Patent ID: 8100061

Claim:
An overbed table comprising: a base assembly; a vertical support column coupled to the base assembly and configured to move upwardly and downwardly relative to the base assembly; a support surface assembly coupled to the vertical support column and configured for placement of items thereon wherein the support surface assembly includes a table top having (i) a pair of movable table top sections; (ii) a table top locking mechanism configured to prevent movement of one of the table top sections in a first direction if the other table top section has been moved in the first direction; wherein each table top section of the pair of table top sections is configured to be movable in a second direction opposite the first direction when the other of the table top sections is moved in the first direction, a column locking mechanism coupled to the support surface assembly and configured to actuate the movement of the vertical column; and a side assembly coupled to the base assembly and positioned adjacent the support surface assembly, wherein the support surface assembly is configured to move upwardly and downwardly with the vertical support column relative to both the base and the side assembly.