Locking mechanism for a folding table
AssigneeLifetime Products, Inc.
InventorsJinlong Cai, Kwang Baik
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Abstract
A foldable table may include a table top and legs that are movable between an extended position and a collapsed position. The table top may include a first section and a second section that are connected by a hinge assembly. A locking member may be sized and configured to lock the hinge assembly in a fixed position. Advantageously, moving the legs between the extended and collapsed positions may cause the locking mechanism to move between the locked and unlocked positions. Thus, when the legs are in the extended position and the locking mechanism is in the locked position, the table top may be secured in the unfolded position.
Claims20
A locking mechanism for a folding table comprising:
- a table top including a first section and a second section that are capable of being folded and unfolded;
- a support structure movable between a use position and a collapsed position relative to the table top;
- a rotatable member connected to the table top, the rotatable member rotatable between a first position and a second position relative to the table top;
- a cross brace sized and configured to connect the rotatable member to the support structure, the rotatable member sized and configured to move between the first and second positions when the support structure is moved between the use and collapsed positions;
- a first connecting member coupled to the rotatable member in a fixed position, the first connecting member moving with the rotation of the rotatable member;
- a second connecting member pivotally connected to a second connector, the movement of the first connecting member moving the second connecting member;
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- a locking member connected to the second connecting member, the locking member movable between a locked position to secure the folding table in a fixed position and an unlocked position to allow the table to be folded and unfolded.
A locking mechanism for a fold-in-half table comprising:
- a rotatable member sized and configured to be coupled to a support structure for a fold-in-half table, the support structure sized and configured to move between an extended position and a collapsed position;
- a first connector connected to the rotatable member;
- a second connector pivotally connected to the first connector;
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- a locking member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position.
A locking mechanism for a folding table comprising:
- a table top including a first portion and a second portion that are capable of being folded and unfolded;
- a support structure sized and configured to support the table top above a surface, the support structure movable between a use position and a collapsed position relative to the table top;
- a rotatable member connected to the table top;
- a cross brace connected to the support structure;
- a first connecting member coupled to the rotatable member in a fixed position, the first connecting member moving with movement of the rotatable member;
- a second connecting member pivotally connected to a first connecting member;
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- a locking member connected to the second connecting member, the locking member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.