Table with hidden collapsing mechanism

Claim 1

IN A TABLE COMPRISING A TABLE TOP WITH TOP AND BOTTOM SURFACES, A PERIPHERAL SKIRT ADJACENT AND ALONG EACH SIDE OF SAID TABLE TOP DEPENDING FROM SAID TABLE TOP AND HAVING AN UNDERSURFACE, AND A LEG AT EACH CORNER OF SAID TABLE, EACH OF SAID LEGS BEING INDIVIDUALLY HINGED TO SAID SKIRT UNDERSURFACE, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUALLY COLLAPSIBLE MECHANISMS EACH ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF SAID LEGS AND LOCATED CLOSELY ADJACENT THE UNDERSURFACE OF SAID TABLE TOP, EACH SAID COLLAPSING MECHANISM INCLUDING A SHIFTABLE LATCH ARM AND LEVER MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID LATCH ARM BETWEEN LOCKED AND UNLOCKED POSITIONS, SAID LATCH ARM HAVING A LOCKING FINGER EXTENDING THEREFROM AND BEING ADAPTED TO LOCKINGLY ENGAGE SAID ASSOCIATED TABLE LEG, WHEREBY EACH OF SAID TABLE LEGS MAY BE LOCKED IN ASSEMBLED POSITION BY MANIPULATION OF SAID LEVER MEANS OF SAID ASSOCIATED MECHANISM TO SEAT SAID LOCKING FINGER IN LOCKING ENGAGEMENT, AND WHEREBY SAID TABLE LEGS MAY BE COLLAPSED BY UNSEATING SAID LOCKING FINGER THROUGH REVERSE MANIPULATION OF SAID LEVER MEANS.