Slidable work surface
OwnerKeith McRobert, William Gregory Book +3inventors
InventorsKeith McRobert, William Gregory Book, Zachary Davidson Graves, Benjamin Booth Edinger, Michael A. Johnson
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Abstract
A workstation is disclosed. The workstation includes a tabletop or desktop having a work surface assembly that has a base structure, a cover member, and a brake assembly. The cover member is supported by the base structure and defines a work surface arranged at an inclination relative to a horizontal surface. The cover member is adapted to slide relative to the base structure between an extended position and a retracted position. Moreover, the brake assembly is adapted to prevent the sliding of the cover member relative to base structure and holds the cover member stationary with the base structure.
Claims18
A workstation comprising:
- a tabletop having a tabletop surface and a work surface assembly, the work surface assembly including;
- a base structure having a bottom plate;
- a cover member supported by the base structure and defining a work surface arranged at an inclination relative to the tabletop surface, the cover member is adapted to slide relative to the base structure between an extended position and a retracted position;
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- a brake assembly adapted to selectively prevent the cover member from sliding relative to base structure and hold the cover member stationary with the base structure at any position between the extended position and the retracted position;
- wherein the brake assembly includes a ramp structure positioned atop the bottom plate of the base structure, the ramp structure extending upwardly from the bottom plate, and the ramp structure having a bottom surface, a front edge, a rear edge, a first side surface, a second side surface, and an inclined surface extending upwardly from the front edge to the rear edge, the ramp structure further including a plurality of first teeth arrayed linearly between the front edge and the rear edge.
A work surface assembly for placement on a tabletop, the work surface assembly comprising:
- a base structure having a bottom plate;
- a cover member supported by the base structure and defining a work surface arranged at an incline, the cover member is adapted to slide relative to the base structure between an extended position and a retracted position;
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- a brake assembly adapted to selectively prevent the cover member from sliding relative to base structure and hold the cover member stationary with the base structure at any position between the extended position and the retracted position;
- wherein the brake assembly includes a ramp structure positioned atop the bottom plate of the base structure, the ramp structure extending upwardly from the bottom plate, and the ramp structure having a bottom surface, a front edge, a rear edge, a first side surface, a second side surface, and an inclined surface extending upwardly from the front edge to the rear edge, the ramp structure further including a plurality of first teeth arrayed linearly between the front edge and the rear edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.