Horizontally supported planar surfaces – With machine
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-21
2001-04-24
Chen, Jose V. (Department: 3624)
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
With machine
C108S138000, C312S223200, C248S276100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06220181
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to computer workstations, and especially to a workstation for computer aided design.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A preliminary novelty search in connection within this invention developed various U.S. Patents that are identified on an attachment to an accompanying Information Disclosure Statement.
The state of the art shows various kinds of tables and workstations, including workstations for personal computers.
For an individual who must spend significant amounts of time at a computer workstation, personal comfort and ease of use of equipment are important. The design of certain workstations may cause physical discomfort and even pain for a certain persons. A person may become easily fatigued. These factors may reduce personal productivity and create problems in a work environment. Many jobs today, such as engineering and design jobs, require a person to sit for a substantial number of working hours at a CAD workstation.
Therefore, in an effort to avoid difficulties like those just mentioned, workstations should be designed to be as ergonomically correct as possible, and many known workstations have been designed with that consideration in mind. However, it is believed that further improvements can be made, and the present invention is directed toward a workstation having such improvements. The invention is especially concerned with a CAD workstation where a user sits before a monitor and must utilize a keyboard and other equipment like a computer mouse, a space, or roller, ball, and keypad.
A general aspect of the present invention relates to a computer workstation comprising a platform comprising a generally horizontal support surface large enough to support a monitor and a table disposed frontally of the platform and comprising a flat support surface having a center expanse large enough to support a computer keyboard and wings extending from laterally opposite sides of the center expanse that are themselves sufficiently expansive to support auxiliary computer equipment that requires manual manipulation by a user while allowing a user who is situated frontally of the table and facing a monitor supported on the horizontal support surface of the platform to rest his or her forearms on the wings while manipulating auxiliary equipment supported on the wings. A mechanism operatively relates the table to the platform to allow the table to be positioned in a desired spatial relationship to the platform.
Another general aspect relates to a table and mechanism for use at a computer workstation. The table is adapted to be disposed frontally of a platform that supports a monitor and comprises a flat support surface having a center expanse large enough to support a computer keyboard and wings extending from laterally opposite sides of the center expanse that are themselves sufficiently expansive to support auxiliary computer equipment that requires manual manipulation by a user while allowing a user who is situated frontally of the table and facing the monitor to rest his or her forearms on the wings while manipulating auxiliary equipment supported on the wings. The mechanism operatively relates the table to the platform to allow the table to be positioned in a desired spatial relationship to the platform.
Other general and more specific aspects will been set forth in the ensuing description and claims. More specifically the table may be tilted and/or elevated as desired.
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Boller George L.
Chen José V.
Fisher Michael J.
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