Patent ID: 8054388

Claim:
A support apparatus for attaching to a frame of a bed and supporting a video display for movement between a viewing position and a storage position comprising: a track attached to the frame of the article of furniture, the track being positioned below a mattress of the bed and extending horizontally; a first support arm slidably connected with the track and extending substantially vertically, the first support arm having a first end adjacent the track and a second end positioned below the track; a second support arm connected with the first support arm and extending substantially horizontally; a third support arm comprising a first section and a second section, wherein the first section is at least partially surrounded by the second section and the first section is slidably movable within the second section such that first section extends from the second section in a telescoping manner; a joint connecting the second arm with the third arm for movement of the third arm between a substantially horizontal position and a substantially vertical position; and a video display attached to the third support arm, wherein the third arm is in the substantially vertical position when the video display is in the viewing position, and the third arm is in the substantially horizontal position when the video display is in the storage position; wherein the video display rotates from a first substantially vertical position to a second substantially horizontal position adjacent the bed and below the mattress during a first storage step, and the video display traverses in a horizontal plane from the second position to a third substantially horizontal position beneath the frame of the article of furniture during a second storage step, such that the video display is positioned beneath the frame of the article of furniture when in the stored position; and wherein the video display is automatically moveable between the stored position and the viewing position.