An articulated support bracket for a furniture item comprising a table or a bench having a frame and a leg , the support bracket comprising: a first arm having a first proximal end and a first distal end , the first proximal end being, in use, rotationally attached to the frame of the furniture item; a second arm having a second proximal end and a second distal end , the second proximal end being rotationally attached to the leg of the furniture item, and the second distal end being, in use, rotationally attached to the first distal end of the first arm , wherein the second distal end comprises a locking portion having a first edge and a second edge , wherein the first edge increasingly diverges from the second edge when moving from the second distal end toward the second proximal end of the second arm ; and a locking ring is slidably disposed on the first arm between the first proximal end and the first distal end of the first arm, wherein the locking ring engages the first edge of the locking portion when the locking ring is in a locking position, and wherein the first arm is formed by a U-shaped channel into which the second arm can rotationally move so that the second arm is substantially collinear with the first arm in a folded position, the U-shaped channel having an edge portion providing a stop adjacent to the first distal end that prevents over rotation of the second arm past a linear alignment with the first arm when the bracket is in an extended collinear position, the U-shaped channel having a cutout on a side portion thereof and a slot on an edge portion thereof, wherein the second arm extends through the slot , and the second arm is folded into the cutout when the bracket in a folded collinear position, and wherein a locking ring stop is provided on the first arm to prevent the locking ring from moving past the distal end of the first arm . a first arm having a first proximal end and a first distal end , the first proximal end being, in use, rotationally attached to the frame of the furniture item; a second arm having a second proximal end and a second distal end , the second proximal end being rotationally attached to the leg of the furniture item, and the second distal end being, in use, rotationally attached to the first distal end of the first arm , wherein the second distal end comprises a locking portion having a first edge and a second edge , wherein the first edge increasingly diverges from the second edge when moving from the second distal end toward the second proximal end of the second arm ; and a locking ring is slidably disposed on the first arm between the first proximal end and the first distal end of the first arm, wherein the locking ring engages the first edge of the locking portion when the locking ring is in a locking position, and wherein the first arm is formed by a U-shaped channel into which the second arm can rotationally move so that the second arm is substantially collinear with the first arm in a folded position, the U-shaped channel having an edge portion providing a stop adjacent to the first distal end that prevents over rotation of the second arm past a linear alignment with the first arm when the bracket is in an extended collinear position, the U-shaped channel having a cutout on a side portion thereof and a slot on an edge portion thereof, wherein the second arm extends through the slot , and the second arm is folded into the cutout when the bracket in a folded collinear position, and wherein a locking ring stop is provided on the first arm to prevent the locking ring from moving past the distal end of the first arm . <EOS>