US4863140A
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Load-bearing unit for use in sets
Assignee: KENSINGTON MICOWARE Ltd
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Filing: 1988-08-15
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Granted: 1989-09-05
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Expires: 2008-08-15
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to an elongated support unit for use in cooperating sets such as matched pairs. The unit has a frame having one or more substantially horizontal stages, one above the other, below its top. Each stage is equipped with a movable platform that can be drawn forward and retracted. The platform is disposed to share a load with at least one corresponding platform of another unit of the set. A set of the units can be adapted particularly well to carrying a CRT, computer, and/or printer across their tops and a keyboard borne on cooperating movable platforms therebelow.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael J. Schriner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 03:20
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16M; F16M11/00; F16M11/02; F16M11/04; F16M11/043; F16M11/048; A; A47; A47B; A47B21/00; A47B21/03; A47B21/0314; F16M11/42; F16M13/00; A47B2021/0321; A47B2021/0364; A47B2210/00; A47B2210/15; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/917; Y10S248/918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
An elongated unit for stably sharing a load as one part of a cooperating set of companion units, said elongated unit comprising: a frame; and a movable platform, the frame including a substantially horizontal stage, a substantially horizontal load-supporting top thereabove, a track between said stage and said top, and an open front, said track, stage, and top being in a substantially parallel relationship, the movable platform being mounted on the track for sharing at least a fraction of the weight of a load with a corresponding movable platform of a companion unit, the movable platform being movable outwardly from a position under the top between said stage and said top and retractable back thereto, at least one side of the frame having an open area to allow a load that is partly borne by the movable platform to project beyond said at least one side and to move without impedance out of or into said open area in said at least one side as the platform is moved outwardly from a position under the top or is retracted back into a position thereunder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
An elongated unit for stably sharing a load as one part of a cooperating set of companion units, said elongated unit comprising: a frame; and a movable platform, the frame including a substantially horizontal stage, a substantially horizontal load-supporting top thereabove, a track between said stage and said top, and an open front, said track, stage, and top being in a substantially parallel relationship, the movable platform being mounted on the track for sharing at least a fraction of the weight of a load with a corresponding movable platform of a companion unit, the movable platform being movable outwardly from a position under the top between said stage and said top and retractable back thereto, at least one side of the frame having an open area to allow a load that is partly borne by the movable platform to project beyond said at least one side and to move without impedance out of or into said open area in said at least one side as the platform is moved outwardly from a position under the top or is retracted back into a position thereunder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
The unit of claim 1 wherein the set is a pair.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The unit of claim 1 wherein there is a single movable platform.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The unit of claim 3 wherein the movable platform is slidably mounted.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The unit of claim 3 wherein the movable platform is movable on rotatable bearings.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The unit of claim 3 wherein the movable platform can be telescoped outwardly for extension.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The unit of claim 3 wherein both sides of the frame have said open area.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The unit of claim 1 wherein there are a plurality of movable platforms, one disposed above another.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The unit of claim 8 wherein at least one of the movable platforms is slidably mounted.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The unit of claim 8 wherein at least one of the movable platforms is movable on rotatable bearings.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The unit of claim 8 wherein at least one of the movable platforms can be telescoped outwardly for extension.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The unit of claim 8 wherein both sides of the frame have said open area.
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