Multimedia Table with Rotatable Tray

Abstract

A multimedia table that can be used by a hospital patient or home users. One side of the table can provide a tray in which the patient can use to eat. An opposite side of the table provides for an LCD device wherein a person can watch television. The patient can rotate the table so that the patient can utilize either side of the table as the patient desires. Thus, for example, the table can be useful for a patient lying in a hospital bed, recovering in a nursing home, at home, or any other user wherein the table can facilitate entertainment, communication, eating, etc.

1 . A multi function table, comprising:
 a floor support adapted to rest on a surface;   a connecting member connected to the floor support;   a rotatable tray connected to the connecting member, the rotatable tray comprising a first side and a second side opposite to the first side comprising an output device; and   a rotating mechanism connected to the rotatable tray to allow rotation of the rotatable tray about a rotation axis.   
   
   
       2 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the rotation axis is substantially perpendicular to the connecting member. 
   
   
       3 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the rotatable tray can be rotated 360 degrees about the rotation axis. 
   
   
       4 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the rotatable tray can be rotated 45-90 degrees. 
   
   
       5 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising an input port to receive an input to the output device. 
   
   
       6 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the output device is an LCD monitor. 
   
   
       7 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a locking mechanism to lock the rotatable tray in an extended position, wherein the locking mechanism can be released to allow folding of the rotatable tray in a position substantially parallel to the vertical member. 
   
   
       8 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the output device displays video. 
   
   
       9 . The table as recited in  claim 8 , wherein a vertical orientation of the video automatically adjusts based on a rotation angle of the rotatable tray. 
   
   
       10 . The table as recited in  claim 9 , wherein when an upper part of the output device is higher than a lower part of the output device, the video is displayed in a normal orientation, and when the upper part of the output device is lower than the lower part of the output device, then the video is displayed in an inverted orientation. 
   
   
       11 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the floor support comprises wheels attached to the floor support. 
   
   
       12 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a disposable plastic cover attached to the output device. 
   
   
       13 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a disposable plastic cover attached to the first side. 
   
   
       14 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a stationary top panel connected to the vertical member and adjacent to the rotatable tray. 
   
   
       15 . The table as recited in  claim 14 , wherein an electronic unit to drive the output device is located inside the stationary top panel. 
   
   
       16 . The table as recited in  claim 14 , further comprising stationary teeth arranged circularly located in the top panel and a rotating teeth arranged circularly located inside the rotatable tray. 
   
   
       17 . The table as recited in  claim 16 , wherein the rotatable tray is rotatable through discrete angles defined by the stationary teeth and the rotating teeth. 
   
   
       18 . The table as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising an electronic motor which automatically drives the rotating mechanism. 
   
   
       19 . A table, comprising:
 a base to rest on a surface   a vertical member connected to the base;   a stationary top panel cantileverly connected to the vertical member and substantially parallel to the base;   a rotatable tray adjacent to the top panel, the rotatable tray rotatably mounted to the top panel; and   an electronic output device on a first side of the rotatable tray.   
   
   
       20 . The table as recited in  claim 19 , wherein the electronic output device is a touch screen display.