Ergonomically designed computer workstation adjustable to various sitting and standing positions

Claim 1

An ergonomically designed computer stand, comprising: a base member for location in a stationary position on a supportive surface; a movable vertical support member mounted on said base member adapted for movement in a generally vertical direction; a platform supported by said movable vertical support member in a generally horizontal plane for supporting a computer thereon and adapted to move in a vertical direction together with said movable vertical support member; a keyboard and computer user's forearm support assembly pivotably mounted to said platform for supporting a computer keyboard and the forearms of the computer user, said assembly being pivotably adjustable over a range of angles of inclination relative to the platform; said support assembly comprising separate means to support a computer keyboard and means to support the entirety of a user's forearms, said means to support said keyboard comprising a first planar surface and said means to support said forearms comprising a second planar surface, said first and second planar surface each having a bottom and a top surface, said first and second planar surfaces connected by wall means so that said planar surfaces are offset with respect to one another such that said first planar surface is displaced in a different plane than said top surface of said top surface of said second planar surface to an extent such that said keyboard may be supported by said first planar surface in a manner such that planes formed by the keys of said keyboard and said top of said second planar surface are coplanar, an elongated elbow stop positioned laterally along and extending upwardly from a portion of said second planar surface remote from said first planar surface; and means interconnecting said movable vertical support member and said base member and being selectively operable for moving said movable member vertically relative to said base member to position said platform at a desired elevation above the surface supporting said base member.