Overbed table

Abstract

An overbed table having a double-sided cabinet with a flexible sliding door that is movable to selectively open either side of the cabinet. The flexible sliding door is movable through a range of motion that allows it to selectively close the openings in both sides of the cabinet or to provide access to the interior of the cabinet through one opening or the other. The door may be a single tambour door. The tambour door may be into fitted into a track that extends substantially around the front, top, rear and bottom of the cabinet. The tambour door wraps around only portion of the cabinet and is movable within the track. The cabinet includes a base with a rack for storing, among other things, shoes or slippers. The base may include outer feet that support the outer wheels. The rack may be mounted to the outer feet.

1 . A overbed table comprising:
 a base;   an upright coupled to and extending from said base;   a top mounted to said upright, said top forming a work surface; and   a cabinet defining an interior storage space and a pair of opening providing access to said interior storage space, said cabinet including a flexible sliding door movable with respect to said cabinet to selectively close one or both of said openings.   
     
     
         2 . The overbed table of  claim 1  wherein said cabinet defines a pair of opposed door channels that slidably receive opposite edges of the door. 
     
     
         3 . The overbed table of  claim 2  wherein said channels define a closed path. 
     
     
         4 . The overbed table of  claim 3  wherein a height of one of said openings is no greater than a distance along said channels between one of said openings and the other of said openings. 
     
     
         5 . The overbed table of  claim 1  wherein said door is further defined as a tambour door having a plurality of slats hingedly connected to one another. 
     
     
         6 . The overbed table of  claim 1  wherein said cabinet includes a drawer, said drawer being mounted on a drawer support that supports said drawer through a range of motion between a first position in which said drawer is fully contained within said interior storage space and a second position in which at least a portion of said drawer extends from said interior storage space. 
     
     
         7 . The overbed table of  claim 4  wherein said cabinet includes a secondary storage space, said secondary storage space being accessible from opposite sides of said overbed table. 
     
     
         8 . The overbed table of  claim 1  wherein said pair of openings includes a first opening on one side of said cabinet and a second opening on an opposite side of said cabinet. 
     
     
         9 . The overbed table of  claim 1  further including a rack mounted to said base. 
     
     
         10 . A overbed table comprising:
 a base having at least one rolling component to facilitate rolling movement of said base;   a tabletop carried by said base, said tabletop providing a work surface; and   a cabinet carried by said base, said cabinet providing a storage space, said cabinet having a first opening on a first side and a second opening on a second side, said first opening providing access to said storage space from said first side and said second opening providing access to said storage space from said second side, said cabinet including a single flexible door slidably movable between a closed position in which said door closes said first opening and said second opening, a first open position in which said door closes said second opening and not said first opening, and a second open position in which said door closes said first opening and not said second opening.   
     
     
         11 . The overbed table of  claim 10  wherein said cabinet includes a door track, said door being slidably movable along said track. 
     
     
         12 . The overbed table of  claim 11  wherein a distance of travel of said door between said closed position and said first open position is no greater than a distance between said first opening and said second opening along said track, whereby a first end of said door can be moved to provide access through said first opening without causing said second end of said door to move into said first opening. 
     
     
         13 . The overbed table of  claim 10  further including an upright mounted to and extending upwardly from said base, said base including an upright support, a first foot extending from said upright support in a first direction and a second foot extending from said upright support in a second direction; and
 wherein said base includes a rack mounted to said second foot. 
 
     
     
         14 . The overbed table of  claim 12  wherein said base includes an upright support; and
 further including an upright mounted to and extending upwardly from said upright support, said base including a pair of inner feet extending from said upright support in a first direction and a pair of outer feet extending from said upright support in a second direction opposite said first direction; and 
 wherein said base includes a rack mounted to said outer feet. 
 
     
     
         15 . A overbed table cabinet for mounting to a overbed table comprising:
 a first wall;   a second wall spaced apart from said first wall to define an interior space;   an interconnecting structure joining said first wall and said second wall; and   a flexible door slidably mounted between said first wall and said second wall, said door being movable to selectively provide access to said interior space from opposed first and second sides of the cabinet, said door being slidably movable between a closed position in which said door closes access to said interior space from both of said first and second sides of the cabinet, a first open position in which said door closes access to said interior space only from said second side, and a second open position in which said door closes access to said interior space only from said first side.   
     
     
         16 . The overbed table cabinet of  claim 15  wherein said flexible door is further defined as a tambour door. 
     
     
         17 . The overbed table cabinet of  claim 15  further including a pair of tracks receiving opposite edges of said door. 
     
     
         18 . The overbed table cabinet of  claim 17  wherein said tracks follow a closed path, whereby a portion of track receives a first end of said door when said door is in said first open position and receives a second end of said door when said door is in said second open position. 
     
     
         19 . The overbed table cabinet of  claim 18  wherein said interconnecting structure includes a top wall, a bottom wall and a shelf;
 said shelf, said first wall, said second wall and said bottom wall defining a first interior space; 
 said top wall, said first wall, said second wall and shelf defining a second interior space; and 
 wherein said door is operable to selectively provide access only to said first interior space. 
 
     
     
         20 . The overbed table cabinet of  claim 19  wherein a distance of travel of said door between said closed position and said first open position is no greater than a distance between said first opening and said second opening along said track.