Adjustable combined seat and desk

Abstract

An adjustable combined seat and desk includes a seat having an upper surface upon which a person can sit and a lower surface capable of resting on a horizontal support surface. An elongated intermediate member connects the front of the seat to the rear of an upper substantially planar desk. The connections between the intermediate member and the seat and between the intermediate member and the desk are made through the use of hinges that allow the angles between them to be adjusted. The hinges include locks for locking the seat and/or desk to be locked in numerous different positions. As a result, the distance between the seat and desk can be adjusted as can the angles between them. Even further, the combined seat and desk can be folded into a collapsed condition for ease of storage or carrying.

1 . An adjustable combined seat and desk comprised of:
 a seat portion having an upper surface upon which a person can sit and a lower surface capable of resting on and being supported by a horizontal support surface, said seat portion having a front edge;   a desk portion having an upper substantially planar surface, said desk portion including a rear edge, and   an elongated intermediate member having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end being adjustably connected to said front edge of said seat portion and said upper end being adjustably connected to said rear edge of said desk portion.   
     
     
         2 . The adjustable combined seat and desk as claimed in  claim 1  including a first hinge connecting said lower end of said intermediate member to said front edge of said seat portion and including a second hinge connecting said upper end of said intermediate member to said rear edge of said desk portion. 
     
     
         3 . The adjustable combined seat and desk as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said first hinge allows the angle between said seat portion and said intermediate member to be adjusted and further including means for locking said seat portion in a selected one of at least three different angular positions relative to said intermediate member. 
     
     
         4 . The adjustable combined seat and desk as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said second hinge allows the angle between said desk portion and said intermediate member to be adjusted and further including means for locking said desk portion in a selected one of at least three different angular positions relative to said intermediate member. 
     
     
         5 . The adjustable combined seat and desk as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said first hinge allows the angle between said seat portion and said intermediate member to be adjusted and further including means for locking said seat portion in a selected one of at least three different angular positions relative to said intermediate member. 
     
     
         6 . The adjustable combined seat and desk as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said seat portion and said desk portion are movable between an inoperative position and a plurality of different operative positions; when said seat portion and said desk portion are in their inoperative position, said desk portion overlies said seat portion and when said seat portion and said desk portion are in one of said operative positions, said desk portion extends forwardly of said front edge of said seat portion and away from the upper surface of said seat portion. 
     
     
         7 . The adjustable combined seat and desk as claimed in  claim 6  wherein when said desk portion and said seat portion are in said inoperative position, said desk portion lies on said intermediate member.