Folding table

Claim 1

A folding table comprising a substantially planar table top having a tubular longitudinal side bar extending along opposed edges thereof, two opposed pairs of legs for supporting said table top, each pair of legs being securely braced together by a transverse beam and pivotally connected as a unit to said table top so as to fold to a stored position beneath the table top, a housing inserted into the ends of said tubular longitudinal side bars, each leg of a unit pair of legs being pivotally connected to a housing inserted in an end of one of said side bars by coaxial pins, and first locking means stored within each housing cooperating with second locking means on the upper ends of each of said legs for preventing said leg units from pivoting about said coaxial pins so as to lock said leg units in an upright position to support said table top, said first locking means including a hook arranged at the end of an arm of a lever pivoted intermediate its length about a pin in the housing having its axis parallel to the pivot axis of an adjacent unit pair of legs, the other arm of said lever being connected to a strong spring which is so positioned to maintain said hooked arm in engagement with said second locking means which includes a cooperating hook end provided at the upper portion of the adjacent leg, and means for rotating said levers against the bias of the associated springs so as to cause the mutual disengagement of the hooks on said first and second locking means in order to allow each unit pair of legs to be turned until they abut against the lower surface of the table top.