Supports: racks – Special article – Stacked articles
Patent
1997-12-31
1999-10-12
Gibson. Jr., Robert W.
Supports: racks
Special article
Stacked articles
211 10, 40124, A47F 500
Patent
active
059643579
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a spacial organizer structure intended for use in an office-type environment for providing increased surface display area, both vertically and horizontally to facilitate both display of and access to a large number of documents, such as papers, to facilitate work in progress by a worker.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Most offices provide conventional work surfaces such as tables and desks for supporting papers and-the like. However, with the ever-increasing volume of papers which are affiliated with most jobs, many workers find it difficult to manage or control work-in-progress due to the limited workspace (i.e., table or desk top space) available. More specifically, the worker is often unable to successfully spread out and display a large number of papers or documents.
This invention relates to a spacial organizer which provides for greatly increased surface support area for permitting display and organizational arrangement of numerous documents. More specifically, the spacial arrangement of this invention, within a compact arrangement which more effectively utilizes vertical space, is able to provide greatly increased support and display area for documents and the like, particularly in contrast to conventional desk and table tops, so as to permit a worker to more efficiently perform his tasks.
The work organizer of this invention comprises an upright support arrangement having a generally vertically and horizontally stepped configuration defining a series of generally L-shaped support trays which are disposed in vertically adjoined but horizontally staggered relationship. The overall support tray structure is preferably of a horizontally concavely curved configuration, whereby a worker can readily position a plurality of documents such as papers and the like on the various vertically spaced trays, with several such documents being disposed in self-supporting relation on each level or tray. Several arcuate tray structures can be positioned generally edge to edge to define a greater arcuate configuration, such as a semi-circle, whereupon a worker standing or seated within and partially surrounded by the tray arrangement can readily see, access and organize a large number of documents positioned on the tray arrangement.
Other objects and purposes of the invention will be apparent upon reading the following specification and inspecting the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spacial organizer for papers according to the present invention, which organizer as illustrated in FIG. 1 includes three arcuate sections positioned generally edge to edge.
FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken through one of the spacial organizer sections of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic plan view which illustrates the spacial organizer of FIG. 1, the supporting leg structure being eliminated for clarity of illustration.
FIG. 4 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 but illustrating a mobile worker support used in conjunction with the spacial organizer.
Certain terminology will be used in the following description for convenience in reference only, and will not be limiting. For example, the words "upwardly", "downwardly", "rightwardly" and "leftwardly" will refer to directions in the drawings to which reference is made. The words "inwardly" and "outwardly" will refer to directions toward and away from, respectively, the geometric center of the apparatus and designated parts thereof. Said terminology will include the words specifically mentioned, derivatives thereof, and words of similar import.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Referring to FIGS. 1-3, there is illustrated a spacial paper organizer 10 according to the present invention. FIGS. 1 and 3 illustrate three such organizers 10 disposed generally in edge-to-edge relationship so as to define an organizer assembly 11 of increased arcuate extent. It will be appreciated, that the size of each organizer 10 and the number used together, is a matter of choice and size selection, an
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Gibson. Jr. Robert W.
Haworth Inc.
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