Abstract
The invention relates to a tabletop (6) which, when viewed from above, is a polygon with at least four corners and at least four table edges, wherein two straight lines (7), which extend along two table edges (1, 2), form an angle of 30 relative to each other, two straight lines (8), which run along two table edges (2, 3), form an angle of 60 relative to each other, and two table edges (1, 3) form an angle of 90 relative to each other. Tabletop (6) proposed by the present invention or a corresponding table may on the one hand be used individually, but on the other hand, also offers great flexibility with regard to the arrangement in groups of tables different in number.
Claims
1. Tabletop which, when viewed from above, is a polygon with at least four corners and at least four table edges, said tabletop comprising; two straight lines, which run along two table edges, form an angle of 30 relative to each other, two straight lines, which run along two table edges, form an angle of 60 relative to each other, and two table edges form an angle of 90 relative to each other.
2. Tabletop according to claim 1, wherein between the table edges along which the straight lines extend that form a 30 angle, there is at least one further table edge.
3. Tabletop according to claim 1, wherein between the table edges along which the straight lines extend that form a 60 angle, there is at least one further table edge.
4. Tabletop according to claim 1, wherein the polygon is a pentagon.
5. Tabletop according to claim 1, wherein the polygon exhibits a 150 angle.
6. Tabletop according to claim 1, wherein the polygon exhibits a second 90 angle.
7. Tabletop according to claim 5, wherein the corner forming one 150 angle and the corner forming the second 90 angle are adjacent relative to each other.
8. Tabletop according to claim 6, wherein the corners forming the first and the second 90 angle are adjacent relative to each other.
9. Tabletop according to claim 1, wherein one or several corners of the polygon are rounded.
10. Table, comprising a tabletop according to claim 1 and a table substructure.
Description
[0029] Elucidation of the invention is provided by the following figures where
[0030] FIG. 1,2,3 illustrate as a top view the schematic representation of a tabletop proposed by the invention;
[0031] FIG. 4 illustrates as a top view the schematic representation of a 12-piece combination of the inventive table;
[0032] FIG. 5 illustrates as a top view the schematic representation of a 6-piece combination of the inventive table;
[0033] FIG. 6 illustrates as a top view the schematic representation of a 4-piece combination of the inventive table;
[0034] FIG. 7 illustrates as a top view the schematic representation of an 8-piece combination of the inventive table;
[0035] FIG. 8a,b show in top view the schematic representation of two variants of a tabletop according to the invention, and
[0036] FIG. 9a,b show in top view the schematic representation of two further variants of a tabletop according to the invention.
[0037] FIG. 1 shows in plan view the tabletop 6 to which the invention relates. The tabletop has been equipped with five rounded corners and five table edges 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The straight lines 7, which are an extension or elongation of the table edges 1 and 2, form an angle of 30 relative to each other. In the lower left corner, table edges 1 and 3 meet at a 90 angle. In the example shown, the tabletop has two further 90 angles, but these are not obligatory. The three 90 angles are adjacent to each other. Table edge 1 is the edge of the table where a person usually sits when the table is used individually. All the table edges 1, 2 and 3 are longer than table edges 4 and 5 and are therefore preferably used for sitting and for the placement of a chair. Table edge 4 is the edge of the table that results from imaginarily cutting off the dotted tip shown on the right, which has a 30 angle. The width of the individual table edges is variable.
[0038] FIG. 2 corresponds to the illustration in FIG. 1, but in this case the focus is on the 60 angle that is formed by the two straight lines 8, which represent an elongation of table edges 2 and 3. Table edge 5 is the edge of the table that results from imaginarily cutting off the dotted tip shown on the top left side, which has a 60 angle. In the present case, a 150 angle exists between the table edges 2 and 5.
[0039] FIG. 3 corresponds to the illustration in FIG. 1, but in this case, emphasis is on the representation of the 90 angle that is formed by the two table edges 1 and 3.
[0040] In FIG. 4 a combination of 12 tables is shown. In this grouping of tables, the table edge 2 abuts on the table edge 1 of the next table. As depicted in FIG. 1, the extensions/elongations of these two table edges 1, 2 form a 30 angle; accordingly, this results in an offset of 30 each of the individual tables arranged side by side. When 12 tables are combined in this way, this again results in a complete circle of 1230=360. Additionally, the 12-table combination offers the additional advantage that people 9 can each sit at the table edge 3 with a view to the middle of the circle. Of course, the tabletops 6 can each be used in mirrored arrangement as well, in which case only the direction of rotation of the circle of tables would change.
[0041] FIG. 5 is a top view representation of an arrangement of a 6-table grouping according to the invention. The tabletops 6 are placed abutting each other in a way that one table edge 3 is positioned adjacent to edge 2 of the next table. As depicted in FIG. 2, the elongations of these two table edges 2, 3 form a 60 angle; accordingly, this results in an offset of 60 each of the individual tables arranged side by side. Accordingly, each table is turned by exactly 60 in relation to the previous table. By combining 6 tables in this way, a complete circle of 660=360 is formed. Persons 9 are sitting at the edge 1 of the tables with a view to the middle of the circle of tables.
[0042] FIG. 6 is a top view representation of an arrangement of a 4-table grouping as proposed by the invention. Tabletops 6 are placed abutting each other in such a way that one table edge 1 each is positioned adjacent to edge 3 of the next table. As shown in FIG. 3, these two table edges 1, 3 form a 90 angle; accordingly, this results in an offset of 90 each of the individual tables arranged side by side. Each table is thus turned by exactly 90 relative to the previous table. By combining four tables in this way, a complete circle of 490=360 is formed. Persons 9 are sitting at the edge 2 of the tables with a view to the middle of the circle of tables.
[0043] In FIG. 7 a combination of 8 tables is shown, in which two quarter segments of a hereinbefore described combination of 12 tables are used, each consisting of three tables, with two individual tables being additionally included in the group at right angles. This arrangement forms an oval which enables 8 people to be seated.
[0044] FIGS. 8a and 8b are schematic top view representations of the tabletops 6 provided by the invention. It is a matter of course that the principle on which the present invention is based is equally applicable to the corresponding mirror image of a tabletop; depending on the table circle formed, only the direction of rotation of the arrangement of the tables placed next to each other will change. However, for the majority of right-handed people the variant according to FIG. 8a is preferred; tabletops shown in FIG. 8b are more suitable for left-handed people.
[0045] Finally, a quadrilateral version of the tabletop 6 is illustrated in FIGS. 9a and 9b. This variant ultimately results from the fact that the left or right upper tip of the pentagonal tabletop represented in FIG. 8a or 8b is not cut off along a table edge 5. Accordingly, table edges 2 and 3 themselves form a 60 angle. Such a quadrilateral table can be used as well in the same way as described herein.
