Today’s invention is a tablecloth which is stored like a rollerblind in the form of a springloaded roll at one end of a table.
This allows a less-than-pristine tablecloth to be quickly removed for activities requiring a clean surface -such as doing homework -but without having to wipe everything down and fold coverings up for temporary storage.
Use a strong enough spring and you can even perform the old stage trick of pulling the tablecloth out from under that vase on the table top.
