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Metal desk structure

Assignee: United States Steel Corp
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Filing: 1961-09-19
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Granted: 1963-09-17
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Expires: 1981-09-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert J Renaud

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 14:27
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B17/00; A47B17/003; A47B13/00; A47B13/02; A47B13/06; A47B2200/00; A47B2200/0011; A47B2200/0013; A47B2200/002; A47B2200/0026

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 151 words
A DESK COMPRISING A PAIR OF METAL SUBASSEMBLIES, EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES A RESPECTIVE UPRIGHT, A LEG MEMBER FIXED TO THE LOWER END OF SAID UPRIGHT AND EXTENDING AT APPROXIMATELY A RIGHT ANGLE THEREFROM AND A HORIZONTAL MEMBER FIXED TO THE UPPER END OF SAID UPRIGHT AND HAVING FRONT AND BACK ENDS, SAID DESK ALSO COMPRISING FRONT AND BACK SPANNERS REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO THE RESPECTIVE ENDS OF THE HORIZONTAL MEMBER OF EACH SUBASSEMBLY AND CONNECTING THE SUBASSEMBLIES, SAID SUBASSEMBLIES AND SAID SPANNERS FORMING A RIGID SELF-SUSTAINING FRAME, HANGERS FIXED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID FRAME AT BOTH THE BACK AND FRONT THEREOF, SPACED-APART PEDESTAL BOXES REMOVABLY SUSPENDED FROM SAID HANGERS AND SOLELY SUPPORTED CANTILEVER FASHION FROM SAID FRAME, SAID PEDESTAL BOXES BEING FREE OF SAID UPRIGHTS AND SPACED ABOVE SAID LEG MEMBERS TO AFFORD MAXIMUM CLEAR SPACE UNDER THE DESK, AND A TOP OVERLYING SAID FRAME AND SAID PEDESTAL BOXES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 151 words
A DESK COMPRISING A PAIR OF METAL SUBASSEMBLIES, EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES A RESPECTIVE UPRIGHT, A LEG MEMBER FIXED TO THE LOWER END OF SAID UPRIGHT AND EXTENDING AT APPROXIMATELY A RIGHT ANGLE THEREFROM AND A HORIZONTAL MEMBER FIXED TO THE UPPER END OF SAID UPRIGHT AND HAVING FRONT AND BACK ENDS, SAID DESK ALSO COMPRISING FRONT AND BACK SPANNERS REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO THE RESPECTIVE ENDS OF THE HORIZONTAL MEMBER OF EACH SUBASSEMBLY AND CONNECTING THE SUBASSEMBLIES, SAID SUBASSEMBLIES AND SAID SPANNERS FORMING A RIGID SELF-SUSTAINING FRAME, HANGERS FIXED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID FRAME AT BOTH THE BACK AND FRONT THEREOF, SPACED-APART PEDESTAL BOXES REMOVABLY SUSPENDED FROM SAID HANGERS AND SOLELY SUPPORTED CANTILEVER FASHION FROM SAID FRAME, SAID PEDESTAL BOXES BEING FREE OF SAID UPRIGHTS AND SPACED ABOVE SAID LEG MEMBERS TO AFFORD MAXIMUM CLEAR SPACE UNDER THE DESK, AND A TOP OVERLYING SAID FRAME AND SAID PEDESTAL BOXES.

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