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Adjustable support mechanism for a keyboard platform
Assignee: Waterloo Furniture Components Ltd
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Filing: 1990-06-13
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Granted: 1991-08-06
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Expires: 2010-06-13
Abstract
Abstract An adjustable platform support mechanism for a keyboard includes a platform and a connecting assembly for the platform. The connecting assembly is attached to the platform by means of first and second pivotal connecting arms. The quadrilateral formed by connecting the pivots is in all instances a non-parallelogram. Thereby the platform, when moved from an extended position to a storage position, is pivoted upwardly in order to increase the space available in the kneehole underneath the desk. The shelf also features an adjustable tilt mechanism associated with keyboard platform support bracket so that the operator will be able to adjust the platform to any one of a number of tilt positions.
Inventors
- 👤 Dale K. McConnell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 12:17
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B21/00; A47B21/03; A47B21/0314; A47B2021/0321; A47B2021/0328; A47B2021/0335; A47B2210/00; A47B2210/15; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/917; Y10S248/918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
An improved adjustable support mechanism for a keyboard platform assembly of the type including a platform supported by said support mechanism, said platform associated with a desk, said support mechanism comprising in combination: a mounting plate for attachment to the underside of a desk platform; a slide assembly cooperative with the mounting plate and slidable between an extended position and a retracted position; first bracket means projecting downwardly from the slide assembly, said first bracket means including an upper pivot and a lower pivot; a forward platform for support of the keyboard; second bracket means projecting downwardly from the forward platform, said second bracket means including an upper pivot and a lower pivot; a first connecting arm between the upper pivots; and a second connecting arm between the lower pivots whereby the arms and pivots provide a non-parallel, unequal connecting linkages between the pivots, said arms defining means for tilting the platform to a non-horizontal position in the kneehole under a desk top as the platform is moved by pivoting of the arms to the retracted position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
An improved adjustable support mechanism for a keyboard platform assembly of the type including a platform supported by said support mechanism, said platform associated with a desk, said support mechanism comprising in combination: a mounting plate for attachment to the underside of a desk platform; a slide assembly cooperative with the mounting plate and slidable between an extended position and a retracted position; first bracket means projecting downwardly from the slide assembly, said first bracket means including an upper pivot and a lower pivot; a forward platform for support of the keyboard; second bracket means projecting downwardly from the forward platform, said second bracket means including an upper pivot and a lower pivot; a first connecting arm between the upper pivots; and a second connecting arm between the lower pivots whereby the arms and pivots provide a non-parallel, unequal connecting linkages between the pivots, said arms defining means for tilting the platform to a non-horizontal position in the kneehole under a desk top as the platform is moved by pivoting of the arms to the retracted position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improved mechanism of claim 1 including platform orientation adjustment means connecting the platform with the platform bracket.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The improved support mechanism of claim 2 wherein the platform adjustment means comprise a pivot mechanism connecting the platform bracket to the platform for pivoting said platform about the upper pivot of said bracket.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The improved platform support mechanism of claim 1 wherein the first connecting arm comprises a pair of spaced parallel arms and said second connecting arm comprises a single arm intermediate the parallel arms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The support mechanism of claim 1 including a vertical pivot axis connecting between the mounting plate bracket and the mounting plate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The improved support mechanism of claim 1 wherein the forward platform is pivotable about the upper pivot of the platform support bracket and further including detent means for locking the platform into anyone of a series of detent positions whereby the platform may be maintained in said position for support of a keyboard or the like.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improved support mechanism of claim 1 including spring means for biasing the arms toward the extended position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
63 words
The improved support mechanism of claim 1 wherein the first connecting arms comprised a pair of parallel arms spaced one from the other by a connecting planer plate and further including the spiral spring means having one end biased against the plate and other end biased against the support bracket for the plate to bias the first connecting arms toward the extended position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The improved support mechanism of claim 1 including means for locking the connecting arms in a fixed pivot position.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The improved support mechanism of claim 1 including means for locking the connecting arms in a fixed pivot position comprising means for frictionally locking the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm one against the other.
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