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Granted Patent B2
US 12,543,848 · App. 18/426,928 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Locking mechanism for sliding rod having two spherical heads and foldable table

Inventor: Luhao Leng (Fujian, CN)
Assignee: New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
A47B3/0809A47B3/0916
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Patent No.
US 12,543,848
App. No.
18/426,928
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A locking mechanism for a sliding rod having two spherical heads comprises the sliding rod, a sliding seat, and a locking device. The sliding seat is slidably mounted on the sliding rod along a length direction of the sliding rod. The locking device comprises the two spherical heads, one or more elastic members, and a button. The sliding seat comprises two buckle holes configured to correspond to the two spherical heads. The button is mounted at a position of the sliding seat corresponding to the two buckle holes. The two spherical heads are configured to be locked to the two buckle holes to inhibit sliding movement of the sliding seat, and the button is configured to act on the two spherical heads to drive the two spherical heads to exit from the two buckle holes to release the sliding seat from being inhibited from movement.

Claims (49)

1 . A locking mechanism of a sliding rod having two pins, comprising:

the sliding rod,

a sliding seat, and

a locking device, wherein:

the sliding seat is slidably mounted on the sliding rod to have an amount of sliding along a length direction of the sliding rod,

the locking device comprises the two pins, one or more elastic members, and a button,

the two pins are equipped with the one or more elastic members to be mounted on the sliding rod,

the sliding seat comprises two buckle holes configured to correspond to the two pins,

the button is mounted at a position of the sliding seat corresponding to the two buckle holes,

the two pins are configured to be locked to the two buckle holes to inhibit sliding movement of the sliding seat,

the button is configured to act on the two pins to drive the two pins to exit the two buckle holes to release the sliding seat from being inhibited from movement, and

an inside of the button comprises one or more abutting rods configured to enable the two pins to be separated from the two buckle holes.

2 . The locking mechanism of the sliding rod having the two pins according to claim 1 , wherein:

two sides of the sliding rod are recessed to form two sliding grooves, and

two side lugs of the sliding seat are disposed in the two sliding grooves to form a sliding cooperation.

3 . The locking mechanism of the sliding rod having the two pins according to claim 1 , wherein:

the sliding seat comprises an outer lid, a seat, and an inner sleeve,

the seat comprises the two buckle holes corresponding to the two pins, and

the outer lid is deposed with the button corresponding to the two buckle holes.

4 . The locking mechanism of the sliding rod having the two pins according to claim 3 , wherein:

a side of the seat facing the two pins splays outward to form an inclined surface with a slope gradient, and

the inclined surface is configured to act on the two pins to drive the two pins to move back into the sliding rod by a sliding amount to enable the one or more elastic members to form an elastic force.

5 . The locking mechanism of the sliding rod having the two pins according to claim 3 ,

wherein a bottom of the seat comprises the two buckle holes.

6 . The locking mechanism of the sliding rod having the two pins according to claim 1 , wherein:

the two pins are spaced apart from each other.

7 . A foldable table, comprising:

the locking mechanism according to claim 1 ,

a tabletop, and

four supporting legs pivotally connected to four corners of the tabletop, wherein:

the sliding rod is fixedly connected to a middle of a bottom surface of the tabletop,

the sliding rod is disposed with two of the sliding seats opposite to each other, and

each of the two of the sliding seats is equipped with one or more oblique rods which are operatively coupled to a corresponding two of the four supporting legs.

8 . The foldable table according to claim 7 , wherein:

the sliding rod is disposed with two sets of the two pins configured to correspond to the two of the sliding seats, and

the four supporting legs are perpendicular to the tabletop when the two of the sliding seats are locked to a corresponding one of the two sets of the two pins.

9 . The foldable table according to claim 7 , wherein:

two sides of the sliding rod are recessed to form two sliding grooves, and

two side lugs of each of the two of the sliding seats are disposed in the two sliding grooves to form a sliding cooperation.

10 . The foldable table according to claim 7 , wherein:

each of the two of the sliding seats comprises an outer lid, a seat, and an inner sleeve,

the seat comprises the two buckle holes corresponding to the two pins, and

the outer lid is deposed with the button corresponding to the two buckle holes.

11 . The foldable table according to claim 10 , wherein:

a side of the seat facing the two pins splays outward to form an inclined surface with a slope gradient, and

the inclined surface is configured to act on the two pins to drive the two pins to move back into the sliding rod by a sliding amount to enable the one or more elastic members to form an elastic force.

12 . The foldable table according to claim 7 , wherein:

the two pins are spaced apart from each other.

13 . The locking mechanism of the sliding rod having the two pins according to claim 1 , wherein the two pins extend in a vertical direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2024
From: LENG, LUHAO
To: NEW-TEC INTEGRATION (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202320159408.8 · Jan 31, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240251937A1 · Aug 1, 2024
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