Computer work station assembly and mounting apparatus therefor

A mounting stand for a cathode ray tube display screen and keyboard work station comprising:

• a first portion having a front region located in a vertical plane and terminating at a first height, a back region generally parallel to the front region and extending up to a height greater than the height of the front region, a copy support surface starting from the top of the front region and inclined upwardly to the top of the back region to define the copy support surface for holding copy material,
• a second portion comprising means for defining a further support surface starting adjacent the said back region of the first portion and at a height less than the said second height and extending generally horizontally in a direction away from the first portion for removably holding a separate cathode ray tube device thereon such that its display screen is above said second height,
• and including a third portion defining a front support surface starting from the bottom of said front region and extending generally horizontally in a direction away from the said first portion so as to define the front support surface for the keyboard,
• said front region, copy support surface, back region and further support surface being generally aligned, front to back, such that for an operator suitably positioned to operate a keyboard located on said front support surface, a display screen mounted on the further support surface will be at eye level with the copy support surface located in line between the keyboard and the screen.

A work station for a cathode ray tube having a display screen and keyboard for the input of information to be displayed on the screen, comprising:

• a mounting stand having first and second portions,
• the first portion having a front region located in a vertical plane and terminating at a first height, a back region generally parallel to the front and extending up to a height greater than the top of the front region, a copy support surface starting from the top of the front region and inclined upwardly to the top of the back region for holding copy material,
• said second portion comprising means defining a further support surface starting adjacent the said back region of the first portion and extending in a direction generally horizontal away from the first portion for holding a cathode ray tube device thereon such that its display screen is above said second height,
• a keyboard, separate and distinct from the stand, and removably located immediately in front of said front region such that the top of the back of the keyboard is approximately at said first height, a cathode ray tube display device, separate and distinct from the stand, and removably located on the further support surface at a height which places the display screen generally at the eye level of an operator located at a suitable position to operate the said keyboard, and
• the keyboard, the copy support surface and the display screen being positioned in line, front to back, with the copy support surface above the height of the keyboard and the display screen above the height of the copy support surface.

In a work station comprising a cathode ray tube device having a display screen and a keyboard for the input of information to be displayed on the screen, the improvement comprising:

• a mounting stand having first and second portions,
• a first portion having a front region located in a vertical plane and terminating at a first height, a back region generally parallel to the front region and extending up to a height greater than the top of the front region, a copy support surface starting from the top of the front region and inclined upwardly to the top of the back region for holding copy material,
• said keyboard being separate and distinct from the said stand and removably located immediately in front of the said front region, the top of the back of the keyboard being approximately at said first height,
• the second portion comprising means for defining a further support surface starting adjacent the said back region of the first portion and extending in a direction generally horizontal away from the first portion, said cathode ray tube device being separate and distinct from the stand and removably located on said further support surface such that its display screen is above the said second height,
• the keyboard, the copy support surface and the display screen being positioned in line, front to back, with the copy support surface above the height of the keyboard and the display screen above the height of the copy support surface.