ADJUSTABLE WORK SURFACE WITH TILT

• US 20080216717A1
• Filed: 03/07/2008
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Baral Holdings Corp.
• Original Assignee: Baral Holdings Corp.
• Inventors: JONES, Alan J.
• Application Number:
  US12/044,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20080216717A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/6
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/02 with vertical adjustable parts
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 27/04 Adjustable drawing-board carriers with balancing means for the board
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 41/02 Adjustable, inclinable, sliding or foldable desks tops

Abstract

The invention is directed at workstation having a workstation that is able to be tilted The tilting assembly for the workstation includes a actuator, a cable and a gas cylinder.

Claims

1. A workstation having an adjustable work surface comprising:

a top portion;

a rear support portion; and

a tilting mechanism, including a gas cylinder connected at one end to the top portion and at a second end to the rear support portion;

wherein when the tilting mechanism is actuated, the gas cylinder causing the top portion to tilt with respect to the rear support portion.

2. The workstation of claim 1 where the tilting mechanism further comprises:

an actuator button, located within the top portion; and

a cable connecting the actuator button and the gas cylinder.

3. The workstation of claim 1 further comprising side supports for the top portion.

4. The workstation of claim 3 wherein the top portion is mounted to the side supports.

5. The workstation of claim 3 wherein the top portion is bracketed to the side supports.

6. The workstation of claim 1 wherein the gas cylinder is selected from at least one of the following criteria:

thickness of top portion, width of top portion, depth of top portion, material of top portion, maximum angle of tilt, weight of top portion, height of rear portion and rate of acceleration of top portion during tilt.

7. The workstation of claim 6 wherein the gas cylinder with an appropriate Newton rating to match the criteria is selected.