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US 8,671,853 B2Granted
Adjustable desktop platform
AssigneeGemmy Industries Corporation
InventorDaniel Flaherty
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Abstract
An adjustable desktop workspace is disclosed having a base having a lower platform, an upper platform, and two pivoting arms mounted between the two. Each pivoting arm has a front and rear bracket. A locking lever on each arm fixedly engages the platform in an upright position at a variety of levels above the lower platform. There are also two stabilizing bars to limit side-to-side relative movement, and a biasing spring between the front and rear brackets to aide moving the upper platform.
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An adjustable desktop workspace comprising:
- a. a base having a lower platform defining a substantially flat lower work surface, the lower platform being without legs and adapted to sit on an existing desk;
- b. a substantially planar upper platform, the upper platform defining a substantially flat, unobstructed upper work surface;
- c. a first pivoting arm mounted between said base and said upper platform, said first pivoting arm comprising a first front bracket and a first rear bracket, the first front bracket and first rear bracket movable between a position substantially parallel to the lower platform and a position substantially perpendicular to the lower platform;
- d. a second pivoting arm mounted between said base and said upper platform, said second pivoting arm comprising a second front bracket and a second rear bracket, the second front bracket and the second rear bracket movable between a position substantially parallel to the lower platform and a position substantially perpendicular to the movable platform, wherein the upper platform is in a lowered position substantially parallel to the lower platform when the first and second front brackets and first and second rear brackets are substantially parallel to the lower platform, and the upper platform is in a raised position substantially parallel to the lower platform when the first and second front brackets and first and second rear brackets are substantially perpendicular to the lower platform;
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- e. a first locking lever associated with the first pivoting arm, the first locking lever adapted to immobilize at least one of the first front bracket or the first rear bracket at a plurality of locations, to lock the upper platform in the raised position and in at least one position between the lowered position and the raised position;
- wherein the upper platform moves rearward with respect to the lower platform when moved from the lowered position to the raised position, and the lower platform includes a counterweight adapted to offset weight of the upper platform when in the raised position.
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An adjustable desktop workspace comprising:
- a. a substantially planar upper platform and a lower platform hingedly connected by a first arm assembly and a second arm assembly, said upper platform defining a substantially flat, unobstructed upper work surface and said lower platform defining a substantially flat lower work surface, wherein said lower platform is without legs and adapted to sit on an existing desk;
- b. said first arm assembly comprising a first front member and a first rear member, and said second arm assembly comprising a second front member and a second rear member;
- c. the first and second front bracket and the first and second rear bracket movable between a position substantially parallel to the lower platform and a position substantially perpendicular to the lower platform, wherein the upper platform is in a lowered position substantially parallel to the lower platform when the first and second front brackets and first and second rear brackets are substantially parallel to the lower platform, and the upper platform is in a raised position substantially parallel to the lower platform when the first and second front brackets and first and second rear brackets are substantially perpendicular to the lower platform;
- d. a biasing mechanism extending between the first front bracket and the first rear bracket, the biasing mechanism being in a relaxed state when the first front bracket and first rear bracket are substantially perpendicular to the lower platform;
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- e. a first lever adapted to lock said first front bracket and said first rear bracket substantially perpendicular to the lower platform;
- wherein the upper platform moves rearward with respect to the lower platform when moved from the lowered position to the raised position, and the lower platform includes a counterweight adapted to offset weight of the upper platform when in the raised position.
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