Modular furniture
US5220871A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B2200/01
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A freestanding modular furniture arrangement is provided to create workstations in open office plans, and other similar applications. Each furniture unit includes a worksurface with capped cutouts in the rear corners to mount overhead cabinets, privacy screens, and other furniture accessories. A mounting rail extends continuously along the rearward edge of each worksurface, and is capable of removably supporting therein a plurality of different amenities, such as bookshelves, CRT stands, fans, task lamps, etc., so as to permit a worker to personalize his or her own workstation. A removable stanchion permits certain convertible amenities to be supported either freestanding on the worksurface, or along the rear of the worksurface on the mounting rail. An L-shaped intermediate leg is available to support the worksurface in a cantilevered fashion to facilitate unfettered task chair movement along the forward edge of the worksurface.
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