SMALL FOOTPRINT PUBLIC WORKSPACE SYSTEM

• US 20080072509A1
• Filed: 09/21/2007
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mark J. Eberhardt
• Original Assignee: Mark J. Eberhardt
• Inventors: Eberhardt, Mark J.
• Application Number:
  US11/859,322
• Publication Number:
  US 20080072509A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/239
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/127 Shopping or accessing services according to a time-limitation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/18 involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/003 for electricity
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0014 for vending, access and use of specific services not covered anywhere else in G07F17/00 meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity G07F15/00

Abstract

A workspace system provides for payment units allowing electrical current and other workspace amenities to be purchased, internalizing the costs of electrical charging stations, thereby promoting their use within public spaces.

Claims

1. A small footprint workspace system for airports and other public spaces comprising:

a series of stations each comprising;

(i) an electrical outlet having means for controlling a dispensing of electrical current from the outlet;

(ii) a seating unit for holding a seated user within access of the electrical outlet;

(iii) at least one payment unit accepting money from the user of the seating unit to control at least one electrical outlet to provide a predetermined access to the electrical current at one seating unit.

2. The workspace system of claim 1 wherein the seating units are arranged in a single line with a back of at least one seating unit providing a partition in front of at least one other seating unit.

3. The workspace system of claim 1 wherein the seating units are fixed adjacent to a privacy wall on one side of the seating units.

4. The workspace system of claim 3 wherein the privacy wall extends by a height of the seated user.

5. The workspace system of claim 1 further including a massage unit within the seating unit for controllably providing a massage to the seated user in response to money received by the payment unit.

6. The workspace system of claim 1 further including an audio player for playing an audio program to the seated user in response to money received by the payment unit.

7. The workspace system of claim 1 wherein the seat is reclinable.

8. The workspace system of claim 1 wherein a privacy wall holds a sound absorbing means.

9. The workspace system of claim 1 further including an in use indicator indicating that payment has been received for an unexpired period of time.

10. A small footprint workspace system for airports and other public spaces comprising:

a seating unit;

an electrical outlet associated with and positioned within reach of a seated user in the seating unit, the electrical outlet having means for controlling a dispensing of electrical current from the outlet; and

a payment unit fixed with respect to the seating unit for access by the seated user to accept money from the user of the seating unit to control the electrical outlet and provide a predetermined access to the electrical current to the seated user.

11. The workspace system of claim 10 further including a massage unit within the seating unit for controllably providing a massage to the seated user in response to money received by the payment unit

12. The workspace system of claim 10 further including an audio player for playing an audio program to the seated user in response to money received by the payment unit.

13. The workspace system of claim 10 wherein the payment unit is a credit card accepting mechanism.

14. The workspace system of claim 10 wherein the payment unit is a bill changer.

15. The workspace system of claim 10 wherein the seat is reclinable.

16. The workspace system of claim 10 further including a privacy wall attached to one side of the seating unit.

17. The workspace system of claim 16 wherein the privacy wall extends by a height of the seated user.

18. The workspace system of claim 10 wherein the privacy wall holds a sound absorbing means.

19. The workspace system of claim 10 further including an in use indicator indicating that payment has been received for an unexpired period of time.