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A wall-mounted stowable reading tray assembly (10) suitable for placement in a bathroom or any other confined space. The tray assembly (10) has a tray (12) configured to require minimal room and wall space when stowed, yet provides ample surface area for supporting reading materials when deployed. T

A wall-mounted stowable reading tray assembly (10) suitable for placement in a bathroom or any other confined space. The tray assembly (10) has a tray (12) configured to require minimal room and wall space when stowed, yet provides ample surface area for supporting reading materials when deployed. The tray assembly (10) is legless, and therefore the tray (12) is cantilevered from its mounting wall when deployed. The tray (12) is stowed within a mounting frame (14) attached to the mounting wall, and recessed into the wall if so desired. The tray assembly (10) preferably employs means (38) for supporting the tray (12) when deployed, and which is also stowed with the tray (12). The tray (12) includes an extension (44) that can be stowed within the tray (12) when not needed. Consequently, the extension (44) does not occupy any additional room or wall space when the tray (12) is stowed.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [19.]19. A legless wall-mountable reading tray assembly for placement in a confined space, the reading tray assembly comprising:a mounting frame having oppositely-disposed first and second surfaces and oppositely-disposed first and second edges;means associated with the first

[ What is claimed is:] [19.]19. A legless wall-mountable reading tray assembly for placement in a confined space, the reading tray assembly comprising:a mounting frame having oppositely-disposed first and second surfaces and oppositely-disposed first and second edges;means associated with the first surface of the mounting frame for attaching the mounting frame to a vertical surface;a recess in the second surface of the mounting frame;a tray member pivotably attached to the mounting frame near the first edge thereof, the tray member being pivotably attached for stowing within the recess of the mounting frame and for cantilevered deployment approximately perpendicular to the mounting frame, the tray member having oppositely-disposed first and second surfaces, the first surface of the tray member being concealed within the recess when the tray member is stowed and visible when the tray member is deployed;means attached to the mounting member for supporting the tray member when deployed cantilevered from the mounting frame;an extension slidably mounted within the tray member for stowing completely within the tray member and for deployment by sliding out of the tray member so as to be cantilevered from the mounting frame;a latch for locking the tray member within the recess of the mounting frame;at least first, second and third compartments defined by transparent panels of the mounting frame and the tray member, the first compartment being visible from the first surface of the tray member when the tray member is deployed, the second compartment being visible from the second surface of the tray member when the tray member is stowed, and the third compartment being visible within the recess of the mounting frame when the tray member is deployed; andmeans for biasing the tray member away from the mounting frame when the tray member is stowed in the recess of the mounting frame.