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Work place arrangement

US4387941A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 1980
Grant dateJun 14, 1983
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61C19/007
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A work place arrangement particularly adapted for laboratory work is described. The work place arrangement comprises a workbench including at least one attached board, at least one drawer, at least one arm rest, at least one working instrument or work tool and supply lines for the working instrument or tool, in which: PA1 (a) the attached board is adapted to receive the working instruments or tools located in or on the attached board, and the supply lines for the working instruments or tools housed in the attached board, PA1 (b) the arm rests comprise a left half and a right half formed as a joint unit firmly affixed on the front side of the bench at ergonomic height below the bench top main work surface; and PA1 (c) including a suction device having a suction opening located in the arm-rests unit centrally thereof between the left and right halves of said arm-rests. In a preferred embodiment of the invention two or more work benches are joined to form a working landscape.

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