Multi-media workstation having a master rail system
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1. A multi-media workstation comprising:
- at least two substantially vertical frames;
a first rail extrusion mounted to said vertical frames and connecting said frames, said first rail extrusion including an upper surface, a lateral surface and a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of said upper and lateral surfaces;
a second rail extrusion having an upper surface, a lateral surface and a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of said upper and lateral surfaces, said second rail extrusion being mounted to said vertical frames and connecting said frames such that said upper surface of said second rail extrusion is disposed vertically lower than said upper surface of said first rail extrusion when said multi-media workstation is assembled;
a desktop unit having a finger engaged in said longitudinal slot of said first rail extrusion, wherein said desktop unit is able to be horizontally translated along a length of said first rail extrusion; and
a console box containing a video display therein, said console box having a finger engaged in said longitudinal slot of said second rail extrusion, wherein said console box is able to be horizontally translated along a length of said second extrusion.
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Abstract
A multi-media workstation having a master rail system for permitting horizontal adjustment of the various components of the workstation. The workstation generally includes a console having a work surface and a master rail system for supporting various audiovisual equipment. The master rail system includes a rail extrusion connecting at least two frames and having a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of its surfaces. The various components of the workstation each include a finger engaged in the longitudinal slot of the rail extrusion, wherein the component is able to be horizontally translated along a length of the rail extrusion.
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20 Claims
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1. A multi-media workstation comprising:
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at least two substantially vertical frames; a first rail extrusion mounted to said vertical frames and connecting said frames, said first rail extrusion including an upper surface, a lateral surface and a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of said upper and lateral surfaces; a second rail extrusion having an upper surface, a lateral surface and a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of said upper and lateral surfaces, said second rail extrusion being mounted to said vertical frames and connecting said frames such that said upper surface of said second rail extrusion is disposed vertically lower than said upper surface of said first rail extrusion when said multi-media workstation is assembled; a desktop unit having a finger engaged in said longitudinal slot of said first rail extrusion, wherein said desktop unit is able to be horizontally translated along a length of said first rail extrusion; and a console box containing a video display therein, said console box having a finger engaged in said longitudinal slot of said second rail extrusion, wherein said console box is able to be horizontally translated along a length of said second extrusion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12)
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7. A multi-media workstation comprising:
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at least two substantially vertical frames; a first rail extrusion mounted to said vertical frames and connecting said frames, said first rail extrusion including an upper surface, a lateral surface and a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of said upper and lateral surfaces; a second rail extrusion having an upper surface, a lateral surface and a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of said upper and lateral surfaces, said second rail extrusion being mounted to said vertical frames and connecting said frames such that said upper surface of said second rail extrusion is disposed vertically lower than said upper surface of said first rail extrusion when said multi-media workstation is assembled; a desktop unit having a finger engaged in said longitudinal slot of said first rail extrusion, wherein said desktop unit is able to be horizontally translated along a length of said first rail extrusion; and a console box for supporting a first piece of audiovisual equipment, said console box having a finger engaged in said longitudinal slot of said second rail extrusion, wherein said console box is able to be horizontally translated along a length of said second extrusion, wherein said first rail extrusion includes longitudinal slots formed in both of said upper surface and said lateral surface, and wherein said desktop unit is engaged in said longitudinal slot formed in said lateral surface of said first rail extrusion, and wherein said workstation further comprises a vertical support stand for supporting a second piece of audiovisual equipment, said vertical support stand being engaged in said longitudinal slot formed in said upper surface of said first rail extrusion. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A multi-media workstation comprising:
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at least two substantially vertical frames; a first rail extrusion mounted to said vertical frames and connecting said frames, said first rail extrusion including an upper surface, a lateral surface and a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of said upper and lateral surfaces; a second rail extrusion having an upper surface, a lateral surface and a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of said upper and lateral surfaces, said second rail extrusion being mounted to said vertical frames and connecting said frames such that said upper surface of said second rail extrusion is disposed vertically lower than said upper surface of said first rail extrusion when said multi-media workstation is assembled; a desktop unit having a finger engaged in said longitudinal slot of said first rail extrusion, wherein said desktop unit is able to be horizontally translated along a length of said first rail extrusion; and a console box for supporting a first piece of audiovisual equipment, said console box having a finger engaged in said longitudinal slot of said second rail extrusion, wherein said console box is able to be horizontally translated along a length of said second extrusion, wherein said second rail extrusion includes longitudinal slots formed in both of said upper surface and said lateral surface, and wherein said console box is engaged in said longitudinal slot formed in said lateral surface of said second rail extrusion, and wherein said workstation further comprises a vertical support stand for supporting a second piece of audiovisual equipment, said vertical support stand being engaged in said longitudinal slot formed in said upper surface of said second rail extrusion. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A multi-media workstation comprising:
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at least two substantially vertical frames; a first rail extrusion mounted to said vertical frames and connecting said frames, said first rail extrusion including an upper surface, a lateral surface and a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of said upper and lateral surfaces; a second rail extrusion having an upper surface, a lateral surface and a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of said upper and lateral surfaces, said second rail extrusion being mounted to said vertical frames and connecting said frames such that said upper surface of said second rail extrusion is disposed vertically lower than said upper surface of said first rail extrusion when said multi-media workstation is assembled; a desktop unit having a finger engaged in said longitudinal slot of said first rail extrusion, wherein said desktop unit is able to be horizontally translated along a length of said first rail extrusion; and a console box for supporting a first piece of audiovisual equipment, said console box having a finger engaged in said longitudinal slot of said second rail extrusion, wherein said console box is able to be horizontally translated along a length of said second extrusion, wherein said second rail extrusion includes longitudinal slots formed in both of said upper surface and said lateral surface, and wherein said second rail extrusion is square in cross-section and includes T-shaped longitudinal slots formed on each side of said second rail extrusion.
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13. A multi-media workstation comprising:
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at least two substantially vertical frames; a first rail extrusion mounted to said vertical frames and connecting said frames, said first rail extrusion including an upper surface, a lateral surface and a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of said upper and lateral surfaces; a second rail extrusion having an upper surface, a lateral surface and a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of said upper and lateral surfaces, said second rail extrusion being mounted to said vertical frames and connecting said frames such that said upper surface of said second rail extrusion is disposed vertically lower than said upper surface of said first rail extrusion when said multi-media workstation is assembled; a desktop unit having a finger engaged in said longitudinal slot of said first rail extrusion, wherein said desktop unit is able to be horizontally translated along a length of said first rail extrusion; a console box for supporting a first piece of audiovisual equipment, said console box having a finger engaged in said longitudinal slot of said second rail extrusion, wherein said console box is able to be horizontally translated along a length of said second; and a bracket assembly connected between said first and second rail extrusions, wherein said bracket assembly comprises a flat panel extending between said first and second rail extrusions and at least one bracket for supporting said flat panel. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A multi-media workstation comprising:
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at least two substantially vertical frames; a rail extrusion mounted to said mounting surface of said vertical frames and connecting said frames, said rail extrusion including a first portion having an upper surface, a lateral surface and a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of said upper and lateral surfaces and a second portion having an upper surface, a lateral surface and a longitudinal slot formed in at least one of said upper and lateral surfaces, said upper surface of said second portion being formed such that it is disposed vertically lower than said upper surface of said first portion when said multi-media workstation is assembled; a desktop unit having a finger engaged in said longitudinal slot of said first portion of said rail extrusion, wherein said desktop unit is able to be horizontally translated along a length of said first portion of said rail extrusion; and a console box for supporting a first piece of audiovisual equipment, said console box having a finger engaged in said longitudinal slot of said second portion of said rail extrusion, wherein said console box is able to be horizontally translated along a length of said second portion of said rail extrusion. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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