Flip top removable table system

Claim 1

A mechanism for permitting movement of a planar tabletop with respect to at least one vertical support, comprising: a top plate, said top plate having a base, a front wall, a first side and a second side, each of said first and second sides having an open-mouth pivot groove and an open-mouth arcuate guide channel formed in it, said front including at least one plunger assembly for locking said top plate to a bottom plate in a horizontal position of said table top, said plunger assembly having a plunger housing mounted to said top plate along the front wall thereof and a plunger biased to extend outwardly of said housing; a bottom plate having a base, a front, a pair of sides, said front having a seat for engaging said plunger, said pair of sides having means for pivotally engaging said top plate, a stud protruding from each of said sides, each of said studs being positioned to engage said arcuate guide channel in the side of said top plate to provide alignment and stability when said top plate is lowered to a superimposed position over said bottom plate; and means for attaching said bottom plate to said at least one vertical support.

Claim 8

A device for attaching a tabletop to a vertical support, said device permitting the tabletop to be tilted vertically relative to and to be removed from the vertical support, comprising: a top plate, said top plate having a base, a front first side, a second side, and a front, each of said first and second sides having an open-mouth arcuate guide channel and an open-mouth pivot groove formed in it, a handle mounted on the front of said top plate; a plunger assembly mounted to said top plate, said plunger assembly including a housing, a plunger cooperatively connected to said handle, and a spring for biasing said plunger outwardly of said plunger housing; a base plate, said base plate having at least one side and a front, said at least one side having a stud extending outwardly therefrom, the stud being engaged by the arcuate groove in said top plate, and a hinge assembly for removably engaging said top plate, said hinge assembly including an extension extending outwardly from the side wall of said base plate, said extension being engageable in the pivot groove in said top plate, said front having a receiving means for accepting the plunger of said plunger assembly when said top plate is superimposed over said bottom plate; and means for attaching said base plate to a vertical support.

Claim 9

A device for attaching a tabletop to a vertical support, said device permitting the tabletop to be tilted vertically relative to and to be removed from the vertical support, comprising: a top plate, said top plate having a base, a front first side, a second side, and a front, each of said first and second sides having an open-mouth arcuate guide channel and an open-mouth pivot groove formed in it, a handle mounted on the front of said top plate; a plunger assembly mounted to said top plate, said plunger assembly including a housing, a plunger cooperatively connected to said handle, and a spring for biasing said plunger outwardly of said plunger housing; a base plate, said base plate having at least one side and a front, said at least one side having a stud extending outwardly therefrom, the stud being engaged by the arcuate groove in said top plate, and a hinge assembly for removably engaging said top plate, said hinge assembly including an extension extending outwardly from the side wall of said base plate, said extension being engageable in the pivot groove in said top plate, said front having a receiving means for accepting the plunger of said plunger assembly when said top plate is superimposed over said bottom plate; and means for attaching said base plate to a vertical support.