Desk for use in automobiles

Claim 1

A desk for use in automobiles having seats provided with head rests secured by support rods, comprising: an elongated base having an arcuate upper surface; a pair of spaced circular apertures formed through said elongated base; a compression fitting in each of said circular apertures for securing said elongated base to the head rest support rods on an automobile seat; a pair of arms adjustably pivotally mounted at opposite ends of said elongated base; a first pair of cam locks at each end of said base for securing said arms in adjusted position; a planar desk surface pivotally mounted between said pair of arms; a second pair of cam locks on an end of each of said arms pivotally mounting and securing said planar desk surface for selective angular adjustment; each of said first and second pair of cam locks having a transversely extending circular shaft mounted for manual rotation between locked and unlocked positions, a handle secured to one end of said circular shaft, a cam lobe on an opposite end of said shaft, and a resilient block mounted for abutment with said cam lobe in said locked position; an edge strip secured to a leading edge of said planar desk surface; a pair of spaced curved slots formed through said edge strip; and a screw extending through each of said curved slots securing said edge strip to said leading edge of said planar desk surface for selective extension and retraction.