Patent ID: 8590080

Claim:
An arm rest bed attachment assembly comprising: a support post; a cushion being coupled to said support post, said cushion being configured for supporting an arm of a person while in bed; a support bracket being selectively insertable under a mattress on a bed, said support bracket being coupled to and extending from said support post; and a locking assembly selectively coupling said support post and said cushion, said locking assembly including a first locking plate and a second locking plate, each of said first and second locking plates having a first face opposite a second face, each of said second faces of said first and second locking plates being coupled to said support post, said first face of said first and second locking plates having a plurality of ridges, said second face of said first and second locking plates being smooth, said locking assembly having a first and second tightening bolt, said first tightening bolt extending through a central aperture of said first locking plate and further extending through a first locking bracket when said first locking plate is aligned with and coupled to a central aperture of said first locking bracket wherein said first face of said first locking plate is coupled to said first locking bracket, said first tightening bolt further extending through a first lateral aperture of said support post, said second tightening bolt extending through a central aperture of said second locking plate and a second locking bracket when said central aperture of said second locking plate is aligned with and coupled to said second locking bracket wherein said first face of said second locking plate is coupled to said second locking bracket, said second tightening bolt further extending through a second lateral aperture of support post; and said cushion having a top portion, a bottom portion, a support member, a pair of lateral sides, and a pair of lateral edges, said lateral sides and said lateral edges extending between said top portion and said bottom portion of said cushion, said lateral sides having a top edge and a bottom edge, said bottom edge of said cushion being horizontal, said support member having a first portion, a second portion, and a medial portion extending between said first and second portions, said first and second portions of said cushion extending downward and away from said bottom portion of said cushion, said medial portion defining a slot wherein a tab of said first locking bracket is received into a first side of said slot and said tab of said second locking bracket is received into a second side of said slot, said slot having a bottom edge configured to support an associated one of said tabs, said first side and said second side of said slot being open.