Abstract: A desk-type work station for a computer-type system apparatus is provided wherein a generally flat top panel having a central transparent portion is supported on a pair of laterally spaced apart supports to define a work space therebetween and beneath the central transparent portion so that a display screen movably supported beneath the central transparent portion may be readily viewed and a central drawer is provided on which is supported a keyboard-type input apparatus and wherein one component of the computer-type system apparatus is located in one of the supports and another component thereof is located in the other of the supports.

Abstract: A drafting table that is convertable into an office desk. A first pedal member allows the user to adjust the angle of a platform that supports a preselected drafting board and a second pedal member allows the user to adjust the position of the board with respect to the platform. The desk or table includes hingedly-mounted door members which lock automatically when the board-supporting platform is in its down position.

Abstract: A multi-shelved support device is provided which permits simultaneous mounting of electronic equipment components on different shelves while maintaining electrical connection between the components. The electrical cabling connecting the equipment is stored within the area defined by the length and width of the lowest shelf.

Abstract: A vertical storage unit is provided for modular furniture of the type having a worksurface with an open knee space below the worksurface. The storage unit includes an open framework drawer, which is slidably mounted in a hollow cabinet for horizontal movement between a closed position in which the sides of the drawer are disposed in the cabinet, and an open position in which the sides of the drawer are disposed outside of the cabinet, and extend perpendicular beyond the worksurface. A plurality of removable, drop-in storage trays are suspended from the drawer framework in a vertically spaced apart relationship. The sides of the drawer are open to access each storage tray, such that when the drawer is in the open position, objects may be placed into and removed from the vertically arranged storage trays with a generally vertical hand motion.

Abstract: A retractable body guard assembly for preventing injuries to users and occupants caused by striking protruding edges and corners of open drawers of furniture. The body guard assembly includes a continuous band of resilient material covering the protruding surfaces of a furniture drawer and an associated track system mounted to the furniture frame and adapted to receive and guide the lateral sections of the band of resilient material. This assembly allows rectilinear displacement of the protective body guard and effectively provides cushioning against impact when the drawer is displaced in an open position.

Abstract: A computer integrated desk having the VDT (visual display terminal), keyboard, disc drives and printer completely concealed within the desk when not in use and quickly convertible to a fully operable computer work station by exposing a keyboard at a central location, raising a flat screen VDT from beneath the work surface and accessing the disc drives and printer by opening a door.

Abstract: An electrified desk and space dividing panel assembly which includes an electrical raceway at the bottoms of the panels, an electrical service trough at back edge of the desk, and an electrical upfeed arrangement which interconnects the electrical power and communication circuits in the raceway with terminal blocks and receptacles in the service trough. The electrical upfeed arrangement, in addition to the electrical cables, includes a housing having telescopically engaged sections which enables the housing to lock to both the service trough and a baseboard cover on the raceway, while simultaneously adjusting the housing to the height of the service trough above floor level. A cover for the service trough includes two or more independent lid assemblies, each of which is mountable in one of four different orientations.

Abstract: A desk draft guard disposed in occluding position to a horizontal opening defined between the bottom of a desk and a floor for guarding against a draft through the horizontal opening from reaching the kneehole of the desk comprising panel means disposed in occluding position to the horizontal opening for guarding against a draft as aforesaid.

Abstract: A work station apparatus resembling a conventional flat top desk in which is housed a cathode ray tube (CRT) type computer display terminal unit, a central processing unit (CPU) usually including the disc drive, a keyboard unit and a printer unit. The CRT display unit is mounted on support stand means for permitting movement of the CRT display unit anywhere within a three dimensional field and rotation about a horizontal axis and a vertical axis.

Abstract: A method of forming a wood sandwich structure comprising the steps of peeling a bolt of natural wood in spiral form to form a web of wood veneer; forming the wood veneer web into a plurality of sheets of uniform size; forming a plurality of fiberglass sheets having a size corresponding to the size of the wood veneer sheets; and bonding alternate sheets of wood veneer and fiberglass together with a resin to form a remanufactured wood composite sandwich structure comprising alternate sheets of wood veneer and fiberglass bonded together by the resin. Also disclosed is a specific wood sandwich structure for use in boat building; another specific wood sandwich structure especially suitable for use in furniture building; a method of forming a boat hull utilizing a wood sandwich structure according to the invention; and a method of forming furniture utilizing a wood sandwich structure according to the invention.

Abstract: A computer desk providing a clear top workspace which is pivotal upwardly with a monitor compartment supported thereunder and brought to a viewing position by lifting the worktop with a computer terminal support being moved thereat to a user accessible position, the computer terminal and monitor being stored out of the way when the worktop is lowered.

Abstract: A supervisory desk comprises a top section with a desk surface, or the like, a stand section with at least one leg of adjustable length which supports the top section so that the height of the top section above the stand section can be adjusted. The leg(s) is/are inclined (e.g. at 45.degree.) to the vertical plane, whereby ergonomic conditions are obtained for an operator using the desk having regard to the height of the desk surface, the leg space below the top section and the view over the rear edge of the desk surface.

Abstract: A computer desk may be utilized with computer keyboard terminal equipment or other devices requiring manual manipulation by a user. The desk permits the efficient support of such devices without sacrifice of the desk top working surface available to the user. The computer desk provides a support surface immediately below the work surface on the desk top. This support surface extends toward the desk-user a greater distance than does the desk top work surface. Thus, there is no interference between the desk top work surface and the user's access to equipment emplaced upon the support surface. An extension of the support surface to the side provides additional support areas for associated computer devices or the like without sacrifice of desk top work surface area. Storage areas beneath the desk top work surface and the support surface are provided to store materials and devices of use to a user of the computer desk.

Abstract: A parts cabinet is provided with a simple means for inspecting the contents of a drawer and returning the contents to the drawer. The cabinet is provided with a tray, either as a separate element or integral with the cabinet top, into which the contents of the tray may be emptied. The tray has a hole beneath which an empty drawer is placed. When objects in the tray are scraped through the hole they fall into the drawer. Means are provided for visually indicating whether a drawer is in place beneath the hole.

Abstract: This cabinet and partition assembly can be used with office stands of the type having a table top, and the assembly includes a cabinet attached to the underside of the table top and having opposed side panels and a lower panel of substantially the same interior size as each other to define a square front access opening. The partition includes opposed parallel side members having perpendicular members extending therebetween, said partition having the same overall perpendicular dimensions. The partition dimensions define a square of substantially the same size as the cabinet access openings so that the opening can receive the partition in a horizontal shelf mode, or, when turned through ninety degrees, can receive the partition in a vertical divider moder. The cabinet is provided with a door which may be optionally hung on either of the cabinet side panels.

Abstract: A remote control locking mechanism is provided for a modular desk assembly, pedestals, cabinets and like assemblies which permits the various storage compartments to be moved about and yet still be locked and unlocked irrespective of their location relative to a remote control lock actuator. Each of the various storage compartments has a locking device attached thereto which is connected to the remote control lock actuator by a cable which is slidably encased within a sheath. The sheath has one end anchored at the particular storage compartment and its opposite end anchored at the remote control lock actuator. One end of the cable is connected to the locking device of the storage compartment and its opposite end connected to a moving device within the remote control lock actuator.

Abstract: A computer terminal work station comprising a selected grouping of modular drawer, file and shelf units which are fastened together such as by sheet metal screws. The work station may house a variety of computer related equipment such as printers, cathode ray tube (CRT), a keyboard and other peripheral devices. The various modular elements are provided with a means for insuring accurate stacking. The modular element for supporting the CRT may be of a first height for supporting the CRT at a height comfortable for viewing by a standing computer operator, or of a second height for supporting the CRT at a height comfortable for viewing by a seated computer operator.

Abstract: A computer desk may be utilized with computer keyboard terminal equipment or other devices requiring manual manipulation by a user. The desk permits the efficient support of such devices without sacrifice of the desk top working surface available to the user. The computer desk provides a support surface immediately below the work surface of the desk top. This support surface extends toward the desk-user a greater distance than does the desk top work surface. Thus, there is no interference between the desk top work surface and the user's access to equipment emplaced upon the support surface. An extension of the support surface to the side provides additional support areas for associated computer devices or the like without sacrifice of desk top work surface area. Storage areas beneath the desk top work surface and the support surface are provided to store materials and devices of use to a user of the computer desk.

Abstract: A multi-purpose table is adapted for use in schools, and particularly in science or art labs, as a desk or laboratory table. The top of the table may be adjusted in height either to a sitting height or to a standing height. The top may also be placed in either horizontal or sloping position at either adjusted height.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a computer key-punch work-station structure having a copy support shelf mounted behind a key board shelf's forward portion and above a rearward portion thereof, mounted adjustably of height at its rearward edge and thereby varable of tilt of the copy support shelf, and a video display-screen support shelf being mounted behind the copy support shelf and being adjustable of both height and tilt angle. This combination is mounted on bilateral unified leg structures having separate forward and rearward upright legs connected at their bases and connected at their upper portions by a horizontal weight-distributing support, with the tops of the leg structures being braced against sideward wobbling.

Abstract: The office furniture item is provided with at least two lateral parts (1) interconnected by a connective support (21). The lateral parts (1) and the connective support (21) are provided with a continuous cavity. Each lateral part (1) comprises a core element (2) with a supporting column (6) from which a leg part (5) and a supporting arm (7) protrude. The core element (2) is provided with recesses (9,10,11) which are at least partly sealed by the cover means (3,4,16). The office furniture item is appropriate for the working station design in modular design. Signal cables and electrical conduits can be inserted at any time without any problem. They are invisible from the outside.

Abstract: An office furniture system is disclosed that provides an unlimited variety of assembly configurations from basic component parts. To meet changing needs, configurations such as desks, drafting tables, cubicles, stands, shelves, may be easily disassembled and reassembled into configurations more suited to current needs. Rectangular panels are positioned such that the edges of some panels fit into grooves in the side of other panels and are held firmly together by a unique bolting system.

Abstract: A work place arrangement particularly adapted for laboratory work is described. The work place arrangement comprises a workbench including at least one attached board, at least one drawer, at least one arm rest, at least one working instrument or work tool and supply lines for the working instrument or tool, in which:(a) the attached board is adapted to receive the working instruments or tools located in or on the attached board, and the supply lines for the working instruments or tools housed in the attached board,(b) the arm rests comprise a left half and a right half formed as a joint unit firmly affixed on the front side of the bench at ergonomic height below the bench top main work surface; and(c) including a suction device having a suction opening located in the arm-rests unit centrally thereof between the left and right halves of said arm-rests. In a preferred embodiment of the invention two or more work benches are joined to form a working landscape.

Abstract: A furniture system has a pedestal supported, rigid support beam (101) and a selection of functional furniture items attachable thereto with various types of bracket assemblies. The support beam (101) is elongated and rectangular in cross section with two rounded upper flanges (128) and two rectangularly shaped lower flanges (129) radially extending from a rectangular central portion (126, 127) thereof. The bracket assemblies can be secured around certain of the radially extending flanges at a continuum of locations along the support beam. A pedestal structure (102) is connectable to the support beam (101) at certain positions along the lower radially extending flanges (129). The furniture items include various sizes and shapes of work surfaces, storage files, and supporting stands for accessories such as telephones and calculators. Separate beams can be joined together at right angles to each other.

Abstract: A wire enclosure is disclosed having a wire raceway, a slot communicating with the raceway, and a cover for covering the slot. In one embodiment, the cover is hingedly mounted to one side of the slot and has a flexible seal to seal the cover against the other side of the slot when the cover is closed. Electrical outlets are mounted on the underside of the hinged cover so that the outlets are hidden when the cover is closed and easily accessible when the cover is open. In an alternative embodiment, the cover is a brush, mounted on one side of the slot, extending towards and engaging the other side of the slot.

Abstract: Work station angular desk for an office machine, containinga center section having a substantially rectangular center work surface with a straight front access edge sufficiently wide relative to a person to provide an unobstructed work station area thereat and to accommodate an office machine, e.g.

Abstract: A desk having a knee space includes a stop secured to the desk in the travel path of the chair such that the seat engages the stop before the back engages the desk for protecting the back against being marred by the desk. The stop may be connected to the top wall of the knee space or extend between the side walls.

Abstract: This cabinet and partition assembly can be used with office stands of the type having a table top, and the assembly includes a cabinet attached to the underside of the table top and having opposed side panels and a lower panel of substantially the same interior size as each other to define a square front access opening. The partition includes opposed parallel side members having perpendicular members extending therebetween, said partition having the same overall perpendicular dimensions. The partition dimensions define a square of substantially the same size as the cabinet access openings so that the opening can receive the partition in a horizontal shelf mode or, when turned through ninety degrees, can receive the partition in a vertical divider mode. The cabinet is provided with a door which may be optionally hung on either of the cabinet side panels.

Abstract: A desk or like unit with full duct internal wire management includes rectangular horizontal top and vertical wood support panels therefor, and longitudinally aligned elongate enclosure brackets cooperating with the wood panels to form an elongate horizontal wiring duct or ducts extending the length or width of the desk, or both, for hidden storage of wires or the like. The top panel has an elongate access opening therein extending co-extensively with the wiring duct to facilitate handling and feeding of wires therein, and a removable snap-in closure receivable in such access opening normally closes the same. The closure, which is so profiled to form a continuation of the top surface of the desk, includes a number of notches at selected positions therealong for egress of wires from the wiring duct to the top surface of the top panel for connection to an appliance supported thereon.

Abstract: A desk with a channel which extends directly below the table top on the backside thereof and which is removably guided in the desk. The channel has a U or L-shaped profile for receiving cables and wires therein. The outer leg of the profile is in alignment, in the retracted condition thereof, with the desk wall and has openings for facilitating an exiting of the cables and wires therethrough. At least on one side of the channel which extends parallel to the table top there is secured a further channel extending perpendicularly to the channel and which extends downwardly. This further channel together with the first channel is movable and can be moved into a recess in a base of the desk and has a connection to the horizontally extending channel.

Abstract: The vertical walls of a sheet metal cabinet comprise front and back members each having a generally U-shaped horizontal cross-section and side members connected between the U-shaped front and back members. The wall members are connected by interengaging slots and tabs on inwardly extending abutting flanges. One flange of each pair of abutting flanges is provided with a series of slots which serve to support shelves within the cabinet. Gussets located at the corners of the cabinet serve to secure legs to the cabinet and also to prevent disengagement of the wall members by locking the wall members against relative vertical movement. A counter top is secured to inwardly extending flanges at the upper edges of the cabinet walls by clamps which bear downwardly on upwardly facing surfaces secured to and spaced below the counter top. The clamps are secured to the flanges of the wall by screws the shanks of which press upwardly against the underside of the top.

Abstract: A modular cabinet with mirror for use in beauty parlors having a generally chevron shaped counter top providing first and second counter top portions interconnected at one and end and extending at an obtuse angle to each other with a mirror mounted on one counter top portion and extending upwardly adjacent its rear edge at an angle of 120.degree. to the rear edge of the other counter top portion. Storage drawers are mounted below the other counter top portion for movement along a path paralleling the rear edge of the other countertop portion between a closed position and an end-out position in which part of the drawers extend outwardly of the end of the counter top.

Abstract: An improved desk includes a top supported by opposite end assemblies and in turn supporting a juxtaposed end of an extension top having an end assembly at its opposite free end. The juxtaposed end of the extension top is attached to the desk top by a mounting assembly allowing of both vertical as well as horizontal displacement of the extension thereabout. The desk and extension end assemblies each are provided with a lowermost vertically adjustable leg unit permitting selective, independent variation of the height of the desk and extension tops both with respect to the underlying floor and with respect to one another. Manipulation of the leg unit adjustment is facilitated by the inclusion of a snap-out panel manually removable from each end assembly.

Abstract: The specification discloses a desk top in which a prestressing bar having a convex upper surface is located within a groove in the bottom of the desk top. The ends of the bar are biased towards engagement with the upper surface of the groove whereby the desk top itself is biased towards a convex configuration, thereby compensating for forces tending to cause the top to bow downwardly.

Abstract: A fabricated desk comprising a top board and top board supporting members. The top board supporting members include paneled legs and drawer holding paneled frames. The top board and the top board supporting members are rigidly interconnected by locking devices interposed between locking mechanism mounting apertures provided on the underside of the top board and top board mounting parts provided on the top end of the top board supporting members.

Abstract: A furniture unit comprising a substantially L-shaped panel which, with other identical panels, is used as a supporting base structure for a variety of different furniture pieces including, but not limited to, desks, sofas or chairs, shelving and the like. The panels are provided with equispaced slots on each of the vertical side edges thereof. Brackets are received in and interlockingly engaged with said slots on each of said vertical edges in selected positions for supporting either a desk top or other element depending upon the use to which the panels are put. The panels are also provided with slots in each of their horizontal edges, said slots being of equal size and spacing such that the panels can be inverted for right-hand or left-hand use.

Abstract: A rail is tiltably mounted on a crank arm at one end of the rail or the rail is hung at both ends on pivotal link hangers. In the case of the crank arm, the rail extends from the attached end over center to the opposite side of the crank arm so that when the crank rises or lowers with the attached end of the rail, the other cantilevered end of the rail lowers or rises in the opposite direction to tilt the rail. In the case of the pivotal link hangers, the distance between the pivot points at the hangers is greater than the distance between their connection to the rail so that when one link extends downwardly to lower that end of the rail, the other link extends outwardly to raise the other end of the rail to cause the rail to tilt. A trolley rolls on the rail and supports a container, such as a wastebasket. The apparatus may be mounted on a desk and a wastebasket may be carried by the trolley. By tilting the rail the trolley rolls to the lower end of the rail and carries the wastebasket with it.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a desk having a frame and a lid hinged to the frame. A box removably positioned within the frame is covered by the lid and provides storage and a transportage container for books and the like. A snap-on hinge formed from resilient material and suitable for securing the lid of the desk to the frame of the desk is also disclosed.

Abstract: A work table having side supports in which are laid electrical wires or other types of lines to provide convenient access for apparatus used in conjunction with the work table. The side supports have at their upper area channels which extend parallel to the work surface. The channels have openings therein for guiding the wire or other types of wires therethrough to the work surface. A cavity is also provided in the side supports for housing the wires or other types of lines.

Abstract: A multiple purpose unitary work table for student study having inclinable surface portions for efficiently accommodating a plurality of individuals or alternatively providing a relatively large and substantially smooth work surface. Each of the surface portions may provide a horizontal study table or, alternatively, an inclined table surface for drawing or other laboratory purposes according to the desire of the user.

Abstract: A combination conference table and desk. One end of a desk top fits over and rests on a pedestal containing drawers. The other end of the table top resting on a centrally located leg. The pedestal end of the desk top has a generally rectangular shape and the other end of the table top is enlarged and has an extending curved configuration so that a plurality of persons may sit around the conference desk all in comfortable writing positions.

Abstract: Each work unit includes a main table, for supporting a typewriter or a bookkeeping machine, and a side table extending laterally from the main table. Each table has a frame, and the frames of the two tables of each unit are disengageably interconnected. The main table has a pair of longer sides and a pair of shorter sides, and the associated side table is disengageably connected to one shorter side of the associated main table, with the main tables extending alternately to the right and to the left from the chain of work units. The side tables have their shorter edges interconnected with each other to form the work unit chain. The table tops may be adjustably mounted on their supporting frames so as to be adjustable in height or tiltable, and auxiliary shelves may be provided beneath the side tables. Additionally, each side table may support a box-shaped attachment to form a storage recess or the like.

Abstract: A footrest adapted to be removably mounted in the foot receiving area beneath the top of a desk. The footrest comprises an upper tubular member and a lower tubular member which are slidably connected to each other at one end. Their opposite ends have means for engaging the floor and the underside of the desk top. The tubular members are resiliently urged apart from each other by an internally mounted coil spring to hold the footrest in a vertical position. A foot support member is pivotally connected to the lower tubular member for movement between a horizontal use position and a vertical storage position. It may also be rotated to a position behind the lower tubular member.