Utility cart portable plans table

Abstract

A portable plans table configured to be used with a utility cart. The table top can be a non-fold table top, a mono-fold table top, or bi-fold table top that is large enough to support building plans, blueprints and the like. Each table top comprises leg members. The leg members can be panel leg members, a rotatable leg assembly, separate legs, or tubular folding legs. The embodiments of the plans table comprise various combinations of the different table tops and leg members. Each plans table embodiment can easily fold and be carried from one site to another.

1 . A portable plans table configured to be used on top of a utility cart comprising:
 a table top having a front border, a rear border, a left side border and a right side border, with the front border and the rear border extending a depth beneath an under surface of the table top, creating a storable area for foldable panel leg members, each panel leg member is one piece and is attached to the under surface of the table top, the depth of the table top is equal to at least a maximum thickness of the foldable one piece panel leg members in a stowed state;   wherein a front edge of each foldable one piece panel leg member closest to the front border is about 6 inches to about 10 inches in height and a back edge of each foldable one piece panel leg member closest to the rear border is about 10 inches to about 16 inches in height, the front edge is parallel to the back edge along an entire height of the one piece panel leg member from the under surface of the table top to the top of the utility cart,   a base of each foldable one piece panel leg member is about 23 inches along a length of the table top, such that each lengthwise end of the base touches a lip portion of an inside top of the utility cart, preventing the portable plans table from sliding;   a distance between the left side border and right side border measures a width of the table top, the width about 40 inches to about 96 inches and a distance between the front border and rear border measures a length of the table top, the length about 26 inches to about 38 inches; and   the table top having a nonadjustable pitch created by a height difference along a length of each foldable one piece panel leg member, wherein the front border is pitched lower than the rear border such that the front border is closer to a top of the utility cart and the rear border is further away from the top of the utility cart.   
     
     
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         7 . The portable plans table of  claim 1 , wherein the foldable support structures are a set of tubular folding legs, each tubular folding leg comprising:
 a front vertical structure and a rear vertical structure, each vertical structure connected to a shared base; and a top end of each vertical structure is foldably connected to the under surface of the table top.   
     
     
         8 . The portable plans table of  claim 7 , wherein each base is approximately 14 to 30 inches in length. 
     
     
         9 . The portable plans table of  claim 7 , wherein each front vertical structure is approximately 6 to 8 inches in height. 
     
     
         10 . The portable plans table of  claim 7 , wherein each rear vertical structure is approximately 12 to 16 inches in height. 
     
     
         11 . The portable plans table of  claim 1 , wherein the foldable panel members are made from a material selected from the group consisting of stainless steel, carbon steel, aluminum and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The portable plans table of  claim 1 , wherein the foldable panel members are made from a material selected from the group consisting of polyoxmethylene, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, high-density polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, low-density polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. 
     
     
         13 . A portable plans table configured to be used on top of a utility cart comprising:
 a table top having a front border, a rear border, a left side border and a right side border, with the front border and the rear border extending a depth beyond an under surface of the table top, creating a storable area for rotatable support structures attached to the under surface of the table top, the depth equal to at least a maximum thickness of the rotatable support structures in a stowed state;   a distance between the left side border and right side border measures a width of the table top and a distance between the front border and rear border measures a length of the table top; and   the table top having an adjustable pitch created by the rotatable support structures, wherein each rotatable support structure is adjustable, having a height telescoping range of approximately 2 to 6 inches.   
     
     
         14 . The portable plans table of  claim 13 , wherein the pitch of the table top ranges from 10 to 25 degrees. 
     
     
         15 . The portable plans table according to  claim 13 , wherein the table top is approximately 40 to 96 inches in width and approximately 26 to 38 inches in length. 
     
     
         16 . The portable plans table of  claim 13 , wherein the table top is foldable along a lengthwise direction. 
     
     
         17 . The portable plans table of  claim 13 , wherein the rotatable support structures each have a lengthwise adjustable base to fit an inside dimension of a top of a utility cart, to prevent the portable plans table from sliding. 
     
     
         18 . The portable plans table of  claim 13 , wherein the rotatable support structures comprise at least four separate adjustable legs, each adjustable leg configured to abut a lip portion of an inside top of a utility cart, to preventing the portable plans table from sliding. 
     
     
         19 . The portable plans table of  claim 18 , wherein two of the adjustable legs are positioned closest to a front border and measure about 6 inches to 12 inches in height. 
     
     
         20 . The portable plans table of  claim 18 , wherein two of the adjustable legs are positioned closest to the rear border and measure are about 12 inches to 16 inches in height.