Latching mechanism for foldable table

A latching system for temporarily latching together tabletop halves of a collapsible table, where the collapsible table comprises an elongate tabletop comprising a first tabletop half and a second tabletop half, the first and second tabletop halves each having a substantially planar top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, an end surface, a support frame attached to the bottom surface of the tabletop, the support frame comprising a first pair of support members disposed adjacent outer edges of the bottom surface of the first tabletop half and a second pair of support members disposed adjacent outer edges of the bottom surface of the second tabletop half, at least one hinge assembly for pivotally connecting the first tabletop half to the second tabletop half, thereby allowing the first and second tabletop halves to be folded together in a storage position, the latching system comprising:

• a receiver disposed on the end surface of the first tabletop half and
• a latching mechanism disposed on the second tabletop half for detachably engaging the receiver when the collapsible table is in the storage position, the latching mechanism comprising:
• a hinge pin;
• a hinged clasp having at least one clasp barrel for receiving the hinge pin such that the hinged clasp is operable to pivot about the hinge pin and detachably engage the receiver;
• and
• a substantially L-shaped anchor attached to the second tabletop half, the anchor having a bottom leaf, an end leaf which is substantially perpendicular to the bottom leaf, and at least one anchor barrel for receiving the hinge pin such that the hinged clasp is pivotally engaged with the anchor.