Patent ID: 6253688
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A collapsible portable table, comprising:a tabletop member for resting articles thereon, the tabletop member having a lower surface;a support apparatus for supporting the table top member above a surface, the support apparatus comprising a pair of leg assemblies, each of the leg assemblies comprising:a leg member, the leg member being pivotally movable between a deployed position and a stored position,an attachment assembly for attaching the leg member to the lower surface of the tabletop member;a locking assembly for selectively locking the leg member in the deployed positionwherein the leg member has an attachment portion, resting portion and a upstanding portion extending between the attachment portion and the resting portion;wherein the locking assembly comprises a locking member mounted on the lower surface of the tabletop member adjacent to the attachment portion of the leg member, the locking member having a first channel therethrough, a locking ear mounted on the attachment portion of the leg member, the locking ear having a second channel alignable with the first channel of the locking member when the leg member is positioned in the deployed position, a locking slider movable between a retracted position in the first channel and an extended position in the first and second channels for resisting movement of the locking ear with respect to the locking member; andwherein the locking member has a locking slot extending through with a perimeter wall of the locking member, the locking slot having a first portion extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first channel and a second portion extending substantially perpendicular to the first portion of the locking slot, a locking peg extending from an exterior surface of the locking slider and protruding into the locking slot, the locking peg being in the second portion of the locking slot when the locking slider is extended into the second channel of the locking member.