Patent ID: 7293834

Claim:
An articulating table that is configurable between a substantially flat table configuration and a chair configuration comprising: a back rest section; a seat section; at least one hinge that pivotally connects the back rest section and the seat section, so that the back rest section and the seat section are pivotable about the at least one hinge; a base with a vertically extending first lifting device and a vertically extending second lifting device that are controllable to adjust at least one of height position and incline of the articulating table, said first and said second lifting devices being operable to extend vertically upwardly and downwardly; and an articulation mechanism with a frame member positioned and extending longitudinally underneath the back rest section and the seat section, the first lifting device being connected to the frame member proximate to one end, end the second lifting device being connected to the frame proximate to another end, difference between amount of extensions of the first lifting device and the second lifting device adjusting the incline of the articulating table; wherein the articulation mechanism includes at least one actuator that is operable to adjust the position of at least the back rest section and the seat section to configure the table between the substantially flat table configuration and the chair configuration; and wherein the back rest section includes a table top frame having an angled support surface, and a cushion that is supported on the table top frame, the cushion having a tapered portion which is tapered on one side along its thickness dimension to correspond to the angled support surface and having a substantially planar flat surface on an opposite side thereof for supporting a user, the tapered portion of the cushion being supported by the angled support surface.