Patent ID: 8485488

Claim:
A latch assembly for use with an adjustable leg comprising: a body including a pocket, said body having a first dimension portion and a second dimension portion, said body receiving a first leg within said first dimension portion the first dimension portion is greater than said second dimension portion, said body receiving a second leg within said second dimension portion wherein said second leg fits within said first leg, said pocket aligning with an opening in said first leg and an opening in said second leg, said body not attached to said first leg or said second leg, a lever pivotally supported by the body and rotatable between latched and unlatched positions, the lever including a detent that extends into the pocket in the latched position and is disposed outside of the pocket in the unlatched position and, a spring biasing the detent to the latched position the spring including a first end secured to the body and extending to a second end that is secured to the lever, wherein the spring extends in an axial direction, the lever rotatable about a pivot, and the detent is axially arranged on one side of the pivot, and the lever providing an area on the other side of the pivot that is configured to receive force to rotate the lever from the latched position to the unlatched position and wherein the detent is secured to the spring at a second end of the lever, the pivot arranged axially between the detent and the first end wherein the body includes a recess receiving the lever, wherein said lever area is flush in plane with said body in the latched position.