Adjustable footrest for adjustable-height desk
First Claim
1. A desk, comprising:
- a tabletop;
at least one base member supporting the tabletop;
a footrest movably disposed on the at least one base member beneath the tabletop, the footrest having a back position toward a back of the desk and having a front position toward a front of the desk;
a first gas spring disposed on the at least one base member and operatively coupled to a rotating gear on the footrest;
a second gas spring disposed on the at least one base member, the second gas spring operatively coupled to the tabletop and operatively linked to the first gas spring; and
a controller operatively coupled to the first and second gas springs such that movement of the footrest is automatically coordinated with movement of the tabletop to automatically position the footrest in the front position when the tabletop is moved from lowered positions past a user standing height toward raised positions, and to automatically position the footrest in the back position when the tabletop is moved from the raised positions past a user sitting height toward the lowered positions,wherein the tabletop toward the raised positions above the user standing height corresponds to the footrest positioned in the front position and the tabletop toward the lowered positions below the user sitting height corresponds to the footrest positioned in the back position.
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Abstract
An adjustable desk has base members or sidewalls supporting the desk on a surface. Each sidewall has at least one support movably vertically relative to the sidewall. A tabletop is disposed above the base member and is supported on the supports. A footrest is disposed between the base members beneath the tabletop and can move between a back position toward a back of the desk and a front position toward a front of the desk. One or more mechanisms operatively couple to at least one of the supports and to the footrest. The one or more mechanisms move the at least one support vertically relative to the base member to raise and lower the tabletop relative to the sidewall. Likewise, the one or more mechanisms move the footrest between the back and front positions. Preferably, movement of the footrest is coordinated with the movement of the tabletop so that the footrest moves to the front position when the tabletop is raised for standing and moves to the back position when the tabletop is lowered for sitting.
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29 Claims
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1. A desk, comprising:
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a tabletop; at least one base member supporting the tabletop; a footrest movably disposed on the at least one base member beneath the tabletop, the footrest having a back position toward a back of the desk and having a front position toward a front of the desk; a first gas spring disposed on the at least one base member and operatively coupled to a rotating gear on the footrest; a second gas spring disposed on the at least one base member, the second gas spring operatively coupled to the tabletop and operatively linked to the first gas spring; and a controller operatively coupled to the first and second gas springs such that movement of the footrest is automatically coordinated with movement of the tabletop to automatically position the footrest in the front position when the tabletop is moved from lowered positions past a user standing height toward raised positions, and to automatically position the footrest in the back position when the tabletop is moved from the raised positions past a user sitting height toward the lowered positions, wherein the tabletop toward the raised positions above the user standing height corresponds to the footrest positioned in the front position and the tabletop toward the lowered positions below the user sitting height corresponds to the footrest positioned in the back position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A desk, comprising:
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at least one base member having at least one support movable vertically relative to the at least one base member; a tabletop supported on the at least one support above the at least one base member; a footrest movably disposed on the at least one base member beneath the tabletop, the footrest having a back position toward a back of the desk and having a front position toward a front of the desk; and a second gas spring disposed on the at least one base member and operatively coupled to the at least one support; a first gas spring disposed on the at least one base member and operatively coupled to a rotating gear on the footrest; and a controller operatively coupled to the first and second gas springs such that movement of the footrest is automatically coordinated with movement of the tabletop to position, the controller moving the at least one support vertically relative to the at least one base member to raise and lower the tabletop relative to the at least one base member past user standing and sitting heights and concurrently positioning the footrest in the back and front positions, wherein the controller and the first and second gas springs automatically coordinate the movement of the at least one support for the tabletop between lowered and raised positions past the user standing and sitting heights to the movement of the footrest between the back and front positions, wherein the footrest is automatically positioned in the front position when the tabletop is moved from the lowered positions past the user standing height toward the raised positions, and wherein the footrest is automatically positioned in the back position when the tabletop is moved from the raised positions past the user sitting height toward the lowered positions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An adjustable footrest for use below a work surface, comprising:
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at least one base member disposed below the work surface; a rest movably disposed on the at least one base member, the rest having a back position toward a back of the work surface and having a front position toward a front of the work surface; a gas spring disposed on the at least one base member and operatively coupled to a rotating gear on the rest; and a controller operatively coupled to the gas spring and positioning the rest in the back and front positions, wherein the controller automatically coordinates the position of the rest in the back and front positions with movement of the work surface between lowered and raised positions relative to the at least one base member past user standing and sitting heights, wherein the rest being automatically positioned in the front position corresponds to the work surface being moved from the lowered positions past the user standing height toward the raised positions, and wherein the rest being automatically positioned in the back position corresponds to the work surface being moved from the raised positions past the user sitting height toward the lowered positions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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