Sit/stand console structure
AssigneeEvans Consoles Corporation
InventorGeoff Gosling
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Abstract
There is described a console structure frame for supporting one or more pieces of equipment comprising a plurality of equipment supporting members, a plurality of vertically upright horizontally spaced apart movable columns, a plurality of vertically upright horizontally spaced apart fixed columns, actuating plates slidably interconnecting the movable columns and the fixed columns and at least one actuator connected to at least one of the actuating plates, wherein the pieces of equipment supported by the equipment supporting members are adjustably raised or lowered when the movable columns are selectively moved relative to the fixed columns via the actuating plates upon activation of the actuator.
Claims20
A console structure frame for supporting one or more pieces of work station equipment, comprising:
- a) one or more equipment supporting members for said pieces of work station equipment;
- b) a plurality of vertically upright horizontally spaced apart movable columns interconnected at their upper ends by an upper beam;
- c) a plurality of vertically upright horizontally spaced apart fixed columns;
- d) actuating member plates slidably interconnecting said movable columns and said fixed columns;
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- e) at least one actuating member connected to at least one of said actuating member plates;
- wherein said pieces of work station equipment supported by said equipment supporting members are adjustably raised or lowered when said movable columns are selectively moved relative to said fixed columns via said actuating member plates upon activation of said actuating member.
A method for vertically adjusting a console structure frame for supporting one or more pieces of equipment, comprising the steps of:
- a) connecting a plurality of vertically upright horizontally spaced apart movable columns to a plurality of equipment supporting members, one of said supporting members being independently adjustable for selectively raising and lowering a work surface;
- b) slidably connecting a plurality of vertically upright horizontally spaced apart fixed columns to said movable columns through actuating member plates;
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- c) connecting said actuating member plates to at least one actuating member actuatable to adjustably raise or lower said movable columns.
A vertically adjustable console structure framework for supporting one or more pieces of work station equipment, comprising:
- at least one pair of vertically upright horizontally spaced apart fixed columns;
- a vertically upright movable column operatively associated with each of said fixed columns for vertical up and down movement relative to each of said fixed columns, the upper ends of adjacent ones of said movable columns being interconnected by an upper beam member;
- one or more equipment supporting members for said pieces of work station equipment connected to said upper beam member for up and down movement therewith;
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- at least one actuator drivingly connected to at least one of said movable columns, wherein said pieces of work station equipment supported by said equipment supporting members are adjustably raised or lowered when said movable columns are selectively moved relative to said fixed columns upon activation of said actuator.
A method for vertically adjusting the height of a console structure framework and pieces of work station equipment supported thereon, comprising the steps of:
- movably connecting at least one pair of vertically upright movable columns to a respective at least one pair of vertically upright horizontally spaced apart fixed columns;
- connecting together the upper ends of said at least one pair of movable columns by a beam member;
- connecting one or more equipment supporting members adapted to support pieces of said work station equipment thereon to said beam member;
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- drivingly connecting a prime mover to at least one of said movable columns, said prime mover being selectively operable to move said movable columns up and down relative to said fixed columns whereby the height of said work station equipment relative to an operator thereof is adjustable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.