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A lightweight, high-strength support platform for use in furniture construction, which has superior structural integrity and can be used, by way of example, in portable folding tables, in work tables and in modular furniture of the character typically used in modern office complexes. The support pla

A lightweight, high-strength support platform for use in furniture construction, which has superior structural integrity and can be used, by way of example, in portable folding tables, in work tables and in modular furniture of the character typically used in modern office complexes. The support platform which may be rectangular or non-rectangular embodies a novel structural reinforcement core of a unique configuration which is both lightweight and exhibits superior strength and durability characteristics. In one form of the invention, the support platform also includes a reinforcement beam which circumscribes the central portion of the reinforcement core and which is generally "I" shaped in cross section. This latter form of support platform can be used in the construction of a circular shaped, lightweight, readily portable folding table which includes two pair of legs that are pivotally connected to the platform for pivotal movement between an extended operational position and a retracted storage and transport position.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A lightweight, high-strength support platform for use in constructing furniture, comprising:(a) a support member having a generally planar first surface having a peripheral portion and a spaced apart second surface; and(b) a plastic structural reinforcement core connected to said su

[ I claim:] [1.] A lightweight, high-strength support platform for use in constructing furniture, comprising:(a) a support member having a generally planar first surface having a peripheral portion and a spaced apart second surface; and(b) a plastic structural reinforcement core connected to said support member, said core having a central portion and a peripheral flange circumscribing said central portions, said central portion being provided with a multiplicity of generally frustoconically shaped protuberances;(c) an enclosure panel connected to said peripheral flange of said core, said enclosure panel having a central portion and a curved channel shaped portion circumscribing said central portion; and(d) a curved reinforcement frame disposed within said curved channel shaped portion of said enclosure panel and between said core and said enclosure panel and circumscribing said central portion of said enclosure panel.