southace said.. i have been studying this item I brought 6 years ago and still can't get my head around it!
I could use with my saloon table if I had 2 of them but trying to fit just one seems impossible.
has anyone fitted them?
Id say very similar to gas strut South Ace.
You could use it on its own but you would have to lock the table at its pivot point and lock the Item in its extended position .
If that wont do then break out the Captain Morgan and half a dozen shots you will get inspired

and creative

maybe more creative
But I would have use a couple of pieces of wood slide them out to hold the table up and slide them back when you want to fold the table
old antique tables use the same idea