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A table having a pair of laterally extendable table surfaces. The table includes a base having a horizontally disposed periphery that defines a footprint on an underlying surface, first and second generally planar table surfaces, a table surface forward extension mechanism interconnected with the ba

A table having a pair of laterally extendable table surfaces. The table includes a base having a horizontally disposed periphery that defines a footprint on an underlying surface, first and second generally planar table surfaces, a table surface forward extension mechanism interconnected with the base and the first and second table surfaces, and a table surface lateral extension mechanism interconnected with the base and the first and second table surfaces. The table surface forward extension mechanism and the table surface lateral extension mechanism are each constructed and arranged so that each of the first and second table surfaces is movable between a retracted position, in which the first and second table surfaces are positioned generally above the base footprint, and a laterally extended position, in which the major portions of the first and second table surfaces are generally horizontally disposed and are positioned above, forwardly and laterally of the base footprint. In this laterally extended position, the table surfaces provide a table-like support surface to occupants of laterally positioned adjacent seating units. In one embodiment, the table is included in a “side-by-side”furniture unit that includes a pair of seating units having a storage console attached therebetween. In this embodiment, the table of the present invention extends to provide usable table surfaces to the occupants of the attached seating units.

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A table comprising: a base having a horizontally disposed periphery, the horizontally-disposed periphery defining a footprint on an underlying surface; first and second generally planar table surfaces; table surface forward extension means interconnected with said base and said first and second tabl

A table comprising: a base having a horizontally disposed periphery, the horizontally-disposed periphery defining a footprint on an underlying surface; first and second generally planar table surfaces; table surface forward extension means interconnected with said base and said first and second table surfaces; table surface lateral extension means interconnected with said base and said first and second table surfaces; said table surface forward extension means and said table surface lateral extension means each being constructed and arranged so that each of said first and second table surfaces is movable between a retracted position, in which said first and second table surfaces are positioned generally above the base footprint, and a laterally extended position, in which major portions of said first and second table surfaces are generally horizontally disposed and are positioned above, forwardly and laterally of the base footprint, said table surface lateral extension means being configured and arranged so that, in the laterally extended position, said major portion of said first table surface is positioned above, forward, and lateral of said base in a first lateral direction, and said second table surface is positioned above, forward, and lateral of said base in a second lateral direction, said second lateral direction being opposite said first lateral direction, wherein said table surface lateral extension means is configured so that said first and second table surfaces are movable to an extended unrotated position, in which said first and second table surfaces are generally horizontally disposed and in which said major portions of said first and second table surfaces are positioned forwardly and above said base and inwardly from the base footprint, and wherein said table lateral extension means comprises: first swivel means interconnected with said first table surface and with said table surface extension means for swiveling said first table surface relative to said table surface extension means about a first axis of rotation, which first axis of rotation is generally orthogonal to said first table surface, between its unrotated extended position and its laterally extended position; and second swivel means interconnected with said second table surface and with said table surface extension means for swiveling said second table surface relative to said extension means about a second axis of rotation, which second axis of rotation is generally orthogonal to said second table surface and substantially parallel to the first axis of rotation, between its unrotated extended position and its laterally extended position.