Adjustable table for physical therapy

An adjustable table including, in combination:

• a. an elongated table frame;
• b. a foot rest pivoted at one end to said elongated table frame;
• and,
• c. means responsive to said foot rest capable of only raising and lowering said table in a vertical direction when said foot rest is in a folded out-of-the-way position and capable of only tilting said table frame when said foot rest is in an extended usable position.

An adjustable table for physical therapy comprising, in combination:

• a. a fixed base;
• b. a platform mounted to said base for vertical movement between a first normal position and a second raised position relative to said base;
• c. an elongated table frame overlying said platform and transversely pivoted thereto for angular movement between said first normal position and a third tilted position;
• d. a foot rest transversely pivoted at one end of said elongated table frame;
• e. a sole hydraulic cylinder disposed beneath said platform and generally oriented vertically with its lower end pivoted to said base;
• f. a piston rod extending from said cylinder, said platform including a central cut-out through which said piston rod passes, the extending end of said piston rod being pivoted to the underside of said table frame at a point spaced from the pivot point of said table frame to said platform;
• g. locking means movable between a locked position in which said table frame is secured in a horizontal position to said platform, to an unlocked position wherein said table frame is free of said platform except where the table frame is pivoted to the platform;
• and,
• h. means coupling said locking means to said foot rest whereby when said foot rest is pivoted to a folded out-of-the-way position, said locking means is moved to its locked position and actuation of said hydraulic cylinder can be effected to raise and lower said platform and table frame as a unit between said first normal position and said second raised position, and whereby when said foot rest is pivoted to an extended position at the end of said table frame, said locking means is moved to its unlocked position and actuation of said hydraulic cylinder can be effected to cause tilting of said table between said first normal position and said third tilted position.