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Ready to use foldable computer desk

  • US 5,769,514 A
  • Filed: 11/22/1996
  • Issued: 06/23/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
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1. A foldable ready to use computer table comprising:

  • a desk top having a support surface for supporting computer equipment;

    a keyboard drawer assembly for containing a computer keyboard carried underneath said desk top;

    the keyboard drawer assembly having a pair of spaced support elements for supporting a slidable keyboard drawer, and said spaced support elements extending away from said desk top and terminating at terminal edges a predetermined distance away from said desk top;

    first and second spaced desk side members pivotally carried by an underneath surface of said desk top, said first and second side members terminating in floor engaging supports for supporting said desk top above a floor;

    displaced pivot hinges attaching said first and second side members to said underneath surface of said desk top, each of said displaced pivot hinges having a first part attached to said desk top, a second part attached to said side members, and a displaced pivot displaced from said first part and desk top about which said first and second side members pivot;

    at least a first of said displaced pivot hinges attaching said first side member to said underneath surface of said desk top so that said first side member pivots about a first pivot axis displaced from said underneath surface between a folded position and an extended position;

    said first side member being generally parallel to and overlying said desk top in said folded position and being extended away from said desk top to engage the floor to support said desk top and the computer equipment thereon in said extended position;

    at least a second of said displaced pivot hinges attaching said second side member to said underneath surface of said desk top so that said second side member pivots about a second pivot axis displaced from said second side member between a folded position and an extended position;

    said second side member being generally parallel to and overlying said first side member in said folded position and being extended away from said desk top to engage the floor to support said desk top and the computer equipment thereon in said extended position; and

    said first and second pivot axis being displaced from said underneath surface of said desk top so that said first and second side members fold over said terminal edges of said support elements of said keyboard drawer assembly in said folded position of said first and second side members in a compact, folded configuration for convenient storage and/or transportation.

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