Work station system

A work station comprising:

• means for supporting a human operator in a seated position, said human supporting means having a first portion contactable by a thigh portion of the human anatomy and a second portion contactable by a back portion of the human anatomy, said first portion of said human supporting means having a front edge proximate the back of a seated human's knee, said human supporting means being rockable about a first horizontal axis;
• a carriage attached to said human-supporting means and pivotable about a second horizontal axis positioned proximate said first portion of said supporting means;
• means for supporting a first device, said first device supporting means being attached to said carriage;
• means for supporting a second device, said second device supporting means being attached to said carriage;
• means for locking the position of said carriage with respect to said human supporting means in a manner whereby a desired spatial distance separating at least one of said device supporting means from an operator seated in said human supporting means remains essentially constant as said human supporting means rocks about said first horizontal axis;
• and,
• an arm support means, said arm support means allowing said human operator's arm to rest in a range of positions, said arm support means following the natural horizontal range of motion of said arms.

A work station comprising:

• a chair for supporting a human operator in a seated position, said chair having thigh support means and back support means, said chair being rockable about a first horizontal axis;
• a frame located proximate said chair;
• a carriage;
• a first surface for supporting a first device, said first surface being connected to said carriage;
• a piston for moving said carriage relative to said frame;
• and,
• means for selectively coupling said carriage to said chair in a manner whereby the spatial distance between said chair and said first device-supporting surface remains essentially constant as said carriage is horizontally pivoted relative to said frame.

A work station comprising:

• a chair for supporting a human operator in a seated position, said chair having means for supporting the thigh portion of a human and means for contacting the back portion of a human, said chair being rockable about a first horizontal axis;
• a carriage;
• a first surface upon which a first device is supportable, said first device-supporting surface being attached to said carriage;
• a second surface upon which a second device is supportable, said second device-supporting surface being attached to said carriage;
• carriage attaching means for attaching said carriage to said chair, said carriage attaching means including a position setting and locking means for pivoting said carriage about a second horizontal axis proximate said thigh portion of said carriage towards or away from said back portion of said chair, whereby once said position setting and locking means is adjusted, the spatial distance between an operator seated in said chair and said first and second device-supporting surfaces remains essentially constant in a relationship determined by said position setting and locking means as said chair is rocked about said first horizontal axis.