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A structure constructed from plastic may include one or more reinforcing portions that are sized and configured to prevent damage to the structure. For example, the structure may be a table top constructed from blow-molded plastic and the table top may include a body with one or more corners. The co

A structure constructed from plastic may include one or more reinforcing portions that are sized and configured to prevent damage to the structure. For example, the structure may be a table top constructed from blow-molded plastic and the table top may include a body with one or more corners. The corners may include an interior portion and an exterior portion, and reinforcement portions may be sized and configured to help prevent damage to the corners of the table top. In addition, one or more depressions may be at least partially disposed within the reinforcement portions, if desired. The reinforcement portions, for example, may include one or more inwardly and/or outwardly extending portions.

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1. A table top constructed from blow-molded plastic, the table top comprising: an upper surface;a lower surface;a corner including an inner wall, an outer wall and a hollow interior portion disposed between at least a portion of the inner wall and the outer wall, the inner wall, the outer wall and t

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A table top constructed from blow-molded plastic, the table top comprising: an upper surface;a lower surface;a corner including an inner wall, an outer wall and a hollow interior portion disposed between at least a portion of the inner wall and the outer wall, the inner wall, the outer wall and the hollow interior portion being integrally formed during the blow-molding process as part of a unitary, one-piece structure;a lip disposed along a side of the table top, the lip including an inner wall, an outer wall and a hollow interior portion disposed between at least a portion of the inner wall and the outer wall, the inner wall, the outer wall and the hollow interior portion being integrally formed during the blow-molding process as part of a unitary, one-piece structure;a first distance measured between the inner wall of the corner and the outer wall of the corner; anda second distance measured between the inner wall of the lip and the outer wall of the lip, the first distance being generally equal to or less than thirty percent of the second distance. 2. The table top as in claim 1, wherein the first distance is generally equal to or less than twenty percent of the second distance. 3. The table top as in claim 1, wherein the first distance is about 0.25 inches; and wherein the second distance is about one inch so that the first distance is generally equal to about twenty-five percent of the second distance. 4. The table top as in claim 1, wherein the first distance is a width of the corner and is generally equal to the average distance between the inner wall and the outer wall of the corner; and wherein the second distance is a width of the lip and is generally equal to the average distance between the inner wall and the outer wall of the lip. 5. The table top as in claim 1, further comprising: one or more reinforcement portions disposed in the lip;one or more depressions at least substantially disposed in the reinforcement portions in the lip;one or more reinforcement portions disposed in the corner; andone or more depressions at least substantially disposed in the reinforcement portions in the corner. 6. The table top as in claim 5, wherein the reinforcement portions in the corner are more closely spaced than the reinforcement portions in the lip. 7. The table top as in claim 5, wherein the reinforcement portions in the lip include a first portion disposed in the lip and a second portion disposed in the lower surface of the table top; and wherein the reinforcement portions in the corner include a first portion disposed in the corner and a second portion disposed in the lower surface of the table top. 8. The table top as in claim 7, wherein at least one depression is disposed in the first portion and at least one depression is disposed in the second portion of the reinforcement portion in the lip. 9. The table top as in claim 5, wherein the depressions allow the table top to be constructed with a thinner outer wall of the corner. 10. A table top constructed from blow-molded plastic, the table top comprising: a lower surface;a corner including an inner wall, an outer wall and a hollow interior portion disposed between at least a portion of the inner wall and the outer wall, the inner wall, the outer wall and the hollow interior portion being integrally formed during the blow-molding process as part of a unitary, one-piece structure;a corner reinforcing portion including a first portion disposed in the corner and a second portion disposed in the lower surface; andone or more depressions at least substantially disposed in the corner reinforcing portion. 11. The table top as in claim 10, wherein at least one depression of the one or more depressions is disposed in the first portion of the corner reinforcing portion. 12. The table top as in claim 10, wherein at least one depression of the one or more depressions is disposed in the second portion of the corner reinforcing portion. 13. The table top as in claim 10, wherein a first depression is disposed in the first portion of the corner reinforcing portion; and wherein a second depression is disposed in the second portion of the corner reinforcing portion. 14. The table top as in claim 10, further comprising: a lip disposed along a side of the table top, the lip including an inner wall, an outer wall and a hollow interior portion disposed between at least a portion of the inner wall and the outer wall, the inner wall, the outer wall and the hollow interior portion being integrally formed during the blow-molding process as part of a unitary, one-piece structure;a lip reinforcing portion including a first portion disposed in the lip and a second portion disposed in the lower surface; andone or more depressions at least substantially disposed in the lip reinforcing portion. 15. The table top as in claim 14, wherein at least one depression is disposed in the second portion of the lip reinforcing portion. 16. The table top as in claim 14, wherein the depressions in the lip reinforcing portion have an elongated body that is disposed generally perpendicular to the lip. 17. The table top as in claim 10, wherein the depressions in the corner reinforcing portion have an elongated body that is disposed generally parallel to the inner wall of the lip. 18. A table top constructed from blow-molded plastic, the table top comprising: a lower surface;a corner including an inner wall, an outer wall and a lower protrusion that are integrally formed during the blow-molding process as part of a unitary, one-piece structure, the lower protrusion having a substantially solid construction that is formed by the direct connection of the inner wall and the outer wall;a corner reinforcing portion including a first portion disposed in the corner and a second portion disposed in the lower surface; andone or more depressions at least substantially disposed in the corner reinforcing portion. 19. The table top as in claim 18, wherein a first depression is disposed in the first portion of the corner reinforcing portion; and wherein a second depression is disposed in the second portion of the corner reinforcing portion. 20. The table top as in claim 18, wherein the protrusion has a thickness generally equal to a thickness of the inner wall of the corner and the outer wall of the corner; and wherein the protrusion has a height at least about two times a thickness of the inner wall of the corner. 21. The table top as in claim 1, further comprising one or more reinforcement portions at least partially disposed in the inner wall of the corner and the lower surface of the table top. 22. The table top as in claim 21, further comprising one or more depressions at least partially disposed in the reinforcement portions in the inner wall of the corner. 23. The table top as in claim 21, further comprising one or more depressions at least partially disposed in the reinforcement portions in the lower surface of the table top. 24. The table top as in claim 21, wherein the reinforcement portions decrease in width along a length. 25. The table top as in claim 1, further comprising at least two reinforcement portions, a first reinforcement portion having a first length and a second reinforcement portion having a second length that is generally equal to or less than seventy percent of the first length.