Patent ID: 7422016

Claim:
A support device adapted to be used with a medical patient chair, said medical patient chair having a back and a projected perimeter, said support device comprising: a) a padded rest which a user, who is not a patient seated in said medical patient chair, can lean his torso against; and b) a support structure adapted to support said padded rest from a mounting plate securable to said back of said medical patient chair, said support structure providing for adjustment of said padded rest and comprising: (i) a first apparatus enabling height adjustment of said padded rest, said first apparatus including a first arm having a first slot formed therethrough and a second arm having a hole formed therein, said first arm being movable relative to said second arm and capable of being secured in a desired position by a first fastener which passes through said first slot and into said hole; (ii) a second apparatus enabling adjustment of said padded rest toward or away from said medical patient chair, said second apparatus including a second slot formed in said second arm, said second arm being movable relative to said mounting plate and capable of being secured in a desired position by a second fastener which passes through said second slot and into said mounting plate; and (iii) a third apparatus enabling angular orientation of said padded rest relative to said medical patient chair, said third apparatus including said second slot and said second fastener whereby said second arm can be angularly rotated relative to said mounting plate and is capable of being secured in a desired angular position by said second fastener; said support structure being adapted for positioning said padded rest so as to enable said user to position his torso against said padded rest while working on a patient seated in said medical patient chair, such that said padded rest bears substantial weight of said user's torso.