Patent ID: 6336412
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: A61G,Y10T

Abstract:
A hand table assembly for attachment to a patient support deck located on a floor, the patient support deck having an articulatable back section, the hand table assembly comprising:a generally planar platform having a longitudinal central axis extending generally parallel to a length dimension thereof, a platform attachment mechanism for coupling an end of the platform to a side of the patient support deck, a platform support leg, and a platform support leg attachment mechanism comprising: a leg-receiving receptacle coupled to the underside of the platform, a lower bracket coupled to a head end of the support leg, the lower bracket having an outwardly-extending portion at one end thereof, an upper bracket supported on the lower bracket and having an outwardly-extending portion at one end thereof which is pivotably coupled to the outwardly-extending portion of the lower bracket about a first axis disposed generally transversely to the longitudinal central axis of the platform, a lower latch coupled to the lower bracket at the other end thereof configured to releasably secure the other end of the upper bracket to the other end of the lower bracket, and an upper latch coupled to the upper bracket configured to releasably secure the upper bracket to the leg-receiving receptacle.