Furniture arrangement having a slidable intermediate table

A desk arrangement comprising:

• a first desk unit which includes a horizontally enlarged first worksurface, said first worksurface including an edge section which extends longitudinally in a first longitudinal direction;
• a second desk unit which defines a horizontally enlarged second worksurface, said second desk unit extending longitudinally in a second longitudinal direction and including an edge section at one end thereof said second desk unit being movable between an outer position wherein said edge sections of said first and second desk units are spaced from each other and an inner position wherein said second desk unit is moved toward said first desk unit;
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• an intermediate worksurface having first and second connectors disposed on opposite ends thereof, said first and second connectors being connected respectively to said first and second desk units wherein said intermediate worksurface is stored below said first and second worksurfaces in a storage position when said second desk unit is in said inner position, said second connector defining a pivot connection with said second desk unit to permit relative pivoting movement between said intermediate worksurface and said second desk unit, and said first connector defining a first slide path along which said respective end of said intermediate worksurface is slidable relative to said first desk unit and, said first slide path being oriented transverse relative to said edge section of said first worksurface such that said intermediate worksurface generally slides between said storage position wherein said intermediate worksurface moves inwardly into a storage area disposed below said first worksurface and an open position wherein said intermediate worksurface is pulled outwardly from the storage area by movement of said second desk unit and exposed vertically.

A reconfigurable furniture arrangement comprising:

• a first furniture unit disposed on one side of a work area, said first furniture unit being accessible from said work area;
• a second furniture unit having a support structure and an upward facing worksurface which is supported on said support structure and is accessible from a second side of said work area, said second furniture unit being a freestanding unit which is movable to permit movement sidewardly toward and away from said first furniture unit;
• at least one of said first and second furniture units including a worksurface storage area which has an open side that opens sidewardly toward the other of said first and second furniture units;
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• an upward facing intermediate worksurface which has opposite ends supported by said first and second furniture units respectively, one of said ends of said intermediate worksurface being received within said storage area and movably supported on the one furniture unit by a first connector which defines an elongate path that extends inwardly away from said open side, the other of said ends of said intermediate worksurface being pivotally supported on the other of said first and second furniture units by a second connector which defines a pivot connection that permits pivoting movement of said second furniture unit relative to said first furniture unit about a vertical first pivot axis, said intermediate worksurface being movable along said elongate path inwardly to a stored position within said storage space and outwardly to an extended position when said second furniture unit is moved respectively toward and away from said first furniture unit, said intermediate worksurface being accessible from said work area when in said extended position.