Abstract: An ergonomic computer workstation comprises a base, a first vertical shaft supported by the base and a second vertical shaft for supporting a computer monitor thereon, connected to the first vertical shaft by means of a connection which permits vertical adjustment of the second vertical shaft relative to the first vertical shaft. The workstation further includes a keyboard arm for supporting a keyboard thereon. The keyboard arm is pivotally connected to the first or the second vertical shaft, preferably the first vertical shaft, and extends transversely therefrom. The keyboard arm comprises a first arm member which is connected to the vertical shaft at one end and a second arm member pivotally connected to the free end of the first arm. In one particular embodiment the workstation further comprises a monitor arm for supporting a computer monitor thereon pivotally connected to the second vertical shaft and extending transversely therefrom.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 26, 1999
Date of Patent:
October 9, 2001
Assignee:
Microsphere Inc.
Inventors:
Douglas J. A. Brown, Robert W. McLachlan, Paul J. Conder