Foldable table and bench assembly

Claim 1

A foldable table assembly comprising: a. a table top formed from a pair of flat plates each having a peripheral flange constituting integral opposite end and side flanges; b. means pivotally connecting associated edges of said plates to enable selective orientation of said plates from a position of planar alignment wherein they form a flat table top to a position of spaced parallelism wherein the edges of said flanges on the juxtaposed parallel plates are in alignment whereby said plates and peripheral flanges cooperate toform a closed container when said table top is folded; c. a leg assembly pivotally mounted in each corner of said unfolded table top and selectively extensible to a position perpendicular to said table top and retractable to a position parallel to said table top wherein said leg assemblies lie nested within said peripheral flanges surrounding said flat plates, said leg assembly including an elongated tubular leg member extending from said table top to a supporting surface such as the ground or floor and an auxiliary leg structure comprising a horizontal bench mounting section pivotally mounted to the elongated tubular leg member intermediate its ends for pivotal movement through 360* about said tubular leg member and a vertical leg section integral with said horizontal bench mounting section, said vertical leg section of the auxiliary leg structure lying parallel to said elongated tubular leg member in both the folded and unfolded positions of said leg assembly; and d. detachable bench means bridging the space between and selectively engageable at each opposite end with the horizontal bench mounting sections of auxiliary leg structures at opposite corners of said table top whereby each detachable bench cooperates with said table top and a pair of said leg assemblies to stabilize the table and to provide seats at said table which correspond in length to the side of the table top with which they are associated.