Ophthalmic instrument support

Claim 1

An ophthalmic instrument support comprising in combination, a base positionable upon a floor surface for support, a horizontal frame having one end supported by the upper end of said post, an elongated table slidably supported upon the top of said frame for limited longitudinal movement, said table being adapted to support several instruments upon said table in longitudinally spaced positions thereon, whereby longitudinal movement of said table permits selective positioning of said instruments in alignment with a patient when seated upon a chair positioned adjacent one edge of said table, an electric outlet mounted beneath said elongated table, an electric conduit having an expandable and contractable portion extending between said outlet and the end of said frame farthest from said outlet and fixed respectively thereto, the end of said conduit adjacent said outlet being secured thereto and the opposite end thereof being connectable to a source of electric current, whereby any electric means requiring current on said instruments may be connected to said electric outlet and be supplied with current therefrom regardless of which instrument is positioned in front of a patient, an electrically operated means operable to elevate the seat of a chair positioned adjacent one edge of said frame and table, an electric circuit connected between said electrically operated means and said aformentioned source of current, a safety switch also in said circuit, and an actuating member for said safety switch supported by said frame below the lower surface thereof in a location to be engaged by the lap or thighs of a patient when seated in said chair and said lap or thighs being at least partially beneath said frame and table, thereby to discontinue any further elevation of a patient seated within said chair when said member is so engaged by said lap or thighs of said patient.