US 12,765,665 B2Granted

Workstation with modular construction

AssigneeErgotron, Inc.

InventorsJeffrey Randall Mensing, Jonathan Northcutt Dunn, James Robert Lucas, Megan T. Brosnan

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Abstract

A workstation having modular components is described. Modular components include a support column, a head unit assembly including a worksurface, and one or more display mounts among other things. Modular components are coupled to a structure including a wall, a pole, a cabinet, a rack, a wheeled base, or the like. Modular components include features to interface with each other and with the structure. The workstation is easily configurable by the user of the workstation to include the desired modules coupled to a desired structure to perform intended workstation functions.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A workstation comprising:

a head unit assembly including a work surface;
and
a support column extending between a first portion and a second portion, the head unit assembly configured to be removably coupled to the first portion, the second portion including:
an attachment block extending axially from the second portion of the support column away from the first portion of the support column;
and
a housing member including a hollow section configured to receive the attachment block at least partially therein to couple the support column to the housing member, the housing member couplable to a structure to couple the workstation to the structure;
wherein the housing member includes attachment guides extending into the hollow section, wherein the attachment block includes attachment channels formed in the attachment block and extending toward a center of the attachment block, and wherein the attachment guides and the attachment channels are complementary such as to locate the support column relative to the housing member;
and
wherein the support column comprises a front face configured to face the head unit assembly when the head unit assembly is attached to the support column, the front face including:
a first opening;
and
a second opening laterally spaced from the first opening, the first opening and the second opening extending through the front face and extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the support column.

9 more elements

A mobile workstation, comprising:

a mobile base including a plurality of wheels for enabling mobility of the mobile workstation;
a head unit assembly including a work surface;
and
a support column extending between a first portion and a second portion, the head unit assembly configured to be removably coupled to the first portion, the second portion including:
an attachment block extending axially from the second portion of the support column away from the first portion of the support column;
and
a housing member configured to be attached to the mobile base, the housing member including a hollow section configured to receive the attachment block to couple the support column to the mobile base;
wherein the support column includes:
a front face configured to face the head unit assembly when the head unit assembly is attached to the support column, the front face including:
a first opening;
and
a second opening, the first opening laterally spaced from the second opening, the first opening and the second opening extending through the front face and extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the support column;
a first arm configured to transversely extend through the first opening;
and
a second arm configured to transversely extend through the second opening;
wherein the first arm and the second arm are configured to slidingly couple the head unit assembly to the support column such that the head unit assembly can translate along at least a portion of the support column.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/694,887Filed 25 Aug 2022 · us provisional application
Priority: 30 Sep 2021
Published: US 2024/0407543 A112 Dec 2024
Granted: 20 Oct 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A47B 21/02
Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards: with vertical adjustable parts
A47B 21/03
Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards: with substantially horizontally extensible or adjustable parts other than…
A47B 21/04
Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards: characterised by means for holding or fastening typewriters or computer equipment
A47B 2021/0364
Platforms for supporting office equipment: keyboard and monitor supports

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Application63/250,780Us provisional application · filed 30 Sep 2021
US 2024/0407543 A1Pre-grant publication · published 12 Dec 2024
US 12,765,665 B2This patent

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