Patent ID: 6543369
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
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; and 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.