Portable table

Abstract

A portable table for outdoor use comprises a collapsible frame including a plurality of articulated frame members, wherein the collapsible frame is movable between an expanded condition and a collapsed condition. The portable table also comprises a table surface connected to the collapsible frame, wherein the table surface is flexible such that it expands and collapses when the collapsible frame moves between the expanded condition and the collapsed condition, and wherein the table surface is apertured to allow substances to pass therethrough.

1 . A portable table for outdoor use, comprising:
 a collapsible frame comprising a plurality of articulated frame members, the collapsible frame being movable between an expanded condition and a collapsed condition; and   a table surface connected to the collapsible frame, wherein the table surface is flexible such that it expands and collapses when the collapsible frame moves between the expanded condition and the collapsed condition, and wherein the table surface is apertured to allow substances to pass therethrough.   
     
     
         2 . The portable table according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the articulated frame members comprises a pair of pivotally connected supports, the supports being configured to fold together laterally across the portable table when the collapsible frame moves to the collapsed condition. 
     
     
         3 . The portable table according to  claim 2 , wherein the supports are configured to fold together inwardly in opposed transverse directions when the collapsible frame moves to the collapsed condition. 
     
     
         4 . The portable table according to  claim 3 , wherein the supports are configured to fold together lengthwise across the portable table when the collapsible frame moves to the collapsed condition. 
     
     
         5 . The portable table according to  claim 4 , wherein a pair of the articulated frame members are spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal axis of the portable table. 
     
     
         6 . The portable table according to  claim 5 , wherein the collapsible frame comprises a pair of longitudinal supports extending along the longitudinal axis of the portable table in parallel alignment, wherein the pair of the articulated frame members extend transversely between the pair of longitudinal supports. 
     
     
         7 . The portable table according to  claim 6 , wherein the table surface is rectangular and extends transversely across a region of the portable table that is bordered by the pair of longitudinal supports and by the pair of the articulated frame members. 
     
     
         8 . The portable table according to  claim 6 , wherein the portable table comprises at least one articulated strut, the articulated strut extending from one of the longitudinal supports to one of the pair of the articulated frame members. 
     
     
         9 . The portable table according to  claim 8 , wherein the articulated strut comprises a pair of pivotally connected strut members, the strut members being configured to fold together laterally across the portable table when the collapsible frame moves to the collapsed condition. 
     
     
         10 . The portable table according to  claim 1 , wherein the table surface comprises flexible netting or webbing. 
     
     
         11 . The portable table according to  claim 1 , wherein the portable table comprises at least one leg pivotally connected to the collapsible frame, wherein the leg is movable between a deployed condition and a stowed condition. 
     
     
         12 . The portable table according to  claim 11 , wherein the leg pivots about a rotational axis that is aligned generally parallel with the table surface. 
     
     
         13 . The portable table according to  claim 12 , wherein the rotational axis extends widthways across the table surface. 
     
     
         14 . The portable table according to  claim 13 , wherein in the stowed condition a longitudinal axis of the leg is aligned generally parallel with a horizontally aligned frame member of the collapsible frame. 
     
     
         15 . The portable table according to  claim 11 , wherein the collapsible frame comprises a bearing surface, wherein in the deployed condition the leg bears against the bearing surface and is held in diagonal alignment relative to the table surface. 
     
     
         16 . The portable table according to  claim 11 , wherein a support member of the collapsible frame that the leg is connected to comprises a recessed compartment adapted to receive the leg in the stowed condition. 
     
     
         17 . The portable table according to  claim 16 , wherein the recessed compartment is dimensioned such that the leg lies flush with a side of the collapsible frame when in the stowed condition. 
     
     
         18 . The portable table according to  claim 17 , wherein the recessed compartment comprises an inwardly facing surface that the leg bears against when in the deployed condition. 
     
     
         19 . The portable table according to  claim 1 , wherein the portable table comprises a storage compartment that is releasably mountable onto the collapsible frame. 
     
     
         20 . The portable table according to  claim 19 , wherein the storage compartment comprises an outwardly protruding lip adapted to rest on the collapsible frame.