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A game table includes a storage area with a center leaf horizontally mounted in the storage area. When the top cover is in a closed position, the center leaf is positioned at the bottom of the storage area. A pulley system is used to raise the center leaf into a playing position when the top cover i

A game table includes a storage area with a center leaf horizontally mounted in the storage area. When the top cover is in a closed position, the center leaf is positioned at the bottom of the storage area. A pulley system is used to raise the center leaf into a playing position when the top cover is moved to the open position. When the top cover is closed again, the pulley system lowers the center leaf into the storage area. A game board and game pieces positioned on the center leaf are maintained in the same position when the top cover is closed and the center leaf is lowered into the storage area. By maintaining the center leaf in a horizontal position, persons playing a game can suspend the game and safely keep the game pieces in the same position by merely closing the top cover. The game may be resumed by opening the top cover to raise the center leaf back into the playing position.

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1. A game table having a recessed area for storage of a movable table leaf which is used as a playing surface, said game table comprising:a mounting frame having an open center area, said mounting frame including a rectangular top surface having an aperture for providing access to open center area,

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A game table having a recessed area for storage of a movable table leaf which is used as a playing surface, said game table comprising:a mounting frame having an open center area, said mounting frame including a rectangular top surface having an aperture for providing access to open center area, and said mounting frame including a plurality of vertical legs extending from a lower side of the top surface to form the open center area;a generally rectangular enclosure having a storage area, said enclosure positioned in the center area and attached to said mounting frame, and said enclosure having a bottom, four sides, and an open top aligned with the aperture in said mounting frame;a top cover having a first movable rectangular section and a second moveable rectangular section positioned on the top surface of said mounting frame to selectively cover the storage area of said rectangular enclosure, each rectangular section having a fixed edge hingedly connected to the top surface on opposite sides of the mounting frame such that each rectangular section can be pivoted approximately 180 degrees from a closed position covering storage area of the rectangular enclosure to an open position;a movable table leaf positioned in said rectangular enclosure; anda pulley system mounted on said enclosure, said pulley system including a pulley wire having a tension spring formed in said pulley wire, and extending from the first movable section of the top cover to a pair of pulleys secured at opposite edges on a bottom side of the movable table leaf, and then to the second section of the top cover, whereby the movable table leaf is maintained in a horizontal orientation and is selectively moved from a storage position towards the bottom of the rectangular enclosure to a playing position at the open top of the rectangular enclosure when the top cover is pivotably moved from the closed position to the open position. 2. The game table defined in claim 1, wherein a game board is integrally formed in said movable table leaf. 3. The game table defined in claim 1, wherein said pulley system includes, in addition to the first pulley wire, a second pulley wire having a tension spring formed in said second pulley wire, and extending from the first movable section of the top cover to a pair of pulleys secured at opposite edges on the bottom side of the movable table leaf, and then to the second section of the top cover, said first pulley wire and said second pulley wire being in spaced apart relationship. 4. The game table defined in claim 1, including a storage drawer mounted on an external surface of the mounting frame. 5. A game table having a recessed area for storage of a movable table leaf which is used as a playing surface, said game table comprising:a mounting frame having an open center area, said mounting frame including a rectangular top surface having an aperture for providing access to open center area, and said mounting frame including a plurality of vertical legs extending from a lower side of the top surface to form the open center area;a generally rectangular enclosure having a storage area, said enclosure positioned in the center area and attached to said mounting frame, and said enclosure having a bottom, four sides, and an open top aligned with the aperture in said mounting frame;a top cover having a first movable rectangular section and a second moveable rectangular section positioned on the top surface of said mounting frame to selectively cover the storage area of said rectangular enclosure, wherein the first movable section of the top cover includes an outer segment having a fixed edge hingedly connected to the top surface of the mounting frame and an opposite movable edge hingedly connect to a first center segment, and the second movable section of the top cover includes an outer segment having a fixed edge hingedly connected to an opposite side of the top surface of the mounting frame and an opposite movable edge hingedly conne cted to a second center segment, whereby the center segments are in proximity to each other when the top cover is in a closed position, and whereby each outer segment can be pivoted approximately 180 degrees from a closed position to an open position, and whereby the center sections engage opposite sides of said mounting frame when the top cover is in an open position;a movable table leaf positioned in said rectangular enclosure; anda pulley system mounted on said enclosure, said pulley system including a pulley wire extending from the outer segment of the first movable section of the top cover to under the movable table leaf, and then to the outer segment of the second section of the top cover, whereby the movable table leaf is selectively moved from a storage position towards the bottom of the rectangular enclosure to a playing position at the open top of the rectangular enclosure when the top cover is pivotably moved from the closed position to the open position. 6. The game table defined in claim 5, wherein the pulley system includes two pulleys mounted on a bottom side of said movable table leaf along opposite edges of said movable table leaf for engaging the pulley wire. 7. The game table defined in claim 5, wherein said pulley system includes, in addition to the first pulley wire, a second pulley wire extending from the outer segment of the first movable section of the top cover to under the movable table leaf, and then to the outer segment of the second section of the top cover, said first pulley wire and said second pulley wire being in spaced apart relationship. 8. The game table defined in claim 7, wherein the pulley system includes two pulleys mounted on a bottom side of said movable table leaf along opposite edges of said movable table leaf for engaging the first pulley wire, and two additional pulleys mounted on a bottom side of said movable table leaf along opposite edges of said movable table leaf for engaging the second pulley wire. 9. The game table defined in claim 7, wherein an end of the first pulley wire and an end of the second pulley wire are connected to the movable edge of the outer segment of the first movable section, an end of the first pulley wire and an end of the second pulley wire are connected to the movable edge of the outer segment of the second movable section of the top cover. 10. The game table defined in claim 5, wherein the outer segments of the movable sections of the top cover are hingedly connected to the top surface of the mounting frame such that when the outer segments are pivoted by approximately 180 degrees, the outer segments of the first and second movable sections form a coplanar surface with the top surface of said mounting frame when the top cover is in the open position. 11. The game table defined in claim 10, wherein grooves are formed in the outer segments of the first and second movable sections and the top surface of said mounting frame for receiving the pulley wire when the top cover is in an open position. 12. A game table having a recessed area for storage of a movable table leaf which is used as a playing surface, said game table comprising:a mounting frame having an open center area, said mounting frame including a rectangular top surface having an aperture for providing access to open center area, and said mounting frame including a plurality of vertical legs extending from a lower side of the top surface to form the open center area;a generally rectangular enclosure having a storage area, said enclosure positioned in the center area and attached to said mounting frame, and said enclosure having a bottom, four sides, and an open top aligned with the aperture in said mounting frame;a top cover having a first movable rectangular section and a second moveable rectangular section positioned on the top surface of said mounting frame to selectively cover the storage area of said rectangular enclosure, each rectangular section having a fixed edge hingedly connected to t he top surface on opposite sides of the mounting frame such that each rectangular section can be pivoted approximately 180 degrees from a closed position covering storage area of the rectangular enclosure to an open position;a movable table leaf positioned in said rectangular enclosure; anda pulley system mounted on said enclosure, said pulley system including a first pulley wire and a second pulley wire in spaced apart relationship, said first pulley wire and said second pulley wire each extending from the first movable section of the top cover to a pair of pulleys secured to a bottom side of the movable table leaf, and then to the second section of the top cover, whereby the movable table leaf is maintained in a horizontal orientation and is selectively moved from a storage position towards the bottom of the rectangular enclosure to a playing position at the open top of the rectangular enclosure when the top cover is pivotably moved from the closed position to the open position. 13. The game table defined in claim 12, wherein the pulley wires of said pulley system includes a tension spring insert in series in each pulley wire, said tension spring being positioned under the bottom of the movable table leaf. 14. The game table defined in claim 12, wherein said pulley system includes a fixed bearing component mounted in the mounting frame adjacent the aperture such that said fixed bearing component slidingly engages said pulley wires. 15. The game table defined in claim 12, including spacer bars attached to the bottom of said movable table leaf for engaging the bottom of said enclosure when the top cover is in the closed position. 16. The game table defined in claim 12, wherein the first movable section of the top cover includes an outer segment having a fixed edge hingedly connected to the top surface of the mounting frame and an opposite movable edge hingedly connect to a first center segment, and the second movable section of the top cover includes an outer segment having a fixed edge hingedly connected to an opposite side of the top surface of the mounting frame and an opposite movable edge hingedly connected to a second center segment, whereby the center segments are in proximity to each other when the top cover is in a closed position, and whereby each outer segment can be pivoted approximately 180 degrees from a closed position to an open position, and whereby the center sections engage opposite sides of said mounting frame when the top cover is in an open position. 17. The game table defined in claim 16, wherein the outer segments of the movable sections of the top cover are hingedly connected to the top surface of the mounting frame such that when the outer segments are pivoted by approximately 180 degrees, the outer segments of the first and second movable sections form a coplanar surface with the top surface of said mounting frame when the top cover is in the open position. 18. The game table defined in claim 17, wherein grooves are formed in the outer segments of the first and second movable sections and the top surface of said mounting frame for receiving the pulley wire when the top cover is in an open position. 19. The game table defined in claim 16, wherein an end of the first pulley wire and an end of the second pulley wire are connected to the movable edge of the outer segment of the first movable section, an end of the first pulley wire and an end of the second pulley wire are connected to the movable edge of the outer segment of the second movable section of the top cover. 20. The game table defined in claim 12, wherein said top cover includes a removable section selectively positioned between the first movable rectangular section and the second moveable rectangular section positioned on the top surface of said mounting frame to selectively cover the storage area of said rectangular enclosure, wherein the first movable section of the top cover includes an outer segment having a fixed edge hingedly connected to the top surface of the mounting frame and an opposite movable edge hingedly connect to a first center segment, and the second movable section of the top cover includes an outer segment having a fixed edge hingedly connected to an opposite side of the top surface of the mounting frame and an opposite movable edge hingedly connected to a second center segment, whereby the removable section is positioned over the storage area and the center segments are in proximity to opposite edges of the removable section when the top cover is in a closed position, and whereby each outer segment can be pivoted approximately 180 degrees from a closed position to an open position, and whereby the center sections engage opposite sides of said mounting frame and the removable section can be temporarily removed when the top cover is in an open position.