Patents Represented by Attorney William Bachand
  • Patent number: 6158829
    Abstract: A unit of furniture, useful as a computer workstation such as a desk, cabinet, or armoire, includes a pullout unit that extends from the unit of furniture. The pullout unit includes a tray for supporting a computer keyboard and mouse, and provides a first writing surface adjacent the tray. The tray may be covered by a movable lid that provides a second writing surface over the tray when covering the tray and a third writing surface when moved to a position for supporting copy referenced while using the keyboard. The pullout unit may also include an extension unit mounted adjacent to the tray and extendable to provide additional writing surface. The extension unit may include a drawer that extends toward the tray. The pullout unit may include a lid stop to cooperate with the unit of furniture to maintain the pullout unit in a stable extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Aspen Furniture, Inc.
    Inventor: Andreas K. Nielsen