Patent ID: 7752982
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: A47B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latching system configured for temporarily latching together tabletop halves of a collapsible table, where the collapsible table comprises an elongate tabletop comprising a first tabletop half and a second tabletop half, the first and second tabletop halves each having a substantially planar top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, an end surface, a support frame attached to the bottom surface of the tabletop, the support frame comprising a first pair of support members disposed adjacent outer edges of the bottom surface of the first tabletop half and a second pair of support members disposed adjacent outer edges of the bottom surface of the second tabletop half, at least one hinge assembly for pivotally connecting the first tabletop half to the second tabletop half, thereby allowing the first and second tabletop halves to be folded together in a storage position, the latching system comprising: a receiver configured to be disposed on the end surface of the first tabletop half; and a latching mechanism configured to be disposed on the second tabletop half and configured for detachably engaging the receiver when the collapsible table is in the storage position, the latching mechanism comprising: