Patent ID: 8191488

Claim:
A support leg for a table comprising: a rod having a first end and an opposing second end, the rod defining an imaginary central longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end, the first end being configured to support the leg on a supporting surface and the second end extending upwardly away from the first end and the supporting surface; a first groove extending into the rod from an outer surface of the rod toward a geometric center of the rod, the first groove extending generally parallel to the imaginary central longitudinal axis; a second groove spaced-apart from the first groove along the outer surface of the rod, the second groove extending into the rod from the outer surface of the rod toward the geometric center of the rod, the second groove extending generally parallel to the imaginary central longitudinal axis, the first groove having a shorter length, as measured along the imaginary central longitudinal axis, than the second groove, the first groove extending into the rod from the outer surface of the rod toward the geometric center of the rod substantially perpendicularly to the second groove; a plurality of holes extending inwardly from the outer surface of the rod into the second groove, the plurality of holes being spaced-apart and aligned in a common plane, each hole extending generally perpendicular to the imaginary central longitudinal axis of the rod, each hole being sized and shaped to receive a fastener therein; and at least two additional holes generally aligned in a second common plane spaced-apart from the common plane of the plurality of holes around the outer surface of the rod, the at least two additional holes being spaced-apart and extending into the first groove from the outer surface of the rod, the at least two additional holes extending substantially perpendicularly to the plurality of holes.