Overhead suspended table and acoustic dome
AssigneeHaworth, Inc.
InventorsClarkson S. Thorp, Steven J. Beukema
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Abstract
A table which defines an upwardly facing work surface and an acoustic dome for use above the table, both of which are suspended from overhead and movable in a vertical direction downwardly to create a work area, and upwardly for storage whereby the dome nests within the table. The table includes a plurality of alternating writable and tackable work surfaces and is generally arcuate in shape. The dome includes an upwardly facing side and a downwardly facing side including a smooth material capable of reflecting sound towards the work area. The upwardly facing side of the dome includes a plurality of sound-absorbing ring members to minimize the entry of outside sound into the work area.
Claims17
An overhead suspended table, comprising:
- a support frame including horizontally elongate front and rear frame members spaced-apart from one another and each having an arcuate shape, said rear frame member being disposed above and horizontally offset rearwardly from said front frame member,
- a panel member having an arcuate shape and being fixedly attached to said front and rear frame members such that said panel member is inclined upwardly from a front edge thereof toward a rear edge thereof;
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- an adjustment suspension mechanism connected to said frame and suspending said frame and said panel member from an overhead structure in a generally horizontal manner.
An overhead suspended table, comprising:
- a support frame including horizontally elongate front and rear frame members spaced-apart from one another and each having an arcuate shape, said rear frame member being disposed above and horizontally offset rearwardly from said front frame member,
- a panel member disposed on said support frame and defining an upwardly facing worksurface;
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- means for adiustably suspending said frame and said panel member from an overhead structure in a generally horizontal manner, said suspending means including a plurality of fastening members disposed in a spaced-apart manner with respect to one another along said rear frame member.
An overhead suspended table, comprising:
- a worksurface having elongate front and rear edges, said rear edge being disposed above and horizontally offset rearwardly of said front edge so that said worksurface is inclined upwardly from said front edge thereof to said rear edge thereof;
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- a suspension mechanism connected to said worksurface and an overhead support structure, said suspension mechanism adjusting the height of said worksurface between a lowered working position and a raised storage position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.