Patent ID: 8555790

Claim:
A folding table that is capable of being disposed in a folded position and an unfolded position, the folding table comprising: a first section of a table top; a second section of a table top; a first portion of a first side rail connected to the first section of the table top; a second portion of the first side rail connected to the second section of the table top; and a hinge assembly connecting the first portion and the second portion of the first side rail in an offset configuration with the first portion of the first side rail generally disposed in a first plane and the second portion of the first side rail generally disposed in a second plane, the first plane and the second plane aligned along a length of the table top and spaced apart by a distance, the hinge assembly comprising: a first portion of the hinge assembly connected to an end of the first portion of the first side rail; and a second portion of the hinge assembly connected to an end of the second portion of the first side rail, the end of the first portion of the first side rail and the end of the second portion of the first side rail disposed at least proximate and aligned along a width of the table top when the table is in the folded position; wherein an inner surface of the first portion of the first side rail is disposed at least proximate an outer surface of the second portion of the first side rail when the table is in the folded position.