Combination foldable and adjustable workstation
AssigneeSymbiote, Inc.
InventorsTravis M. Randolph, Heather L. Boeve
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Abstract
A workstation includes a frame supporting a work surface upon which a task can be completed and/or an item can be stored. The workstation can include a drive system for adjusting a height of the work surface above a surface supporting the workstation. The workstation can also be configured such that the work surface and other components of the workstation can be moved between an in use mode and a lower profile storage and/or transportation mode.
Claims20
A work station including a work surface upon which a task can be completed and/or an item can be stored, the work station comprising:
- a frame comprising a pair of vertical rails connected by at least one horizontal support rail;
- a base joined with each of the pair of vertical rails at a first end thereof to support the frame on a surface;
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- a work surface extending between the pair of vertical rails, the work surface moveable between a first position in which the work surface extends perpendicular to the frame and a second position in which the work surface is parallel with the frame;
- a drive system connected to the work surface, wherein the drive system is configured to move the work surface upward and downward along a length of the pair of vertical rails to adjust a height of the work surface;
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- wherein movement of the work surface from the first position to the second decreases a profile of the work station to facilitate storage and transportation of the work station.
A frame for a work station comprising a drive system for adjusting a vertical height of a work surface and a support member coupled with the drive system at one end and coupled with the work surface at an opposite end such that vertical movement of the support member by the drive system adjusts the vertical height of the work surface, the frame comprising:
- a pair of vertical side rails, each vertical side rail comprising:
- a drive system cavity, wherein at least a portion of the drive system extends through the drive system cavity;
- a cable cavity in at least partial communication with the drive system cavity such that at least one cable stored within the cable cavity can pass into the drive system cavity;
- a frame connector cavity;
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- an exit slot extending along at least a portion of a length of the vertical rail and into the drive system cavity to allow the support member and the at least one cable to extend from the drive system cavity through the exit slot to an exterior of the vertical side rail;
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- a horizontal support rail coupled at a first end with one of the pair of vertical side rails and at a second end with the other of the pair of vertical side rails through the frame connector cavity.
A work station including a work surface upon which a task can be completed and/or an item can be stored, the work station comprising:
- a frame comprising a pair of vertical rails connected by at least one horizontal support rail;
- a work surface extending between the pair of vertical rails, the work surface moveable between an extended position in which the work surface extends perpendicular to the frame and a folded position in which the work surface is parallel with the frame;
- at least one door panel mounted to one of the pair of vertical rails, the at least one door panel moveable between a closed position in which the at least one door panel covers at least a portion of the work surface when the work surface is in the folded position and an open position in which the at least one door panel provides access to the work surface;
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- a drive system operably coupled with the work surface for adjusting a vertical height of the work surface;
- wherein movement of the work surface from the first position to the second decreases a profile of the work station to facilitate storage and transportation of the work station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.