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A table may be sized and configured to nest with an adjacent table to reduce a height of a plurality of stacked tables in a nested configuration. The table may include a table top with a round or circular configuration and the table top may have a receiving portion, a downwardly extending lip, a con

A table may be sized and configured to nest with an adjacent table to reduce a height of a plurality of stacked tables in a nested configuration. The table may include a table top with a round or circular configuration and the table top may have a receiving portion, a downwardly extending lip, a contact surface and an engaging portion. The contact surface may have a ring-shaped configuration and be sized and configured to contact an upper surface of a table top of an adjacent table when the table is nested with the adjacent table. The engaging portion may also have a ring-shaped configuration and may be sized and configured to be disposed in a receiving portion of a table top of the adjacent table when the table is nested with the adjacent table.

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1. A table comprising: a table top;a frame connected to the table top;a table leg movable between an extended position and a collapsed position relative to the table top;a pin connected to the table leg; anda brace comprising: an elongated body;a first end of the elongated body of the brace connecte

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A table comprising: a table top;a frame connected to the table top;a table leg movable between an extended position and a collapsed position relative to the table top;a pin connected to the table leg; anda brace comprising: an elongated body;a first end of the elongated body of the brace connected to the frame;a slot in the elongated body of the brace, the slot extending along a length of the elongated body, the pin disposed within the slot and movable within the slot when the table leg is moved between the extended and collapsed positions;a receiving portion disposed in a second end of the elongated body of the brace; anda biasing member comprising a first portion connected to the elongated body of the brace and a second portion disposed in the receiving portion, the second portion of the biasing member capable of moving within the receiving portion relative to a width of the elongated body, the biasing member sized and configured to bias the table leg into a locked position when the table leg is in the extended position. 2. The table as in claim 1, further comprising an engagement surface of the biasing member, the engagement surface of the biasing sized and configured to engage the pin, the biasing member sized and configured to maintain the pin in a fixed position within the slot when the table leg is in the extended position. 3. The table as in claim 1, further comprises a receiving portion of the slot disposed at an angle relative to an elongated portion of the slot, the biasing member sized and configured to bias the pin into the receiving portion when the table leg is in the extended position. 4. The table as in claim 3, wherein as the pin moves within the elongated portion of the slot towards the receiving portion of the slot, the biasing member is capable of biasing the pin into the receiving portion as the pin moves within the elongated portion of the slot towards the receiving portion of the slot. 5. The table as in claim 1, wherein the biasing member is pivotally connected to the brace and the biasing member is movable relative to a length of the brace. 6. The table as in claim 5, wherein as the pin moves within an elongated portion of the slot towards a receiving portion of the slot, an engagement surface of the biasing member is capable of engaging the pin and the biasing member is capable of moving relative to the length of the brace as the pin moves within the elongated portion of the slot towards the receiving portion of the slot. 7. The table as in claim 1, further comprising a channel disposed in the brace, a first portion of the biasing member connected to the elongated brace and a second portion of the biasing member disposed in the channel. 8. The table as in claim 7, wherein the channel is disposed in a second end of the brace; and wherein the biasing member is movable between a first position and a second position within the channel. 9. The table as in claim 1, comprising a channel disposed in the brace, a first end of the biasing member connected to the elongated body of the brace and a second end of the biasing member disposed in the channel. 10. The table as in claim 9, wherein the channel is disposed in a second end of the brace; and wherein the biasing member is movable within the channel. 11. The table as in claim 1, wherein the slot has J-shaped configuration with a receiving portion that is sized and configured to receive the pin when the table leg is in the extended position. 12. The table as in claim 1, wherein the biasing member comprises a spring, a first end of the spring connected to the body of the brace proximate the slot and a second end of the spring disposed within a channel in an end of the brace. 13. The table as in claim 1, wherein the table is a round table that is sized and configured to nest with an adjacent round table to reduce a height of a plurality of stacked tables in a nested configuration, each table of a plurality of stacked tables being substantially identical. 14. The table as in claim 1, further comprising: a receiving portion at least partially formed in the upper surface of the table top, the receiving portion having an at least substantially circular configuration;a lip extending downwardly from the table top, the lip having an at least substantially circular configuration;a contact surface in a first lower portion of the lip, the contact surface sized and configured to contact an upper surface of a table top of an adjacent table when the table is nested with the adjacent table, the contact surface having an at least substantially ring-shaped configuration; andan engaging portion in a second lower portion of the lip, the engaging portion sized and configured to be disposed in a receiving portion of a table top of the adjacent table when the table is nested with the adjacent table, the engaging portion an at least substantially ring-shaped configuration. 15. The table as in claim 14, further comprising a handle disposed in an outer wall of the lip, the handle sized and configured to facilitate separation of a table from an adjacent table when the tables are stacked in the nested configuration. 16. The table as in claim 1, wherein the table top has an at least substantially circular configuration, the table top further comprising: a receiving portion at least partially formed in the upper surface of the table top, the receiving portion having an at least substantially circular configuration;a downwardly extending lip having an at least substantially circular configuration;a contact surface in a first lower portion of the lip, the contact surface sized and configured to contact an upper surface of a table top of an adjacent table when the table is nested with the adjacent table, the contact surface having an at least substantially ring-shaped configuration; andan engaging portion in a second lower portion of the lip, the engaging portion sized and configured to be disposed in a receiving portion of a table top of the adjacent table when the table is nested with the adjacent table, the engaging portion having an at least substantially ring-shaped configuration. 17. The table as in claim 16, wherein a circumference of the lip is at least substantially equal to a circumference of the engaging portion; and wherein a circumference of the contact surface is less than the circumference of the lip and the engaging portion. 18. A table as in claim 16, further comprising a handle disposed in an outer wall of the lip, the handle sized and configured to facilitate separation of a table from an adjacent table when the tables are stacked in the nested configuration. 19. The round table as in claim 16, wherein the engaging portion is disposed about an outer periphery of the lower portion of the lip; and wherein the contact surface is disposed about an inner periphery of the lower portion of the lip. 20. A brace for a table leg that is connected to a table, the table comprising a table top and a frame, the table leg movable between an extended position and a collapsed position relative to the table top, a pin extending outwardly from the table leg, the brace comprising: an elongated body;a first end of the elongated body sized and configured to be connected to the frame of the table;a slot in the elongated body of the brace, the slot extending along a length of the elongated body, the pin extending outwardly from the table leg being disposed within the slot and capable of moving within the slot when the table leg is moved between the extended and collapsed positions;a receiving portion disposed in a second end of the elongated body of the brace; anda biasing member comprising a first portion connected to the elongated body of the brace and a second portion disposed in the receiving portion, the second portion of the biasing member capable of moving within the receiving portion between an unbiased position and a biased position, the biasing member sized and configured to bias the table leg into a locked position when the table leg is in the extended position and the biasing member is in the biased position.