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US 4,779,884 AGranted
Portable table for a wheelchair
OwnerFrank E. Minatiinventor
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Abstract
A portable table for a wheelchair storable adjacent the frame of the wheelchair. The portable table is attached to the frame of the wheelchair and includes a tilting device for varying the angle of the table top relative to the horizontal. The table top is also slidably connected to the wheelchair frame enabling lateral movement, as well as tilting of the table top relative to the horizontal. The table top includes foldable sections held together by a magnetic retaining device until the sections are separated by the user.
Claims9
A portable table
- supported by a wheelchair for use therewith, comprising:
- a wheelchair having a frame,
- a table top storable closely adjacent to the frame of said wheelchair;
- and
- attachment means for connecting said storable table top to said frame of said wheelchair, said attachment means comprising a main frame, first coupling means including a rod mounted lengthwise along one end of said storable table top, a bracket means extending from said main frame and slidably connected to said rod mounted on said storable table top, said storable table top including a free end opposite said rod for supporting said table top on said frame of said wheelchair, said table top being positionable in a predetermined range of travel of said bracket means along said rod, and second coupling means for connecting said main frame to the frame of said wheelchair, said second coupling means including tilting means for varying the angle of the table top relative to the horizontal when said table top is positioned for use.
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