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US 6,601,815 B2Granted
Adjustable tray and method of using the same
AssigneeHooker Furniture Corporation
InventorHarvey Lewis Thompson
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Abstract
The article of the invention is a tray for a furniture unit of the type used as a workstation. The tray has a base with two supports attached to parallel sides of the base. The supports are in slidable, rotatable communication with a support member which may be moved between a substantially upright and a substantially co-planar position with respect to the base. In the substantially upright position, the support member may support copy such as documents or a book, for example. In the co-planer position, the support member may function as a writing surface or as a shelf for supporting small articles and the like.
Claims26
An adjustable tray comprising:
- a base having a first base side and a second base side, the base having a base support surface extending between the first base side and the second base side;
- a first support attached to the first base side, the first support having a length and including a first support slot extending along a portion of the first support;
- a second support attached to the second base side, the second support having a length and including a second support slot extending along a portion of the length of the second support;
- a platform having opposing ends, the platform further including two projections disposed at each respective end of the platform, the projections extending into the first support slot and the second support slot;
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- a front panel connected to the base, wherein a wrist support is attached to a surface at the front panel.
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An adjustable tray comprising:
- a base having a first base side and a second base side, the base having a base support surface extending between the first base side and the second base side;
- a first support attached to the first base side, the first support having a Length and including a first slot extending along a portion of the first support;
- a second support attached to the second base side, the second support having a length and including a second slot extending along a portion of the length of the second support;
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- a platform, the platform including:
- a support member portion having an edge extending from a first side to a second side of the support member portion, the support member portion further having a front support member surface and a back support member surface;
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- a support bar portion having opposing ends, the support bar portion fixedly connected to and extending along the lower edge of the support member portion, the support bar portion further including two projections disposed at each respective end of the support bar, two projections extending into the first support slot and the second support slot, wherein the support bar portion includes a groove extending along a length of the support bar, the lower edge of the support member portion extending into the groove.
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An adjustable tray, the tray comprising:
- a base having a first base edge and a second base edge, wherein the first base edge is parallel to the second base edge;
- a first support attached to the first base edge;
- a second support attached to the second base edge;
- a support member;
- a front panel connected to the base, wherein a wrist support is attached to a surface at the front panel;
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- means for providing slidable and rotatable connection of the support member with the first support and the second support.
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An adjustable tray, the tray comprising:
- a base having a first base edge, a second base edge and a base back edge, wherein the first base edge is parallel to the second base edge;
- a back attached to the base back edge, the back including a back aperture;
- a divider strip, the divider strip including a divider strip aperture and wherein the divider strip is disposed on the base and parallel to the back such that the divider strip aperture is in alignment with the back aperture;
- a first support attached to the first base edge;
- a second support attached to the second base edge;
- a support member;
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- means for providing slideable and rotateable connection of the support member with the first support and the second support.
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An adjustable tray comprising:
- a base having a first base side and a second base side, the base having a base support surface extending between the first base side and the second base side;
- a first support attached to the first base side, the first support having a length and including a first slot extending along a portion of the first support;
- a second support attached to the second base side, the second support having a length and including a second slot extending along a portion of the length of the second support;
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- a platform, the platform including:
- a support member portion having an edge extending from a first side to a second side of the support member portion, the support member portion further having a front support member surface and a back support member surface;
- a support bar portion having opposing ends, the support bar portion fixedly connected to and extending along the lower edge of the support member portion, the support bar portion further including two projections disposed at each respective end of the support bar, two projections extending into the first support slot and the second support slot;
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- a front panel connected to the base, wherein a wrist support is attached to a surface at the front panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.