Adjustable folding tray apparatus for attachment to a vehicle seat back
First Claim
1. An adjustable folding table apparatus for attachment to a seat back having first and second sides, a bottom, a top, and a head-rest on said top for use primarily within an automobile or other vehicle comprising:
- a tray portion pivotally rotatable between a substantially vertical, stored position and a substantially horizontal, extended position and positioned adjacent said first side of said seat back;
frame means for supporting said tray portion from said frame means, said frame means abutting said first side of said seat back;
pivot means operably interposed between said frame means and said tray portion so as to pivotally attach said tray portion to said frame means;
adjustment means operably associated with said frame means and said tray portion for varying and maintaining the angular orientation of said tray portion relative to said frame means;
mounting means operably attached to said frame means and extending around a portion of said head-rest and being substantially flexible, so as to secure said frame means to said seat back and allow for vertical adjustment of said tray portion along the height of said seat back;
locking means operably interposed between said tray portion and said frame means for maintaining said tray portion in said retracted position; and
retaining means extending from said bottom of said apparatus and releasably attached to a portion of said bottom of said seat back for maintaining said frame means substantially in contact with said seat back.
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Abstract
An adjustable folding table apparatus for attachment to a seat back for use primarily within an automobile or other vehicle, including a tray portion rotatable between a substantially vertical stored position and a substantially horizontal extended position, suspended from a portion of the seat back and employing a series of flexible straps to enable both facilitated attachment and detachment of the apparatus from the seat back, as well as adjustment of the vertical and/or angular orientation of the tray apparatus. A latch or catch serves to retain the tray portion in a folded up or stored position until it is dislodged.
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19 Claims
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1. An adjustable folding table apparatus for attachment to a seat back having first and second sides, a bottom, a top, and a head-rest on said top for use primarily within an automobile or other vehicle comprising:
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a tray portion pivotally rotatable between a substantially vertical, stored position and a substantially horizontal, extended position and positioned adjacent said first side of said seat back; frame means for supporting said tray portion from said frame means, said frame means abutting said first side of said seat back; pivot means operably interposed between said frame means and said tray portion so as to pivotally attach said tray portion to said frame means; adjustment means operably associated with said frame means and said tray portion for varying and maintaining the angular orientation of said tray portion relative to said frame means; mounting means operably attached to said frame means and extending around a portion of said head-rest and being substantially flexible, so as to secure said frame means to said seat back and allow for vertical adjustment of said tray portion along the height of said seat back; locking means operably interposed between said tray portion and said frame means for maintaining said tray portion in said retracted position; and retaining means extending from said bottom of said apparatus and releasably attached to a portion of said bottom of said seat back for maintaining said frame means substantially in contact with said seat back. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An adjustable folding table apparatus for attachment to a seat back having first and second sides for use primarily within an automobile or other vehicle comprising:
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a tray portion pivotally rotatable between a substantially vertical, stored position and a substantially horizontal, extended position and positioned adjacent first side of said seat back; frame means for supporting said tray portion from said frame means, said frame means abutting said first side of said seat back; pivot means operably interposed between said frame means and said tray portion so as to pivotally attach said tray portion to said frame means; adjustment means operably associated with said frame means and said tray portion for varying and maintaining the angular orientation of said tray portion relative to said frame means; mounting means operably attached to said frame means and extending around a portion of said seat back so a to secure said frame means to said seat back and allow for vertical adjustment of said tray portion along the height of said seat back; locking means operably interposed between said tray portion and said frame means for maintaining said tray portion in said retracted position; tray portion collapsing means within said tray portion, providing for the safe collapse of said tray portion while in an extended position, upon impact by a force exceeding a predetermined magnitude; and said tray portion collapsing means comprises notches formed in said sides of said tray portion to enable downward bending of said tray portion substantially about a transverse axis extending between said notches.
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