Patent ID: 8051784
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A folding device, comprising: a first bracket adapted to be mounted to a bottom of a tabletop; a pivot laterally and pivotally mounted to the first bracket and adapted to be fixed with a pedestal for standing the tabletop, a base mounted on the pivot, an opening defined in the base and extending therethrough longitudinally; a latch mechanism mounted on the first bracket and connected to the pivot, the latch mechanism having a fixed mount, a sliding block and a paw, the fixed mount secured to the first bracket and having a passage defined therein for linearly corresponding to the opening, the sliding block moving in the passage and having a groove defined therein, the paw connected to the fixed mount pivotally and elastically and having a first end selectively engaged with the sliding block; and the latch mechanism including a resilient member connected to the sliding block for pushing the sliding block along the passage, a second end of the paw being pushed by a rib disposed on the base and the first end of the paw being disengaged with the groove in the sliding block when rotating the tabletop by a defined angle; wherein the tabletop is un-rotatable when the sliding block extends into the opening in the base, the tabletop is rotatable and the first end of the paw engages with the groove in the sliding block when the sliding block retracts into the passage.