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US 9,958,108 B2Granted
Electric sit-stand workstation with display support apparatus
AssigneeInnovative Office Products, Inc.
InventorsStephen J. Bowman, Michael P. Smith, Peter J. Carrasquillo, Joseph J. Tosolt
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Abstract
In one respect, the invention of the present application is an electric sit-stand workstation comprising a stationary column and a height adjustment assembly including an attached worksurface and at least one display support assembly adapted to support at least one electronic display therefrom, wherein the height of the height adjustment assembly with respect to the stationary column is electrically adjustable. Alternate embodiments of sit-stand workstations and methods of using said workstations are also disclosed.
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A support apparatus that is supported by and extends from a support surface, the support apparatus comprising:
- a base plate that is adapted to rest on the support surface;
- a column that is fixed to the base plate and that extends upwardly from the base plate and support surface, the column having a height;
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- a height adjustment assembly that is height-adjustable along at least a portion of the height of the column with respect to the support surface, the height adjustment assembly comprising
- a monitor position column having a height,
- a first support beam assembly attached to the monitor position column via a first hinge, the first support beam assembly comprising a first beam member and at least one display support assembly that is attached to the first beam member, the at least one display support assembly being adapted to support a first electronic display therefrom, the first hinge being rotatable about a first generally vertical axis such that a rotational position of the first beam member is adjustable with respect to the monitor position column, the at least one display support assembly being rotatable about a second generally vertical axis with respect to the first beam member;
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- a worksurface attached to the monitor position column, the worksurface having a top surface that extends outwardly in a generally horizontal plane from the monitor position column.
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A support apparatus that is supported by and extends from a support surface, the support apparatus comprising:
- a base plate that is adapted to rest on the support surface;
- a column that is fixed to the base plate and that extends upwardly from the base plate and support surface, the column having a height and at least one slot oriented along at least a portion of the height of the column, the column further comprising a carriage at least partially located therein;
- a motor that is operably connected to the carriage;
- at least one input device that is operably connected to the motor, the at least one input device being adapted to permit a user to operate the motor such that a position of the carriage along the at least a portion of the height of the column is adjustable;
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- a height adjustment assembly that is attached to the carriage through the at least one slot, such that adjustment of the position of the carriage along the at least a portion of the height of the column adjusts the position of the height adjustment assembly with respect to the support surface accordingly, the height adjustment assembly comprising a first support beam assembly including a first beam member and at least one display support assembly that is attached to the first beam member, the at least one display support assembly being adapted to support a first electronic display therefrom.
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A method of configuring a support apparatus for supporting at least one electronic display, the method comprising:
- placing a base plate of the support apparatus on a support surface such that a column that is fixed to the base plate extends upwardly from the base plate and support surface, the column having a height, the support apparatus further comprising a height adjustment assembly that is height-adjustable along at least a portion of the height of the column with respect to the support surface, the height adjustment assembly comprising a monitor position column having a height, a first support beam assembly attached to the monitor position column via a first hinge, the first support beam assembly comprising a first beam member and at least one display support assembly that is attached to the first beam member, the first hinge being rotatable about a first generally vertical axis such that a rotational position of the first beam member is adjustable with respect to the monitor position column, the at least one display support assembly being rotatable about a second generally vertical axis with respect to the first beam member;
- and a worksurface attached to the monitor position column, the worksurface having a top surface that extends outwardly in a generally horizontal plane from the monitor position column;
- attaching the at least one electronic display to the at least one display support assembly;
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- rotating the first beam member about the first generally vertical axis and rotating the at least one display support assembling about the second generally vertical axis until the at least one electronic display is in a desired spatial and angular position for a user of the support apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.