Multiple work station table
First Claim
1. A convertible desk comprisingtwo pairs of support legs at opposite ends of said desk connected by two spaced parallel beams connected to said pair of support legs, a plurality of bracing members connecting said beams at positions intermediate the length of said desk, at least two work surfaces at either side of said desk, said at least two work surfaces supported by said beams and sized to accommodate at least two work stations to each side of said desk;
- and wherein said beams are extruded and have a series of fastening slots extending the length thereof with each series of fastening slots including two longitudinally extending fastening slots forming part of a mechanical connection of said bracing members to said beams.
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Abstract
A work station system provides an interrupted expanse either side of the of the system allowing the free movement of workers therealong. Basically a worker cab be seated and move a chair along the system without interference with legs. Two longitudinal beams span the length of the system and cooperate with the end supports to form a box-like structure. The beam can be braced intermediate the length by bracing members mechanically fastened thereto, These components cooperate to form a base to which work surfaces are secured. Power and communication calling is provided in the center passage between the beams. A clear span in excess of four meters may be provided between the end supports.
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1. A convertible desk comprising
two pairs of support legs at opposite ends of said desk connected by two spaced parallel beams connected to said pair of support legs, a plurality of bracing members connecting said beams at positions intermediate the length of said desk, at least two work surfaces at either side of said desk, said at least two work surfaces supported by said beams and sized to accommodate at least two work stations to each side of said desk; - and wherein
said beams are extruded and have a series of fastening slots extending the length thereof with each series of fastening slots including two longitudinally extending fastening slots forming part of a mechanical connection of said bracing members to said beams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A work surface system comprising at least 3 work stations on each side of a center line of said system, a support arrangement including two parallel beams extending between end legs located at opposite ends of said system, connecting means along said beams and securing said beams on to the other, each beam including securing points for attaching work surface brackets to said beams, work surfaces attached to said beams by said brackets, and wherein said work surfaces extend in a cantilevered manner beyond said beams to define an work surface edge which a worker can move along without interruption from leg supports between the ends of said system;
- each beam being of an extruded section and having a series of longitudinally extending securing slots on the exterior surface thereof; and
wherein said connecting means are a series of structural brace members spaced on the length of said beams and mechanically secured to said securing slots of said beams. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- each beam being of an extruded section and having a series of longitudinally extending securing slots on the exterior surface thereof; and
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