Medical table shoulder chair

Abstract

A shoulder chair releasably attachable to a table including rails each mounted to the table via spacers. The shoulder chair has a back portion and side plate assemblies extending from opposing sides of the back portion. Each side plate assembly includes at least an inner side plate with forward and rearward slots which receive the rail spacers of the table therein.

1 . A shoulder chair releasably attachable to a table including rails each mounted to the table via spacers, the shoulder chair comprising: 
 a back portion; and    side plate assemblies extending from opposing sides of the back portion, each side plate assembly including: 
 at least an inner side plate with forward and rearward slots which receive the rail spacers of the table therein.  
   
   
   
       2 . The shoulder chair of  claim 1  in which each slot is L-shaped.  
   
   
       3 . The shoulder chair of  claim 2  in which one said slot includes a ramped geometry.  
   
   
       4 . The shoulder chair of  claim 3  in which said slot is the rearward slot.  
   
   
       5 . The shoulder chair of  claim 1  in which said side plate assemblies further include an outer side plate.  
   
   
       6 . The shoulder chair of  claim 5  in which the outer side plate is connected to the inner side plate by spaced posts configured to sit on a rail of the table.  
   
   
       7 . The shoulder chair of  claim 5  further including a fastener extending through the outer and inner side plates and adjustable to releasably bear upon a rail of the table.  
   
   
       8 . The shoulder chair of  claim 5  in which said side plate assemblies further include an outer housing spaced from the outer slide plate.  
   
   
       9 . A shoulder chair comprising: 
 a back portion; and    side plate assemblies extending from the back portion, each side plate assembly including: 
 at least an inner side plate including a forward L-shaped slot and a rearward L-shaped slot, the rearward L-shaped slot including a ramped geometry.  
   
   
   
       10 . A shoulder chair releasably attachable to a table including rails each attached to the surgical table via spacers, the shoulder chair comprising: 
 a back portion; and    a side plate assembly extending from each side of the back portion and including: 
 an inner side plate receivable on the inside of the rail of the table, and  
 an outer side plate attached to the inner side plate and receivable on the outside of the rail of the table.  
   
   
   
       11 . The shoulder chair of  claim 10  in which the inner side plate includes forward and rearward slots which receive therein the spacers of the table.  
   
   
       12 . The shoulder chair of  claim 11  in which one said slot includes a ramped geometry.  
   
   
       13 . The shoulder chair of  claim 12  in which said slot is the rearward slot.  
   
   
       14 . The shoulder chair of  claim 10  in which the outer slide plate is connected to the inner slide plate by spaced posts configured to sit on a rail of the table.  
   
   
       15 . The shoulder chair of  claim 10  further including a fastener extending through the outer and inner slide plates and adjustable to releasably bear upon a rail of the table.  
   
   
       16 . The shoulder chair of  claim 10  in which said side plate assemblies further include an outer housing spaced from the outer slide plate.  
   
   
       17 . A shoulder chair comprising: 
 a back portion; and    side plate assemblies extending from the back portion, each side plate assembly including means for engaging rail spacers of the table.    
   
   
       18 . The shoulder chair of  claim 17  in which each side plate assembly includes at least an inner side plate and said means for engaging includes a forward slot and a rearward slot in the inner side plate which receive the rail spacers of the table rails therein.  
   
   
       19 . The shoulder chair of  claim 18  in which each slot is L-shaped.  
   
   
       20 . The shoulder chair of  claim 19  in which one said slot includes a ramped geometry.  
   
   
       21 . The shoulder chair of  claim 20  in which said slot is the rearward slot.  
   
   
       22 . The shoulder chair of  claim 18  in which said side plate assemblies further include an outer side plate.  
   
   
       23 . The shoulder chair of  claim 22  in which the outer side plate is connected to the inner side plate by spaced posts configured to sit on a rail of the table.  
   
   
       24 . The shoulder chair of  claim 22  further including a fastener extending through the outer and inner slide plates and adjustable to releasably bear upon a rail of the table.  
   
   
       25 . The shoulder chair of  claim 22  in which said side plate assemblies further include an outer housing spaced from the outer slide plate.