Abstract: A folding table leg apparatus for a table including one or more legs operable between an extended and a folded position. The folding table leg apparatus associated with each of the legs includes a pair of side supports which are connected to the underside of the table top. Each of the side supports includes a receiving notch which receives a cross bar connected to the upper end of the table leg when the table leg is in the extended position. A hinge bracket and a folding plate are connected between the pair of side supports and the table leg to permit the table leg to move between the folded and extended position. The table leg is pivotable about a lower leg pivot axis which is spaced from the upper end of the table leg, such that when the table leg is in the folded position, the distance which the table leg extends from the folding apparatus is less than the entire length of the table leg.