Folding and portable table for massage or for any other type of treatment

Abstract

The invention concerns a portable and folding table consisting of a base ( 2 ) designed to support a plate ( 3 ) whereon a person can lie down, characterised in that: the plate has length and width greater than the support surface of the base on the ground; The lower part of the plate ( 3 ) comprises means to be fitted onto the base while being supported around and against the peripheral edge of the box forming said base; the articulation between the two panels ( 9 ) forming the plate, is formed by a connecting strip ( 12 ) on either side of which the elementary panels ( 9 ) are linked so as to form two articulations ( 13 ), the width of said connecting strip ( 12 ) being not less than the total thickness of the folded side walls of the box(es) forming the base, the dimensions of the two elementary panels ( 9 ) forming said plate corresponding substantially to the height and the width of the non-folding side surfaces of the elementary box(es) forming the base.

1 . A folding and transportable table made up of an underframe ( 2 ) intended to support a top ( 3 ) on which a person can lie down, and in which: 
 the underframe ( 2 ) consists of at least one parallelepipedal block having just four vertical faces and forming an open box structure at its base and at its top, said vertical faces being hinged one to the next in pairs along their common edge;    the top ( 3 ) consists of at least two panels ( 9 ) hinged together, characterized in that:    the top has a length and a width that exceeds the footprint of the underframe;    the underside of the top ( 3 ) has means capable of fitting onto the underframe and resting around and against the peripheral rim of the box structure forming said underframe;    the hinged articulation between the two panels ( 9 ) constituting the top is formed of a connecting strip ( 12 ), to each side of which the elemental panels ( 9 ) are connected so as to form two articulations ( 13 ), the width of said connecting strip ( 12 ) being at least equal to the total thickness of the folded side walls of the box structure or structures that forms or form the underframe, the dimensions of the two elemental portions ( 9 ) constituting said top more or less corresponding to the height and to the width of the non-folding side faces of the elemental box structure or structures that forms or form the underframe:    
     
     
         2 . The folding and portable table as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the top face of the top is covered with a layer of material that provides the patient with comfort.  
     
     
         3 . The table as claimed in one of claims  1  and  2 , characterized in that the underframe ( 2 ) consists of a single box structure of parallelepipedal shape, the long side faces of which have a number of fold zones.  
     
     
         4 . The table as claimed in one of claims  1  and  2 , characterized in that the underframe ( 2 ) consists of two parallelepipedal blocks ( 4 ) that can be pushed together, two opposite faces ( 6   a,    6   b ) having a fold zone ( 8 ) at their central part.  
     
     
         5 . The table as claimed in  claim 4 , characterized in that the connecting central part ( 12 ) comprises, on its underside, means ( 14 ) designed to fit onto and around the ends of the panels on each side of the juxtaposed faces of the two elemental blocks that form the underframe.  
     
     
         6 . The table as claimed in one of  claims 1  to  5 , characterized in that the box structure or structures that forms or form the underframe ( 2 ) is or are made of sheets of densified board, plastic, etc.  
     
     
         7 . The table as claimed in one of  claims 1  to  6 , characterized in that the top ( 3 ) consists of a sheet of thermoformed plastic covered on its top face with a layer that provides the user with comfort, such as a layer of thermocompressed foam, and comprises, on its underside, zones in relief capable of fitting inside the box structure or structures that forms or form the underframe resting against or around the walls of this or these box structure(s).