Patent ID: 8881659

Claim:
A folding table for attachment to the rear side of a vehicle seat part, a vehicle seat backrest, a vehicle seat head support or a vehicle seat head support mounting, the folding table comprising: a fastening device for fastening the folding table to the vehicle seat part; a carrier element which is connected to and which extends downwardly from said fastening device; a tabletop; a first joint disposed at a lower end of said carrier element, wherein said tabletop is rotatably connected to said carrier element via said first joint for pivoting between a non-working position in which said tabletop is aligned approximately parallel to said carrier element and a working position in which said tabletop is at an angle of approximately 80° to 120° with respect to said carrier element; a second joint disposed between and connecting said carrier element to said fastening device, said second joint having an axis of rotation which extends parallel to an axis of rotation of said first joint; propping elements disposed on said tabletop and approximately symmetric relative to a rear end face thereof; a common actuating member cooperating with said propping elements, wherein, when said tabletop is in said working position, said propping elements are moved together towards the vehicle seat part by said common actuating member; and a manually releasable latching device cooperating with said propping elements to simultaneously fix said propping elements in different positions, to align said tabletop in a horizontal position and to load support said tabletop on the vehicle seat part.