Handicap Accessible Laboratory Table

• US 20120048150A1
• Filed: 08/24/2010
• Published: 03/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sheldon Laboratory Systems, Inc. (MISSCO Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sheldon Laboratory Systems, Inc. (MISSCO Corp.)
• Inventors: Moore, Roger
• Application Number:
  US12/862,474
• Publication Number:
  US 20120048150A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/20
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 9/02 Laboratory benches or tables; Fittings therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/328 adjustable

Abstract

A handicap accessible laboratory table is disclosed for use in lectures and laboratory experiments. The table has a base suitable for wheelchair access, a generally planar countertop mounted on at least three telescoping legs, a motor to raise and lower the countertop without requiring locking the legs into position, and a fixed-height sink mounted adjacent to the edge of the countertop and providing clearance for a wheelchair to fit beneath the sink. Optionally, the table can also have a marine edge to control spills, a two-depth sink to allow for handicap access which can have a faucet or a sprayer, a finger guard to protect children'"'"'s fingers when the countertop is in motion, a storage area for rods, and a key-activated switch or remote for controlling the countertop height.

Claims

1. A handicap accessible laboratory table for use in lectures and laboratory experiments, said laboratory table comprising:

(a) a base suitable for wheelchair access;

(b) a generally planar countertop mounted on at least three telescoping legs;

(c) a motor to raise and lower said countertop without requiring locking said telescoping legs into position; and

(d) a fixed-height sink disposed adjacent to the peripheral edge of said countertop and mounted to provide clearance below the sink for a wheelchair.

2. The handicap accessible laboratory table of claim 1 wherein said tabletop comprises a marine edge and a continuous surface.

4. The handicap accessible laboratory table of claim 1 wherein said fixed-height sink has a faucet.

5. The handicap accessible laboratory table of claim 1 wherein said fixed-height sink has a sprayer.

6. The handicap accessible laboratory table of claim 1 wherein said fixed-height sink is surrounded by a finger guard

7. The handicap accessible laboratory table of claim 1 further comprising a storage area.

8. The handicap accessible laboratory table of claim 7 wherein said storage area is lockable.

9. The handicap accessible laboratory table of claim 1 wherein said motor is controllable by a key-activated switch.

3. A laboratory sink having a front, a first depth and a second depth, said second depth deeper than said first depth and located farther from said front.