Folding table
AssigneeBerco Industries
InventorsAlan Berkowitz, Elliott W. Baum, Curt Angel
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Abstract
A folding table is disclosed. The table includes legs pivotably connected to the underside of a table surface so that when the table is folded, the legs lay flat against the underside of the table. A locking mechanism is provided to lock the legs in an unfolded position, and a release mechanism is provided to unlock the legs, thereby allowing the table to be folded.
Claims22
A stable folding table comprising a table surface having a top surface and a bottom surface, at least one housing secured to the table surface bottom, said housing slidably and rotatably receiving a pair of table legs, said housing including means for moving said legs between a folded position and a supporting position, means for locking said legs in said supporting position, means for releasing said legs from said locking means, said legs each include a floor contacting member fixed to the bottom thereof, a release sleeve fixed to the top thereof, and a support pivotally fixed at one end to said leg intermediate said member and said sleeve and at another end to said housing.
A locking assembly to lock legs of a folding table in a supporting position, said table comprising a table surface having a top and a bottom, each of said legs including a sleeve at the top thereof, said sleeve being pivotably mounted on either side thereof relative to a slide having an engaging means on a side opposite said sleeve, each said slide being slidably received in a groove of a rail which is fixed to the bottom of said table surface, wherein said locking assembly comprises a lever pivotally fixed in said groove, said lever including a catch which cooperates with said notch to lock said head, and hence said leg, in a supporting position.
A stable folding table comprising a table surface having a top surface and a bottom surface, at least one housing secured to the table surface bottom, said housing slidably and rotatably receiving a pair of table legs, said table legs being independent and noncontacting of each other, said housing including means for independently sliding said legs between a folded position and a supporting position, and means for locking said legs in said supporting position, and means for releasing said legs from said locking means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.