Folding x-shaped table

A folding table comprising:

• a center tabletop plate, the center tabletop plate being a rectangular shape having four sides, and having an upper surface and a lower surface;
• a center post extending downward in a direction normal from the lower surface of the center tabletop plate, the center post having a proximal end and a distal end;
• a base platform mounted at the distal end of the center post that provides support and stability for the center post when resting on a surface on which the table stands;
• four tabletop panels, each tabletop panel having an upper surface and a lower surface, and having a proximal end and a distal end, with the proximal end of each tabletop panel rotatably mounted to a respective one of the four sides of the center tabletop plate;
• and
• legs mounted adjacent to a distal end of each one of the tabletop panels, the legs having a proximal end and a distal end,
• wherein the folding table has a first collapsed storage configuration in which the tabletop panels are rotated downward so as to be oriented substantially normal to the center tabletop plate and substantially parallel to center post, the legs are rotated to lie substantially parallel with and flush against the lower surface of the tabletop panels, and the center tabletop plate, and the base platform of the table form a rectangular storage box, and
• wherein the folding table has a second extended tabletop configuration in which the tabletop panels are rotated upwards and outward from the first collapsed storage position so as to be oriented to extend substantially parallel to the center tabletop plate, and the legs are rotated downwards so as to be oriented substantially normal to the tabletop panels and provide support and stability for the distal ends of the tabletop panels.