at the center of said wire base;    a wire plate holder operable to support a food plate in a generally horizontal posture;    a wire cup holder connected to said wire plate holder and being operable to support a drinking cup;    a stanchion cooperatively received at one end through said hub and connected at the other end to said wire plate holder wherein a food plate and drink cup my be operably supported above a support surface to facilitate casual personal dining; and    means connected to a lower portion of said stanchion for securing said wire base to a ground surface to provide support for said personal table system.    
     
     
         2 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 1  wherein: 
 said wire base comprises a ring of wire with a plurality of radiating wire arms operably coplanar with said ring of wire to provide a stable support for said stanchion.  
 
     
     
         3 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 2  wherein: 
 said wire base includes four inwardly radiating wire arms.  
 
     
     
         4 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 2  wherein: 
 said hub is operably connected to the radiating wire arms and is operable to cooperatively receive the other end of said stanchion.  
 
     
     
         5 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 1  wherein: 
 said means for securing comprises an auger screw member at a lower portion of said stanchion.  
 
     
     
         6 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 1  wherein: 
 said means for securing comprises a sharp end component at a lower portion of said stanchion.  
 
     
     
         7 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 1  wherein: 
 said stanchion is divided into two vertical sections with a lower portion of an upper section telescoped into an upper portion of a lower section at a joint intermediate the length of said stanchion.  
 
     
     
         8 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 6  wherein: 
 the position of said upper section is operable to be exchanged with the position of said lower section, wherein said lower section connected to said means for securing is telescoped into an upper portion of said upper section to provide for use of said table system on an indoor flooring surface.  
 
     
     
         9 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 1  wherein: 
 said plate holder comprises two wire rings having a common central axis, and a plurality of radiating support arms connected between said two wire rings and extending to a central position to releasably connect to an upper end portion of said stanchion.  
 
     
     
         10 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 9  wherein: 
 a first of said two wire rings has a first diameter slightly larger than a diameter of a dining plate and second wire ring has a diameter less than said first diameter and said two wire rings operably form said plate holder; and  
 said plurality of radiating support arms connected between said two wire rings extend at approximately an angle of forty-five degrees from said first wire ring to said second wire ring.  
 
     
     
         11 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 9  wherein: 
 said plate holder comprises four radiating support arms.  
 
     
     
         12 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 10  wherein: 
 said cup holder comprises at least one vertical wire member extending between an upper wire ring and a lower wire ring of said cup holder and being operable to provide support for a drink container positioned within said cup holder.  
 
     
     
         13 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 10  wherein: 
 said cup holder includes at least one wire member connected between opposing edges of said lower wire ring of said cup holder and being operable to support a bottom portion of a drink container positioned in said cup holder.  
 
     
     
         14 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 13  wherein: 
 said cup holder includes at least two transverse wires members that extend between opposing portions of said lower wire ring and being operable to support a bottom portion of a drink container positioned in said cup holder.  
 
     
     
         15 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 14  wherein: 
 said cup holder comprises a single wire member extending radially from the base portion of said plate holder and bent downwardly between said upper wire ring and said lower wire ring of said cup holder and extending generally across the central area of the base portion of said cup holder to operably connect to said at least two transverse wire members to form a base of said cup holder.  
 
     
     
         16 . A portable, personal table system comprising: 
 a wire base operable to be disposed upon a support surface and comprising a ring of wire a wire hub positioned at the center of said ring of wire and a plurality of wire arms radiating from the hub to the ring of wire and operably coplanar with said ring of wire to provide a stable support for a stanchion;    a wire plate holder operable to support a food plate in a generally horizontal posture and comprising two wire rings having a common central axis and a plurality of radiating support arms connected between said two wire rings and extending to a central position;    a stanchion cooperatively received at one end within the interior of said hub and connected at the other end to a central portion of said wire plate holder wherein a food plate my be operably supported above a support surface to facilitate casual personal dining;    a wire cup holder connected to said wire plate holder and being operable to support a drinking cup and formed from a rectangle of wire and having the long side of said rectangle of wire curved to form a generally cylindrical C-shaped configuration with an upper wire ring and a lower wire ring and wherein said cup holder further comprises an open, outer lateral portion between said upper wire ring and said lower wire ring; and    ground engaging member connected to a lower portion of said stanchion and being operable to engage a ground surface to provide support for said wire base and table system.    
     
     
         17 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 16  wherein: 
 said stanchion is a cylindrical rod and is divided into two vertical sections with a lower portion of an upper section telescoped into an upper portion of a lower section at a joint intermediate the length of said stanchion.  
 
     
     
         18 . A portable, personal table system comprising: 
 a wire base operable to be placed upon a support surface and comprising a ring of wire a hub positioned at the center of said ring of wire and a plurality of radiating wire arms operably coplanar with said ring of wire to provide a stable support;    a stanchion cooperatively received at one end through said hub    a wire plate holder operable to support a food plate in a generally horizontal posture and comprising two wire rings having a common central axis and a plurality of radiating support arms connected between said two wire rings and extending to a central position to operably connect to an upper end portion of said stanchion; and    a wire cup holder connected to said wire plate holder and being operable to support a drinking cup and formed from wire with a generally cylindrical configuration with an upper wire ring and a lower wire ring and wherein said cup holder further comprises an open, outer lateral portion, between said upper wire ring and said lower wire ring, and at least one wire member connected between opposing edges of said lower wire ring and being operable to support a bottom portion of a drink container positioned in said cup holder.    
     
     
         19 . A portable, personal table system comprising: 
 a wire base operable to be disposed upon a support surface;    a wire plate holder operable to support a food plate in a generally horizontal posture;    a wire cup holder connected to said wire plate holder and being operable to support a drinking cup; and    a stanchion connected at a lower end to said wire base and connected at an auger end to said wire plate holder wherein a food plate and drink cup may be operably supported above a support surface to facilitate casual personal dining.    
     
     
         20 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 19  wherein: 
 said wire base comprises a ring of wire a hub and a plurality of radiating wire arms operably coplanar with said ring of wire to provide a stable support for said stanchion connected to said wire base.  
 
     
     
         21 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 20  wherein: 
 said wire base comprises four radiating wire arms.  
 
     
     
         22 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 20  wherein: 
 said wire base comprises a plurality of radiating wire arms bent ninety degrees upwardly at the center of said base to be cooperatively received within the interior of a base portion of said stanchion.  
 
     
     
         23 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 19  wherein: 
 said stanchion is a tubular member and operably slides over the upwardly bent wire arms of said wire base.  
 
     
     
         24 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 23  wherein: 
 said stanchion is divided into two vertical sections with a lower portion of an upper section telescoped into an upper portion of a lower section at a joint intermediate the length of said stanchion.  
 
     
     
         25 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 19  wherein: 
 an anchor is operably connected to a base portion of said stanchion, said anchor sewing to releasably pin said wire base to a ground surface.  
 
     
     
         26 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 19  wherein: 
 said wire plate holder comprises two wire rings having a common central axis, and a plurality of radiating support arms connected between said two wire rings and extending to a central position to operably connect to the upper end portion of said stanchion.  
 
     
     
         27 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 26  wherein: 
 a first of said two wire rings has a first diameter slightly larger than a diameter of a dining plate and larger than a diameter of a second of said two wire rings of said plate holder;  
 a second of said two wire rings has a diameter less than the diameter of said first of said two wire rings and being operable to support a bottom portion of a dinner plate; and  
 said plurality of radiating support arms connected between said two wire rings extend at approximately an angle of forty-five degrees from said first wire ring to said second wire ring.  
 
     
     
         28 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 28  wherein: 
 said plate holder comprises four radiating support arms.  
 
     
     
         29 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 19  wherein: 
 said cup holder is formed from a wire member having a generally cylindrical configuration with an upper wire ring and a lower wire ring, and wherein said cup holder further comprises an open, outer lateral portion between said upper wire ring and said lower wire ring.  
 
     
     
         30 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 29  wherein: 
 said cup holder comprises at least one vertical wire member extending between said upper wire ring and said lower wire ring of said cup holder and being operable to provide side support for a drink container positioned in said cup holder.  
 
     
     
         31 . A portable, personal table system comprising: 
 a wire base operable to be disposed upon a support surface and comprising a ring of wire, a wire hub and a plurality of inwardly radiating wire arms operably coplanar with said ring of wire to provide a stable support for a stanchion connected to said wire base;    a wire plate holder operable to support a food plate in a generally horizontal posture and comprising two wire rings having a common central axis and a plurality of radiating support arms connected between said two wire rings and extending to a central position to operably connect to an upper end portion of said stanchion;    a wire cup holder connected to said wire plate holder and being operable to support a drinking cup and formed from a generally rectangular wire having the long side of said rectangular wire curved to form a generally cylindrical configuration with an upper wire ring and a lower wire ring and wherein said cup holder further comprises an open, outer lateral portion between said upper wire ring and said lower wire ring; and    a stanchion connected at one end to said wire hub and connected at the other end to said wire plate holder wherein a food plate and drink cup may be operably supported above a support surface to facilitate casual personal dining.    
     
     
         32 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 31  further wherein: 
 an anchor is operably connected to a base portion of said stanchion, said anchor being operable to releasably pin said wire base to a ground surface.  
 
     
     
         33 . A portable, personal table system as defined in  claim 31  wherein: said stanchion is a tubular member and is divided into two vertical sections with a lower portion of an upper section telescoped into an upper portion of a lower section at a joint intermediate the length of said stanchion.