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US 4,974,915 AGranted
Modular work station
OwnerJanice W. Bussardinventor
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Abstract
A small working station for several persons located in a large interior, including a cluster of individually partitioned areas surrounding a central unit supplying controlled air circulation to the areas; the sizes and shapes of the areas and the number thereof being readily adjustable, as needed from time to time; and the areas containing vertically adjustable shelf and desk work surfaces as well as rotatable or extendable article holders for each reach to anyone.
Claims16
An improved modular work station, comprising in combination, a circular, central weather station and a plurality of work areas surrounding said weather station;
- said weather station comprising an upright conduit formed by a circular side wall enclosing a central space containing fans, a heater and an air conditioner for circulation of air into said work areas;
- said work areas being comprised by a plurality of spaced-apart vertical partitions each of which is detachably attached at its one end to said conduit side wall so to form bays therebetween defining said work areas, and attachment means between said wall and partitions for selectively extending said partitions from said wall into any direction;
- said conduit side wall comprising a plurality of vertical slats removably supported in a circular frame for adjustable positioning so to form arcuate wall portions of varied lengths between said partitions and thus create varied sizes of said bays.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.