Patent ID: 8359982

Claim:
A support table device comprising: a base for being positioned on a surface; a table member for supporting articles thereon; and an articulating arm mounted at one end thereof to said base, said table member being pivotally mounted to said articulating arm at the other end thereof, said articulating arm comprising at least two arm segments joined about an arm joint therebetween for relative pivotal movement, said at least two arm segments comprise a proximal arm segment positioned between said base and said arm joint and a distal arm segment positioned between said arm joint and said table, said arm joint provides for said distal arm segment to be pivoted about a vertical axis relative to said proximal arm segment, said arm joint comprises a vertical shaft, said distal arm segment being mounted to said vertical shaft, said proximal arm segment being pivotally mounted to said arm joint about a pivot axis generally orthogonal to the vertical axis of said vertical shaft, said proximal arm segment comprises a first fixed gear about an end thereof mounted to said base and a second rotatable gear about an end thereof mounted to said arm joint, a conveyor being mounted to said first and second gears; wherein said articulating arm and table member are movable between a stowed position wherein said table member is near said base and a deployed position wherein said table member is away from said base.