Spacial work-in-progress organizer

• US 5,911,178 A
• Filed: 12/31/1997
• Issued: 06/15/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Haworth Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Haworth Incorporated
• Inventors: Alexander, Brian D. T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Jose V.
• Application Number:
  US08/983,428
• Time in Patent Office: 531 Days
• Field of Search: 108/50.11, 108/27, 108/28, 108/29, 108/60, 108/61, 108/50.02, 108/50.01, 248/441.1, 248/299.1, 248/298.1, 248/206.1, 211/43, 211/162
• US Class Current: 108/50.11
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 17/033 with parts added to the original furniture to enlarge its surface
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/045 Fastening means for paper sheet; Paper trays; Accessories for typists, e.g. line indicators
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 23/04 supported from table, floor or wall

Abstract

A spacial organizer for display and organization of documents. The organizer comprises a horizontally elongate support rail supported in upwardly spaced relation above a floor. A plurality of supporting assemblies are removably mounted on the rail for permitting documents and things to be removably positioned thereon. The supporting devices include a first assembly having a generally L-shaped handling member which permits a document to be removably supported thereon, and include a second assembly having a spring clip for engaging an edge of a document. The supporting devices each include an elongate support arm assembly which at one end has a clamp structure for releasable engagement with the support rail for positionally adjustable mounting thereon.

Claims

1. A spacial organizer for use in an office to permit display and organization of documents and the like, said organizer comprising:

a horizontally and longitudinally elongate support rail, and a supporting structure engaged with said support rail and projecting downwardly therefrom for engagement with the floor to maintain the support rail in upwardly spaced relation above the floor;

a plurality of supporting devices removably mounted on said support rail longitudinally therealong for permitting documents and things to be removably positioned thereon; and

a table top positioned adjacent said support rail but spaced therefrom, said support rail being positioned in horizontally outwardly and vertically upwardly spaced relation from an elongate edge of said table top, said elongate edge having a generally arcuate configuration in a horizontal plane, and said support rail also having an arcuate configuration in a horizontal plane so that said support rail, when viewed in a horizontal plane, extends longitudinally in approximately parallel relationship to said elongate edge.

2. A spacial organizer according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of supporting devices includes a generally L-shaped handling member configured to removably support thereon a document or paper in a generally upright manner.

3. A spacial organizer according to claim 2 further including a markerboard assembly removably mounted on said handling member, said markerboard assembly including a generally planar markerboard having a surface adapted for use with erasable-type marking pens.

4. A spacial organizer according to claim 3 wherein said handling member includes an upright wall having a slot disposed therein, a bottom wall joined to said upright wall at a lower edge thereof and being oriented transversely with respect to said upright wall, and said markerboard assembly including a mounting member which projects rearwardly from said markerboard and engages in said slot of said upright wall.

5. A spacial organizer according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of supporting devices includes at least one of:

a spring clip for engaging an edge of a paper or document;

a generally concave tray for supporting objects thereon; and

a hanging rail having an inverted U-shaped configuration and adapted for supporting large documents in a suspended manner therefrom.

6. A spacial organizer according to claim 1 wherein each said supporting device includes an elongate support arm having a clamping arrangement at one end thereof for releasable engagement with said support rail, said support arm projecting transversely away from said support rail and being adjustable both horizontally and vertically with respect to said support rail.

7. A spacial organizer according to claim 6 wherein said elongate support arm includes a flexible and bendable tube adapted to permit positioning of the respective supporting device in a plurality of positions with respect to said support rail and said table top, said clamping arrangement includes a clamp having an opening therein through which a portion of said support rail extends, and said clamp includes means for permitting rotational adjustment of said supporting device with respect to said support rail and horizontal adjustment of said supporting device lengthwise along said support rail.

8. A spacial organizer according to claim 1 wherein said table top includes a supporting structure projecting downwardly therefrom for engagement with the floor to maintain said table top in upwardly spaced relation above the floor, said supporting structure of said table top being separate from said supporting structure of said support rail such that said table top and said support rail are individually movable and positionable relative to one another.

9. A spacial organizer for use in an office to permit display and organization of documents and the like, said organizer comprising:

a horizontally and longitudinally elongate support rail, and a supporting structure engaged with said support rail and projecting downwardly therefrom for engagement with the floor to maintain the support rail in upwardly spaced relation above the floor;

a plurality of supporting devices removably mounted on said support rail longitudinally therealong for permitting documents and things to be removably positioned thereon;

said plurality of supporting devices including a first supporting assembly having a generally L-shaped handling member which permits a document or paper to be removably supported thereon in a generally upright position;

said plurality of supporting devices including a second supporting assembly which includes a spring clip for engaging an edge of a paper or document;

said supporting devices each including an elongate support arm assembly which at one end has a clamp structure for releasable engagement with the support rail, said elongate support arm projecting transversely away from the support rail and being positionally adjustable relative to the support rail to permit both the horizontal and vertical position thereof to be varied; and

a table top positioned adjacent said support rail but separated therefrom, said support rail being positioned in horizontally outwardly and vertically upwardly spaced relation from an elongate edge of said table top;

said elongate edge of said table top having a generally arcuate convex configuration in a horizontal plane, and said support rail also having an arcuate configuration in a horizontal plane so that the support rail, when viewed in a horizontal plane, extends longitudinally in approximately parallel relationship to said elongate edge of said table top.