Patent ID: 6189459
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An auxiliary shelf apparatus for use in combination with an operating room cart having at least two lower legs, said auxiliary shelf apparatus comprising:a pair of shelf legs, each said leg having an upper end and a lower end;a horizontal shelf support rod extending between said upper ends of said shelf legs;a clamp on each of said shelf legs for clamping each of said shelf legs parallel to a respective one of the cart lower legs, said shelf legs slidably disposable through each of said clamps;a planar shelf;a pair of pivot joints pivotally connecting a back edge of said shelf to the respective upper ends of said shelf legs, said pivot joints offset rearwardly from said upper ends;an aperture in each of said clamps;a plurality of uniformly spaced holes in said shelf legs, any one of said holes alignable with said aperture in said clamp;a pair of pins, each of said pins insertable into said aperture and into a selected one of said holes aligned with said aperture, thereby to adjust and maintain the vertical position of said shelf; andmeans, operably connected between said shelf legs and said lower legs, for biasing said shelf legs upward;wherein said shelf is selectively pivotable between a horizontal position above the cart, wherein said shelf contacts and is supported by said shelf support rod, and a vertical, collapsed storage position parallel to said lower cart legs.