Table Tennis Table

Abstract

A table tennis table having a locking mechanism and a release mechanism is disclosed. The locking mechanism has a release handle located on the underside of a playing surface board adjacent to a central portion of the playing end. The release handle is connected to locking pins with Bowden cables. The locking pins are biased into recesses in an under frame to lock the table tennis table in the horizontal playing position or the vertical storage position.

1 . A table tennis table, comprising:
 two playing surface boards that can be transferred from a vertical storage position into a horizontal play position and from the horizontal play position to the vertical storage position;   a lower frame for supporting the playing surface boards;   securing means, which enable a determination of each of the playing surface beards ( 1 ) on the lower part ( 2 ) in the horizontal playing position and/or the vertical stowed position, Actuating means ( 15 ) which can be operated by the user to unlock the securing means ( 9 ), characterized in that the actuating means ( 15 ) comprise at least one Bowden cable ( 17 ).   
     
     
         2 . The table tennis table according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the actuating means ( 15 ) comprise at least, one handle ( 16 ) which can be operated by the user for unlocking the locking means by hand. 
     
     
         3 . The table tennis table according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the at least one Bowden cable ( 17 ) is connected to both the at least one handle ( 16 ), and with the securing means ( 9 ). 
     
     
         4 . The table tennis table according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the at least one handle ( 16 ) comprises two Bowden cables ( 17 ) are connected, which are arranged with two mutually spatially separate, in particular on opposite sides of the playing surface board ( 1 ), securing means ( 9 ) are connected. 
     
     
         5 . The table tennis table according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the securing means ( 9 ) comprise at least one fastening pin ( 10 ) can project so in a portion or section of the lower part ( 2 ) such that neither a or each of the playing surface boards ( 1 ) is fixed to the lower part ( 2 ) in the horizontal playing position and/or the vertical storage position. 
     
     
         6 . The table tennis table according to  claim 5 , characterized in that the securing means ( 9 ) comprise at least one spring ( 12 ), against the force of the locking pin ( 10 ) from the playing surface board ( 1 ) defining position out can be moved. 
     
     
         7 . The table tennis table according to  claim 6 , characterized in that on the lower part ( 2 ) guides ( 6 ) are arranged, in which the playing surface boards ( 1 ) connected to the guide portions ( 7 ) can be moved out in vertical direction. 
     
     
         8 . The table tennis table according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the guides ( 6 ) holes ( 13 ,  14 ) are provided through which the at least one fastening pin ( 10 ) can protrude when the game surface board ( 1 ) in the play position and/or the storage position is. 
     
     
         9 . The table tennis table according to  claim 8 , characterized in that the at least one Bowden cable ( 17 ) comprises a Bowden cable ( 19 ) and a Bowden cable ( 20 ), wherein either the Bowden cable sleeve ( 19 ) with the at least one handle ( 16 ) is and the at least one fastening pin ( 10 ) or Bowden cable ( 20 ) with at least one handle ( 16 ) and the at least one fastening pin ( 10 ). 
     
     
         10 . The table tennis table according to  claim 9 , characterized in that the at least one handle ( 16 ) on one of the playing surface boards ( 1 ), in particular on the underside of the playing surface board ( 1 ), preferably facing away from the the center of the table tennis side is, for example, arranged in the middle of this page. 
     
     
         11 . The table tennis table according to  claim 10 , characterized in that the table tennis table comprising two handles ( 16 ) of which is arranged respectively one on one of the playing surface boards ( 1 ). 
     
     
         12 . A table tennis table, comprising:
 two playing surface boards that can be transferred from a vertical storage position into a horizontal play position and from the horizontal play position to the vertical storage position, each playing surface boards having an apron on an outer edge of a lower surface of the playing surface boards, the playing surface boards having a playing end apron and two side aprons and at least one of the side aprons having a through hole;   a lower frame for supporting the playing surface boards, the lower frame comprising an L-shaped frame portion and a first aperture and a second aperture defined in the L-shaped frame portion;   a guide portion pivotally connected to one of the side aprons, the guide portion defines an L-shaped groove received within the L-shaped frame portion and the guide portion comprises an extension that extends through the through hole in the apron;   a cable comprising an outer sheath and an inner wire, wherein the inner wire has a release end and a handle end, wherein the release end extends through the channel in the extension and is connected to a locking pin;   a biasing member that biases the wire and the locking pin into the L-shaped groove and into one of the apertures in the L-shaped frame portion when the aperture is aligned with the locking pin;   a release handle slidingly connected to handle mount, wherein the handle mount is fixedly connected to the under surface of the playing surface beard adjacent to the playing end apron and the outer sheath is fixedly connected to the handle mount and the handle end of the inner wire is connected to the release handle, wherein the guide portion pivots about a rotational axis within the channel of the extension, wherein the locking pin is biased within the first aperture when the playing surface board is in the vertical storage position and biased within the second aperture with the playing surface board is in the horizontal play position.   
     
     
         13 . The table tennis table of  claim 12 , wherein the release handle comprises a pulling surface to apply a force with the playing surface board in the horizontal playing position and a pushing surface to apply a force with the playing surface board in the vertical storage position, wherein the force moves the locking pin out of the L-shaped groove and the aperture in the L-shaped member. 
     
     
         14 . The table tennis table of  claims 12 , comprising a second cable comprising a second inner wire connected to a second locking pin and to the release handle. 
     
     
         15 . The table tennis table of  claim 12 , wherein the biasing member is a spring and the spring is within the channel.