A folding table for mounting within the rear area of an automotive vehicle, such as within the trunk of an automobile, comprising;
- a table support frame having horizontal lower frame members adapted to be positioned upon a floor surface located within the rear portion of a vehicle, and horizontal upper frame members arranged above the lower support members, with the upper and lower frame members being interconnected by leg members;
- said lower frame members being formed of a pair of spaced apart, generally parallel, elongated strips;
- and said upper frame members being formed of a pair of spaced apart, generally parallel, elongated strips, each located adjacent, and parallel to, a lower frame member;
- said leg members being formed of elongated strips, each pivotally connected at one of its ends to a lower frame member and at its opposite end to an adjacent upper frame member, whereby the leg members may be pivoted into an approximately vertical position or, alternatively, into a nearly horizontal position so that the upper frame members may be raised upwardly a distance above their respective lower frame members with the respective leg members pivoted into substantially vertical positions and may be lowered to about the horizontal level of the lower frame members, with the leg members pivoted into substantially horizontal positions;
- a horizontally arranged table top supported upon the upper frame members, with connectors securing the table top to the upper frame members;
- said connectors including slideably interengaged connector parts fastened on the upper frame members and on the table top and cooperating so that the table top is horizontally slidable relative to the upper frame members when the upper frame members are raised above the lower frame members wherein the table top partially overlaps the upper frame members and partially extends outwardly of the upper frame members for thereby extending partially outwardly of the vehicle rear area upon which the frame is located;
- whereby the table top may be normally stored in a horizontal position, closely above the lower frame members, within the rear area of a vehicle, with the upper frame members and the leg members generally horizontally disposed adjacent the lower frame members, so that articles may be supported upon the table top and the table top may be raised, while maintaining its horizontal position and still supporting said articles thereon, by lifting it upwardly to thereby pivot the leg members into vertical positions wherein said table top is positioned above and parallel to said frame and then the table top may be slid partially outside of the vehicle rear area, such as part-way out of a vehicle trunk, for use as a picnic table or the like and then, the table top may be manually slid horizontally back upon the upper frame members completely over said rear area of the vehicle and thereafter, manually lowered towards the lower frame members.