Computer workstation

• US 5,758,935 A
• Filed: 10/08/1996
• Issued: 06/02/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Enovate Medical, LLC (Enovate Medical Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Gary M. Coonan
• Inventors: Coonan, Gary M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILKENS, JANET MARIE
• Application Number:
  US08/727,372
• Time in Patent Office: 602 Days
• Field of Search: 312/194, 312/208.1, 312/213, 312/223.3, 312/7.2, 312/282, 312/249.8, 312/249.11, 108/50, 248/917
• US Class Current: 312/223.3
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/00 Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/007 with under-desk displays, e.g. displays being viewable through a transparent working surface of the table or desk
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/0069 with rack

Abstract

A computer workstation for use in a hospital setting is described. The workstation includes a box shaped cabinet with a keyboard drawer slidably mounted to it. A window assembly is mounted to the top of the cabinet. The window assembly enables the user to view the monitor of the workstation which is mounted within the cabinet to its own base for sturdiness and damage prevention. The cabinet also includes four wheels mounted at each corner of its base. Optionally, the cabinet can include additional drawers for other computer parts and other supplies. The window assembly is substantially leak-proof to prevent chemicals and other hazardous materials from entering the interior of the cabinet and damaging the electronic equipment found within the cabinet. The fasteners that are used to mount the monitor and other parts to the cabinet are concealed inside the cabinet to provide a smooth and easy cleaning surface.

Claims

1. A computer workstation comprising:

a cabinet having an interior and an exterior with a horizontal top;

a portion of said top being a substantially leak-proof window;

a threaded stud mounted in said interior of said cabinet;

a shelf attached to said threaded to stud with a nut;

a computer monitor attached to said shelf under said window;

a keyboard support attached to said cabinet and being movable between a first position and a second position;

a computer keyboard positioned on said keyboard support; and

said computer keyboard being in said interior of said cabinet when said keyboard support is in said first position, but said computer keyboard being exposed when said keyboard support is in said second position.

2. The computer workstation of claim 1 wherein said keyboard support is a keyboard drawer positioned under said window but above a portion of said computer monitor;

and

said exterior of said cabinet presents a smooth, catch-free surface when said keyboard support is in said first position.

3. The computer workstation of claim 1 wherein said cabinet includes a plurality of sides attached to one another with fasteners located in said interior;

and

said exterior of said cabinet presents a smooth, catch-free surface when said keyboard support is in said first position.

4. The computer workstation of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of lockable casters attached to a bottom of said cabinet;

and

a plurality of bumpers attached to said exterior of said cabinet.

5. The computer workstation of claim 1 wherein said exterior of said cabinet is substantially rectangular, has a height less than about 40 inches and a base sized to occupy less than about 31/2 square feet of floor space.

6. The computer workstation of claim 1 further comprising a shelf mounted on said exterior of said cabinet and being movable between an extended position and an unextended position.

7. A computer workstation comprising:

a cabinet having an interior and an exterior defined by a plurality of sides attached to one another with fasteners located in said interior, and a top side of said exterior is horizontal and free of openings to said interior, and said exterior of said cabinet is substantially rectangular, has a height less than about 40 inches and a base sized to occupy less than about 3 1/2 square feet of floor space;

a portion of said top side being a substantially leak-proof window;

a threaded stud mounted in said interior of said cabinet;

a shelf attached to said threaded stud with a nut;

a computer monitor attached to said shelf under said window;

a keyboard drawer attached to said cabinet above a portion of said computer monitor and being movable between a first position and a second position;

a computer keyboard positioned in said keyboard drawer;

said computer keyboard being in said interior of said cabinet when said keyboard drawer is in said first position, but said computer keyboard being exposed when said keyboard drawer is in said second position; and

said exterior of said cabinet presents a smooth, catch-free surface when said keyboard drawer is in said first position.

8. The computer workstation of claim 7 further comprising a plurality of lockable casters attached to a bottom of said cabinet;

and

a plurality of bumpers attached to said exterior of said cabinet.

9. The computer workstation of claim 7 further comprising means for connecting said computer monitor and said computer keyboard to a computer located outside said exterior of said cabinet;

a power cord with one end located in said interior of said cabinet and a plug end extending through one of said plurality of sides outside said exterior of said cabinet; and

wherein at least one of said plurality of sides includes cooling vent openings.

10. The computer workstation of claim 7 wherein one of said plurality of sides includes a door sized to allow access to said interior and said computer monitor.

11. The computer workstation of claim 7 further comprising a shelf mounted on said exterior of said cabinet and being movable between an extended position and an unextended position.

12. A computer workstation comprising:

a cabinet having an interior and an exterior defined by a plurality of sides attached to one another with fasteners located in said interior, and a top side of said exterior is horizontal and free of openings to said interior, and said exterior of said cabinet is substantially rectangular, has a height less than about 40 inches and a base sized to occupy less than about 31/2 square feet of floor space, and at least one of said plurality of sides including cooling vent openings

a portion of said top side being a substantially leak-proof window;

a threaded mounted in said interior of said cabinet;

a shelf attached to said threaded stud with a nut;

a computer monitor attached to said shelf under said window;

a keyboard support attached to said cabinet above a portion of said computer monitor and being movable between a first position and a second position;

a computer keyboard positioned on said keyboard support;

said computer keyboard being in said interior of said cabinet when said keyboard support is in said first position, but said computer keyboard being exposed when said keyboard support is in said second position;

said exterior of said cabinet presents a smooth, catch-free surface when said keyboard support is in said first position

a plurality of lockable casters attached to a bottom of said cabinet; and

a plurality of bumpers attached to said exterior of said cabinet;

a power cord with one end located in said interior of said cabinet and a plug end extending through one of said plurality of sides outside said exterior of said cabinet; and

one of said plurality of sides including a door sized to allow access to said interior and said computer monitor.

13. The computer workstation of claim 12 further comprising a shelf mounted on said exterior of said cabinet and being movable between an extended position and an unextended position.

14. The computer workstation of claim 12 wherein said keyboard support is a keyboard drawer positioned under said window but above a portion of said computer monitor.