Armboard assembly

A mounting assembly configured to selectively attach an accessory to a patient support having a mounting rail extending along a longitudinal dimension thereof, the mounting assembly comprising:

• a support arm,
• a lockable first swivel joint coupled to the accessory and coupled to the support arm, the lockable first swivel joint being configured to permit movement of the accessory along the support arm and configured to permit movement of the accessory relative to the support arm about a first plurality of axes,
• a post separate from the support arm coupled to the rail,
• a lockable second swivel joint coupled to a first end of the support arm and coupled to the post, the lockable second swivel joint being configured to permit movement of the support arm relative to the post about a second plurality of axes, and
• a handle coupled to a second end of the support arm, the handle being movable between a first position in which the lockable second swivel joint is locked and a second position in which the lockable second swivel joint is unlocked.

A mounting assembly configured to selectively attach an accessory to a patient support having a mounting rail extending along a longitudinal dimension thereof, the mounting assembly comprising:

• a mount,
• a generally vertical post,
• a clamp configured to position the vertical post in a selected vertical position and position the mount in a selected longitudinal position along the rail,
• a swivel joint coupled to the vertical post,
• a support arm separate from the post and having a first end coupled to the swivel joint,
• a handle coupled to a second end of the support arm, the handle being movable between a first position in which the swivel joint is locked and a second position in which the swivel joint is unlocked,
• a body movable along the support arm,
• a ball joint coupled to the body,
• a lock coupled to the body to lock the body in a selected position along the support arm and lock the ball joint against movement, and
• a support coupled to the accessory and movable with the ball joint.

A mounting assembly configured to selectively attach an accessory to a patient support having a mounting rail extending along a longitudinal dimension thereof, the mounting assembly comprising:

• a support arm,
• a lockable first joint coupled to the accessory and coupled to the support arm, the first joint being configured to permit movement of the accessory along the support arm and configured to permit movement of the accessory relative to the support arm about a first plurality of axes,
• a post separate from the support arm,
• a lockable second joint coupled to a first end of the support arm and coupled to the post, the second joint being configured to permit movement of the support arm relative to the post about two mutually-perpendicular and intersecting axes,
• a handle coupled to a second end of the support arm, the handle being movable between a first position in which the lockable second joint is locked and a second position in which the lockable second joint is unlocked, and
• a lockable third joint coupled to the post and coupled to the rail, the third joint being configured to position the post in a selected vertical position relative to the rail and in a selected longitudinal position along the rail.