Patent ID: 7765937
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A table system, comprising: at least one primary module including, at least two secondary modules, each of the secondary modules including, wherein one primary module and one secondary module together have an attached state and an interconnected state, wherein each of the interlocking and bracing mechanisms has an open state and a closed state, wherein, in the open state of the interlocking and bracing mechanisms, the primary module can be attached to the secondary module, thereby reaching the attached state, in which the upper part of the table leg is aligned perpendicularly to the underside of the tabletop plate, wherein the interconnected state is reached from the attached state by changing the interlocking and bracing mechanisms from the open state to the closed state, and wherein, in the interconnected state, the primary module is securely interconnected with the secondary module and each of the crossbars has at least one interlocking and bracing mechanism interlocked into an interior portion of the crossbar, wherein the interlocking and bracing mechanisms are secured to a plate disposed on the upper end of the table leg, and the interlocking and bracing mechanisms include: wherein, in the open state, the plane formed along the length of the handle is substantially perpendicular to the underside of the tabletop plate and the detent lug is latched into a recess formed in an upper portion of the plate.