Patent ID: 8555791

Claim:
A folding table comprising: a table top comprising a first portion and a second portion, the table top movable between a folded position and an unfolded position; a frame comprising a first portion connected to the first portion of the table top and a second portion connected to the second portion of the table top; a hinge assembly connecting the first portion of the frame and the second portion of the frame; a support structure movable between an extended position and a collapsed position relative to the first portion of the table top; a cross member disposed at least proximate a center portion of the table top, the cross member movable between a first position and a second position; a cross brace coupled to the support structure and the cross member, the cross brace movable between an extended position and a collapsed position; and a locking mechanism including a locked position in which the hinge assembly is secured in a fixed position and an unlocked position, the movement of the support structure between the extended and collapsed positions causing the locking mechanism to move between the locked and unlocked positions; wherein the movement of the support structure from the collapsed position to the extended position causes the cross brace to move from the collapsed position to the extended position; wherein the movement of the cross brace from the collapsed position to the extended position causes the cross member to move from the first position to the second position; and wherein the movement of the cross member from the first position to the second position causes the locking mechanism to move from the unlocked position to the locked position; and wherein when the support structure is in the extended position and the locking mechanism is in the locked position, the table top is secured in the unfolded position.