Patent ID: 7712422

Claim:
A folding table, comprising: a frame having a riser portion fixed at a substantially vertical orientation when the table is configured in a use position and in a folded position; a top mounted to the frame; a linkage mounting to the frame and the top and facilitating movement of the top between a horizontal use position and a folded position wherein the top is substantially vertical, the linkage comprising: a link mounted to the frame at a first end and to the table top at a second end; a first element mounted to the top and defining a slot, the slot having a straight first portion having a first end and a second end, and an inclined second portion extending from the first end at an obtuse angle to the straight first portion; and a follower mounted at the top of the frame and slidably mounted in the slot and resting in the inclined second portion when the top is in the use position.