Patent ID: 7559522

Claim:
A moveable book and tray holder for a bed having a pair of side rails, said holder comprising: a support structure having a pair of end planar plates spaced from each other and connected by three tubular members therebetween; said planar plates holding each of the three tubular members in a stationary alignment with respect to each of two other of the three tubular members and said tubular members spaced and positioned relative to each other to form a triangle; a hook fitted on opposing ends of two of the tubular members, each hook extending from an outside surface of the planar plates and configured to complement the shape of the side rails and to be supported on a top edge of the side rails; and a book support slidably mounted to the support structure, wherein the book support includes a frame and a planar member secured to the frame, said frame having a pair of lateral walls, each wall having a pair of through apertures spaced from each other and aligned with two of the tubular members disposed through said apertures for slidably securing the frame between the pair of planar plates, wherein the frame has a ledge extending at a right angle from the planar member, wherein the book support has means for holding flat reading material, and wherein the means for holding flat the reading material includes a dowel extending from a center portion of the ledge, said dowel having a first end fixedly secured in a stationary position to the center portion of the ledge relative to the planar member and a free second end movable relative to the planar member.