Four-in-one foldable dining table

Abstract

A table with four chairs can be stored together into a secure, flattened assembly. The four chairs can store under the table such that, when the legs of the table are folded to be adjacent a back side of the table, the folded legs act as a stopper to prevent the chairs from sliding out when moving the table. A leg turning mechanism allows the user to turn two adjacent legs 180 degrees to permit the legs to be disposed adjacent each other when folded and, when unfolded, to present a uniform appearance for each of the legs. The foldable chairs can include a foldable backrest and can have support beams between each pair of legs. The chairs can be folded in a flattened state to be disposed in a slot adjacent the underside of the top of the table.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A table comprising:
 a first pair of legs extendable downward from an underside of a table top at a first side thereof; and   a second pair of legs extendable downward from the underside of the table top at a second, opposite side thereof, wherein:   the first pair of legs and the second pair of legs are pivotable between a use position, where the legs extend downward and away from the table top, and a stored position, where one leg of the first pair of legs extend alongside one leg of the second pair of legs, and both the first and second pairs of legs are directly adjacent the underside of the table top; and   the first pair of legs are rotatable along a longitudinal axis thereof between a leg rotation use position, with the first pair of legs being disposed in a first orientation that is the same as a second leg orientation at which the second pair of legs are rotationally fixed when in the use position, and a leg rotation stored position, which permits rotation of the legs such that each leg of the first pair of legs is disposable alongside each respective leg of the second pair of legs when the table is in the stored position.   
     
     
         2 . The table of  claim 1 , wherein an inside surface of each of the first pair of legs is disposed directly alongside an inside surface of respective second pair of legs with the table is in the stored position. 
     
     
         3 . The table of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one slot disposed along an underside of the table top, the slot accessible from at least one side of the table. 
     
     
         4 . The table of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one slot is accessible from each side of the table. 
     
     
         5 . The table of  claim 3 , wherein one leg of the first pair of legs and one leg of the second pair of legs prevent an item stored in the at least one slot from exiting the at least one slot when the first pair of legs and the second pair of legs is in the stored position. 
     
     
         6 . The table of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one slot is two slots, disposed along side each other at the underside of the table top, the two slots accessible from either a first side or a second side of the table. 
     
     
         7 . The table of  claim 6 , wherein the first pair of legs and the second pair of legs block an item stored in the two slots from exiting the two slots when in the stored position. 
     
     
         8 . The table of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one slot is configured to store at least one folded chair therein. 
     
     
         9 . The table of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a first rail and a second rail, each extending generally parallel each other and extending downward from an underside of the table top;   a first lip and a second lip, extending outward from a distal end of respective ones of the first rail and the second rail, the first lip extending toward the second lip,   wherein the at least one slot is defined between the underside of the table top, the first and second rails, and the first and second lips.   
     
     
         10 . The table of  claim 3 ,
 a first rail and a second rail, each extending generally parallel each other and extending downward from an underside of the table top;   a first lip and a second lip, extending outward from a distal end of respective ones of the first rail and the second rail, the first lip extending toward the second lip;   a central rail disposed between the first and second rails and extending generally parallel with the first and second rails, the central rail extending downward from an underside of the table top;   a forward facing central rail lip extending outward from a distal end of the central rail, the forward facing central rail lip extending toward the first lip; and   a rear facing central rail lip extending outward from the distal end of the central rail, the rear facing central rail lip extending toward the second lip, wherein:   the at least one slot is a first slot and a second slot;   the first slot is defined between the underside of the table top, the first rail, the first rail lip, the central rail and the forward facing central rail lip; and   the second slot is defined between the underside of the table top, the second rail, the second rail lip, the central rail and the rear facing central rail lip.   
     
     
         11 . The table of  claim 1 , further comprising a leg connector connecting each leg of the first pair of legs to the table top, wherein:
 the leg connector includes an opening for rotationally receiving each leg of the first pair of legs therein;   a channel is cut out along an interior surface of the opening, the channel having a first portion having a first dimension, and a second portion having a second dimension, the first portion interconnecting to the second portion; and   the first and second portions permitting each leg of the first pair of legs to rotate 180 degrees.   
     
     
         12 . A table comprising:
 a first pair of legs extendable downward from an underside of a table top at a first side thereof; and   a second pair of legs extendable downward from the underside of the table top at a second, opposite side thereof, wherein:   the first pair of legs and the second pair of legs are pivotable between a use position, where the legs extend downward and away from the table top, and a stored position, where one leg of the first pair of legs extend alongside one leg of the second pair of legs, and both the first and second pairs of legs are directly adjacent the underside of the table top;   an inside surface of each of the first pair of legs is disposed directly alongside an inside surface of respective second pair of legs with the table is in the stored position; and   the first pair of legs and the second pair of legs are each disposed in corners of the table top in the use position.   
     
     
         13 . The table of  claim 12 , wherein the first pair of legs are rotatable along a longitudinal axis thereof between a leg rotation use position, with the first pair of legs being disposed in a first orientation that is the same as a second leg orientation at which the second pair of legs are rotationally fixed when in the use position, and a leg rotation stored position, which permits rotation of the legs such that each leg of the first pair of legs is disposable alongside each respective leg of the second pair of legs when the table is in the stored position. 
     
     
         14 . The table of  claim 12 , further comprising first and second slots disposed along an underside of the table top, the first and second slots accessible from opposite sides of the table. 
     
     
         15 . The table of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a first rail and a second rail, each extending generally parallel each other and extending downward from an underside of the table top;   a first lip and a second lip, extending outward from a distal end of respective ones of the first rail and the second rail, the first lip extending toward the second lip;   a central rail disposed between the first and second rails and extending generally parallel with the first and second rails, the central rail extending downward from an underside of the table top;   a forward facing central rail lip extending outward from a distal end of the central rail, the forward facing central rail lip extending toward the first lip; and   a rear facing central rail lip extending outward from the distal end of the central rail, the rear facing central rail lip extending toward the second lip, wherein:   the at least one slot is a first slot and a second slot;   the first slot is defined between the underside of the table top, the first rail, the first rail lip, the central rail and the forward facing central rail lip; and   the second slot is defined between the underside of the table top, the second rail, the second rail lip, the central rail and the rear facing central rail lip.   
     
     
         16 . The table of  claim 14 , wherein each of the first and second slots are configured to hold one or more folded chairs therein. 
     
     
         17 . The table of  claim 14 , wherein the first pair of legs and the second pair of legs prevent an item stored in the first and second slots to be inadvertently removed therefrom when the first and second pair of legs are in the stored position. 
     
     
         18 . A table comprising:
 a first pair of legs extendable downward from an underside of a table top at a first side thereof;   a second pair of legs extendable downward from the underside of the table top at a second, opposite side thereof; and   first and second slots disposed along an underside of the table top, the first and second slots accessible from opposite sides of the table, wherein:   the first pair of legs and the second pair of legs are pivotable between a use position, where the legs extend downward and away from the table top, and a stored position, where one leg of the first pair of legs extend alongside one leg of the second pair of legs, and both the first and second pairs of legs are directly adjacent the underside of the table top;   the first pair of legs are rotatable along a longitudinal axis thereof between a leg rotation use position, with the first pair of legs being disposed in a first orientation that is the same as a second leg orientation at which the second pair of legs are rotationally fixed when in the use position, and a leg rotation stored position, which permits rotation of the legs such that each leg of the first pair of legs is disposable alongside each respective leg of the second pair of legs when the table is in the stored position; and   an inside surface of each of the first pair of legs is disposed directly alongside an inside surface of respective second pair of legs with the table is in the stored position.   
     
     
         19 . The table of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 a first rail and a second rail, each extending generally parallel each other and extending downward from an underside of the table top;   a first lip and a second lip, extending outward from a distal end of respective ones of the first rail and the second rail, the first lip extending toward the second lip;   a central rail disposed between the first and second rails and extending generally parallel with the first and second rails, the central rail extending downward from an underside of the table top;   a forward facing central rail lip extending outward from a distal end of the central rail, the forward facing central rail lip extending toward the first lip; and   a rear facing central rail lip extending outward from the distal end of the central rail, the rear facing central rail lip extending toward the second lip, wherein:   the at least one slot is a first slot and a second slot;   the first slot is defined between the underside of the table top, the first rail, the first rail lip, the central rail and the forward facing central rail lip;   the second slot is defined between the underside of the table top, the second rail, the second rail lip, the central rail and the rear facing central rail lip; and   each of the first and second slots are configured to hold one or more folded chairs therein.   
     
     
         20 . The table of  claim 18 , further comprising a leg connector connecting each leg of the first pair of legs to the table top, wherein:
 the leg connector includes an opening for rotationally receiving each leg of the first pair of legs therein;   a channel is cut out along an interior surface of the opening, the channel having a first portion having a first dimension, and a second portion having a second dimension, the first portion interconnecting to the second portion; and   the first and second portions permitting each leg of the first pair of legs to rotate 180 degrees.