ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,973, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Firebox Outdoors LLP (Moroni, Utah).

"Folding table" was invented by Steven S. DeSpain (Moroni, Utah), Bryce Justin Twede (Mapleton, Utah), Tyler Allan (Highland, Utah) and Ben Reneer (Alpine, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device may include a slat defining a planar surface. A device may include a first leg including: a leg segment with a predominantly planar portion. A device may include a spring tab on a first longitudinal end of the leg segment, the first leg being pivotably coupled at the first longitudinal end of the leg segment to the slat. A device may include a second leg pivotabl...