Combination bedside and overbed table
AssigneeWellness, LLC
InventorsEarl S. Swensson, David S. Gilbert
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Abstract
A combination bedside and overbed table apparatus includes a base, a column, a table attached to the column, and a lateral support system including a support arm outrigger support for increasing the lateral stability of the apparatus when the table is extended over the side of the base. The table is movable upon the column through a range of vertical and pivotal motion. The table has three basic positions including a bedside position wherein the table overlies the base, an upper range of positions known as “overbed” positions, in which the table is raised, and a reading position, wherein the table is located at a lower elevation than it is in its bedside position to allow ease of placement of the table over a chair or the like to provide a reading table.
Claims15
A combination bedside and overbed table apparatus, wherein the apparatus is moveably positionable on a floor, comprising:
- a base;
- a column rotatably attached to the base and extending upward from the base;
- a table attached to the column, the table including a cantilever section extending outward from the column, the table being movable by rotation of the column between a bedside position wherein the cantilever section is located directly over the base, and an overbed position wherein the cantilever section overhangs the base;
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- a support structure rotatably attached to the base and adapted to support the base on the floor, the support structure including a first outrigger support attached to the column and extending outward from the column such that rotation of the table relative to the base transfers this rotation through the column to generate a rotation of the first outrigger support relative to the base, the first outrigger support adapted to provide corresponding lateral support to the base when the cantilever section overhangs the base.
A support apparatus for a bedside table apparatus including a base supported off of a floor by at least three base supports, the at least three base supports defining a first support area, the support apparatus comprising:
- a base plate rotatably attached to the base within the first support area;
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- at least one outrigger assembly supportively connected to the base plate and adapted to extend past the first support area during rotation of the base plate to provide a second expanded support area.
A method for providing a table over a bed from a side of the bed, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a base with an extendable table and an extendable support arm;
- (b) positioning the base at the side of the bed;
- (c) rotating the table relative to the base and thereby extending the table outward from the base over the bed;
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- (d) rotating the lateral support arm with the table relative to the base and thereby extending the lateral support arm from the base in a direction of the extension of the table.
A combination bedside and overbed table apparatus, wherein the apparatus is moveably positionable on a floor, comprising:
- a base including a first end and a second end;
- a column rotationally mounted to the base at the second end;
- a table extendably attached to the column, the table being movable by rotation of the column between a bedside position wherein the table is located directly over the first end of the base, and an overbed position wherein the table overhangs the base;
- a base support structure attached to the first end of the base;
- a rotational support plate fixably attached to the column and supportatively attached to the base;
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- a first outrigger support fixably attached to the column such that movement of the table relative to the base generates a related movement of the first outrigger support relative to the base, the first outrigger support adapted to provide lateral support to the base when the table section overhangs the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.