Desk with stability feature
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1. A desk comprising:
- a desktop defining a height configured to be adjusted between a lower position and an upper position;
a leg comprising an attachment portion and a foot portion, the attachment portion of the leg secured to the desktop and extending away from the desktop, the attachment portion of the leg configured to move with respect to the foot portion of the leg along an axis of the leg to adjust a height of the desktop about and between the lower position and the upper position, the foot portion of the leg defining a bottom end of the desk; and
a gas spring extending from the leg to the desktop, the gas spring angled with respect to the leg by an angle of at least 5 degrees and with respect to the desktop by an angle of at least 5 degrees, the gas spring configured to dampen movement of the desk when a force comprising a horizontal component is applied to an edge of the desktop when the desktop is in the upper position.
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Abstract
A desk includes a desktop at a top end; a leg including an attachment portion and a foot portion, the attachment portion of the leg secured to the desktop and extending away from the desktop, the foot portion of the leg defining a bottom end of the desk; and a gas spring connecting the leg to the desktop.
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1. A desk comprising:
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a desktop defining a height configured to be adjusted between a lower position and an upper position; a leg comprising an attachment portion and a foot portion, the attachment portion of the leg secured to the desktop and extending away from the desktop, the attachment portion of the leg configured to move with respect to the foot portion of the leg along an axis of the leg to adjust a height of the desktop about and between the lower position and the upper position, the foot portion of the leg defining a bottom end of the desk; and a gas spring extending from the leg to the desktop, the gas spring angled with respect to the leg by an angle of at least 5 degrees and with respect to the desktop by an angle of at least 5 degrees, the gas spring configured to dampen movement of the desk when a force comprising a horizontal component is applied to an edge of the desktop when the desktop is in the upper position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A desk comprising:
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a desktop; a leg comprising an attachment portion and a foot portion, the attachment portion of the leg secured to the desktop and extending away from the desktop, the foot portion of the leg defining a bottom end of the desk, a position of the desktop fixed with respect to the foot portion of the leg; and a gas spring connecting the leg to the desktop, the gas spring angled with respect to the leg by an angle of at least 5 degrees and with respect to the desktop by an angle of at least 5 degrees when viewed from a front of the desk, the gas spring also angled with respect to a vertical direction of the desk by an angle of at least 5 degrees towards the front or away from the front of the desk, the gas spring configured to dampen movement of the desk when a force comprising a horizontal component is applied to an edge of the desktop. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of assembling a desk, the method comprising:
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attaching a first joint of a first gas spring of the desk to a first attachment point on a desktop; attaching a second joint of the first gas spring to an attachment point on a first leg, the first leg secured to the desktop and extending away from the desktop, the first leg comprising an attachment portion and a foot portion, the foot portion of the first leg defining a bottom end of the desk; attaching a first joint of a second gas spring of the desk to a second attachment point on the desktop; and attaching a second joint of the second gas spring to an attachment point on a second leg, the second leg secured to the desktop and extending away from the desktop, the second leg comprising an attachment portion and a foot portion, the foot portion of the second leg defining a bottom end of the desk; and stabilizing the desk with each of the first gas spring and the second gas spring by dampening the movement of the desktop with respect to the first leg and the second leg with the first gas spring and the second gas spring when a force is applied to the desk; wherein after attaching the first gas spring to the desktop and to the first leg the first gas spring is angled with respect to the first leg by an angle of at least 5 degrees and with respect to the desktop by an angle of at least 5 degrees; and
after attaching the second gas spring to the desktop and to the second leg the second gas spring is angled with respect to the second leg by an angle of at least 5 degrees and with respect to the desktop by an angle of at least 5 degrees, each of the first gas spring and the second gas spring configured to dampen movement of the desk when a force comprising a horizontal component is applied to an edge of the desktop. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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