Stowable table system for vehicular seats

Claim 2

A stowable table system adapted for use in a vehicular seat, which comprises in combination, a fore-and-aft longitudinally slidable table-holding frame means held and positioned along one side of the vehicle seat to be accommodated, means including guide means holding said frame means to permit movement of the latter fore and aft with respect to the seat, a vertically movable table member hingedly connected to and constructed and arranged to be movably held with respect to said frame means in such manner that it may be both vErtically lifted from and stowed within the latter, and laterally extending table support means adapted to hold said table member at a desired height, whereby said frame means may be stowed adjacent said seat when not in use and moved forwardly when in use to thereby permit said table member to be lifted entirely out of said frame means and rotated downwardly through a 90* arc transverse to the seat to provide a resulting horizontal table surface over said support means and the forward portion of said vehicular seat.

Claim 3

The stowable table system of claim 1 further characterized in that said laterally extending table support means comprises a portion of an adjacent armrest of the vehicular seat, with such portion being positioned at a predetermined convenient height whereby to effect the support of the hinged table member at a desired height.

Claim 4

The stowable table system of claim 1 further characterized in that said laterally extending table support means comprises at least one brace member which may be laterally extended from the table-holding frame means whereby there may be a lower supporting brace for the table member when it is rotated into its horizontal position.

Claim 5

A stowable table system adapted for use with vehicular seats, which comprises in combination, a slidable table-holding frame means movably held and positioned alongside of the vehicle seat to be accommodated and guide means holding said frame means to permit the latter being moved fore and aft with respect to the seat, a plurality of liftable table members within said slidable table-holding frame means and hingedly connected to and movably held with respect to said frame means to be supported by the latter and to be accommodated in a stowed manner within said frame means such that said table members may be vertically lifted from within the latter, and laterally extending table support means adapted to hold said table member at a desired height, whereby said table member can be lifted entirely out of said frame means and rotated downwardly through a 90* arc transverse to the seat and provide a resulting horizontal table surface over said support means.

Claim 6

A stowable table system adapted for use with vehicular seats, which comprises in combination, a slidable table-holding frame means movably held and positioned alongside of the vehicle seat to be accommodated and guide means holding said frame means to permit the latter being moved fore and aft with respect to the seat, a plurality of liftable table members within said slidable table-holding frame means and hingedly connected to and movably held with respect to said frame means to be supported by the latter and to be accommodated in a stowed manner within said frame means such that said table members may be vertically lifted from within the latter, and laterally extending table support means adapted to hold said table member at a desired height, whereby said table member can be lifted entirely out of said frame means and rotated downwardly through a 90* arc transverse to the seat and provide a resulting horizontal table surface over said support means.

Claim 7

A stowable table system adapted for use with vehicular seats, which comprises in combination, a slidable table-holding frame means movably held and positioned between adjacent vehicle seats to be accommodated and guide means holding said frame means to permit the latter being slidably moved fore and aft with respect to the seats, said table members being hingedly connected to and movably held with respect to said frame means such that they may be both vertically lifted from and stowed within the latter, the hinge connection means between the table members and said frame means being such as to permit said table members to rotate transversely in opposing directions to provide resulting horizontal table surfaces for each of the adjacent seats, and laterally extending table support means adapted to hold said table member at a desired height, whereby said table member can be lifted entirely out of said frame means and rotated downwardly through a 90* arc transverse to the seat and provide a resulting horizontal table surface over said support means.

Claim 8

A stowable table system adapted for use with vehicular seats, which comprises in combination, a slidable table-holding frame means movably held and positioned between adjacent vehicle seats to be accommodated and guide means holding said frame means to permit the latter being slidably moved fore and aft with respect to the seats, said table members being hingedly connected to and movably held with respect to said frame means such that they may be both vertically lifted from and stowed within the latter, the hinge connection means between the table members and said frame means being such as to permit said table members to rotate transversely in opposing directions to provide resulting horizontal table surfaces for each of the adjacent seats, and laterally extending table support means adapted to hold said table member at a desired height, whereby said table member can be lifted entirely out of said frame means and rotated downwardly through a 90* arc transverse to the seat and provide a resulting horizontal table surface over said support means.