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A foldable table that provides a stable operational position in which the table legs may extend beyond the footprint of the table, and a folded, storage position in which the table legs may be tucked within the footprint of the table. An aspect provides table legs that may slide and pivot within soc

A foldable table that provides a stable operational position in which the table legs may extend beyond the footprint of the table, and a folded, storage position in which the table legs may be tucked within the footprint of the table. An aspect provides table legs that may slide and pivot within sockets of a table top, to enable the legs to lock into the extended position and to also pivot flat against a horizontal undersurface of the table top.

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1. A foldable table comprising: a table top comprising a plurality of sockets, wherein a first socket of the plurality of sockets defines a first rotational axis and a first radial direction that is radial to the first rotational axis;a plurality of legs, wherein a first leg of the plurality of legs

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A foldable table comprising: a table top comprising a plurality of sockets, wherein a first socket of the plurality of sockets defines a first rotational axis and a first radial direction that is radial to the first rotational axis;a plurality of legs, wherein a first leg of the plurality of legs is attached to the first socket,wherein the first leg comprises a first head portion and a first extension portion,wherein the first head portion rotates around the first rotational axis and along the first radial direction of the first socket, from a folded position to an extended position,wherein the first head portion of the first leg comprises a first post,wherein the first socket defines a first slot extending generally radial to the first rotational axis,wherein the first slot has a first lower end and a second upper end when the foldable table is viewed from a side view,wherein the first post of the first head portion is disposed in and slidable within the first slot,wherein in the folded position the first post is disposed at the first lower end of the first slot and the first head portion is rotatable within the first socket,wherein in the extended position the first post is disposed at the second upper end of the first slot and the first head portion is rotationally fixed within the first socket,wherein the first socket defines a first opening having a first ledge,wherein the first head portion has a first resilient tab,wherein in the extended position the first resilient tab is disposed within the first opening and against the first ledge to prevent movement of the first head portion within the first socket,wherein the first slot and the first ledge of the first socket and the first post and the first resilient tab of the first head portion are configured such that the first post is disposed at an uppermost position in the first slot when the first resilient tab engages the first ledge,wherein the first socket comprises a first face generally perpendicular to the first rotational axis, anda second face opposite to the first face and generally perpendicular to the first rotational axis,wherein the first face defines the first opening and the second face defines a second opening having a second ledge,wherein the first head portion of the first leg further comprises a second resilient tab that, when in the extended position, is disposed within the second opening and against the second ledge of the second opening,wherein the first resilient tab and the second resilient tab are temporarily deflectable such that, from the extended position, a first force applied to the first resilient tab deflects the first resilient tab such that the first resilient tab clears the first ledge, anda second force applied to the second resilient tab deflects the second resilient tab such that the second resilient tab clears the second ledge,at which point the first head portion of the first leg is movable in a direction away from the first socket, andwherein the first socket comprises a third face disposed generally in between the first face and the second face and wherein the first opening and the second opening are disposed at a narrowed section of an upper portion of the third face. 2. The foldable table of claim 1, wherein when viewed from a top plan view, the table top comprises a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, a third side extending from the first side to the second side, and a fourth side opposite to the third side and extending from the first side to the second side, wherein the first socket is disposed on the first side,wherein the table top defines a recessed storage compartment that is recessed with respect to a top surface of the table top and that extends longitudinally adjacent to the third side of the table top in a direction from the first socket toward the second side of the table top,wherein, at a bottom side of the table top, the recessed storage compartment has an outer side wall substantially parallel to the third side, an inner side wall substantially parallel to the third side, and a horizontal undersurface extending between the outer side wall and the inner side wall,wherein the first extension portion of the first leg defines a longitudinal hollow cavity, andwherein in the folded position the recessed storage compartment of the table top is disposed within the hollow cavity of the first extension portion of the first leg such that the first extension portion of the first leg is disposed over the outer side wall, the inner side wall, and the horizontal undersurface of the recessed storage compartment. 3. The foldable table of claim 2, wherein the first extension portion of the first leg includes an inner side, an outer side, and a transverse side extending between the inner side and the outer side, wherein the inner side, the transverse side, and the outer side provide an open construction defining the hollow cavity, andwherein in the folded position the outer side of the first extension portion of the first leg is disposed opposing the outer side wall of the recessed storage compartment, the inner side of the first extension portion of the first leg is disposed opposing the inner side wall of the recessed storage compartment, and the transverse side of the first extension portion of the first leg is disposed opposing the horizontal undersurface of the recessed storage compartment. 4. The foldable table of claim 3, wherein, at the bottom side of the table top, the table top defines a first channel at the third side between an outside wall of the table top and the recessed storage compartment and a second channel between the recessed storage compartment and an adjacent central recessed storage compartment, wherein the first and second channels extend in a direction from the first side toward the second side, andwherein in the folded position the outer side of the first extension portion of the first leg is disposed inside the first channel and the inner side of the extension portion of the first leg is disposed inside the second channel. 5. The foldable table of claim 1, wherein the table top defines an outer perimeter when viewed from a top plan view, wherein when viewed from the top plan view, the table top comprises a first side,a second side opposite to the first side,a third side extending from the first side to the second side,a fourth side opposite to the third side and extending from the first side to the second side,the first socket disposed on the first side,a second socket disposed on the first side, wherein the second socket defines a second rotational axis and a second radial direction that is radial to the second rotational axis,a third socket disposed on the second side, wherein the third socket defines a third rotational axis and a third radial direction that is radial to the third rotational axis,a fourth socket disposed on the second side, wherein the fourth socket defines a fourth rotational axis and a fourth radial direction that is radial to the fourth rotational axis,wherein the first radial direction and the second radial direction diverge from each other in a direction away from the table top and converge in a direction toward the second side, andwherein the third radial direction and the fourth radial direction diverge from each other in a direction away from the table top and converge in a direction toward the first side,wherein the foldable table further comprises a second leg, a third leg, and a fourth leg of the plurality of legs respectively attached to the second, third, and fourth sockets,wherein each of the second, third, and fourth legs comprises a head portion and an extension portion,wherein the head portion of each of the second, third, and fourth legs rotates around the rotational axis, and along the radial direction, of the second, third, and fourth sockets, respectively, from a folded position to an extended position,wherein, in both the folded position and the extended position, the radial directions along which the head portions of the first leg and the second leg respectively rotate, diverge from each other in a direction away from the table top,wherein, in both the folded position and the extended position, the radial directions along which the head portions of the third leg and the fourth leg respectively rotate, diverge from each other in a direction away from the table top,wherein when viewed in the top plan view the first side and the second side extend generally in a vertical Y-direction and are opposite each other in a horizontal X-direction, and the third side and the fourth side extend generally in the horizontal X-direction, andwherein the extension portions of each of the first, second, third, and fourth legs are angled outwardly with respect to the first, second, third, and fourth radial directions, respectively such that, in the folded position, the extension portions extend generally in the horizontal X-direction and are contained within the outer perimeter of the table top in the top plan view, and such that, in the extended position, the extension portions extend beyond the outer perimeter of the table top in the first, second, third, and fourth radial directions, respectively, in the top plan view and a distal portion of each of the first, second, third, and fourth legs extends farther outwardly from the table top than if the extension portions of each of the first, second, third, and fourth legs were parallel to the head portions of each of the first, second, third, and fourth legs, respectively. 6. The foldable table of claim 5, wherein the first radial direction is substantially parallel to the third radial direction and the second radial direction is substantially parallel to the fourth radial direction. 7. The foldable table of claim 5, further comprising a handle member extending between the first socket and the second socket and defining an opening at the first side of the table top. 8. The foldable table of claim 1, wherein when viewed from a side view the table top comprises a recessed portion that is recessed from a top surface of the table top and that is defined by a plurality of side walls and a recessed portion base surface, wherein the table top has a pedestal that protrudes from the recessed portion base surface and is separated from each of the plurality of side walls,wherein the foldable table further comprises a plurality of removable play surface plates,wherein each removable play surface plate of the plurality of removable play surface plates has a first end portion that rests on the pedestal, a second end portion that rests on a shelf defined by the plurality of side walls, and a middle portion between the first end portion and the second end portion,wherein each second end portion is disposed between the shelf and a respective tab defined by a respective side wall of the plurality of side walls,wherein the pedestal includes a lock that fastens each first end portion of each of the plurality of removable play surface plates to the table top,wherein the lock engages each first end portion of each of the plurality of removable play surface plates, and wherein each second end portion of each of the plurality of removable play surface plates is engaged by the respective tab. 9. The foldable table of claim 8, wherein each removable play surface plate includes a plurality of building posts configured to receive toy construction blocks. 10. The foldable table of claim 1, wherein, in the extended position, the first resilient tab and the second resilient tab are configured in an opposing arrangement such that the first force and the second force generally oppose each other in a direction generally parallel to the first rotational axis, and wherein the first resilient tab and the second resilient tab are configured such that simultaneous application of the first force and the second force releases the first resilient tab from the first ledge and the second resilient tab from the second ledge so that the first head portion of the first leg is movable in a direction away from the first socket. 11. The foldable table of claim 1, wherein the third face comprises a rounded face that is generally parallel to the first rotational axis. 12. The foldable table of claim 1, wherein the first face of the first socket defines the first slot, wherein the first head portion comprises a second post,wherein the second face of the first socket defines a second slot extending generally radial to the first rotational axis,wherein the second post of the first head portion is disposed in and slidable within the second slot, andwherein the second slot and the second ledge of the first socket and the second post and the second resilient tab of the first head portion are configured such that the second post is disposed at an uppermost position in the second slot when the second resilient tab engages the second ledge. 13. The foldable table of claim 1, wherein the table top defines an outer perimeter when viewed from a top plan view and includes a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, wherein the first socket is disposed on, and protrudes beyond, the first side when viewed from the top plan view,wherein, in the extended position, the first resilient tab is disposed within the first opening of the first socket and beyond the first side when viewed from the top plan view, andwherein the first face defining the first opening and a face of the first resilient tab disposed in the first opening are disposed generally transverse to the first side. 14. The foldable table of claim 1, wherein the first head portion has a first contact surface and an interior of the first socket has a second contact surface, and wherein in the extended position the first contact surface and the second contact surface contact each other to prevent rotation of the first head portion within the first socket. 15. The foldable table of claim 1, wherein the first slot extends in a generally vertical direction between the first lower end and the second upper end, wherein the first head portion slides generally vertically within the first socket from the extended position at which the first post is disposed at the second upper end and the first head portion is rotationally fixed with the first socket, to the folded position at which the first post is disposed at the first lower end of the first slot and the first head portion is rotatable within the first socket. 16. The foldable table of claim 1, wherein the first ledge of the first opening of the first socket is spaced apart a first distance from an upper contacting surface of the first slot of the first socket, wherein a lower contacting surface of the first resilient tab is spaced apart a second distance from an upper contacting surface of the first post of the first head portion,wherein the first distance is substantially equal to the second distance, andwherein in the extended position there is simultaneous engagement of: the lower contacting surface of the first resilient tab and the first ledge of the first opening of the first socket, andthe upper contacting surface of the first post of the first head portion and the upper contacting surface of the first slot of the first socket. 17. A foldable table comprising: a table top comprising a plurality of sockets, wherein a socket of the plurality of sockets defines a rotational axis and a radial direction that is radial to the rotational axis,wherein the socket has a first face generally perpendicular to the rotational axis,wherein the socket has a second face opposite to the first face and generally perpendicular to the rotational axis,wherein the first face defines a first opening having a first ledge and a first slot extending generally radial to the rotational axis;wherein the second face defines a second opening having a second ledge and a second slot extending generally radial to the rotational axis; anda plurality of legs, wherein a leg of the plurality of legs is attached to the socket,wherein the leg comprises a head portion and an extension portion,wherein the head portion rotates around the rotational axis, and along the radial direction of the socket, from a folded position to an extended position,wherein the head portion has a first post, a second post, a first resilient tab, and a second resilient tab,wherein each of the first slot and the second slot has a first lower end and a second upper end when the foldable table is viewed from a side view,wherein the first post of the head portion is disposed in and slidable within the first slot,wherein the second post of the head portion is disposed in and slidable within the second slot,wherein in the folded position the first post is disposed at the first lower end of the first slot, the second post is disposed at the first lower end of the second slot, and the head portion is rotatable within the socket,wherein in the extended position the first post is disposed at the second upper end of the first slot, the second post is disposed at the second upper end of the second slot, and the head portion is rotationally fixed within the socket,wherein in the extended position the first resilient tab is disposed within the first opening and against the first ledge and the second resilient tab is disposed within the second opening and against the second ledge, to prevent movement of the head portion within the socket,wherein the first slot and the first ledge of the socket and the first post and the first resilient tab of the first head portion are configured such that the first post is disposed at an uppermost position in the first slot when the first resilient tab engages the first ledge, andwherein the socket comprises a third face disposed generally in between the first face and the second face and wherein the first opening and the second opening are disposed at a narrowed section of an upper portion of the third face. 18. The foldable table of claim 17, wherein the first resilient tab and the second resilient tab are temporarily deflectable such that, from the extended position, a first force applied to the first resilient tab deflects the first resilient tab such that the first resilient tab clears the first ledge, and a second force applied to the second resilient tab deflects the second resilient tab such that the second resilient tab clears the second ledge, at which point the first head portion of the first leg is movable in a direction away from the socket, wherein, in the extended position, the first resilient tab and the second resilient tab are configured in an opposing arrangement such that the first force and the second force generally oppose each other in a direction generally parallel to the rotational axis, andwherein the first resilient tab and the second resilient tab are configured such that simultaneous application of the first force and the second force releases the first resilient tab from the first ledge and the second resilient tab from the second ledge so that the first head portion of the first leg is movable in the direction away from the socket. 19. The foldable table of claim 17, wherein the table top defines an outer perimeter when viewed from a top plan view and includes a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, wherein the socket is disposed on, and protrudes beyond, the first side when viewed from the top plan view,wherein, in the extended position, the first resilient tab is disposed within the first opening of the socket and beyond the first side when viewed from the top plan view, andwherein the first face defining the first opening and a face of the first resilient tab disposed in the first opening are disposed generally transverse to the first side. 20. The foldable table of claim 17, wherein the third face comprises a rounded face that is generally parallel to the rotational axis.