Tall portable locker table with embedded peg hanger

Abstract

A folding table is shown that fits into a locker and rests on two leg-members that are longer than its shelf is wide, allowing relatively tall objects to fit under the shelf. The erect table can stack with tables of the same or similar design. The table is lightweight and will collapse flat to make it portable. The two leg-members of the table contain embedded hangers that allow the table to hang neatly from a retail display device arm by either leg-member.

1 . A folding table for a locker, comprising: 
 a) a shelf;    b) a first leg-member attached to the shelf containing a female region proximal to the shelf;    c) a second leg-member attached to the shelf, capable of folding flat against the shelf, and containing a male region distal from the shelf, such that when the first leg-member is folded against the shelf, the male region of the second leg-member extends into the female region of the first leg-member; and    d) a first peg-hanger integrated into the male region of the second leg-member.    
   
   
       2 . The folding table of  claim 1 , wherein the first leg-member folds flat against the shelf and contains a male region distal from the shelf, and the second leg-member contains a female region proximal to the shelf, such that when the first leg-member is folded against the shelf, the male region of the first leg-member extends into the female region of the second leg-member.  
   
   
       3 . The folding table of  claim 2 , further comprising: 
 e) a second peg-hanger integrated into the male region of the first leg-member.    
   
   
       4 . The folding table of  claim 1 , wherein the first leg-member is fabricated from wire.  
   
   
       5 . The folding table of  claim 1 , wherein the first leg-member is formed from a single strand of wire bent into an approximately coplanar rectilinear U-shape, comprising a base segment, a first side tine segment, and a second side tine segment.  
   
   
       6 . The folding table of  claim 5 , wherein the base segment of the first leg-member comprises a left section, a middle section containing the first peg-hanger, and a right section, such that the left and right sections contain ground-engaging points when the table is erect.  
   
   
       7 . The folding table of  claim 6 , wherein the first peg-hanger has the shape of a sinusoidal letter ‘W’ from the perspective of an observer viewing the table when it is suspended by the first peg-hanger.  
   
   
       8 . The folding table of  claim 1 , wherein the first peg-hanger lies approximately in a plane and contains a hanging notch whose structure is determined by three distinct points a, b, and c such that: 
 (i) points a, b, and c are contained within the material of the first leg-member;    (ii) points a, b, and c are located within the plane of the first peg-hanger;    (iii) the perpendicular projection of point b onto the rotation axis of the first leg-member is strictly between the perpendicular projections of points a and c onto the rotation axis of the first leg-member;    (iv) point b is further from the first rotation axis than points a and c; and    (v) when the table is in a collapsed configuration, the projection of the unique triangle formed by points a, b, and c perpendicular to the plane of said triangle is empty of material composing the table.    
   
   
       9 . The folding table of  claim 6 , wherein each side tine segment of the first leg-member contains a dogleg bend whereby the distance between the tines distal from the shelf is narrower than the distance between the tines proximal to the shelf, the resulting narrower region of the leg composing its male region.  
   
   
       10 . The folding table of  claim 6 , wherein the first side tine segment of the first leg-member contains a flange whereby it pivotally connects to the bottom of the shelf at a first pivot/lock device and the second side tine segment contains a flange whereby it pivotally connects to the bottom of the shelf at a second pivot/lock device, and wherein the flanges are aligned to form a rotation axis of the first leg-member, about which the first leg-member rotates when it folds.  
   
   
       11 . The folding table of  claim 10 , wherein each side tine of the first leg- member is secured within its respective pivot/lock device by tension in the tines themselves.  
   
   
       12 . The folding table of  claim 6 , wherein the table when it is erect is symmetrical about a front/back centerplane and a left/right centerplane.  
   
   
       13 . A folding table having 
 a) a shelf;    b) a first folding leg-member attached to the shelf, the first folding leg-member having a male region distal from the shelf; and    c) a second folding leg-member attached to the shelf, the second folding leg-member having a female region proximal to the shelf, the female region having an inner width that is greater than the outer width of the male region of the first folding leg-member; and    wherein when the first folding leg-member is folded against the shelf, the male region of the first folding leg-member extends into the female region of the second folding leg-member.    
   
   
       14 . A folding table having 
 a) a shelf;    b) a first folding leg-member folding about an axis of rotation, the leg-member having a first position supporting the shelf away from the ground surface and a second position folded against the shelf, the first folding leg-member having a length such that the first folding leg-member extends beyond the shelf in the second position;    c) two ground engaging points on the first folding leg-member; and    d) a hanging notch integrated into the first folding leg-member between the two ground-engaging points, the notch having 
 (i) two relative minima that are closer to the axis of rotation than the two ground engaging points; and  
 (ii) a relative maximum between the two relative minima that is further from the axis of rotation than the two relative minima, but is not further from the axis of rotation than the ground engaging points.  
   
   
   
       15 . A folding table for a locker, comprising: 
 a) a shelf;    b) a first and second leg attached to the shelf, the first leg folding about a rotation axis proximal to the shelf;    c) a peg-hanger integrated into the first leg whose structure is determined by three distinct points a, b, and c such that: 
 (i) points a, b, and c are contained within the material of the first leg;  
 (ii) the perpendicular projection of point b onto the rotation axis of the first leg is strictly between the perpendicular projections of points a and c onto the rotation axis of the first leg;  
 (iii) point b is further from the rotation axis of the first leg than points a and c; and  
 (iv) the unique triangle formed by points a, b, and c is empty of material composing the first leg.