Console with positionally independent upper and lower halves
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1. A console structure for supporting equipment thereon, comprising:
- a lower base structure comprising at least one base module, each base module comprising two spaced apart frame ends, an upper stringer connected to and disposed between said frame ends and a lower stringer connected to and disposed between said frame ends to be substantilly parallel to and below said upper stringer, said at least one base module being adapted for connection to another said base module for increasing the length of said console structure;
an upper turret structure supported on said base structure said turret structure comprising two spaced apart upper frame ends, each upper frame end having an upper and a lower end and a beam member connected to and disposed between said upper frame ends adjacent said upper ends thereof;
said turret structure being independently laterally positionable relative to said base structure wherein said lower end of each upper frame end is connectable to said upper stringer of said base module anywhere along the length of said upper stringer between said frame ends whereby said turret structure can be supported by a single said base module or by separate base modules connected end to end.
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Abstract
A console structure for supporting equipment thereon, comprising a lower base structure; an upper turret structure supported on the base structure; the turret structure being independently laterally positionable relative to the base structure.
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14 Claims
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1. A console structure for supporting equipment thereon, comprising:
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a lower base structure comprising at least one base module, each base module comprising two spaced apart frame ends, an upper stringer connected to and disposed between said frame ends and a lower stringer connected to and disposed between said frame ends to be substantilly parallel to and below said upper stringer, said at least one base module being adapted for connection to another said base module for increasing the length of said console structure; an upper turret structure supported on said base structure said turret structure comprising two spaced apart upper frame ends, each upper frame end having an upper and a lower end and a beam member connected to and disposed between said upper frame ends adjacent said upper ends thereof; said turret structure being independently laterally positionable relative to said base structure wherein said lower end of each upper frame end is connectable to said upper stringer of said base module anywhere along the length of said upper stringer between said frame ends whereby said turret structure can be supported by a single said base module or by separate base modules connected end to end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of positioning a turret structure relative to one or more base structure, said turret and base structre forming part of an equipment console used to support pieces of work station equipment, comprising the steps of:
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forming the turret and base structures as discrete module, said base structure comprising ar least one base module, each base module comprising two spaced apart frame ends, an upper stringer connected to and disposed between said frame ends and a lower stringer connected to and disposed between said frame ends to be substantially parallel to below said upper stringer, said at least one base module being adapted for connection to another said base module for increasing the length of said console structure, said turret structure comprising two spaced apart upper frame ends, each upper frame end having an upper and a lower end and a beam member connected and disposed between said upper frame ends adjacent said upper ends thereof; and forming the turret structure to be connectable to said structure at any point along the length of one of said base structure or straddling base structure arranged in end to end alignment with one another, wherein said lower end of each upper frame end is connected to said upper stringer of said base module anywhere along the length of said upper stringer between said frame ends whereby said turret structure can be supported by a single said base module or separate base module connecred end to end. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for the assembly of a framework for a console structure using discrete modules, comprising the steps of:
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forming one or more base modules of a predetermined length, height and depth, each said base module comprising two spaced apart frame ends, an upper stringer connected to and disposed between said frame ends and a lower stringer connected to and disposed between said frame ends to be substantillay parallel to and below said upper stringer, said at least one base module being adapted for connection to another said base module for increasing one or both of the length and depth of said console structure; forming one or more turret modules of a predetermined length, height and depth, each said one or more turret modules comprising two spaced apart upper frame ends, each upper frame end having an upper and a lower end and a beam member connected to and disposed between said upper frame ends adjacent said upper ends thereof; assembling said base modules into a console base of predetermined length, height and depth; and connecting said one or more turret anywhere along the length of said base module, whereby said lower end of each upper frmae end is connectable to said upper stringer of said module anywhere along the length of said upper stringer between said frame ends whereby said one or more turret modules can be supported by a single said base module or by separate modules connected end to end or side by side.
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