Hospital bed table with a video display

Abstract

A display assembly includes a screen adapted to display images and a support structure holding the screen and being adapted to selectively rotate the screen and to mount the screen, either temporarily or permanently, to a platform such as a table. The system further includes a case mounted on the support structure with electronic circuitry receiving and processing incoming electronic signals and sending corresponding signals to the screen for display. The screen can be rotated between an upright position in which the images are visible and a rest position in which the images are not visible.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A table and display assembly comprising: 
 a table having a platform; and    display system coupled to said platform and including signal receiving and processing circuitry and a screen connected to said circuitry and adapted to receive video signals and to display images corresponding to said video signals.    
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein said display system includes a pivoting arm attached to said screen to pivot said screen between a viewable position and a rest position.  
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 2  wherein said screen is facing the platform in said rest position.  
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein said system includes a clamp for selectively installing and removing said system from said table.  
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 1  wherein said table is a bedside table.  
     
     
         6 . A display system comprising: 
 a support structure;    a screen adapted to receive signals and to display images from said signals, said screen being attached to said support structure; and    a mounting member adapted to hold said support structure, said mounting member including coupling means for coupling to a platform.    
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said screen is a flat screen.  
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said support structure includes a first arm secured to said mounting member.  
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8  wherein said support structure includes a second arm mounted between said first arm and said screen.  
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9  wherein said support structure includes a bracket supporting said screen, said second arm being coupled to said bracket.  
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10  wherein said support structure is adapted to provide rotation of said screen along at least one axis.  
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10  wherein said support structure is adapted to rotate said screen along two axes independently.  
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 6  further comprising a case attached to said support structure and electronic circuitry disposed in said case and adapted to receive signals and to transmit said signals to said screen.  
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13  wherein said electronic circuitry is a PC.  
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said support structure includes an arm adapted to rotate said screen selectively between a first and a second position, said first position defining an operating position in which images are viewed and a second position in which the screen is positioned so that the images are not visible.  
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 6  wherein said mounting member includes a vertical pole, and coupling members for coupling said pole to a bedside table.