Overbed table with foldable top

摘要

An overbed table wherein a flex top (40) is selectively coupled to a table top frame (38). Flex top (40) has fasteners (118, 120) that engage openings (114, 116) in the table top frame. Flex top (40) also includes pins (74, 76) that cooperate with stops (78, 80, 82, 84) that are defined in tracks (50, 52). When pins (74, 76) are seated on first stops (78, 80) flex top is planar. When pins (74, 76) are seated on other stops (82, 84) panels (54, 56) form a peak (86) that is ergonomically favored for certain activities and uses.

主权项

1. An overbed table comprising:
a support platform; at least one elongate member having first and second ends with said first end of said at least one elongate member being secured to said support platform and extending from said support platform; a desktop body that defines a front side and a back side, said desktop body being connected to the second end of said at least one elongate member; and a flexible table top that includes: a table top frame that defines a front edge and a back edge, said table top frame being pivotally connected to said desktop body adjacent to said back side of said desktop body, said table top frame defining at least one raised edge that is oriented in the direction between the front edge and the back edge of said table top frame, said raised edges defining at least one track therein and also defining openings that are located in the raised edges between the track of said edges and the front edge of said table to frame; and a flex top that includes at least first and second panels that define respective top and bottom surfaces, said first and second panels being pivotally connected together along a folding axis by an integral hinge, said integral hinge defining a continuous even surface between the top surfaces of said two panels and defining a groove between the bottom surfaces of said two panels, said flex top also including at least one following member that extends through said at least one track of said at least one raised edge of said table top frame such that the top of said first and second panels defines a planar surface at times when said following member is at a first position in said track and the top of said two panels defines a peak along said folding axis at times when said following member is at a second position in said track; said flex top further including a fastener that is moveable to extend through the openings of said raised edge to connect the flex top to said table top frame, said fastener also being moveable out of the opening of said raised edge such that said flex top is pivotally connected to said table top frame by said follower at times when said fastener is out of the opening of said raised edge.