EP0145410A2
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Adjustable work station and accessories therefor
Assignee: Hauserman Inc
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Filing: 1984-11-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-11-28
Abstract
Abstract A work station useful for conventional purposes and also particularly useful for utilizing electronic equipment such as computers, word processors and the accoutrements thereof is provided which includes a wide variety of adjustments such as leveling, elevation, angle and position, not only of work surfaces, but also of attached cabinets, printers, disc readers, etc., as well as individual adjustment of accessories such as video screens, line readers, phone pads, task lights, trays and the like, all to provide an ergonomically effective adjustable work station. Major component adjustment may be power driven. Wiring access is provided through outlets in a wiring tray (195) beneath the major work surface (85) which may be exposed by sliding or pivoting such work surface, such pivoting being at a point adjacent the user. The support for the work surface slide includes a slot or recess (200) by which wiring may connect to lateral support surfaces. The work station is modular in component and form, the major structural elements of which are two two-part telescoping adjustable legs (40) which are interconnected by two spaced apart beams (55, 56) providing an open slot therebetween. Each beam includes on the interior thereof a track (76, 77) forming vertically spaced rails (78, 79). Such rails support a wide variety of accessories either for adjustable clamping thereto or rolling therealong. One such accessory is a support for a video display screen which is mounted on rollers for free rolling along one of the tracks and which includes an adjustment for height, angle, and position with respect to the user, such adjustments being manual or power driven.
Inventors
- 👤 Niels Diffrient
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 06:57
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B21/00; A47B21/06; A47B21/03; A47B83/00; A47B83/001; A47B2021/066; A47B37/00; A47B2037/005; A47B2200/00; A47B2200/0011; A47B2200/002; A47B2200/0026; A47B2200/0027; A47B2200/0035; A47B2200/004; A47B2200/0043; A47B2200/0066; A47B2200/0073; A47B2200/0084; A47B2200/0085; A47B2200/0086; A47B2200/0097; A47B2200/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 42
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
A work station comprising two legs (40) supporting a work surface extending therefrom in cantilever fashion, characterized in that said legs are interconnected by laterally spaced beams (55, 56) forming a vertically opening slot (75), a track (77) on at least one of said beams adapted to support accessories therealong projecting from such slot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
A work station comprising two legs (40) supporting a work surface extending therefrom in cantilever fashion, characterized in that said legs are interconnected by laterally spaced beams (55, 56) forming a vertically opening slot (75), a track (77) on at least one of said beams adapted to support accessories therealong projecting from such slot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A work station as set forth in claim 1 wherein said track is in the form of vertically spaced rails.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A work station as set forth in claim 2 wherein said track is in the form of a plate on the interior of at least one beam.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A work station as set forth in claim 3 wherein said rails are the horizontal top and bottom edges of said plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A work station as set forth in claim 3 wherein said plate is in a vertical plane and extends horizontally.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
A work station as set forth in claim 1 wherein each leg includes upper and lower telescoping sections, the upper section being interconnected by said beams and supporting the work surface, and means to adjust the height of said upper sections with respect to said lower sections to adjust the height of said legs.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A work station as set forth in claim 1 including power means to adjust the height of said legs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A work station as set forth in claim 7 wherein said power means comprises a motor driven screw jack for each leg.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
A work station as set forth in claim 6 including arms projecting in a common direction from the top of said upper leg sections and feet projecting in the same direction from the bottom of said lower leg sections, said arms supporting said work surface.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A work station as set forth in claim 9 including actuator means at the end σf one arm to adjust in height said work surface.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A work station as set forth in claim 9 including pivot means at the outer end of said arms to support said work surface for upwardly tilting movement.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
A work station as set forth in claim 9 including means to support wings extending laterally of said arms and said work surface.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A work station as set forth in claim 9 including means to support components such as storage units from said beams and arms.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A work station as set forth in claim 9 including means to extend the height of said legs to support therebetween overhead storage units and the like.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
A work station as set forth in claim 1 including in combination an accessory, said accessory including support means operative releasably to be clamped on said track at any position therealong.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
A work station as set forth in claim 1 including in combination an accessory, said accessory including carriage means mounted on said track for rolling movement therealong.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
A work station as set forth in claim 16 wherein said accessory is a tray adapted to support a video terminal, and means supporting said tray on said carriage for vertical height adjustment.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
A work station as set forth in claim 17 wherein said vertical height adjustment is power driven.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
32 words
A work station as set forth in claim 17 including means supporting said tray on said carriage for movement toward and away from the user and for swinging about a vertical axis.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
A work station as set forth in claim 19 including means to tilt said tray about a horizontal axis.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
49 words
A work station as set forth in claim 19 including an extensible pivot column extending from said carriage, and a horizontal arm extending from said pivot column supporting said tray on its outer end on a further vertical pivot axis parallel to the axis of said extensible pivot column.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
32 words
A work station as set forth in claim 15 wherein said accessory support means includes a mounting post extending upwardly, and means to mount accessories at different elevations on said mounting post.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
41 words
A work station as set forth in claim 22 including two interconnected swing arms with the accessory being mounted on the outer end of the second to provide a horizontal position adjustment of approximately twice the length of one swing arm.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
47 words
A video screen support adapted to be mounted on a work station comprising a screen tray and characterized in a height adjustable pivotal support column for said tray, and an offset mounted at the top of said column pivotally supporting said tray on the outer end thereof.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
47 words
A video screen support adapted to be mounted on a work station comprising a screen tray and characterized in a height adjustable pivotal support column for said tray, and an offset mounted at the top of said column pivotally supporting said tray on the outer end thereof.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
29 words
A video screen support as set forth in claim 24 including a horizontal pivot between said tray and offset, and means to adjust said tray about said horizontal pivot.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
32 words
A video screen support as set forth in claim 24 wherein said support column is mounted on a carriage adapted to be supported for rolling movement with respect to the work station.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
27 words
A video screen support as set forth in claim 24 including manual means on the face of said tray to adjust the height of said support column.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
22 words
A video screen support as set forth in claim 27 including power means for such height adjustment operated by said manual means.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
58 words
An accessory for a work station including a carriage adapted to be mounted on said work station, and an upstanding accessory mounting support on said carriage, said carriage including top and bottom rollers, and means to move said rollers toward and away from each other to mount the carriage on and release the carriage from the work station.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
58 words
An accessory for a work station including a carriage adapted to be mounted on said work station, and an upstanding accessory mounting support on said carriage, said carriage including top and bottom rollers, and means to move said rollers toward and away from each other to mount the carriage on and release the carriage from the work station.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
22 words
An accessory as set forth in claim 29 wherein there are two top and two bottom rollers, the bottom rollers being movable.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
38 words
An accessory as set forth in claim 30 wherein said rollers are all in the same plane, the two bottom rollers being mounted on pivoting levers, and means to actuate said levers from the top of said carriage.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
33 words
An accessory as set forth in claim 31 wherein said last mentioned means comprises a vertically movable actuator and means to lock said actuator against vertical movement when said bottom rollers are elevated.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
32 words
An accessory as set forth in claim 32 wherein said accessory is a task lamp, said lamp being mounted at the top of said support on telescoping tubes extending toward the user.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
61 words
An accessory support system for a work station comprising a base, a tubular mounting post extending from said base, and accessories each including a post having a lower reduced diameter portion adapted to telescope closely into the top of said mounting post, said base including clamp means releasably to secure said base to a track extending horizontally of the work station.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
61 words
An accessory support system for a work station comprising a base, a tubular mounting post extending from said base, and accessories each including a post having a lower reduced diameter portion adapted to telescope closely into the top of said mounting post, said base including clamp means releasably to secure said base to a track extending horizontally of the work station.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
24 words
An accessory system as set forth in claim 34 wherein said base includes a vertical plate with opposed clamp flanges at each vertical edge.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
22 words
An accessory system as set forth in claim 35 wherein the bottom clamp flange is movable to and from a locked position.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
26 words
An accessory system as set forth in claim 36 including a toggle lever operative to move the bottom clamp flange to and from such locked position.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
20 words
An accessory system as set forth in claim 37 wherein said bottom clamp flange is hinged to said vertical plate.
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