Apparatus for supporting equipment on an elevated surface

A work support structure for movably supporting equipment so that the equipment is movable towards and away from an operator who is located adjacent to the structure, said structure comprising:

• a body having a top surface for supporting equipment, wherein said surface defines a track, said surface located adjacent to the operator;
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• a support member adapted for supporting equipment;
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• a restraining member connecting the support member pivotally to the track at a connecting location so that the restraining member is slidable relative to the track and rotatable about the connecting location so that the support member is at a distance from the connecting location, wherein said track is so located relative to the surface and the distance is of such magnitude that the equipment supported by the support member is movable to a location adjacent to the operator for convenient operation of the equipment and is movable to desired locations on the surface away from the operator when the equipment is not being operated thereby freeing the portion of the work surface adjacent to the operator when the equipment is not being operated, and that the equipment and the support member are constantly supported by the work surface, thereby preventing the equipment from falling off the surface, wherein the support member is moved to locations on the surface by sliding the restraining member along the track and rotating it about the connecting location.

An apparatus for movably supporting equipment on a work surface elevated from the ground level, said surface located adjacent to a location for an operator who operates the equipment, so that said equipment is movable towards and away from the operator while being supported by the surface, said apparatus comprising:

• a support member adapted for supporting equipment, said member being movably supported by said surface so that equipment supported by the support member is movable to a location on the surface adjacent to the operator for convenient operation of the equipment, and so that the equipment supported by the support member is movable to desired locations on the surface away from the operator when the equipment is not being operated, thereby freeing the portion of the work surface adjacent to the operator when the equipment is not being operated;
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• a restraining member for restraining the movement of said support member on the surface to prevent the support member and the equipment thereon from falling off the surface, so that the equipment remains supported by the surface through the support member when the support member and the equipment thereon are at said location on the surface adjacent to the operator and when the support member and the equipment thereon are moved to locations on the surface away from the operator;
• wherein the restraining member is pivotally connected to the surface at a connecting location of the surface so that the restraining member and the support member are rotatable about said location, and so that the equipment supported by the support member is movable between the location adjacent to the operator and the desired locations away from the operator by rotating the support member about said connecting location.