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A folding work surface for mounting on a wall. The work surface includes a platform hinged to the wall. A pair of upper supports are pivotally connected to the platform and pivotally connected to a lower support. The lower support is then pivotally connected to the wall. A locking ring is positioned

A folding work surface for mounting on a wall. The work surface includes a platform hinged to the wall. A pair of upper supports are pivotally connected to the platform and pivotally connected to a lower support. The lower support is then pivotally connected to the wall. A locking ring is positioned on each of the upper supports. A stop bracket is also included and has a base secured to the lower support and has a pair of locking tabs separately extending outwardly which extend along a portion of the upper supports. When the platform is in an opened position, the upper supports and the lower supports aligned to permit the locking rings to slide over the locking tabs securing the locking tabs against the upper supports and thereby locking the platform in the opened position.

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We claim: 1. A folding work surface for mounting on a wall, the work surface comprising: a platform; at least one hinge, having a first section mounted to a bottom surface of the platform and having a second section hingedly connected to the first section and adapted to be mounted to the wall; a pa

We claim: 1. A folding work surface for mounting on a wall, the work surface comprising: a platform; at least one hinge, having a first section mounted to a bottom surface of the platform and having a second section hingedly connected to the first section and adapted to be mounted to the wall; a pair of upper supports, each having a first end separately secured by a pivot bracket to the bottom surface of the platform, each upper support further having a second end; a lower support having a first end adapted to be secured by a pivot bracket to the wall and having a second end, and wherein the second end of each of the upper supports is pivotally secured to a side region of the second end of the lower support; a pair of locking rings separately positioned on each of the upper supports, each of the locking rings having an opening defined to permit the locking rings to slide over the upper supports; and a stop bracket having a base secured to the second end of the of the lower support and having a pair of locking tabs separately extending outwardly from sides of the base to extend along a portion of the second end of the upper supports, wherein when the platform is in a substantially horizontal position defining an opened position, the upper supports and the lower supports are aligned to permit the pair of locking rings to slide over the locking tabs securing the locking tabs against the upper supports thereby locking the platform in the opened position. 2. The work surface of claim 1, wherein when the locking rings are slid away from the locking tabs, the upper supports and the lower supports are movable towards the wall such that the platform can move to a substantially vertical position defining a closed position that hides the upper and lower supports. 3. The work surface of claim 2, wherein the second section of the hinge further includes a first portion that securable to the wall and a second portion that is angled away from the first portion and that is hingedly connected to the first section of the hinge at an end distal to the first portion, wherein when the work surface is in the closed position, the bottom surface of the platform is positioned a distance from the wall defined by the length of the second portion of the second section of the hinge. 4. The work surface of claim 3, wherein each of the upper supports includes a middle section which curves at an angle in opposite directions at its distal ends to form the first and second ends. 5. The work surface of claim 4, wherein the angle of curvature defined at the ends of the upper support is preferably between 120 and 130 degrees. 6. The work surface of claim 1, wherein the stop bracket further includes a flange angled from the base and positioned to rest against an edge defined by the first end of the lower support. 7. A folding work surface for mounting on a wall, the work surface comprising: a platform; at least one hinge connected to a bottom surface of the platform and adapted to be connected to the wall, such that the platform is hingedly connected to the wall; a pair of upper supports, each having a first end separately secured by a pivot bracket to the bottom surface of the platform, each upper support further having a second end, and wherein each of the upper supports includes a middle section which curves at an angle in opposite directions at its distal ends to form the first and second ends; a lower support having a first end adapted to be secured by a pivot bracket to the wall and having a second end, and wherein the second end of each of the upper supports is pivotally secured to a side region of the second end of the lower support; a pair of locking rings separately positioned on each of the upper supports, each of the locking rings having an opening defined to permit the locking rings to slide over the upper supports; and a stop bracket having a base secured to the second end of the of the lower support and having a pair of locking tabs separately extending outwardly from sides of the base to extend along a portion of the second end of the upper supports, wherein when the platform is in a substantially horizontal position defining an opened position, the upper supports and the lower supports are aligned to permit the pair of locking rings to slide over the locking tabs securing the locking tabs against the upper supports thereby locking the platform in the opened position. 8. The work surface of claim 7, wherein when the locking rings are slid away from the locking tabs, the upper supports and the lower supports are movable towards the wall such that the platform can move to a substantially vertical position defining a closed position that hides the upper and lower supports. 9. The work surface of claim 7, wherein the at least one hinge is further defined as having: a first section mounted to the bottom surface of the platform, and a second section hingedly connected to the first section and adapted to be mounted to the wall, the second section further including a first portion that securable to the wall and a second portion that is angled away from the first portion and that is hingedly connected to the first section of the hinge at an end distal to the first portion, wherein when the work surface is in the closed position, the bottom surface of the platform is positioned a distance from the wall defined by the length of the second portion of the second section of the hinge. 10. The work surface of claim 7, wherein the angle of curvature defined at the ends of the upper support is preferably between 120 and 130 degrees. 11. The work surface of claim 7, wherein the stop bracket further includes a flange angled from the base and positioned to rest against an edge defined by the first end of the lower support.