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US 9,955,784 B1Granted
System and method for making a mobile office bureau with simultaneous viewing recharging station
OwnerMichael C. Smithinventor
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Abstract
This new desk bureau possesses a unique arrangement of components in a mobile and more satisfactory style for use in this modern era office environment, as well as a more economical method of fabrication of this unique and new desk bureau design. The invention also possesses more convenient outlet plugs for power and data outlets, which are often located in an inconvenient manner in prior art desk models. Not only can users access the outlet ports with ease, but multiple mobile devices and papers can be displayed on the present invention simultaneously while the devices can be recharged. Moreover, support horizontal planes allow for easy placement of baggage and briefcases, and internal storage bin areas are provided on a lower storage support unit.
Claims41
A mobile bureau, comprising:
- a lower storage support unit having:
- a first horizontal planar support having a first width and a second length, a top surface and a bottom surface and a third thickness, said top surface configured to provide a location to position baggage and briefcases,
- a second horizontal planar support having a fourth width and a fifth length, a top surface and a bottom surface and a sixth thickness, said bottom surface having a plurality of rolling castors so the bureau can be moved;
- and,
- a left sidewall, a right sidewall, and a back sidewall, each of said left sidewall, right sidewall, and back sidewall being vertically positioned between the bottom surface of the first horizontal planar support and the top surface of said second horizontal planar support and proximate to a peripheral edge of said first and second horizontal planar supports thereby forming an internal storage bin area between said first and second horizontal planar supports;
- and,
- a front panel vertically positioned between the bottom surface of the first horizontal planar support and the top surface of said second horizontal planar support and proximate to the peripheral edge of said first and second horizontal planar supports to provide a closing door to the internal storage bin area defined by said left sidewall, right sidewall, and back sidewall, said front panel having a movement to open and close an access to the internal storage bin area and a lock to secure the internal storage bin area, a battery power source and radio transceiver unit located in the internal storage bin area;
- and,
- a vertical bureau stand having:
- a vertical support extending vertically upward from the back sidewall to a seventh height above the top surface of the first horizontal planar support,
- an easel support stand located proximate to said vertical support and having a tenth width, an eleventh height and a twelfth thickness, a front vertical surface and a back vertical surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge, said easel support stand having:
- one or more handles located on each of said left side edge and said right side edge, respectively, for maneuvering the mobile bureau;
- a support ledge that extends along the bottom edge of said easel support stand to vertically support the placement of documents on the easel support stand for viewing and review;
- a plurality of intermediate support ledges located above the support ledge and on the front vertical surface of the easel support stand, said intermediate support ledges having an intermediate ledge bottom edge to vertically support simultaneous placement of a plurality of mobile devices in a manner to allow simultaneous display of a corresponding display on each of said plurality of said mobile devices for view as positioned on the front vertical surface of said easel support stand;
- and,
- a data outlet positioned on said front vertical surface of said easel support stand;
- a power outlet located on the vertical support in close proximity to the easel support stand;
- and,
- a hanging hook located on the vertical support for supporting clothing items to be positioned on the mobile bureau.
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A mobile bureau, comprising:
- a lower storage support unit having:
- a first horizontal planar support having a first width and a second length, a top surface and a bottom surface and a third thickness, said top surface configured to provide a location to position baggage or briefcases,
- a second horizontal planar support having a fourth width and a fifth length, a top surface and a bottom surface and a sixth thickness;
- and,
- a left sidewall, a right sidewall, and a back sidewall, each of said left sidewall, right sidewall, and back sidewall being vertically positioned between the bottom surface of the first horizontal planar support and the top surface of said second horizontal planar support and proximate to the first horizontal planar support and said second horizontal planar support thereby forming an internal storage bin area between said first and second horizontal planar supports;
- and,
- a front panel vertically positioned between the bottom surface of the first horizontal planar support and the top surface of said second horizontal planar support and proximate to the first horizontal planar support and said second horizontal planar support to provide a closing door to the internal storage bin area defined by said left sidewall, right sidewall, and back sidewall, said front panel having a movement to open and close an access to the internal storage bin area,
- a battery power source and a remote radio transceiver unit located in the internal storage bin area;
- and,
- a vertical bureau stand having:
- a vertical support extending vertically upward from the back sidewall to a seventh height above the first horizontal planar support,
- an easel support stand located proximate to the top of said vertical support and having a tenth width, an eleventh height and a twelfth thickness, a front vertical surface and a back vertical surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge,
- said easel support stand having a plurality of intermediate support ledges located above a support ledge and on the front vertical surface of the easel support stand, said intermediate support ledges having an intermediate ledge bottom edge to vertically support simultaneous placement of a plurality of mobile devices in a manner to allow simultaneous display of a corresponding display on each of said plurality of said mobile devices for view as positioned on the front vertical surface of said easel support stand.
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A method of making a mobile bureau, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first horizontal planar support of a lower storage unit possessing a first width and a second length, a top surface and a bottom surface and a third thickness,
- providing a second horizontal planar support of said lower storage unit having a fourth width and a fifth length, a top surface and a bottom surface and a sixth thickness;
- vertically positioning and affixing a left sidewall, a right sidewall, and a back sidewall of said lower storage unit between the bottom surface of the first horizontal planar support and the top surface of said second horizontal planar support such that each of said sidewalls is located proximate to a side edge and a back peripheral edge of said first and second horizontal planar supports to form an internal storage bin area between said first and second horizontal planar supports;
- vertically positioning and affixing a front panel of said lower storage unit between the bottom surface of the first horizontal planar support and the top surface of said second horizontal planar support and proximate to a front peripheral edge of said first and second horizontal planar supports so as to provide a moveable door access to the internal storage bin area,
- affixing a vertical support having a front surface, a back surface, an eighth thickness and a ninth width vertically upward from the back sidewall of the lower storage unit to a seventh height above the top surface of the first horizontal planar support,
- affixing an easel support stand proximate to the vertical support, said easel support stand having a tenth width, an eleventh height and a twelfth thickness, a front vertical surface and a back vertical surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge,
- positioning a plurality of intermediate support ledges on said easel support stand above the front vertical surface of the easel support stand, said intermediate support ledges having an intermediate ledge bottom edge to vertically support simultaneous placement of a plurality of mobile devices in a manner to allow simultaneous display of a corresponding display on each of said plurality of said mobile devices for view as positioned on the front vertical surface of said easel support stand.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.