Desk mounted chair stop

• US 4,334,722 A
• Filed: 02/22/1980
• Issued: 06/15/1982
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Willard D. Brittin
• Original Assignee: Willard D. Brittin
• Inventors: Brittin, Willard D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sakran, Victor N.
• Application Number:
  US06/123,735
• Time in Patent Office: 844 Days
• Field of Search: 312/194, 312/239, 248/345.1, 248/264, 248/573, 248/574, 211/123, 297/140, 108/50
• US Class Current: 312/194
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 95/043 Protecting rims, buffers or the like

Abstract

A desk having a knee space includes a stop secured to the desk in the travel path of the chair such that the seat engages the stop before the back engages the desk for protecting the back against being marred by the desk. The stop may be connected to the top wall of the knee space or extend between the side walls.

Claims

1. An unattached desk and chair in combination wherein the desk and chair are freestanding and independent thereof, comprising,

a desk having a knee space defined by a top and opposite side walls,

a stop mounted on said desk extending downwardly from the bottom of the desk top into the center of said knee space, and

a chair having back and seat portions, with said seat portion having a forward edge, said chair adapted to be positioned with said seat in said knee space with said seat portion engaging along its forward edge only, said stop and said stop being positioned such that the back of the chair is permitted to move closely adjacent the back edge of desk top without making contact therewith.

2. The structure of claim 1 wherein said desk includes a drawer having a bottom wall which includes the top wall of said knee space and said stop is mounted on said bottom wall.

3. The structure of claim 2 wherein said stop is L-shaped and includes a pair of legs, one of which extends into said knee space and the other extends parallel to and in mating engagement with said top wall.

4. The structure of claim 3 wherein said L-shaped stop is made of a single piece of plastic material.