Channel assembly to reduce worksurface sag
AssigneeKnoll, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey P. Lee, Gary Bockol
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Abstract
A channel assembly configured to support a worksurface includes an outer channel having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The outer channel decreases in height from the first end to the second end. The channel assembly also includes an inner channel configured to be connected to the worksurface, the inner channel having a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end. The inner channel increases in height from the third end to the fourth end. The inner channel is at least partially received in the outer channel such that the fourth end is positioned within the outer channel and the second end overlaps the inner channel. The inner channel is movable relative to the outer channel to adjust a width between the first end and the third end.
Claims20
A channel assembly configured to support a worksurface, the channel assembly comprising:
- an outer channel having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the outer channel decreasing in height from the first end to the second end;
- and
- an inner channel configured to be connected to the worksurface, the inner channel having a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end, the inner channel increasing in height from the third end to the fourth end, the inner channel at least partially received in the outer channel such that the fourth end is positioned within the outer channel and the second end overlaps the inner channel,
- wherein the inner channel is movable relative to the outer channel to adjust a width between the first end and the third end,
- wherein in response to the inner channel being moved apart from the outer channel, the fourth end of the inner channel is moved away from the first end and toward the second end of the outer channel and an upper edge of the inner channel is raised relative to an upper edge of the outer channel to push upwardly on an underside of the worksurface.
A table comprising:
- a worksurface;
- a first leg coupled to the worksurface;
- a second leg coupled to the worksurface;
- and
- a channel assembly positioned beneath the worksurface, the channel assembly including
- an outer channel having a first end coupled to the first leg and a second end opposite the first end, the outer channel decreasing in height from the first end to the second end, and
- an inner channel connected to the worksurface, the inner channel having a third end coupled to the second leg and a fourth end opposite the third end, the inner channel increasing in height from the third end to the fourth end, the inner channel at least partially received in the outer channel such that the fourth end is positioned within the outer channel and the second end overlaps the inner channel,
- wherein the inner channel is movable relative to the outer channel to adjust a width between the first end and the third end,
- wherein in response the inner channel being moved apart from the outer channel, the fourth end of the inner channel is moved away from the first end and toward the second end of the outer channel and an upper edge of the inner channel is raised relative to an upper edge of the outer channel to push upwardly on an underside of the worksurface.
A table comprising:
- a worksurface;
- an outer channel having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end having a first height, the second end having a second height that is less than the first height;
- and
- an inner channel connected to the worksurface, the inner channel having a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end, the third end having a third height, the fourth end having a fourth height that is greater than the third height, the inner channel at least partially received in the outer channel such that the fourth end is positioned within the outer channel and the second end overlaps the inner channel,
- wherein the inner channel is movable relative to the outer channel between a first configuration and a second configuration to adjust a width between the first end and the third end, wherein the fourth end of the inner channel is closer to the first end of the outer channel when the inner channel is in the first configuration than when the inner channel is in the second configuration, and wherein in the second configuration an upper edge of the inner channel is raised further relative to an upper edge of the outer channel to push upwardly on an underside of the worksurface than when in the first configuration.
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