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A desk assembly for mounting to and carrying by a wheelchair or the like in the location of a conventional armrest is disclosed. The desk assembly extends across the lap of the user of the wheelchair in a deployed position, folds to a relatively compact condition, and is pivotally movable to a store

A desk assembly for mounting to and carrying by a wheelchair or the like in the location of a conventional armrest is disclosed. The desk assembly extends across the lap of the user of the wheelchair in a deployed position, folds to a relatively compact condition, and is pivotally movable to a stored position located where a conventional armrest would be provided. The desk assembly is further formed for selective locking of the desk top in various sloped orientations and movement of the desk top toward or away from the user. A reading lamp is also provided for the desk assembly.

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A desk assembly for mounting to a wheelchair or the like having a seat and an armrest structure extending along a first side thereof, said desk assembly including desk top means, mounting means formed to mount said desk top means to said wheelchair proximate a second side thereof, and pivot means co

A desk assembly for mounting to a wheelchair or the like having a seat and an armrest structure extending along a first side thereof, said desk assembly including desk top means, mounting means formed to mount said desk top means to said wheelchair proximate a second side thereof, and pivot means coupling said desk top means to the remainder of said desk assembly and formed for movement of said desk top means to and from a deployed position extending across and above said seat and a stored position proximate said second side of said wheelchair, wherein the improvement in said desk assembly is comprised of: said desk top means is provided by two desk top members each formed to extend across and above said seat in said deployed position, and hinge means coupling said desk top members together for pivotal movement to a folded position about a horizontal axis extending across said seat when said desk surface means is in said deployed position; said pivot means being secured to a forwardmost of said desk top members and being formed for movement of said desk top means after folding to said folded position by pivoting about two mutually perpendicular axes to a stored position in which the folded desk top means is positioned to extend along said second side of said wheelchair to substantially the same extent as said armrest structure extends along said first side of said wheelchair; and said desk top means being formed to fold to an overall size and configuration in said stored position substantially the same as the size and configuration of said armrest structure.