Display table with accessory pole

Abstract

A display table includes a tabletop, a shelf and a plurality of legs. The legs can be foldably attached to the bottom of the tabletop and are foldable between an extended and erected position and a folded and transport position. The table can include at least one accessory pole or mast for mounting a display device. In one embodiment, the at least one accessory pole includes an upper post member and a lower post member adapted for telescoping connectivity, as well as a plurality of peripheral channels for mounting the display device. Various mounting assemblies are employed for mounting a variety of display devices, such as monitors and signage.

1 . An display appurtenance attachment system, comprising: 
 a display table including a plurality of table legs and a tabletop;    at least one accessory pole being generally tubular defining an interior bore therethrough, the at least one accessory pole supported by and extending above the tabletop and further including at least one outer peripheral channel extending axially therealong; and    a mounting member slidably engageable within the at least one outer peripheral channel of the at least one accessory pole to mountably receive an appurtenance such that the mounting member and the appurtenance are selectively positionable along a length of the at least one accessory pole a distance above the tabletop.    
   
   
       2 . The attachment system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one accessory pole includes two generally parallel accessory poles supported by the tabletop and adapted to receive the appurtenance therebetween.  
   
   
       3 . The attachment system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one accessory pole includes an upper post member and a lower post member such that the lower post member is receivable into and extendable out from the upper post member in a telescoping relationship.  
   
   
       4 . The attachment system of  claim 3 , wherein the upper post member has a generally oval-shaped cross section.  
   
   
       5 . The attachment system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one accessory pole includes at least one wire distribution aperture providing access into the interior bore to facilitate routing of wiring through the at least one accessory pole.  
   
   
       6 . The attachment system of  claim 3 , wherein the upper post member further includes at least one locking aperture within the at least one peripheral channel providing communication through to the interior bore such that the at least one fastener is threadably engageable within the locking aperture to engage a base portion of the lower post member to secure the lower post member.  
   
   
       7 . The attachment system of  claim 3 , wherein the table further includes at least one shelf positioned below the tabletop, the at least one shelf having a shelf aperture extending therethrough to receive the lower post member.  
   
   
       8 . The attachment system of  claim 1 , further including at least one appurtenance fastener attachable to the mounting member to mountably receive the at least one appurtenance.  
   
   
       9 . The attachment system of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one appurtenance is a literature mounting assembly having at least one attachment slot to slidably secure the literature mounting assembly to the at least one appurtenance fastener, and a framework portion adapted to receive and surroundingly retain literature therein for display.  
   
   
       10 . The attachment system of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one appurtenance is a monitor mounting assembly having a body portion and an extending mounting plate, the body portion having at least one attachment slot to slidably secure the monitor mounting assembly to the at least one appurtenance fastener such that the extending mounting plate extends generally transversely from the body portion to securely receive a display monitor.  
   
   
       11 . The attachment system of  claim 10 , wherein the display monitor is a flat-panel computer monitor.  
   
   
       12 . The attachment system of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one appurtenance is a display board assembly having a gripper device with a board receiving slot and being securable to the appurtenance fastener, a board fastener, and a graphic display board having an edge portion, wherein the edge portion is slidably receivable within the board receiving slot and secured in place by engagement of the board fastener against the edge portion.  
   
   
       13 . The attachment system of  claim 1 , further including a banner mounting assembly including at least one banner rod having a threaded end portion, and a banner having at least one tubular end portion, the at least one banner rod being generally transversely securable to the mounting bracket member by threadable attachment of the threaded end portion to the mounting bracket member, the at least one tubular end portion being slidably securable over the at least one banner rod for dislaying the banner adjacent to the at least one accessory pole.  
   
   
       14 . The attachment system of  claim 1 , wherein the display table is collapsible such that the plurality of legs are foldable and attachable to a bottom side of the tabletop, the collapsible display table further including a shelf attachable to the foldable legs and movable upwardly and downwardly along the foldable legs.  
   
   
       15 . An appurtenance attachment assembly and in combination with a collapsible display table, comprising: 
 a collapsible display table including a tabletop, at least one shelf and a plurality of foldable legs attachable to a bottom side of the tabletop, the tabletop including an attachment aperture extending through the tabletop, and the at least one shelf being attachable to the foldable legs and movable upwardly and downwardly along the foldable legs;    an adjustable accessory mast assembly including an upper post member and a lower post member, the upper post member being generally tubular defining an interior bore therethrough, the lower post member adapted for telescoping extension from and insertion into the interior bore of the upper post member and being insertable through the at least one attachment aperture of the tabletop, wherein the upper post member further includes a plurality of outer peripheral longitudinal channels; and    a bracket member slidably engageable within at least one of the plurality of outer peripheral channels to mountably receive at least one appurtenance device.    
   
   
       16 . The appurtenance attachment assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one appurtenance device includes means for securing the appurtenance device to the bracket member.  
   
   
       17 . The appurtenance attachment assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the appurtenance device is selected from a group consisting of: a literature rack, a computer monitor, a graphic board, and a display banner.  
   
   
       18 . A table display system for attaching and displaying accessories, comprising: 
 a display table including a plurality of table legs, and a tabletop;    mast means for operably attaching and displaying a display device above the table; and    mounting means for coupling the at least one display device to a portion of the mast means above the display table.    
   
   
       19 . The table display system of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of legs are foldable and attachable to a bottom surface of the tabletop to make the display table a collapsible display table.  
   
   
       20 . The table display system of  claim 18 , wherein the mast means includes an upper post member and a telescoping lower post member, the upper post member being generally tubular to define an interior bore therethrough, the lower post member adapted for telescoping extension from and insertion into the interior bore of the upper post member, wherein the upper post member further includes a plurality of outer peripheral longitudinal channels to facilitate the mounting means.  
   
   
       21 . The table display system of  claim 20 , wherein the mounting means includes a bracket member slidably insertable within the outer peripheral longitudinal channels and securable to the at least one display device to facilitate attachment of the at least one display device to the mast means.  
   
   
       22 . The table display system of  claim 18 , wherein the mounting means includes a mounting assembly selected from a group consisting of: a literature rack mounting assembly, a computer monitor mounting assembly, a graphics board mounting assembly, and a display banner mounting assembly.  
   
   
       23 . The table display system of  claim 18 , wherein the mast means further includes aperture means therein for distributing wires therethrough.  
   
   
       24 . A method of displaying appurtenances on a display table, comprising: 
 providing a display table having a plurality of table legs, a tabletop and an attachment aperture extending through the tabletop;    providing at least one adjustable accessory pole having an upper post member and a lower post member, the upper post member being generally tubular defining an interior bore therethrough and sized larger than the cross sectional dimension of the lower post member such that the lower post member is receivable within the interior bore, the upper post member further having a plurality of peripheral channels extending axially therealong;    telescopingly extending the lower post member out from the interior bore of the upper post member a distance sufficient to insert a portion of the lower post member through the attachment aperture of the tabletop;    sliding the extended portion of the lower post member through the attachment aperture until the extended portion reaches a stop position;    engaging a locking fastener through the upper post member to a portion of the lower post member within the interior bore to secure the upper and lower post members in place;    slidably engaging a mounting bracket along one of the plurality of peripheral channels; and    operably mounting a display device to the upper post member with the mounting bracket such that the display device is mounted adjacent to the upper post member a distance above the tabletop.    
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein mounting a display device includes mounting a mounting assembly selected from a group consisting of: a literature rack mounting assembly, a computer monitor mounting assembly, a graphics board mounting assembly, and a display banner mounting assembly.  
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein providing a display table includes providing a collapsible table such that the plurality of legs are foldable and attachable to a bottom side of the tabletop, the collapsible display table further including a shelf attachable to the foldable legs and movable upwardly and downwardly along the foldable legs.  
   
   
       27 . A table display system, comprising: 
 a collapsible display table including a plurality of foldable table legs foldably attachable to a bottom surface of the tabletop;    at least one accessory pole being generally tubular defining an interior bore therethrough, the at least one accessory pole supported by the tabletop; and    a generally rigid mounting member connectable to the at least one accessory pole to extend generally horizontally therefrom and to mountably receive a display device such that the mounting member and the display device are positionable along a length of the at least one accessory pole a distance above the tabletop.    
   
   
       28 . The table display system of  claim 27 , wherein the at least one accessory pole includes two generally parallel accessory poles supported by the tabletop and adapted to mountingly receive the display device therebetween.  
   
   
       29 . The table display system of  claim 27 , wherein the at least one accessory pole includes an upper post member and a lower post member such that the lower post member is receivable into and extendable out from the upper post member in a telescoping relationship.  
   
   
       30 . The table display system of  claim 29 , wherein the upper post member includes at least one peripheral longitudinal channel adapted to mountably receive the generally rigid mounting member.  
   
   
       31 . The table display system of  claim 27 , wherein the at least one accessory pole includes at least one wire distribution aperture providing access into the interior bore to facilitate routing of wiring through the at least one accessory pole.  
   
   
       32 . The table display system of  claim 27 , wherein the generally rigid mounting member includes a mounting assembly selected from a group consisting of: a literature rack mounting assembly, a computer monitor mounting assembly, a graphics board mounting assembly, and a display banner mounting assembly.  
   
   
       33 . The table display system of  claim 27 , wherein the display device is selected from a group consisting of: a literature rack, a computer monitor, a graphic board, and a display banner.  
   
   
       34 . The table display system of  claim 27 , wherein the collapsible display table further includes a shelf attachable to the foldable legs and movable upwardly and downwardly along the foldable legs.