Patent ID: 8171863

Claim:
A flip top table comprising: a top plate secured to table top a table leg secured to a base with a fastener; the base having a first support extending away from the fastener to a ledge and a second support extending away from the fastener and first support to a hinge connected to the top plate, the second support having a hole between the hinge and the fastener; a latching mechanism slidable through the top plate parallel to a bottom surface of the table top, the latching mechanism selectively locking the table into a folded configuration or a use configuration; in the use configuration, a first latching portion of the latching mechanism contacting the ledge; and in folded configuration, a second latching portion of the latching mechanism located in the hole and the first latching portion of the latching mechanism distant from the base; wherein a common release mechanism acts to release the latching mechanism from both the use configuration and the folded configuration.