Customer Reviews

Standers Able Tray

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

My Dad is fine sitting down and walking, but the transition between the two was starting to get a bit scary and wobbly. I found this product and even though he balked when I brought it over, he has found it very helpful. My brother came over and did some fine tuning so it was very steady and it has indeed helped my Dad get up from his "sittin' chair" with better confidence. He no longer has to carry the tv tray around, since he can just swing this one away and he doesn't complain about losing his crossword pencil anymore. It's also a good looking unit. We're all very pleased with the Standers Able Tray.

I am impressed by the high quality and superior appearance of this assist. Many medical products are functional, but ugly eyesores. This is not one of those. It looks right at home with my leather couch and Brazillian hardwood floors and is not immediately recognizable as a medical or assistive device. I experience bouts of immobility and pain due to a back injury, so being able to sit in the same chair to eat, use my computer and watch television or read is a huge plus for me. I hate being stuck in bed during the day and this product has helped lessen that. It works very well to lean on or pull against when rising from my chair and as a balance and stability support when I sit down. This is definitely a five star purchase for me!

I guess I am in the minority, but I actually didn't buy this to help me out of chairs, I bought it as a permanent laptop desk for my recliner. In that function, it works pretty well, but there are a few improvements I'd like to see.
- The desk needs to be bigger. I can fit a 15" laptop on it with no problem, but it covers up the drink holder. I'd like both.
- The feet need to be longer. It won't properly adjust to fit under both feet of my recliner, so it isn't as sturdy as it should be.

This table exceeds my expectations. It is strong and well made. I have severe pain problems sitting at my computer so I have set this up at my couch. My 22" monitor fits on the table and I arrange the keyboard and mouse on my lap. I can put my feet on the ottoman and relax back while gaming or paying bills. The table rotates two ways so I can position the monitor how I want it. (The table arm rotates around the vertical stand, and then the table itself rotates about its center. This also means you can orient the utensil tray toward you or away from you.) It has a leveling screw too which is a nice touch. Very easy to put together.

I think I will get some straps to secure the monitor mount just in case someone bumps it, but the table carries its weight very well. The only thing I would have liked is if it could lower just one more notch; that would be a bit better for the LCD monitor viewing angle, but that's a minor detail and only a problem when I scrunch down and even then I just have to tolerate a bit less brightness. For that matter, lowering it would interfere with my keyboard. Different monitors may have different viewing angles though so your results may vary. The only way to improve on that would be to physically mount the monitor to something that rotates it vertically for you, but that was more expense or trouble than I wanted.

For my needs, I like the table's small size. I can rotate my monitor out of the way. A bigger table would be in the way when I get up and down. This table is just about perfect for what I wanted to do. With the monitor on it, there is no room for much else, but that's what I wanted, basically, a table to make a comfortable, reclined gaming station.

EDIT: I've moved this station to a recliner. It works great. The rocker/recliner support does not fit exactly on the Stander pads; the pads need to be slightly closer together, but it is fitting just barely and functioning well enough. The recliner is a Best Home Furnishings rocker/recliner; these don't have four legs like a regular chair but a frame support thing underneath. The whole setup is working well, and I don't think it would have worked with any other table. I am so glad I got this, I love it.

If you want to be a perfectionist and are a handy carpenter, you could make up a couple boards, one slightly thicker, to put under the recliner feet. This would give more stability to the Stander, and would even out the slight (about 1/4") tilt. Right now I'm just using a couple furniture floor protectors under the opposite feet. So this is very doable, if you're looking to make a recliner gaming chair, using this Stander Tray.

If you are looking for a free-standing chair tray that's fully adjustable and easy to use...this is it. It was purchased to use with a recliner...the only thing I found that works. Do plan, however, to shim the opposite legs to level the chair.

This will fit next to a chair or in the middle of a sofa. In our case Grandma can only sit for long in one of our dining room chairs, which we bring into the family room where everybody's together. This helps her get up and down and is also a stable place for a drink or snack that the kids can't upset. We put it at the end of our sectional next to where she likes her chair. the feet also anchor our sofa so it doesn't move when the kids jump on it or we sit against it on the floor. Now my wife is using it for reading and working, so it's getting a lot of use. Yes, it is expensive but suits our family in many ways. I don't see any negatives with the product.

Purchased this product for our 89 year old Aunt who uses a lift chair. The Able Tray allows her to eat at her chair as well as do her paperwork. She is very pleased with the Able Tray.

Love the assist up from the chair. Table swivels away when not needed while tray spins completely around. Wonderful tray table for disabled. A little stiff in function at first but loosens up with use.

regretfully, this is just a terrible product - if you have a lift chair, there is very little space to insert the table's "leg" under it. moreover (and worst part, actually), the tray itself cannot be fixed into a perfectly horizontal position (ergo things sliding off it). not happy with it. too difficult to pack and send back. ergo, going straight into the garbage. this gets an F minus from me.

Very well done, sturdy, exactly what my dad needed. He can see only at very close range, so I fixed 19 inch TV to it and it worked great. By the way, the tray itself can rotate also,- very nice feature.