Patent ID: 7640608

Claim:
A medical examination table comprising: a base; a table assembly supported above said base, said table assembly including a storage pocket adapted to store items therein; a backrest supported by said table assembly and movable between a horizontal position and an inclined position, said storage pocket being concealed when said backrest is in said horizontal position and accessible when said backrest is in said inclined position; and a lift assembly extending between said base and said table assembly for vertically lifting and lowering said table assembly relative to said base, said lift assembly including a motorized drive assembly having a horizontally oriented motor and a rotatable actuator driven by said motor for vertically lifting and lowering said table assembly relative to said base, each of said motor and said actuator being pivotal upwardly and downwardly about a pivot point relative to said base with said motor being mounted in spaced relationship from said pivot point and said motor maintaining its horizontal orientation as said table assembly is vertically lifted and lowered relative to said base.