Table tennis top and material

Abstract

A table tennis apparatus including a table top made out of a fiberglass reinforced structural material (FRSM). The table tennis apparatus includes a pair of tables. Each table includes a table top having a three-layered composite panel made up of FRSM. The table top receives aluminum plates at its sides. Further, the table top receives mounting brackets at its bottom surface. The mounting brackets include male members that extend perpendicularly to the mounting brackets and fold over the mounting brackets. The table top rests at a height from the ground and allows its top surface to act as a playing surface for playing table tennis.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A table tennis apparatus, comprising:
 a pair of tables, each table having:
 a table top comprising a three-layered composite panel, wherein the three-layered composite panel comprises an inner layer and outer layers sandwiching the inner layer, wherein the inner layer comprises a plastic honeycomb core layer of a fiberglass reinforced structural material (FRSM), and wherein the outer layers comprise a material made of a gel-coated fiberglass, wherein the table top comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and sides; 
   plates connecting connected to the table top at the sides;   leg assemblies comprising respective mounting brackets, male members, and legs,   the mounting brackets connecting at connected to the bottom surface of the table top;   the male members connectingconnected to the mounting brackets, wherein the male members extend perpendicularly to the mounting brackets and fold over the mounting brackets; and,   the legs comprising female members,   wherein the male members insert into the female members for connecting the legs to the mounting brackets, and the leg assemblies being directly attached to the bottom surface of the table top making the table top to be frameless without a supporting frame; and,   wherein the sides of the table top terminate at the bottom surface of the table top, and the sides of the table top are entirely disposed above the legs of the table; and    wherein the male members extend for positioning the legs perpendicularly to a ground such that the table top rests at a height from the ground and allows the top surface of the table top to act as a playing surface for playing table tennis.   
     
     
         2 . The table tennis apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the table top comprises panel holes at its sides, and wherein the panel holes fill with an expanding spray insulation adhesive. 
     
     
         3 . The table tennis apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of rivets, wherein the plurality of rivets insert into the panel holes, and wherein the panel holes fill with the expanding spray insulation adhesive prior to insertion of the plurality of rivets. 
     
     
         4 . The table tennis apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of rivets comprises a fastener receiving section, wherein the fastener receiving section comprises a threaded portion. 
     
     
         5 . The table tennis apparatus of  claim 4 , further comprising fasteners, wherein each of the fasteners inserts through a plate hole and into one of the plurality of rivets, wherein each of the fastenerfasteners connects to the threaded portion of at least one of the plurality of rivets. 
     
     
         6 . The table tennis apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein each of the plates comprises a plurality of plate holeholes that aligns with the panel holes when the plates connect to the table top. 
     
     
         7 . The table tennis apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the three-layered composite panel is cut at an edge along its length at an angle of about 45 degrees. 
     
     
         8 . The table tennis apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of the legs comprises a height adjusting member at its distal end, wherein the height adjusting member comes in contact with a ground and helps to adjust the height of the leg from the ground. 
     
     
         9 . A table tennis apparatus, comprising:
 a pair of tables, each table having:
 a table top comprising a three-layered composite panel, wherein the three-layered composite panel comprises an inner layer and outer layers sandwiching the inner layer, wherein the inner layer comprises a plastic honeycomb core layer of a fiberglass reinforced structural material (FRSM), and wherein the outer layers comprise a material made of a gel-coated fiberglass, wherein the table top comprises 
 a top surface and a bottom surface and sides, wherein the table top comprises panel holes at its sides, and wherein the panel holes fill with an expanding spray insulation adhesive; 
   a plurality of rivets inserted into the panel holes when an the expanding spray insulation adhesive has not cured and is still wet;   plates comprising plate holes, wherein the plates connect to the table top at the sides such that the plate holes align with the panel holes, and wherein the plates comprise fasteners that insert through the plate holes and into the plurality of rivets; and,   leg assemblies comprising respective legs;   the legs extending from the bottom surface of the table top, and the leg assemblies being directly attached to the bottom surface of the table top making the table top to be frameless without a supporting frame; and,   wherein the sides of the table top terminate at the bottom surface of the table top, and the sides of the table top are entirely disposed above the legs of the table.   
     
     
         10 . The table tennis apparatus of  claim 9 , further comprises mounting brackets at the bottom surface of the table top, wherein the mounting brackets receive the legs. 
     
     
         11 . The table tennis apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein each of the mounting brackets comprises a male member, wherein the male member extends perpendicularly from each of the mounting brackets and folds over the mounting brackets. 
     
     
         12 . The table tennis apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the legs comprise female members, wherein each of the male members inserts into the female members connecting the legs to the mounting brackets, wherein each of the male members extend for positioning the legs perpendicularly to a ground such that the table top rests at a height from the ground and allows the top surface of the table top to act as a playing surface for playing a game of table tennis. 
     
     
         13 . The table tennis apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein each of the rivets comprises a fastener receiving section, wherein the fastener receiving section comprises a threaded portion, and wherein each of the fastenerfasteners inserts into the fastener receiving section. 
     
     
         14 . The table tennis apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein each of the legs comprises a height adjusting member at its distal end, wherein the height adjusting member comes in contact with a ground and helps to adjust the height of the leg from the ground. 
     
     
         15 . A method of providing a table tennis apparatus, the method comprising steps of:
 providing a pair of tables, each table comprising a table top, the table top having a top surface, a bottom surface, and sides, the table top comprising a three-layered composite panel, the three-layered composite panel having an inner layer and outer layers sandwiching the inner layer, the inner layer comprising a plastic honeycomb core layer of a fiberglass reinforced structural material (FRSM), and the outer layers comprising a material made of a gel-coated fiberglass;   providing plates, the plates connecting connected to the table top at the sides;   providing leg assemblies comprising respective mounting brackets, male members, and legs;    providing the mounting brackets at the bottom surface of the table top;   providing the male members at the mounting brackets, the male members extending perpendicularly from the mounting brackets and folding over the mounting brackets;   providing the legs comprising with female members;   inserting the male members into the female members for connecting the legs to the mounting brackets, and the leg assemblies being directly attached to the bottom surface of the table top making the table top to be frameless without a supporting frame; and   extending the male members for positioning the legs perpendicularly to a ground such that the table top rests at a height from the ground and allows the top surface of the table top to act as a playing surface for playing a game of table tennis;   wherein the sides of the table top terminate at the bottom surface of the table top, and the sides of the table top are entirely disposed above the legs of the table.    
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 providing panel holes at sides of the table top; and inserting rivets into the panel holes.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising filling the panel holes with an expanding spray insulation adhesive prior to insertion of the rivets. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising providing a fastener receiving section at each of the rivets, the fastener receiving section comprising a threaded portion for receiving a fastener through at least one of a plurality of plates holes of the plates. 
     
     
       19. A table tennis apparatus, comprising:
 a pair of tables, each table having:
 a table top comprising a three-layered composite panel, wherein the three-layered composite panel comprises an inner layer and outer layers sandwiching the inner layer, wherein the inner layer comprises a plastic honeycomb core layer of a fiberglass reinforced structural material (FRSM), and wherein the outer layers comprise a material made of a coated fiberglass, wherein the table top comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and sides; 
   leg assemblies comprising respective legs, the leg assemblies being directly attached to the bottom surface of the table top without a supporting frame, and the legs extending from the bottom surface of the table top, each leg comprising an elongate leg member with a longitudinal axis extending from the bottom surface of the table top; and,
 wherein the sides of the table top terminate at the bottom surface of the table top, and the sides of the table top are entirely disposed above the legs of the table; and 
 wherein the legs extend to a ground such that the table top rests at a height from the ground and allows the top surface of the table top to act as a playing surface for playing table tennis.  
   
     
     
       20. The table tennis apparatus of  claim 19 , further comprising plates configured to be connected to the sides of the table top.  
     
     
       21. The table tennis apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the table top comprises panel holes at the sides of the table top, and each of the plates comprises a plurality of plate holes that align with the panel holes when the plates connect to the table top.  
     
     
       22. The table tennis apparatus of  claim 21 , further comprising a plurality of fasteners, wherein each of the plurality of fasteners inserts through one of the plurality of plate holes and into one of the panel holes so as to connect one of the plates to a respective one of the sides of the tabletop.  
     
     
       23. The table tennis apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein at least one of the legs comprises a height adjusting member at its distal end, wherein the height adjusting member comes in contact with a ground and helps to adjust the height of the leg from the ground.