Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
  • A47B21/06—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards characterised by means for holding, fastening or concealing cables
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
  • A47B21/03—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards with substantially horizontally extensible or adjustable parts other than drawers, e.g. leaves
  • A47B21/0314—Platforms for supporting office equipment
  • A47B2021/0321—Keyboard supports
  • A47B2021/0335—Keyboard supports mounted under the worksurface
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B97/00—Furniture or accessories for furniture, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
  • A47B2097/003—Cable holders; cable organisers

Definitions

• the present invention relates ⁇ to special purpose work desks and, more particularly/ to desks adapted to computers and ancillary equipment.
• Some computer desks are provided with a cable hole, ' usually in the corner of the desk, but this still requires a mess of cabling across the .desk from dispersed devices to the cable hole.
• Another approach has been to provide a trap-door ⁇ in the desk surface giving access to a cable connection well, but this arrangement has the disadvantage that at least the trap-door portion of the desk and an area around it must be cleared whenever some rearrangement of the cables or installation of another device is required. It is an object of the present invention- to address or at least ameliorate some of the above disadvantages.
• a desk for computer equipment and other cable connected devices said desk provided with a desktop comprising a fixed portion and a moveable portion; said moveable portion adapted to slide forwardly from a closed position to an open position so as to provide access to a cable connection well; and wherein a gap between said fixed portion and said moveable portion allows cables to pass into said connection well when said moveable portion is in said closed position.
• said fixed portion is attached to a sub surface of said desk.
• said moveable portion is supported on slide rails attached to said sub-surface.
• said cable connection well is accessed through an aperture in said sub-surface.
• said cable connection well is adapted for provision of a multiplicity of power outlets and device connection sockets.
• cables connected to said multiplicity of power outlets and device connection sockets pass to wall sockets and remote locations through apertures in said communication well.
• At least one slide-out, drawer is mounted below said sub-surface.
• said at least one .slide-out drawer is provided with a drop-down drawer front.
• said slide-out drawer is adapted for stowage and use of cabled equipment associated with a computer or communication devices .
• - cables of said equipment . located in said slide-out drawer pass from said drawer to said connection well through an aperture in a front wall of said connection well.
• said moveable portion is maintained in said closed position by catches.
• travel of said moveable portion is limited by stops
• a trailing edge of said moveable portion is provided with cable retaining clips adapted to minimize disturbance of lengths of cables between said computer equipment and other cable connected devices and said trailing edge.
• Figure 1 is a perspective view of a desk assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the invention
• Figures 2A and 2B are side elevation views of the desk assembly of Fig. 1 when in a closed in-use position and in an open position for access to a connection well,
• Figure 3 is a plan view of the desk of Fig, 1 when in the closed in-use position of Fig. 2A showing the hidden arrangement below the desktop in dashed lines,
• Figure 4 is a plan view of the desk of Fig. 1 when in the open position of Fig. 2B,
• Figure 5 shows a plan view and sectioned side view of a cable retaining strip at a rear edge of a moveable portion of the desktop of Figs. 1 to 4..
• the desk assembly of the present invention is adapted for the orderly arrangement and stowage of cables of computer and other electronic equipment in use on the desk, and for ease of access to connections of these cables without a need to disturb the equipment or other materials on the desk top.
• a desk assembly 10 comprises a desktop working surface 12 divided into a fixed rear ledge portion 14 and a moveable front portion 16.
• a sub-surface 18 (shown by cross-hatching in Fig. 3) is supported on legs 20.
• Fixed rear ledge portion 14 is fixed to a rear edge 22 of sub-surface 18 while moveable portion 16. is slideably attached to the sides 24 of sub-surface 18.
• a gap 19 is maintained between the rear edge of moveable portion 16 and the front edge of fixed rear ledge portion 14.
• connection well 26 is provided below sub-surface 18 and is accessible through opening 21 when moveable portion
• connection well 26 Located in connection well 26 are a number of outlets and sockets adapted to provide power and service a range of connections for computer and associated devices r as well as communication devices.
• well 26 may contain a power board 28 with multiple mains power sockets, a land line telephone socket 30, one or more USB ports 32, and internet and local area network (LAN) cable connection.
• LAN local area network
• the trailing or rear edge 52 of moveable portion 16 is provided with an array of cable retaining clips 54.
• Clips 54 may comprise a flexible strip 46 of material inserted into a groove 58 along a portion of rear edge 52 coextensive with cable connection ' well 26.
• Strip 56 is provided with a plurality of apertures 48 into which cables 60 may be inserted.
• Cables from outlets or sockets providad in well 26 which require connection to wall outlets or to a . computer cabinet located under desk 10 may be fed through holes 31.
• cabling could be passed into and through suitable apertures (not shown) provided in the rear legs of desk 10.
• Equipment drawers 34 are mounted to the underside of sub-surface 18 .
• Equipment drawers 34 are provided with drop-down front panels 36 which are released from a normally closed position by catches 38.
• Equipment such as a keyboard 40 can be located in a drawer 34 and stowed , out of the way when not in use, as shown in Fig. ' 2B.
• the drop-down front panel is arranged so that when in the open position as shown in Fig, 2A, the inner surface of the front panel forms an extension of the drawer bottom thereby allowing equipment, such as keyboard 40 to be slid forward for use.

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  • 2006-05-30 US US11/915,845 patent/US20080224582A1/en not_active Abandoned
  • 2006-05-30 EP EP06741134A patent/EP1895871A4/de not_active Withdrawn
  • 2006-05-30 WO PCT/AU2006/000715 patent/WO2006128218A1/en active Application Filing

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