Patent ID: 7765937

Claim:
A table system, comprising: at least one primary module including, a tabletop plate having an underside, and a plurality of crossbars, disposed parallel to each other and secured to the underside of the tabletop plate; and at least two secondary modules, each of the secondary modules including, a table leg having an upper end, and a plurality of interlocking and bracing mechanisms disposed at the upper end of the table leg; wherein one primary module and one secondary module together have an attached state and an interconnected state, wherein each of the interlocking and bracing mechanisms has an open state and a closed state, wherein, in the open state of the interlocking and bracing mechanisms, the primary module can be attached to the secondary module, thereby reaching the attached state, in which the upper part of the table leg is aligned perpendicularly to the underside of the tabletop plate, wherein the interconnected state is reached from the attached state by changing the interlocking and bracing mechanisms from the open state to the closed state, and wherein, in the interconnected state, the primary module is securely interconnected with the secondary module and each of the crossbars has at least one interlocking and bracing mechanism interlocked into an interior portion of the crossbar, wherein the interlocking and bracing mechanisms are secured to a plate disposed on the upper end of the table leg, and the interlocking and bracing mechanisms include: a handle pivotally connected to the plate; a connecting piece including a first end and a second end, the first end being rotatably connected to the handle; and a clamping piece, the clamping piece including an upper pivot point rotatably connected to the second end of the connecting piece, a lower pivot point pivotally attached to the plate, and a detent lug disposed on a surface of the clamping piece; wherein, in the closed state, a plane formed along a longitudinal direction of a length of the handle is substantially parallel to the underside of the tabletop plate and the clamping piece is interlocked in the crossbar, and wherein, in the open state, the plane formed along the length of the handle is substantially perpendicular to the underside of the tabletop plate and the detent lug is latched into a recess formed in an upper portion of the plate.