Patent ID: 8113130

Claim:
A folding mechanism, comprising: a table top, a leg portion comprising two legs and a fixing rod mounted between the two legs, one end of the two legs forming a rotatable connection with the table top, and a supporting portion, comprising: a supporting rod having a first end and a second end; and a locking member comprising a U-shaped sheet and a locking element disposed in the supporting rod; the U-shaped sheet including a central vertical sheet and two side vertical sheets, the central vertical sheet and the two side vertical sheets being fixed to the fixing rod; the central vertical sheet having a sliding opening for accommodating the supporting rod so that the supporting rod rotates relative to the sliding opening during folding and unfolding of the leg portion; wherein the first end of said supporting rod is rotatably connected to a lower surface of the table top and the second end passes through the sliding opening; and wherein when the folding mechanism is in a locked position, the locking element in the supporting rod engages the two side vertical sheets of the U-shaped sheet fixed to the fixing rod.