Desktop workspace that adjusts verically
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1. A desktop workspace that adjusts vertically, comprising:
- a work surface platform;
a keyboard platform that protrudes out, down, and parallel to the work surface platform;
a base configured to sit on an existing platform;
a height adjustment mechanism connecting the work surface platform and the base, the height adjustment mechanism including;
two sets of arms that connect at scissoring pivot points creating a scissoring motion when raising and lowering the work surface platform to various heights;
base pivot points fixed relative to the base and connecting the base and two sets of arms;
platform pivot points fixed relative to the work surface platform and connecting the work surface platform and the two sets of arms;
a sliding mechanism on an end of an arm of the two sets of arms between the end of the arm and either the work surface platform or the base;
an element that connects the two sets of arms to one another, the element being attached on the same sides of the arms as the sliding mechanism relative to the scissoring pivot points; and
a gas spring attached to the element that connects the two sets of arms to provide a force to assist in elevation of the work surface platform; and
a height adjustment locking mechanism that holds the work surface platform at various vertical heights above the base.
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Abstract
A desktop workspace that adjusts vertically includes a work surface platform, a base configured to sit on an existing platform, such as a desk, a height adjustable mechanism including at least one set of arms that connect at a pivot point(s) creating a scissoring motion to raise and lower the said work surface platform to various heights. A locking and unlocking mechanism may connect to the height adjustable mechanism. In some cases, the apparatus includes an adjustable mechanism to support items such as a keyboard. In some cases, the apparatus includes elements to raise items such as a monitor to an additional height.
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1. A desktop workspace that adjusts vertically, comprising:
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a work surface platform; a keyboard platform that protrudes out, down, and parallel to the work surface platform; a base configured to sit on an existing platform; a height adjustment mechanism connecting the work surface platform and the base, the height adjustment mechanism including; two sets of arms that connect at scissoring pivot points creating a scissoring motion when raising and lowering the work surface platform to various heights; base pivot points fixed relative to the base and connecting the base and two sets of arms; platform pivot points fixed relative to the work surface platform and connecting the work surface platform and the two sets of arms; a sliding mechanism on an end of an arm of the two sets of arms between the end of the arm and either the work surface platform or the base; an element that connects the two sets of arms to one another, the element being attached on the same sides of the arms as the sliding mechanism relative to the scissoring pivot points; and a gas spring attached to the element that connects the two sets of arms to provide a force to assist in elevation of the work surface platform; and a height adjustment locking mechanism that holds the work surface platform at various vertical heights above the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A desktop workspace that adjusts vertically, comprising:
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a work surface platform; a base configured to sit on an existing platform; a height adjustment mechanism connecting the work surface platform and the base, the height adjustment mechanism including; two sets of arms that connect at scissoring pivot points creating a scissoring motion when raising and lowering the work surface platform to various heights; base pivot points fixed relative to the base and connecting the base and two sets of arms; platform pivot points fixed relative to the work surface platform and connecting the work surface platform and the two sets of arms; a sliding mechanism on an end of an arm of the two sets of arms between the end of the arm and either the work surface platform or the base; an element that connects the two sets of arms to one another, the element being attached on the same sides of the arms as the sliding mechanism relative to the scissoring pivot points; and a gas spring attached to the element that connects the two sets of arms to provide a force to assist in elevation of the work surface platform; and a height adjustment locking mechanism that holds the work surface platform at various vertical heights above the base, wherein the gas spring, the two sets of arms, the base pivot points, and the platform pivot points align side-by-side when the desktop workspace is in a fully lowered position such that the desktop workspace adjusts vertically.
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14. A desktop workspace that adjusts vertically, comprising:
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a work surface platform; a base configured to sit on an existing platform; and a height adjustment mechanism connecting the work surface platform and the base, the height adjustment mechanism including; two sets of arms that connect at scissoring pivot points creating a scissoring motion when raising and lowering the work surface platform to various heights; base pivot points fixed relative to the base and connecting the base and two sets of arms; platform pivot points fixed relative to the work surface platform and connecting the work surface platform and the two sets of arms; a sliding mechanism on an end of an arm of the two sets of arms between the end of the arm and either the work surface platform or the base; an element that connects the two sets of arms to one another, the element being attached on the same sides of the arms as the sliding mechanism relative to the scissoring pivot points; a gas spring attached to the element that connects the two sets of arms to provide a force to assist in elevation of the work surface platform; and a height adjustment locking mechanism that holds the work surface platform at various vertical heights above the base, wherein the sliding mechanism includes a wheel mounted on the end of the arm of the two sets of arms. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 25)
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19. A desktop workspace that adjusts vertically, comprising:
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a work surface platform; a keyboard platform that protrudes out, down, and parallel to the work surface platform; a base configured to sit on an existing platform; and a height adjustment mechanism connecting the work surface platform and the base, the height adjustment mechanism including; two sets of arms that connect at scissoring pivot points creating a scissoring motion when raising and lowering the work surface platform to various heights; base pivot points fixed relative to the base and connecting the base and two sets of arms; platform pivot points fixed relative to the work surface platform and connecting the work surface platform and the two sets of arms; a sliding mechanism on an end of an arm of the two sets of arms between the end of the arm and either the work surface platform or the base; an element that connects the two sets of arms to one another, the element being attached on the same sides of the arms as the sliding mechanism relative to the scissoring pivot points; and a gas spring attached to the element that connects the two sets of arms to provide a force to assist in elevation of the work surface platform. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A desktop workspace that adjusts vertically, comprising:
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a work surface platform; a base configured to sit on an existing platform; and a height adjustment mechanism connecting the work surface platform and the base, the height adjustment mechanism including; two sets of arms that connect at scissoring pivot points creating a scissoring motion when raising and lowering the work surface platform to various heights; base pivot points fixed relative to the base and connecting the base and two sets of arms; platform pivot points fixed relative to the work surface platform and connecting the work surface platform and the two sets of arms; a sliding mechanism on an end of an arm of the two sets of arms between the end of the arm and either the work surface platform or the base; an element that connects the two sets of arms to one another, the element being attached on the same sides of the arms as the sliding mechanism relative to the scissoring pivot points; and a gas spring attached to the element that connects the two sets of arms to provide a force to assist in elevation of the work surface platform, wherein the gas spring extends between the work surface platform and the element that connects the two sets of arms. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A desktop workspace that adjusts vertically, comprising:
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a work surface platform; and a height adjustment mechanism configured raise and lower the work surface platform relative to an existing platform, the height adjustment mechanism including; two sets of arms that connect at scissoring pivot points creating a scissoring motion when raising and lowering the work surface platform to various heights; bottom pivot points fixed relative to the existing platform and connecting the existing platform and two sets of arms; platform pivot points fixed relative to the work surface platform and connecting the work surface platform and the two sets of arms; a first sliding mechanism on an end of an arm of the two sets of arms between the end of the arm and the work surface platform; a second sliding mechanism on an end of a different arm of the two sets of arms between the end of the different arm and the existing platform; an element that connects the two sets of arms to one another, the element being attached on the same sides of the arms as the sliding mechanism relative to the scissoring pivot points; and a gas spring attached to the element that connects the two sets of arms to provide a force to assist in elevation of the work surface platform, wherein the gas spring extends between the work surface platform and the element that connects the two sets of arms. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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