A highly adjustable and simple to use book holder for supine or seated readers is provided by pairs of legs joined near their tops by slotted brackets, which pairs of legs define vertical planes straddling the reader. The slotted brackets allow the relative positions of the upper ends of the support legs to be adjusted. A book tray defining a transverse plane extends between the vertical planes formed by the leg pairs. Its location changes as the leg coupling brackets are adjusted. The tray rotates around an axis extending through holes near the upper ends of one or the other of the legs making up each pair. The variable position of the upper ends of the legs due to the slotted brackets, the rotatable tray, and the variable angle between the legs of each pair permit the position and orientation of the book relative to the viewer to be adjusted at will. A transverse auxiliary support brace is optionally provided between the outward legs of each pair to support the book holder on the thighs of a seated person.

A sneeze guard system comprising a sneeze guard panel having oppositely bent top and bottom edge portions, support legs for supporting the sneeze guard panel in a supported position, and a channel member secured between the top ends of the support legs for mounting the sneeze guard panel on the support legs in such supported position while permitting removal of the sneeze guard panel upon relative pivoting to a release position. The channel member defines with the support legs respective slots sized to permit passage of the top edge portion of the sneeze guard panel into said channel member when in such released position and then pivoting of the top edge portion to a position precluding withdrawal from the channel member when the sneeze guard panel is in its supported position atop the support legs.

A portable supporting device is provided and has a frame having an upper and lower surface with a transparent sheet member secured in a recess in the upper surface and a plurality of hollow tubes providing leg mounting means on the lower surface of the frame adjacent each corner thereof with four of the hollow tubes cooperating when legs are provided therein to form a portable table for supporting a book for reading in bed and a different four of the hollow tubes cooperating when legs are provided therein to form a table for providing a portable lap writing surface.

A desk apparatus for use as a desk or easel is arranged, wherein the desk plate is mounted upon an underlying rectangular framework, including a forward pivoting of the plate and a rear telescoping leg to orient the desk plate at a predetermined angle. A forward tray is selectively and pivotally mounted relative to a forward end of the desk plate, with container drawers slidably mounted orthogonally relative to opposed side edges of the desk plate. A modification of the invention includes indicator members arranged for indication of desired orientation of each container drawer relative to the desk plate utilizing fiber optical cables selectively alignable relative to the container and desk plate.

The present invention discloses a bedside reading tray or table. The base of table is preferably inserted into the space between the mattress and the box springs. The weight of the mattress provides stability for the proportion of the tray. Attached to the base, there is a neck which rises substantially vertically from the base. Attached to the base there is a sill. Attached to sill, there is a tray. The sill keeps items placed on the tray from sliding off. The tray is tilted to so that materials may be placed on it and may be read and written upon. Preferably, the entire table is of one piece construction.