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Automatic vertically adjustable work surface

US4987835A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateNov 1, 1989
Grant dateJan 29, 1991
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47B2200/0056
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A vertically adjustable work station including a first pair of vertically oriented, spaced rails (5) to be stationarily mounted on an existing wall panel (1) of a conventional work station, a second pair of vertically oriented rails (6) individually, slidably, interlockingly disposed in the first pair of rails (5), a pair of support brackets (3) having engaging teeth (17) protruding therefrom so as to be individually mounted on the second pair of rails (6), a work surface (4) supported by the support brackets (3), a pair of interconnecting channels (8) for respectively interconnecting the first and second pairs of rails (5, 6) and a drive mechanism coupled between the interconnecting channels to move the channels toward or away from each other so as to attendantly displace the work surface (4).

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