OFFICE FURNITURE SYSTEM
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1. A desk system, comprising a primary work surface;
- a plurality of legs supporting the primary work surface;
a display pool disposed within the primary work surface, the display pool having a transparent window that is substantially flush with a top surface of the primary work surface, the display pool further having a tray disposed beneath the transparent window and being adapted to contain a substantially flat object for viewing through the transparent window, the display pool being adapted to enable access by a user of the desk system to the object contained by the tray.
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Abstract
Office furniture system, in particular, a desking system, with various useful features including a display pool, a vertical storage system, a support system for facilitating the distribution of power and data to electrical devices used with the desk system as well to adjacently disposed desks to enable a wide range of multi-desk configurations, and privacy panels. The support system includes a central spine and various ribs for supporting accessory brackets including a tackable binder.
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49 Claims
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1. A desk system, comprising a primary work surface;
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a plurality of legs supporting the primary work surface; a display pool disposed within the primary work surface, the display pool having a transparent window that is substantially flush with a top surface of the primary work surface, the display pool further having a tray disposed beneath the transparent window and being adapted to contain a substantially flat object for viewing through the transparent window, the display pool being adapted to enable access by a user of the desk system to the object contained by the tray. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A desk system, comprising:
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a primary work surface having front and rear edges; a plurality of legs supporting the primary work surface; a longitudinal central spine disposed beneath the primary work surface, disposed between the front and rear edges of the primary work surface, and disposed substantially at a distance from both the front and rear edges of the primary work surface, the central spine including a compartment adapted to enable for distribution of at least one of power and data to at least one electrical device used by a user of the desk system; and the central spine is part of a support system of the desk system, the support system further having left and right ribs, the central spine extending from substantially a mid-section of the left rib to substantially a mid-section of the right rib, each of the central spine, left rib and right rib having an internal channel adapted to enable for distribution of at least one of power and data to at least one electrical device used by a user of the respective desk, and the support system is adapted to distribute said at least one of power and data at an end of one of the left and right ribs to an adjacently disposed desk. - View Dependent Claims (5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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6. (canceled)
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27. A desk system, comprising
a primary work surface; -
a plurality of legs supporting the primary work surface; and a storage system disposed substantially fully below and substantially adjacent to a top surface of the primary work surface when in a closed position, the storage system including; an outer cabinet and an inner storage structure, the inner storage structure having a storage area adapted to contain items for storage; the inner storage structure being substantially fully contained within the outer cabinet when in the closed position, the storage area being inaccessible by a user when in the closed position; the inner storage structure being disposed above the outer cabinet when in an open position, the storage area being accessible by a user to access items stored within the storage area when in the open position; the inner storage structure being adapted to be vertically moved between the closed position and the open position, - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 34)
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33. (canceled)
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35. A desk system, comprising:
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a primary work surface; a support system having a plurality of legs, the support system supporting the primary work surface; a privacy panel coupled to the support system and extending upward from a top of the primary work surface, the privacy panel including a panel member extending upward from the primary work surface by a predetermined distance, and a panel extension member;
the panel extension member being adapted to be disposed within the panel member when not in use and being adapted to extend upward from the panel member when in use. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A desk system, comprising:
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a desk having a primary work surface with front and rear edges, a support system supporting the primary work system, and a plurality of legs supporting the support system; the support system having a longitudinal central spine and left and right ribs, the central spine extending from substantially a mid-section of the left rib to substantially a mid-section of the right rib, each of the central spine, left rib and right rib having an integrated channel adapted to enable for distribution of at least one of power and data to at least one electrical device used by a user of the respective desk, and the support system is adapted to distribute said at least one of power and data at an end of one of the left and right ribs to an adjacently disposed desk. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49)
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40. (canceled)
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