Claims
- 1. A folding table leg system comprising:
- a. a locking base with a cross member and two opposing vertical members with planar bases, and including opposing lower pivot holes and opposing upper pivot holes;
- b. a geometrically configured latch member including a pivot pin at one end which engages into said lower pivot holes, a locking pawl in a mid-section, and an actuating tab at a second end;
- c. a spring means connecting between said locking base and said latch member and includes an angled edge with a rod for engaging under said cross member; and,
- d. a rotatable block member having at least three corners and opposing dowel pin pivots at a first corner, a downlock groove and an uplock groove at second and third opposing corners, and a threaded hole on a planar surface for table leg attachment whereby said rotatable block member rotates so as to allow the table leg to be locked in a positive parallel to the table when the pawl engages the uplock groove or a table supporting position when the pawl engages the downlock groove.
- 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said latch member includes a spring anchor for receiving an angled end of said spring means.
- 3. The system of claim 1, wherein said latching member includes raised surfaces for interdigitation.
- 4. The system of claim 1, wherein said locking base includes a plurality of screw holes for screws engaging the underside of a table top.
CROSS REFERENCES TO CO-PENDING APPLICATIONS
This patent application is a continuation-in-part (CIP) of application Ser. No. 08/455,496 filed May 31, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,673,633 entitled "Table Leg System" by the same inventors.
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