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Automatic vertically adjustable work surface

US5083514A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Filing dateNov 21, 1990
Grant dateJan 28, 1992
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2010

Classification

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

Abstract

A vertically adjustable free-standing work station including a first pair of vertically oriented, free-standing, spaced rails (5) mounted on feet which rest on the floor, 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) individually mounted on the second pair of rails (6), a work surface (4) supported by the support brackets (3), a pair of interconnecting channels (7, 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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