Abstract: A handicap accessible laboratory table is disclosed for use in lectures and laboratory experiments. The table has a base suitable for wheelchair access, a generally planar countertop mounted on at least three telescoping legs, a motor to raise and lower the countertop without requiring locking the legs into position, and a fixed-height sink mounted adjacent to the edge of the countertop and providing clearance for a wheelchair to fit beneath the sink. Optionally, the table can also have a marine edge to control spills, a two-depth sink to allow for handicap access which can have a faucet or a sprayer, a finger guard to protect children's fingers when the countertop is in motion, a storage area for rods, and a key-activated switch or remote for controlling the countertop height.

Abstract: A desk is disclosed for use by teachers. The desk has a fixed-height portion which remains stationary as well as an adjustable-height portion which can be raised and lowered as needed to allow students to view objects on the desk such as experiments being performed when the adjustable-height portion is in a raised position and to see the space behind the desk, which may contain a blackboard, white board, or other object which students would wan to view, when the adjustable-height portion is in a lowered position.

Abstract: A portable laboratory stand is disclosed for use with laboratory tables having rod sockets. The stand does not consume the rod socket, so that the socket is still available for use with a laboratory rod with the stand in place. The stand can be used to support laptops, books, papers, or small electronic equipment to keep them above surfaces where spills may occur and where the room may be needed for experiment components.

Abstract: A mobile teacher demonstration table is disclosed which has a cut-out portion making it capable of coupling with a laboratory table having a projecting portion. This cut-out portion provides for easier access to the fixtures of a laboratory table, such as gas, air, vacuum, and water lines.

Abstract: A table particularly adapted for use by as many as four students in a science laboratory includes an elongated, curvilinear, flat countertop mounted to a movable support member on a fixed base. The curvilinear shape of the countertop affords flexibility in student seating and permits the table to be employed equally as well for laboratory experiments and for lectures. The support member can be raised and lowered by either a manual crank assembly or an electric motor for adjusting the height of the countertop. Disposed on the countertop is a turret assembly including a rotating base extending through a circular aperture in the countertop for housing a computer, which can be rotated 240.degree. for viewing from all locations on the countertop. A semi-circular shaped sink is mounted to the fixed base in a cantilevered manner and includes a dual-radius service ledge having water and gas fixtures mounted thereto.