Ergonomic productivity workstation having coordinated and harmonized movement of head rest, backrest, seat, leg rest, arm rests, monitor support, and work trays through sitting, standing, and reclining configurations
First Claim
1. An ergonomic workstation, comprising:
- a base for placement on a floor;
a seat bottom supported on said base; and
a seat back pivotally connected to said base so as to pivot about a first horizontally oriented axis through a predetermined range of motion;
wherein said seat bottom rotates in the direction of said seat back as said seat back rotates through a portion of said predetermined range of motion and then remains at a fixed angle as said seat back is further rotated.
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Abstract
An ergonomic workstation that includes a base; an effective hip axis affixed to the base; a seat bottom that rotates about the effective hip axis; a seat back that rotates about the effective hip axis; an effective shoulder axis positionally fixed to the seat back; an effective elbow axis positionally fixed to the seat back; a monitor support having a monitor mount that rotates about the shoulder axis; and an input device tray support configured such that an input device tray on the support rotates about the elbow axis. As the workstation moves through a broad range of operational zones, it maintains a fixed eye-to-monitor distance and fixed angle between the user'"'"'s head and the monitor throughout a significant portion of the range of motion, and a fixed distance from the user'"'"'s elbow to an input device throughout the entire range of motion.
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23 Claims
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1. An ergonomic workstation, comprising:
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a base for placement on a floor; a seat bottom supported on said base; and a seat back pivotally connected to said base so as to pivot about a first horizontally oriented axis through a predetermined range of motion; wherein said seat bottom rotates in the direction of said seat back as said seat back rotates through a portion of said predetermined range of motion and then remains at a fixed angle as said seat back is further rotated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An ergonomic workstation, comprising:
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a base for placement on a surface having a ground plane; a hip axis affixed to said base; a seat bottom that rotates about said hip axis; a seat back that rotates about said hip axis; an elbow axis parallel to said hip axis and fixed to said seat back; and an input device tray support configured such that an input device tray mounted on said input device tray support rotates about, and maintains a fixed distance from said elbow axis when said seat back is rotated about said hip axis. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. The workstation of 16, wherein said input device tray rotates about a vertical axis so as to facilitate mounting and dismounting of said workstation and so as to enable a user to stand directly in front of an input device tray mounted on said input device tray support.
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