Furniture assembly for a compact desk

• US 5,558,418 A
• Filed: 09/13/1995
• Issued: 09/24/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sauder Woodworking Company
• Original Assignee: Sauder Woodworking Company
• Inventors: Krieger, Douglas P., Lambright, Michael D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): VU, STEPHEN A
• Application Number:
  US08/527,832
• Time in Patent Office: 377 Days
• Field of Search: 312/194, 312/196, 312/223.3, 312/208.1, 312/321.5, 248/346.01, 248/346.5, 248/188.1
• US Class Current: 312/321.5
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/00 Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/0068 Cabinet enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/0069 with rack
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 46/00 Cabinets, racks or shelf units, having one or more surfaces adapted to be brought into position for use by extending or pivoting A47B63/04, A47B77/10 take precedence; writing tables with extensible leaves A47B17/03; with extensible garment holders A47B61/02

Abstract

A furniture assembly having first and second side walls in spaced relationship. First and second desk doors are movably mounted between open and closed positions on the first and second side walls, respectively. Each of the first and second desk doors includes an edge wall and a front wall. Each of the first and second desk doors includes integral first and second cart units, respectively. The furniture assembly can also include a hutch assembly.

Claims

1. A furniture assembly for a compact desk comprising:

first and second side walls extending outwardly from a back wall in spaced relationship, said first and second side walls including first and second base portions, respectively;

a support surface extending between said first and second side walls, said support surface having a top surface and a bottom surface;

first and second desk doors each having an edge wall and a front wall, each of said edge walls being directly mounted on said first and second side walls by hinge means to allow said first and second doors to be movable between open and closed positions, each of said first and second desk doors including integral first and second cart units, respectively; and

first and second base brackets mounted on said first and second base portions, respectively, said brackets including bodies extending outwardly from said back wall along said base portions to predetermined points beyond said side walls adjacent said edge walls of said desk doors.

2. The furniture assembly of claim 1, wherein said first cart unit includes at least one first cart unit top member and a first cart unit bottom member extending outwardly from said edge wall of said first desk door in spaced relationship, a drawer positioned between said first cart unit top and bottom members, and wheel means mounted adjacent said first cart unit bottom member.

3. The furniture assembly of claim 1, wherein said second cart unit includes at least one second cart unit top member and a second cart unit bottom member extending outwardly from said edge wall of said second desk door in spaced relationship, and wheel means mounted adjacent said second cart unit bottom member.

4. The furniture assembly of claim 1, wherein a shelf is slidably mounted directly on the bottom surface of said support surface.

5. The furniture assembly of claim 1, wherein each of said front walls of said first and second desk doors includes a leading end, at least one of said leading ends includes locking means to secure said first and second desk doors in said closed position.

6. The furniture assembly of claim 1, wherein said hinge means is at least one hinge attached to each of said edge walls of said first and second doors and each of said first and second side walls respectively, said hinges being longitudinally movable from a first position to a second position, whereby said first and second desk doors are each vertically movable with respect to said first and second side walls, respectively.

7. The furniture assembly of claim 1, wherein each of said bracket bodies includes a first end and a second end, at least one adjustable pad positioned adjacent each of said first and second ends.

8. A furniture assembly for a compact desk and hutch comprising:

first and second side walls extending outwardly from a back wall in spaced relationship, said first and second side walls including first and second base portions, a first plurality of shelves of predetermined depth positioned between said side walls;

a support surface extending between said first and second side walls, said support surface having a top surface and a bottom surface;

first and second hutch doors movably mounted between open and closed positions on said first and second side walls, respectively, each of said first and second hutch doors including an edge wall, a front wall and a center wall, said center wall extending outwardly from said front wall in spaced relationship to said edge wall, a second plurality of shelves of predetermined depth extending between said edge wall and said center wall outwardly from said front wall; and

first and second desk doors each having an edge wall and a front wall, each of said edge walls being directly mounted on said first and second side walls by hinge means to allow said first and second desk doors to be movable between open and closed positions, said first and second desk doors including integral first and second cart units, respectively; and

first and second base brackets mounted on said first and second base portions, respectively, said brackets including bodies extending outwardly from said back wall along said base portions to predetermined points beyond said side walls adjacent said edge walls of said desk doors.

9. The furniture assembly of claim 8, wherein said first cart unit includes at least one first cart unit top member and a first cart unit bottom member extending outwardly from said edge wall of said first desk door in spaced relationship, a drawer positioned between said first cart unit top and bottom members, and wheel means mounted adjacent said first cart unit bottom member.

10. The furniture assembly of claim 8, wherein said second cart unit includes at least one second cart unit top member and a second cart unit bottom member extending outwardly from said edge wall of said second door in spaced relationship, and wheel means mounted adjacent said second cart unit bottom member.

11. The furniture assembly of claim 8, wherein said furniture assembly further includes first and second support walls in spaced relationship to one another and to said first and second side walls.

12. The furniture assembly of claim 11, wherein said first plurality of shelves includes at least one shelf positioned between said first side wall and said first support wall, at least one shelf positioned between said first and second support walls, and at least one shelf positioned between said second support wall and said second side wall.

13. The furniture assembly of claim 11, wherein each of said center walls of said first and second hutch doors is adjacent said first and second support walls, respectively, when said first and second hutch doors are in said closed position.

14. The furniture assembly of claim 8, wherein a shelf is slidably mounted directly on the bottom surface of said support surface.

15. The furniture assembly of claim 8, wherein each of said first and second hutch doors is movably mounted on said first and second side walls, respectively, by at least one hinge means.

16. The furniture assembly of claim 8, wherein each of said front walls of said first and second hutch doors and first and second desk doors includes a leading end and an edge end.

17. The furniture assembly of claim 16, wherein each of said center walls of said first and second hutch doors is positioned substantially equidistant between said leading end and said edge end.

18. The furniture assembly of claim 17, wherein each of said center walls and said leading ends of said first and second hutch doors being in spaced relationship, at least one shelf of predetermined depth extending between said side walls being received between said center walls and said leading ends when said first and second hutch doors are in said closed position.

19. The furniture assembly of claim 16, wherein at least one of said leading ends of said first and second hutch doors includes locking means to secure said first and second hutch doors in said closed position.

20. The furniture assembly of claim 16, wherein at least one of said leading ends of said first and second desk doors includes locking means to secure said first and second desk doors in said closed position.

21. The furniture assembly of claim 8, wherein said hinge means is at least one hinge attached to each of said edge walls of said first and second doors and each of said first and second side walls respectively, said hinges being longitudinally movable from a first position to a second position, whereby said first and second desk doors are each vertically movable with respect to said first and second side walls, respectively.

22. The furniture assembly of claim 8, wherein each of said bracket bodies includes a first end and a second end, at least one adjustable pad positioned adjacent each of said first and second ends.