Height Adjustable Workstation
First Claim
1. A height adjustable workstation, comprising a base, a lower desk, an upper desk, and a lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the lower and upper desks relative to the base, the lower desk for supporting a keyboard and the upper desk for supporting a computer monitor, wherein:
- the upper desk comprises a movable desk portion and a fixed desk portion, the movable desk portion being pivotally connected to the fixed desk portion,the upper desk provides a substantially planar upper desk surface that comprises a fixed desk surface of the fixed desk portion and a movable desk surface of the movable desk portion, when the moveable desk portion is in a first position,the movable desk portion is movable from the first position to a second position by pivoting a rear edge of the movable desk surface upwardly relative to the fixed desk surface, thereby upwardly slanting the movable desk surface relative to the fixed desk surface to aid reading of any documents placed on the movable desk surface;
wherein a gap between the fixed desk surface and a side edge of the movable desk surface when the movable desk portion is in the second position, is filled by a skirt of the height adjustable workstation, to prevent human fingers from entering the gap.
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Abstract
There is provided a height adjustable workstation, comprising a base (1), lower (3) and upper (5) desks, and a lifting mechanism (2) for raising and lowering the lower and upper desks relative to the base, the lower desk (3) for supporting a keyboard and the upper desk (5) for supporting a computer monitor. The upper desk (5) provides a substantially planar upper desk surface that comprises a fixed desk surface (7) of a fixed desk portion (6) and a movable desk surface (9) of a movable desk portion (8), when the moveable desk portion (8) is in a first position. In a second position the movable desk surface (9) is upwardly slanted relative to the fixed desk surface (7), to aid reading of any documents placed on the movable desk surface (9). A skirt (10, 12) fills a gap between the fixed desk surface (7) and the movable desk surface (9) when the movable desk portion is in the second position, to prevent trapping of human fingers.
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20 Claims
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1. A height adjustable workstation, comprising a base, a lower desk, an upper desk, and a lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the lower and upper desks relative to the base, the lower desk for supporting a keyboard and the upper desk for supporting a computer monitor, wherein:
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the upper desk comprises a movable desk portion and a fixed desk portion, the movable desk portion being pivotally connected to the fixed desk portion, the upper desk provides a substantially planar upper desk surface that comprises a fixed desk surface of the fixed desk portion and a movable desk surface of the movable desk portion, when the moveable desk portion is in a first position, the movable desk portion is movable from the first position to a second position by pivoting a rear edge of the movable desk surface upwardly relative to the fixed desk surface, thereby upwardly slanting the movable desk surface relative to the fixed desk surface to aid reading of any documents placed on the movable desk surface; wherein a gap between the fixed desk surface and a side edge of the movable desk surface when the movable desk portion is in the second position, is filled by a skirt of the height adjustable workstation, to prevent human fingers from entering the gap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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