Freestanding furniture defining office with adjustable footprint
US6447080B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B83/001
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A telescopingly adjustable furniture article is provided for filling an office space where the footprint dimensions of the office space are not known ahead of time or are likely to be periodically changed to different sizes. The furniture article includes a desk having a worksurface with ends, a support for supporting one of the ends, and a foot on the other end. A storage unit or cabinet having a top is provided. The foot adjustably rests on the top, so that the top supports the other end of the worksurface, but so that the furniture unit is horizontally adjustable to different locations partially under the worksurface. A Z-bracket interconnects the worksurface to the top of the cabinet to secure the relationship of the cabinet and the desk. The furniture article can advantageously be used by itself or in combination with a building wall or demountable architectural wall, or in combination with a partition system to define a plurality of non-uniformly dimensioned offices. The furniture article is further adjustable to optimize use of space in the offices, but while staying within the dimensions of the office space footprints.
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