Foldable table

Abstract

An improved foldable table that opens and closes in an umbrella like fashion comprising a column member, a leg assembly, and a plurality of leaf members pivotally attached to the center column so as to be movable between an open position, wherein the leaf members mate to form a horizontal planar surface, and a closed position, wherein the table is easily stored and transported. The column member is selectively extendable and retractable, and the leg assembly is adapted to be selectively retracted into the column member. The center column includes a plurality of radial slots configured to matingly receive the leaf members when same are in either the open or closed position so that the leaf members remain in a selected radial plane. The leaf members include a selected fraction of supporting leaf members supported in the open position with a hinged bracket assembly and a selected fraction of regular leaf members disposed therebetween and supported in the open position with a beam hinge assembly that extends between the supporting leaf members. A cap member mounted over the center column is dimensioned to cooperate with the hinged bracket assembly and the beam hinge assembly to lock the leaf members in the horizontal planar position.