Office furniture system

• US 8,322,802 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2006
• Issued: 12/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: BUZstudios, LLC
• Original Assignee: BUZstudios, LLC
• Inventors: Boxenbaum, Julian L., Boxenbaum, Charles H
• Primary Examiner(s): WILKENS, JANET MARIE
• Application Number:
  US11/562,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20070114892A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,205 Days
• Field of Search: 108/50.01, 108/50.02, 108/155, 108/26, 108/25, 108/27, 108/60, 108/65, 108/69, 108/185, 108/187, 312194-196, 312/223.3, 312/223.6, 312/312, 312/208.1, 312/23, 312/107, 52/361
• US Class Current: 312/223.3
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2021/062 the worksurface moving forward to expose the wire gutter, e.g. up and forward
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 51/00 Cabinets with means for moving compartments up and down for cabinets with parts rotating about a horizontal axis A47B46/005; for show or display A47F3/06
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 83/001 Office desks or work-stations combined with other pieces of furniture, e.g. work space management systems

Abstract

Office furniture system, in particular, a desking system, with various useful features including a display pool, a vertical storage system, a support system for facilitating the distribution of power and data to electrical devices used with the desk system as well to adjacently disposed desks to enable a wide range of multi-desk configurations, and privacy panels. The support system includes a central spine and various ribs for supporting accessory brackets including a tackable binder.

Claims

1. A desk system, comprising:

a primary work surface;

a plurality of legs supporting the primary work surface; and

a storage system including;

an outer cabinet and an inner storage structure, the inner storage structure having a storage area adapted to contain items for storage and an upper surface, the inner storage structure being vertically movable between a closed position within the outer cabinet and an open position disposed above the outer cabinet;

the inner storage structure, when moved to its closed position, positioning its upper surface substantially adjacent to a to surface of the primary work surface so that a user of the desk system is provided with a substantially continuous work surface by the primary work surface together with the upper surface of the inner storage structure,

the inner storage structure being substantially fully contained within the outer cabinet when in the closed position, the storage area being inaccessible by a user when in the closed position;

the storage area being accessible by a user to access items stored within the storage area when the inner storage structure is in the open position;

the primary work surface including front and rear sections, and each of the rear section of the primary work surface and the storage system have a width substantially approximately half of a width of the front section, the rear section being disposed behind one of a right side and a left side of the front section, and the storage system being disposed behind the other of the right side and the left side of the front section.

2. The desk system of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the storage system when in the closed position is substantially flush with a top surface of the rear section of the primary work surface.

3. The desk system of claim 1, wherein an amount of volumetric space accessible to a user of the desk system when the storage system is in the closed position is substantially the same as an amount of volumetric space accessible to the user of the desk system when the storage system is in the open position.

4. A desk system, comprising:

a primary work surface;

a plurality of legs supporting the primary work surface;

a storage system including;

an outer cabinet and an inner storage structure, the inner storage structure having a storage area adapted to contain items for storage and an upper surface, the inner storage structure being vertically movable between a closed position within the outer cabinet and an open position disposed above the outer cabinet;

the inner storage structure, when moved to its closed position, positioning its upper surface substantially adjacent to a to surface of the primary work surface so that a user of the desk system is provided with a substantially continuous work surface by the primary work surface together with the upper surface of the inner storage structure,

the inner storage structure being substantially fully contained within the outer cabinet when in the closed position, the storage area being inaccessible by a user when in the closed position;

the storage area being accessible by a user to access items stored within the storage area when the inner storage structure is in the open position; and

a frame supporting the primary work surface, the outer cabinet of the storage system being fixed to the frame.

5. The desk system of claim 4, wherein the top surface of the storage system when in the closed position is substantially flush with the top surface of the primary work surface.

6. The desk system of claim 4, wherein an amount of volumetric space accessible to a user of the desk system when the storage system is in the closed position is substantially the same as an amount of volumetric space accessible to the user of the desk system when the storage system is in the open position.