Patent ID: 8316777

Claim:
An overbed table, comprising: a. a pedestal that defines an area; b. a single telescoping support member that has a central axis and that has a first end attached to said pedestal, said telescoping support member also having means for adjusting the length of said telescoping support member; c. a table assembly that is connected to a second end of said telescoping support member, said table assembly including a table surface that is oriented in a plane that includes a first longitudinal axis, said table surface having first and second oppositely disposed edges with the central axis of said telescoping support member being closer to the first edge of said table surface than the second edge of said table surface; and d. an arm support that is adjustably connected to said table assembly such that said arm support is selectively extendable from said table assembly to positions in which at least portions of said arm support extend past the first edge of said table surface, said arm support being extendable along a second longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to said first longitudinal axis with said telescoping support member being closer to the first edge of said table surface to counter downward force on said arm support.