Patent ID: 7611193

Claim:
A table and seating arrangement, comprising: a tabletop defining a longitudinal direction and having an underside and an edge; a table frame supporting the tabletop; at least one seat assembly having at least one seat and mounted to the table frame on a pivot about a horizontal axis, wherein the seat assembly is pivotable about the horizontal axis between a use position wherein the seat assembly engages the ground and the at least one seat extends beyond the edge of the tabletop, and a storage position wherein the seat assembly disengages the ground and is positioned below the underside of the tabletop; wherein the at least one seat assembly includes a seat support frame having a seat support portion beneath and fixed to the at least one seat, and a plurality of ground engaging portions configured to engage the ground in the use position, wherein the ground engaging portions are spaced longitudinally apart from the seat support portion and wherein the ground engaging portions are spaced outward further from the edge of the tabletop than the seat support portion.