Patent ID: 7464652

Claim:
A knee-brace that is capable of supporting a table which: a. has a first edge secured to a wall; and b. is capable of being disposed in: i. a raised configuration in which the table extends outward from the wall; and ii. a collapsed configuration in which the table is disposed adjacent to the wall with the knee-brace folded between the table and the wall, the knee-brace comprising: a first strut and a second strut: a. said first strut carrying a locking-pin which is: i. located at an end of said first strut; and ii. projects outward from opposite sides of said first strut; and b. said second strut including a pair of parallel bars: i. an end of each of the parallel bars being respectively: 1) disposed on opposite sides of said first strut about the end thereof which carries the locking-pin: and 2) joined to the first strut by a strut hinge; ii. each of the parallel bars respectively having a pocket formed into a side surface thereof, each of which pockets are capable of: 1) being positioned adjacent to the end of the first strut when the first and second struts rotate appropriately with respect to the strut hinge; and 2) receiving one of opposite ends of the locking-pin, ends of said first strut and of the parallel bars of said second strut that are furthest from the strut hinge and the locking-pin respectively having hinges that are capable of being fastened respectively to: c. the table near a second edge thereof which is furthest from the wall when the table is configured to extend outward from the wall; and d. the wall below the first edge of the table.