Student desk carrel construction system

• US 5,890,782 A
• Filed: 09/25/1997
• Issued: 04/06/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Virginia Ann Alberts
• Original Assignee: Virginia Ann Alberts
• Inventors: Alberts, Virginia Ann
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Jose V.
• Assistant Examiner(s): VU, STEPHEN A
• Application Number:
  US08/937,171
• Time in Patent Office: 558 Days
• Field of Search: 312/258, 312/197, 312/196, 108/27, 248/231.81, 248/459, 24/457, 16/225, 16/390, 16/252
• US Class Current: 312/196
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 17/00 Writing-tables
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/12 Vanity or modesty panels
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2220/0038 Brackets having a pincer shape supporting a cantilever shelf

Abstract

A student carrel construction system including a pair of hinge members each being flexible along the longitudinal axis thereof and having a first and second board receiving slot on either side of the longitudinal axis thereof, each of the board receiving slots being defined by a pair of sidewalls that are coated with an adhesive and covered with a peel off cover member; and at least three desk clips, each of the desk clips including a first surface, coated with an adhesive and covered by a peel off cover member, a desk top contact ledge extending perpendicularly from one end of the first surface, a curved portion curving under and past the one end of the first surface, and a desk bottom contact ledge extending in a direction substantially parallel to the desk top contact ledge.

Claims

1. A student carrel construction system for use with a desk including a desk top having an underside, said student carrel construction system comprising:

a plurality of board sections,

a pair of hinge members each being flexible along a longitudinal axis thereof and having a first and a second board receiving slot on either side of said longitudinal axis thereof, each of said board receiving slots being defined by a pair of sidewalls that are coated with an adhesive for engaging one of said board sections and covered with a peel off cover member; and

plurality of desk clips, each of said plurality of desk clips including a first surface, coated with an adhesive for engaging one of said board sections and covered by a peel off cover member, a desk top contact, ledge extending perpendicularly from one end of said first surface, a curved portion extending from said desk top contact ledge and curving under and past said one end of said first surface, and a desk bottom contact ledge extending from said curved portion in a direction substantially parallel to said desk top contact ledge.

2. The student carrel construction system of claim 1, wherein:

said desk clips are molded from resilient plastic.

3. The student carrel construction system of claim 2 wherein:

each of said desk bottom contact ledges is one-half inch wide.

4. The student carrel construction system of claim 3 wherein:

said hinge members are each constructed from resilient plastic.

5. The student carrel construction system of claim 4, further including:

six adhesive backed hook and pile fastener strips, three adapted to be applied to an underside of a desk top and three being appliable to a said desk bottom contact ledge of a said desk clip.

6. The student carrel construction system of claim 3, further including:

six adhesive backed hook and pile fastener strips, three adapted to be applied to an underside of a desk top and three being appliable to a said desk bottom contact ledge of a said desk clip.

7. The student carrel construction system of claim 2 wherein:

said hinge members are each constructed from resilient plastic.

8. The student carrel construction system of claim 7, further including:

six adhesive backed hook and pile fastener strips, three adapted to be applied to an underside of a desk top and three being appliable to a said desk bottom contact ledge of a said desk clip.

9. The student carrel construction system of claim 8 wherein:

said hinge members are each constructed from resilient plastic.

10. The student carrel construction system of claim 9, further including:

six adhesive backed hook and pile fastener strips, three adapted to be applied to an underside of a desk top and three being appliable to a said desk bottom contact ledge of a said desk clip.

11. The student carrel construction system of claim 2, further including:

six adhesive backed hook and pile fastener strips, three adapted to be applied to an underside of a desk top and three being appliable to a said desk bottom contact ledge of a said desk clip.

12. The student carrel construction system of claim 1 wherein:

each of said desk bottom contact ledges is one-half inch wide.

13. The student carrel construction system of claim 12, further including:

six adhesive backed hook and pile fastener strips, three adapted to be applied to an underside of a desk top and three being appliable to a said desk bottom contact ledge of a said desk clip.

14. The student carrel construction system of claim 1 wherein:

said hinge members are each constructed from resilient plastic.

15. The student carrel construction system of claim 14, further including:

six adhesive backed hook and pile fastener, strips, three adapted to be applied to an underside of a desk top and three being appliable to a said desk bottom contact ledge of a said desk clip.

16. The student carrel construction system of claim 1, further including:

six adhesive backed hook and pile fastener strips, three adapted to be applied to an underside of a desk top and three being appliable to a said desk bottom contact ledge of a said desk clip.