Process for forming a table top

Abstract

A method of forming a table top comprises providing a skin-support frame, forming a lower skin portion of the table top, forming an upper skin portion of the table top such that the upper skin portion has a visual characteristic different from a visual characteristic of the lower skin portion.

1 . A method of forming a table top, the method comprising 
 providing a skin-support frame,    forming a lower skin portion of a table top having an edge surface peripherally surrounding a bottom surface of the lower skin portion to form an interior region,    forming an upper skin portion of the table top having an edge surface peripherally surrounding a top surface of the upper skin portion to form an interior region and such that the upper skin portion has a visual characteristic different from a visual characteristic of the lower skin portion,    positioning the upper and lower skin portions relative to each other such that a portion of each edge surface is exposed and the skin supporting frame lies in the interior region of the upper and lower skin portions, and    coupling the upper skin portion to the lower skin portion.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the upper skin portion visual characteristic is a color and the lower skin visual characteristic is another color different than the color of the upper skin portion.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the upper skin portion and the lower skin portion are formed of a plastics material and the color is a colorant uniformly dispersed throughout the extent of the plastics material.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the visual characteristic of the upper and lower skin portions is a film coupled to an upper and lower skin portion surface, the film having a predetermined imprinted pattern.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the predetermined pattern imprinted on the film is a wood grain pattern.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the upper skin portion visual characteristic and lower skin visual characteristic is a texture formed on the upper and lower skin portions.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the upper skin portion is ultrasonically welded to the lower skin portion to provide the table top.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the upper and lower skin portions are positioned relative to each other such that the edge surfaces partially overlap.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the lower skin portion surrounds the skin-support frame.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further including a T-shaped bumper, and wherein the upper and lower skin portion edge surfaces cooperate to form a slot arranged to receive a portion of the T-shaped bumper.  
     
     
         11 . A method of forming a table top, the method comprising 
 providing a skin-support frame including a tubular frame arranged to peripherally surround a core,    forming a lower skin portion of a table top arranged to surround the skin-support frame including an edge surface peripherally surrounding a bottom surface of the lower skin portion,    forming an upper skin portion of the table top having an edge surface peripherally surrounding a top surface of the upper skin portion to form an interior region and such that the upper skin portion has a color different from a color of the lower skin portion,    positioning the upper and lower skin portions relative to each other such that a portion of each edge surface is exposed, and    coupling the upper skin portion to the lower skin portion such that the edge surfaces partially overlap.    
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the upper skin portion color and lower skin color is a film coupled to the upper skin portion and the lower skin portion, the film having a predetermined pattern imprinted on the film.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the predetermined pattern imprinted on the film is a wood grain pattern.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the core includes a corrugated material.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the upper skin portion visual characteristic and lower skin visual characteristic is a texture formed on the upper and lower skin portions.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the upper skin portion and the lower skin portion are formed of a plastics material and the color is a colorant uniformly dispersed throughout the extent of the plastics material.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the upper skin portion is ultrasonically welded to the lower skin portion to provide the table top.  
     
     
         18 . A method of forming a table top, the method comprising 
 providing a skin-support frame including a tubular frame arranged to peripherally surround a core, the tubular frame formed to include a tab-receiving slot,    forming a lower skin portion of a table top having an edge surface peripherally surrounding a bottom surface of the lower skin portion to form an interior region,    forming an upper skin portion of the table top having an edge surface peripherally surrounding a top surface of the upper skin portion to form an interior region and such that the upper skin portion has a visual characteristic different from a visual characteristic of the lower skin portion,    positioning the upper and lower skin portions relative to each other on the frame and coupling such that a portion of each edge surface is exposed and the skin supporting frame lies in the interior region of the upper and lower skin portions,    coupling the upper skin portion to the lower skin portion such that the upper and lower skin portion edge surfaces cooperate to form a tab-receiving slot arranged in alignment relative to the tubular frame tab-receiving slot, and    providing a T-shaped bumper extending into the tab-receiving slots.    
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the upper skin portion visual characteristic is a color and the lower skin visual characteristic is another color different than the color of the upper skin portion.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the visual characteristic of the upper and lower skin portions is a film coupled to an upper and lower skin portion surface, the film having a predetermined imprinted pattern.