US Patent Issued to Industrial Woodworking on June 16 for "Over bed table with improved base" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,304, issued on June 16, was assigned to Industrial Woodworking Corp. (Zeeland, Mich.).

"Over bed table with improved base" was invented by Bradford L. Davis (Holland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A base for an over bed table ("OBT") optimized for use with both retractable under-bed wheel(s) and corner structures (e.g. legs/corner wheels). The base includes a column-support portion and a wishbone-shaped extension configured to pass under the bed when the OBT is in use. The wishbone-shaped extension has a U-shaped portion with a profile low enough to pass below raised under-bed wheels, thereby allowing interference-free movemen...