Desk attachment

Claim 1

In combination, a desk having a body presenting a writing surface within the confines of peripheral edges bounding said desk body, and an attachment for said desk for allocating a portion of said writing surface to use as a footrest without marring said writing surface, said attachment comprising a rectangular clear plastic panel with opposite top and bottom flat surfaces having an operative position on said desk with said bottom flat surface thereof in contact with said writing surface at a location between opposite corners of said desk body and along a front peripheral edge thereof so as to be convenIent for placement by the user of his feet on top of said top flat surface thereof, an adhesive coat on said bottom flat surface for achieving an adhesive connection of said surface to said desk body, and a lip extending in depending relation from an edge of said panel having an operative position in holding contact against said front peripheral edge of said desk body, said rectangular panel being of a size adequate to occupy an interposed position between the feet of the user, in crossed relation, and said desk writing surface and wherein said lip minimizes inadvertent movement of said panel inwardly of said desk writing surface and thus out of its proper supporting position beneath the user''s feet.