Attachment mechanism for attaching a desk top to a support structure
First Claim
1. A desk comprising a support structure and a desk top adapted to be mounted on said support structure, said support structure including a pair of vertical pedestals disposed in spaced relation to one another and a pair of elongated horizontally extending parallel cross beams disposed between said pedestals adjacent the tops when said desk top is mounted on said support structure of said pedestals at a location below said desk top, each of said cross beams including abutment means thereon, and the underside of said desk top including an attachment mechanism thereon for separably attaching said desk top to said support structure, said attachment mechanism comprising a manually operable latching lever mounted for pivotal motion in a plane parallel to the underside of said desk top, a pair of clamp levers mounted for horizontal linear motion toward and away from one another in a direction transverse to said elongated cross beams, and motion changing means responsive to pivotal motion of said latching lever in one direction for effecting linear motion of said clamp levers into engagement with said abutment means on said cross beams, and responsive to pivotal motion of said latching lever in a direction opposite to said one direction for disengaging said clamp levers from said abutment means.
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Abstract
A desk/table top is attached to a support structure without the need of separate tools by use of a manually operable attachment mechanism that is mounted on the underside of the top. The attachment mechanism includes a latching lever mounted for pivotal movement and a pair of clamp levers mounted for horizontal linear motion toward and away from one another in response to pivotal motion of the latching lever. The clamp levers include portions which are adapted to extend into openings in hollow tubes that comprise cross beams in the support structure when the top is fixedly attached to the support structure.
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- 1. A desk comprising a support structure and a desk top adapted to be mounted on said support structure, said support structure including a pair of vertical pedestals disposed in spaced relation to one another and a pair of elongated horizontally extending parallel cross beams disposed between said pedestals adjacent the tops when said desk top is mounted on said support structure of said pedestals at a location below said desk top, each of said cross beams including abutment means thereon, and the underside of said desk top including an attachment mechanism thereon for separably attaching said desk top to said support structure, said attachment mechanism comprising a manually operable latching lever mounted for pivotal motion in a plane parallel to the underside of said desk top, a pair of clamp levers mounted for horizontal linear motion toward and away from one another in a direction transverse to said elongated cross beams, and motion changing means responsive to pivotal motion of said latching lever in one direction for effecting linear motion of said clamp levers into engagement with said abutment means on said cross beams, and responsive to pivotal motion of said latching lever in a direction opposite to said one direction for disengaging said clamp levers from said abutment means.
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