Patent ID: 8904943

Claim:
A locking mechanism for a folding table, the folding table including a table top and at least one support structure sized and configured to support the table top above a surface, the support structure movable between a use position and a collapsed position, the locking mechanism comprising: a rotatable member connected to the table top, the rotatable member rotatable between a first position and a second position; a cross brace sized and configured to connect the rotatable member to a support structure, the rotatable member sized and configured to move between the first and second positions when the support structure is moved between the use and collapsed positions; a connecting member rotatably coupled to the rotatable member; and a locking member connected to the connecting member, the locking member movable between a locked position to secure the folding table in a fixed position and an unlocked position to allow the table to be folded and unfolded; wherein the cross brace is connected to the rotatable member in a fixed position so that movement of the cross brace between a collapsed position and an extended position causes rotation of the rotatable member between the first and second positions; and wherein rotation of the rotatable member between the first and second positions causes the locking member to move between the locked and unlocked positions.