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US 6,685,264 B2Granted
Articulating tray
OwnerPaul T. Mullen, Jean Marc Girardininventors
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Abstract
An articulating tray assembly for mounting on a support member, such as a wheelchair side frame member, which can be self stored and moved from the storage position to an operating position either inside or outside of the support member by manipulation of a single clamping knob. Forward and rearward movement of the tray is controlled by a second clamping knob.
Claims8
A tray assembly, for attachment to a support member, comprising:
- (a) a planar tray surface;
- (b) support arm means pivotally connected to said planar tray surface;
- and
- (c) connecting means for releasably and rotatably securing said support arm means to said support member;
- wherein
- said connecting means comprises first clamping means to rotatably and slidably receive said support arm means for vertical and linear movement, and rotational movement about a vertical axis when said planar tray surface is in a horizontal operative position, and for rotational movement about a horizontal axis so as to move said support arm means from a vertical operative position to a horizontal storage position, and to clamp said support arm means in any selected position;
- and second clamping means releasably and rotatably connected to said first clamping means for releasably securing said first clamping means to said support member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.