Table with folding leg

Abstract

A table includes a table top with an underside with a pin being carried on the underside. A support has a first end and a second end, the first end includes a slot, and the pin is disposed in the slot such that the support is moveable both linearly and rotationally relative to the table top between a stored position in which the second end is adjacent the underside of the table top and a locked position in which the second end is substantially rigidly maintained away from the underside.

1 . A table comprising: 
 a table top with an underside;    a pin carried on the underside; and    a support having a first end and a second end, the first end including a slot, the pin being disposed in the slot such that the support is moveable both linearly and rotationally relative to the table top between a stored position in which the second end is adjacent the underside of the table top and a locked position in which the second end is substantially rigidly maintained away from the underside.    
   
   
       2 . The table of  claim 1 , wherein the support includes a cross member and a first and second leg each extending away from the cross member, the slot being disposed in the first leg, the first slot extending on both sides of a longitudinal axis defined by the cross member.  
   
   
       3 . The table of  claim 1 , further comprising a rail disposed on the underside of the table top, the support further including a top tab disposed on the first end of the support and positioned such that when the support is in the stored position, the top tab extends out over the rail and prevents the support from being rotated about the pin.  
   
   
       4 . The table of  claim 3 , further comprising a bottom tab disposed on the support, the bottom tab displaced linearly from the top tab towards the second end, the first rail having an end surface, wherein when the first support is in the locked position, the bottom tab is disposed against the end surface of the first rail.  
   
   
       5 . The table of  claim 1 , further comprising a rail disposed on the underside of the table top, the table top including a depression adjacent an end of the rail, the first end of the support being disposed in the depression when the support is in the locked position.  
   
   
       6 . The table of  claim 1 , the table top including a raised stop disposed on the underside positioned to restrict linear movement of the support, but allow rotational movement of the support.  
   
   
       7 . The table of  claim 6 , the table top including a channel disposed adjacent the raised stop and adapted to receive at least a portion of the support in the locked position.  
   
   
       8 . A table comprising: 
 a table top with an underside;    a frame disposed on the underside, the frame including a first rail and a second rail opposite the first rail, the first rail and second rail each including a pin;    a support having a cross member and a first leg and a second leg extending away from the cross member, the first support further having first end and a second end, the first leg including a first slot adjacent the first end and the second leg including a second slot adjacent the first end, the first pin being disposed in the first slot and the second pin being disposed in the second slot; and    a channel disposed in the table top and sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of the cross member;    wherein the support is be moveable both linearly and rotationally relative to the table top between a stored position in which the second end is adjacent the underside of the table top and a locked position in which the second end is unfolded away from the underside and the portion of the cross member is disposed within the channel.    
   
   
       9 . The table of  claim 8 , the support further including a top tab disposed adjacent the first end of the first leg positioned such that when the support is in the stored position, the top tab extends out over the first rail and prevents the support from being rotated about the first and second pins.  
   
   
       10 . The table of  claim 8 , the table top including a raised stop disposed on the underside positioned to restrict linear movement of the support, but allow rotational movement of the support.  
   
   
       11 . The table of  claim 8 , the table top including a pair of depressions adjacent ends of the first and second rail and adapted to receive the first end of the first and second legs when the support is in the locked position.  
   
   
       12 . The table of  claim 8 , the support further including a bottom tab disposed on the first leg, the bottom tab displaced linearly from the top tab towards the second end, the first rail having an end surface, wherein when the first support is in the locked position, the bottom tab is disposed against the end surface of the first rail.  
   
   
       13 . A table comprising: 
 a pin carried by an underside of the table and extending relative to a plane of the table; and    a support arranged to support the table on a support surface, the support including a slot sized to receive the pin, the pin and the slot cooperating to permit the support to shift to a plurality of positions, the positions including a first position in which the support can slide along the plane of the table top but not rotate, a second position in which the support can rotate about the pin between a folded and an unfolded position, and a third position in which the support can shift toward the plane of the table from an unfolded, unlocked position to an unfolded, locked position.    
   
   
       14 . The table of  claim 13 , including a stop on the underside and positioned to limit movement of the support relative to the plane of the table.  
   
   
       15 . The table of  claim 13 , wherein the underside of the table includes a recess sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of the support when the support is shifted to the unfolded, locked position.  
   
   
       16 . The table of  claim 13 , wherein the support includes an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation positioned to be aligned with the pin when the support is in the second position.  
   
   
       17 . The table of  claim 13 , wherein the support includes at least one tab positioned on the support to prevent rotation of the support when the support is in the first position.  
   
   
       18 . The table of  claim 13 , wherein the support includes at least one tab positioned on the support to prevent rotation of the support when the support is in the unfolded, locked position.  
   
   
       19 . The table of  claim 13 , wherein the support includes an axis of rotation and a pair of tabs disposed on opposite sides of the axis of rotation, one of the tabs positioned to prevent rotation of the support when the support is in the first position, the other tab positioned to prevent rotation when the support is in the unfolded, locked position.  
   
   
       20 . The table of  claim 13 , further comprising a rail mounted to the underside of the table, the pin extending from the rail.  
   
   
       21 . The table of  claim 20 , further comprising a frame mounted to the underside of the table adapted to strengthen the table top, the frame including the rail.  
   
   
       22 . The table of  claim 13 , wherein the support comprises a cross rail and a leg, the slot being disposed in the leg.  
   
   
       23 . A table comprising: 
 a table top with an underside;    a rail disposed on the underside of the table top and including a pin extending relative to a plane of the table top;    a support with a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the support adapted to maintain the table top in an elevated condition; and    a slot disposed on the first end of the support and having first, second, and third sections, the pin being disposed in the slot, wherein when the pin is disposed in the first or third section of the slot, the support is linearly moveable relative to the table top, and when the pin is disposed in the second section, the support is rotationally moveable relative to the table top.    
   
   
       24 . The table of  claim 23 , wherein the second section of the slot is positioned between the first section and the third section.  
   
   
       25 . A table comprising: 
 a table top with an underside;    a rail extending along the underside of the table top;    a support shiftably attached to the underside of the table top, wherein a portion of the support and a portion of the rail are arranged to permit the support to shift from a first position to a second position, the portion of the support and the portion of the rail further arranged to permit the support to rotate between a second position and a third position when the support has been placed in the second position    
   
   
       26 . The table of  claim 25 , further comprising a pin carried by the table top and a slot in the support, the pin being slidably disposed in the slot.