Patent ID: 7695061
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
1. A tablet assembly, comprising: a tablet movable between a generally vertical stored position and a generally horizontal in-use position; a swivel joint disposed between and operably connecting said tablet and a mount, said swivel joint having first and second generally planar surfaces defining an oblique angle with respect to one another, said swivel joint pivotably attached to the mount at the first surface which defines a first plane of rotation of said swivel joint with respect to the mount, and said swivel joint pivotably attached to said tablet at the second surface which defines a second plane of rotation of said swivel joint with respect to said tablet; wherein said tablet is movable between the stored position and the in-use position by a rotation between said swivel joint and the mount in the first plane of rotation and between said tablet and said swivel joint in the second plane of rotation; wherein, during rotation in the first plane of rotation, rotation in the second plane of rotation is locked; and wherein, during rotation in the second plane of rotation, rotation in the first plane of rotation is locked.