Patent ID: 6109188
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A desk structure for mounting on a seat of a vehicle, the seat having a lower cushion and a back cushion, said desk structure comprising comprising:a tray having top and bottom faces, and an outer perimeter comprising front and back end edges, and a pair of side edges extending between said front and back end edges of said tray, a portion of the bottom face of the tray being for resting on a lower cushion of a vehicle;an elongate rod having a pair of opposite ends and a longitudinal axis extending between said ends of said rod;said ends of said rod being coupled to said bottom face of said tray;said rod being spaced below said bottom face of said tray;a pair of elongate legs, each leg having an upper end mounted to the bottom face of the tray, and each leg having a lower for resting on a floor surface adjacent to the seat of the vehicle;said legs being adjustably extendable from the bottom face of the tray for adapting a height of the legs between the tray and the floor surface of the vehicle; anda strap assembly for releasably securing the tray to a back cushion of the seat on which the tray is rested;wherein the legs are mounted adjacent to the front end edge of the tray for resting on the floor surface in front of the seat and the strap assembly is mounted adjacent to the back end edge of the tray for positioning adjacent to the back cushion of the seat such that the strap assembly may be wrapped around the back cushion;wherein said upper ends of said legs each have a tubular sleeve pivotally coupled thereto, said sleeves of said legs being disposed around said rod to permit sliding of said upper ends of said legs along said rod and pivoting of said legs about said rod, said legs being pivotally coupled to one another at a pivot point between said upper and lower ends of said legs.