Patent ID: 7455204

Claim:
A portable desk adapted for use with a seat within the interior of a vehicle, said portable desk comprising: a main body, said main body including a bottom, at least one compartment, a front surface, a rear surface, and opposed sides, at least one of said sides being adjacent the position of a person in the vehicle in a seat adjacent said one side of said main body when said portable desk is supported on the seat of the vehicle with said rear surface against or adjacent the back of the vehicle seat, and a receiver for receiving a securing member from the vehicle for securing said portable desk to the vehicle seat with said rear surface against or adjacent the back of the vehicle seat; and a work surface member, said work surface member being affixed to said main body opposite said bottom; wherein said work surface member includes a first surface member having a first work surface thereon and a second surface member having a second work surface thereon, said second surface member being pivotally connected to said first surface member such that said second surface member is selectively positionable between an open position and a closed position, said second work surface being substantially co-planar with said first work surface with a first portion of said second surface member extending outwardly beyond said one side of said main body toward the position of the person in the seat adjacent said one side of said main body when said second surface member is in said open position and said portable desk is supported on a seat of the vehicle with said rear surface against or adjacent the seat back whereby said second work surface is accessible for use by the person in the seat adjacent said one side of said portable desk, and wherein said main body includes an edge at least partially defining a recess adjacent said first surface member, said recess receiving a second portion of said second surface member in said open position with said second portion of said second surface member being supported by said edge of said main body such that said first portion of said second surface member projects beyond said edge, said recess, and said one side of said main body; said recess including said at least one compartment, said at least one compartment being covered by said second surface member when said second surface member is in said open position, and wherein said at least one compartment is not covered by said second surface member when said second surface member is in said closed position.