Patent ID: 11896119
Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. A table comprising:
a tabletop;
a frame attached to the tabletop; and
a leg assembly connected to the frame, the leg assembly comprising:
a support element rotatably coupled to the frame, the support element rotatable between a first position and a second position;
a receiver disposed in the support element;
a translation mechanism translating along a portion of the support element as the support element rotates between the first position and the second position; and
a two-stage lock assembly including a lock tab with a first element and a second element, the first element and the second element extending in an outward direction from the body, the two-stage lock assembly including a disengaged configuration in which the translation mechanism is not fixed relative to the support element and the first element and the second element are not disposed in the receiver, a first engaged configuration when the support element is rotated away from the tabletop a first amount and the first element of the two-stage lock assembly is disposed in the receiver and the second element is not disposed in the receiver, and a second engaged configuration when the support element is rotated away from the tabletop a second amount and the first element and the second element of the two-stage lock assembly are disposed in the receiver;
wherein the leg assembly is configured such that the disengaged configuration occurs when the leg and the end structure is disposed between an angle of about zero degrees to a first engagement angle of about seventy degrees at which the first element is introduced to the receiver;
wherein the first engaged configuration occurs when the leg and the end structure are positioned in a range from the first engagement angle and a second engagement angle of about ninety degrees; and
wherein the second engaged configuration occurs when the leg and the end structure are positioned at the second engagement angle at which the second element enters the receiver.