Table, in Particular School Desk

• US 20090101048A1
• Filed: 11/05/2008
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: VS Vereinigte Spezialmoebelfabriken GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: VS Vereinigte Spezialmoebelfabriken GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Weber, Reinhard
• Application Number:
  US12/265,253
• Publication Number:
  US 20090101048A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/26
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/09 Combined attachment of a frame, a storage tray and a work surface of a desk
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 3/00 Folding or stowable tables folded and suspended or hinged, or wall tables A47B5/04
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 41/00 School desks or tables attaching to floor A47B91/08
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 7/02 Stackable tables; Nesting tables
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 97/00 Furniture or accessories for furniture, not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A table, in particular a school desk, has a work top and a table frame which bears the work top. A bracket is provided beneath the work top. The bracket is open in the direction of a user side of the table and has at least one fastening or accommodating arrangement for at least one variably insertable functional module, for example a book rest, a chair hanger, a property box, a wire basket, a book-end and the like.

Claims

1. A table, comprising:

a work top;

a table frame bearing said work top;

at least one functional module; and

a bracket disposed beneath said work top, said bracket being open toward a user side of the table and having at least one device selected from the group consisting of a fastening device and a receiving device for said functional module.

2. The table according to claim 1, wherein said functional module is selected from a group of different functional modules for variable application purposes.

3. The table according to claim 1, wherein said functional module is selected from a group of different functional modules for variable knee heights of users.

4. The table according to claim 1, wherein:

said functional module is one of a plurality of functional modules; and

said device of said bracket is configured for said plurality of functional modules.

5. The table according to claim 1, wherein said at least one functional module can be one of fixed and releasably attached to said bracket.

6. The table according to claim 1, wherein said at least one functional module is selected from the group consisting of rests, chair hangers, boxes, baskets, and book-ends.

7. The table according to claim 1, wherein said bracket is one of configured integrally with said work top and connected integrally with said work top.

8. The table according to claim 1, wherein said bracket is one of configured integrally with said table frame and connected integrally with said table frame.

9. The table according to claim 1, wherein said bracket has a lower edge and said table frame has at least one cross bearer extending above said lower edge and within said bracket.

10. The table according to claim 1, further comprising said at least one further functional module attached to one of an outside of said bracket and to said table frame.

11. The table according to claim 10, wherein said at least one further functional module is selected from a group consisting of drink holders and bag hooks.

12. The table according to claim 10, wherein said further functional module is one of at least two further functional modules being attached to mutually remote end faces of the table.

13. The table according to claim 12, wherein said at least two further functional modules are attached at differing heights.

14. The table according to claim 10, wherein said bracket has a lower edge and said at least one further functional module is attached above said lower edge of said bracket.

15. The table according to claim 1, wherein the table is a school desk.