Work station apparatus for word processing equipment
AssigneeEngineered Data Products, Inc.
InventorsMacy J. Price, Mario B. Accummanno, John T. Molk, Laurence G. Ball
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Abstract
A work station apparatus resembling a conventional flat top desk in which is housed a cathode ray tube (CRT) type computer display terminal unit, a central processing unit (CPU) usually including the disc drive, a keyboard unit and a printer unit. The CRT display unit is mounted on support stand means for permitting movement of the CRT display unit anywhere within a three dimensional field and rotation about a horizontal axis and a vertical axis.
Claims20
A desk-type work station for a data processing, computer-type system apparatus comprising:
- an upper generally flat top panel means having a central transparent portion, said upper generally flat top panel means also providing support means for work product materials;
- a pair of laterally spaced pedestal means for supporting said top panel means and defining a work space therebetween located beneath said central transparent upper panel portion;
- a central drawer means beneath said upper generally flat top panel means and between said laterally spaced pedestal means for receiving and supporting a keyboard-type input means;
- a support stand means beneath said central transparent portion of said upper flat top panel means for receiving and supporting a display means unit of the system in any position whereat the display means unit is viewable through said central transparent portion;
- a first side drawer means mounted in one of said pedestal means for receiving and supporting a printer means unit;
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- a second side drawer means mounted in another of said pedestal means for receiving and supporting a data storage drive means unit.
A desk-type work station for a data processing, computer-type system apparatus comprising:
- an upper generally flat top panel means having a central transparent panel portion, said upper generally flat top panel means also providing support means for work product materials;
- a pair of laterally spaced pedestal means for supporting said top panel means and defining a work space therebetween located beneath said central transparent upper panel portion;
- a central keyboard support means beneath said upper generally flat top panel means and between said laterally spaced pedestal means for receiving and supporting a keyboard-type input means;
- a central display means beneath said central transparent portion of said upper flat top panel means for receiving and supporting a display means unit of the system in a position whereat the display means unit is viewable through said central transparent portion;
- a printer support means located beneath said flat top panel means for receiving and supporting a printer means unit;
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- a data storage drive support means located beneath said flat top panel means for receiving and supporting a data storage drive means unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.